Shop bulks up machine arsenal to make colossal components
Baker Industries Inc. reports that it has installed an Emco Mecof Powermill 5-axis vertical milling center—the first of its kind in the U.S. and one of the largest milling centers in the Midwest.
Baker Industries Inc. reports that it has installed an Emco Mecof Powermill 5-axis vertical milling center—the first of its kind in the U.S. and one of the largest milling centers in the Midwest. The Macomb, Mich., company invested $3.4
million in the 11-month construction and build project.
“Our willingness to proactively make investments to support our customers’ needs has allowed us to achieve continuous growth year after year,” stated Kevin Baker, president of Baker Industries.
The machine was purchased primarily to machine large assembly tools, bond tools and layup tools for OEM and Tier 1 customers. It became fully operational in January, said Rachel Burke, director of marketing for Baker Industries. “It’s raring to go.”
She added that the company selected the Powermill in part because of Baker’s positive experience with the Emco Mecof Ecomill horizontal machining center that it purchased early last year. In addition, the Powermill is far from being a commodity machine tool. “Quite frankly, there are just not a lot of machines out there that are able to cut aerospace tools of the size that we need,” Burke said.
The Emco Mecof Ecomill horizontal machining center’s platform is large enough to hold seven full-size SUVs or two semitrailers. Image courtesy of Baker Industries.
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