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END USER: A large aerospace manufacturer. CHALLENGE: Avoid buying a new machine by retaining use of a 25-year-old lathe. SOLUTION: Rebuild the lathe and retrofit it with a new control. SOLUTION PROVIDER: Infinity Rebuild Inc., (704) 588-4995, www.infinityrebuild.com

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Eventually, any metalcutting machine experiences wear and tear, decreasing productivity. This was the case for a large aerospace manufacturer looking to update its old Okuma LC-50 lathe rather than retire it. So the manufacturer turned to Infinity Rebuild Inc., Charlotte, N.C., an exclusive Okuma rebuilder and Partners in THINC member.

“The customer had been running the lathe for 25 years and it wasn’t performing and holding the machining tolerances it once did,” said Sid LaMonica, president of Infinity Rebuild. “We performed a complete machine rebuild to Okuma new machine specifications along with retrofitting it with a THINC OSP-P200 control.”

The old OSP-5000 control had been expanded over the years with retrofits for milling, tool and part probing, an automatic door, a parts catcher and other features. With the new control, everything could be accessed through one compact control panel. Plus, the new control’s processor is faster, so the machine operates faster, LaMonica added.

Courtesy of All images: Infinity Rebuild

Infinity Rebuild upgraded an old OSP-5000 control on its customer’s Okuma LC-50 lathe to the THINC OSP-P200 control as part of the rebuild process.