Niles Precision Company--Machining Capabilities

Turning Centers / Lathes
Number	Description
2	Nakamura-Tome WTW-150 CNC turning centers; twin spindle, 4 turret, 13-axis, live tooling, Iemca bar feeder (small valve & sleeve cell)
1	Takisawa TMM-250 CNC turning center; twin spindle, 2 turret, 8-axis, live tooling, Iemca bar feeder (large valve & sleeve cell)
1	Mazak Dual Turn 20 CNC lathe; twin spindle, 2 turret, cut feeder (bushing cell)
2	Okuma LC-20 CNC lathes; 2 turret (piston cell)
2	Hardinge Gang Tool precision lathes
14	Takisawa CNC lathes (1 - piston cell)
34	Conventional lathes; engine, chucking, and speed
Machining Centers
Number	Description
2	FANUC Alpha-T21F Robodrills; 3-axis, 21 tools, BT30 (2 - valve body cell)
1	FANUC Alpha-T21F Robodrills; 5-axis, 21 tools, BT30 (valve body cell)
4	Hardinge/Bridgeport XR610 VMC’s; 3-axis, 24 tool, CAT40, dual contact spindles
3	Hardinge VMC1000's; 4-axis, 24 tools, CAT40, 2 speed gearbox spindle drive, rotary table (1 - valve body cell)
2	Hardinge VMC1000's; 3-axis, 24 tools;CAT40, 2 speed gearbox spindle drive
3	Hardinge VMC600's; 4-axis, 24 tools, CAT40, rotary table (1-large valve & sleeve cell)
2	Haas MDC500 Mill/Drill Center; vertical spindle, 3-axis, 24 tools, CAT40, rotary pallet changer (1-polepiece cell), (1-channel key cell)
1	Mazak Variaxis 200 VMC; 3 + 2 axis, 30 tools, CAT40, trunnion table
2	Mighty Viper 500 VMC; 4-axis, 20 tools, CAT40 (1 - valve body cell)
1	Mighty Viper 500 VMC; 5-axis, 20 tools, CAT40
1	Mighty Viper 500 VMC; 3-axis, 20 tools, CAT40
1	Saeilo HMC; 3 axis, 15 tools, BT40, rotary pallet changer (channel key cell)
2	Takisawa VMC's; 3-axis 24 tools, BT40
4	Acroloc VMC's; 4 axis, 15 tools; (1- bushing cell)
Electrical Discharge Machines
Number	Description
1	Agie Classic 2S CNC wire EDM; System 3R Workmaster robot
2	Agie Sprint 20 CNC wire EDM's
1	Hansvedt DS-2 CNC wire EDM
1	Agie Mondo-2 plunge EDM
1	Hansvedt Benchman plunge EDM
1	Hansvedt MV-10 plunge EDM
Grinding Machines
Number	Description
1	Weldon AGN-4 CNC cylindrical grinder; 7" x 10"
3	Royal Master TC-12 x 4 centerless grinder (1 - servo valve match cell) (2 - match grind cell)
2	Weldon AGN-3 CNC cylindrical grinders; 7" x 10" (2 - flow grind cell)
5	Myford MG12 HPM cylindrical grinders; 5" x 12" (5 - match grind cell)
1	Myford MG12 cylindrical grinder; 5" x 12"
1	Chevalier H818II CNC surface grinder (polepiece cell)
2	Cincinnati #2 centerless grinders; 1 thrufeed, 1 infeed
2	Bryant 1109 I.D. grinders
1	Bryant 1316-R I.D. grinder; twin spindle
17	Surface grinders; Boyar Schultz, Covel, Chevalier, Elliot, Reid, Kent
9	O.D. grinders; Brown & Sharpe, Landis, Studer (1 - match grind cell) , (1 - servo valve match cell)
3	Excello thread & groove grinders
3	Excello center laps
Honing / Lapping Machines
Number	Description
1	Sunnen ML-2000 power stroke honing machine
11	Sunnen honing machines (1 - servo valve match cell)
Assembly & Test Equipment
Number	Description
1	Certified clean room; Class 100,000 (for critical assembly)
4	Static/dynamic hydraulic test benches
1	Liquid nitrogen shrink fit facility
2	Blue-M ovens; 500 F
1	Blue-M oven; 660 F
1	So-Low BF130-5 deep freeze; -130F
1	Reeves electronic induction braze unit; water cooled, timers
1	Taumel orbital riveting machine
Tool Room / Tool Sharpening Facilities
Number	Description
1	Complete tool room; design/build fixtures/gages for internal use
1	Complete tool sharpening department; drills, reamers, end mills, arbor mounted cutters; modifications and specials, for internal use.
