Manufacturing Today Issue - 215 August 2023 | Page 200

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some of the most impressive technology and machining capabilities across the US . At its Olathe facility , Orizon has the largest installation of Modig Rigimill machines in the world , with which it manufactures parts for the thrust reverser and jet engine nacelle of Boeing ’ s 737 MAX aircraft . Furthermore , the business has turned to absolute automation , meaning that machinists are no longer required to manually hand form or shim any parts .
“ One of the acquisitions we made at the beginning was a company in Oklahoma ,” Charlie continues , “ which had one Starrag EcoSpeed 2060 machine . We were immediately very keen on its capabilities , so we approached the manufacturer and essentially asked them to make us the world ’ s leading authority on how to operate and maintain their equipment . They were happy to hear it , and even happier that we were
willing to send our people over to Europe to learn from them , which is exactly what we did . We also explained to them that once we fully understood their machine ’ s capabilities , we would buy more from them than anyone has ever done before . Today , with ten machines , wash station and rail guided vehicle we have the largest Starrag ‘ 2060 ’ machine installation in the world ,” Charlie shares .
“ What ’ s really unique about our system ,” Henry interjects , “ is that most installations of this nature are dedicated to just a handful of parts . We can serve at least ten different customers , and in doing so , machine almost 200 unique part numbers in the cells , because each of our machines is tooled identically to the other . So , any part can go to any machine . We are staffed to run it 24 hours a day , seven days a week , 350 days a year . Furthermore , it mitigates any risk of downtime as if one
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