Milling Machines
Number	Description
11	Bridgeport vertical mills; J & 2J series, power feed, DRO
1	Acramill vertical mill; power feed, DRO
1	Excello vertical mill; power feed
1	Enco vertical mill; power feed
10	Brown & Sharpe #12 horizontal production mills
Drilling / Broaching / Sawing Machines
Number	Description
20	Drill spindles; multiple mounted, 3/4" capacity
4	Doall C5A, C916 Automatic cut-off saws; (1 - piston cell)
4	Semi-automatic cut-off saws; Enco, Kalamazoo, Wells
1	American broach; horizontal, 6-ton
Part Marking Equipment
Number	Description
9	Dapra automatic dot-peen marking systems; (1 - bushing cell), (1-key cell), (1 - large valve & sleeve cell), (1 - servo valve match cell)
5	Enerpac pneumatic/hydraulic impression stamping stations (1 - piston cell)
1	Part marking station; electric arc scribe, vibro-peen
Deburring Equipment
Number	Description
10	Deburring stations with microscopes, electric die grinders; (3 - small valve & sleeve cell), (2 - valve body cell)
6	Deburring stations with buffing stands; (1 - bushing cell), (1 - key cell), (1 -piston cell)
1	Electro chemical deburring stand
2	Almco vibratory tumblers
6	Blasting cabinets; (2 wet - match cell), (4 dry)
Parts Cleaning Equipment
Number	Description
1	Automated power flush stand; 3 micron filtering
1	ESMA Betmen E782 wash stand; 4-station, hot/cold ultrasonic, hot/cold rinse; air dryer (servo valve match cell)
7	Ultrasonic wash tanks; (1 - clean room), (1 - flow grind cell), (1 - servo valve match cell) SonicWise & Branson
1	Branson vapor degreaser
Inspection Equipment
Number	Description
1	Mitutuoyo BHN 506 CMM, Renishaw probe, GeoMeasure software
4	RAM OMIS III optical measuring machine
1	Brown & Sharpe Tesascan 50 measuring machine (small valve & sleeve cell); 2 offline programming stations
1	Magnaflux H-810 magnetic inspection machine
1	Magnaflux ZA-28W fluorescent penetrant inspection machine
15	Digital Electronic O.D./I.D. measurement columns; .00001" graduation
16	Optical Comparators; J & L, Starrett, Covel
3	Wilson Rockwell hardness testers
5	Bendix OB-18, Federal 21-1350-OD,Sheffield QED-6 profilometers
Information Systems
Number	Description
1	IBM RS6000 AIX midrange system; custom shop control system
50+	Windows 2003 & 2008 network Intranet information system Sage MAS90 accounting ImageNow Document management system with 2 hi-speed scanners Stephens SPC StorageCraft ShadowProtect Backup/Recovery
3	D.P. Technologies ESPRIT CAD/CAM systems; turning, milling, and EDM
2	AutoCAD Inventor stations; HP1050C plotter
1	Centralized DNC network
1	Bobcad EDM CAD/CAM system
1	MainBoss CMMS version 2.9 maintenance support system
1	ASI Datamyte MPACT Advanced Quality Planning system
1	DISCUS Inspection Planning system
1	Symantec Corporate Antivirus Endpoint application