LMC Workholding expands to 100 years
LMC Workholding expands to 100 years
LMC Workholding, which opened for business as the Logansport Machine Company, Logansport, Ind., in 1916, is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year by highlighting the company's continuing expansion. "We've been the name to know in workholding since 1916, and we're expanding and growing to continue to meet the demand of our customers and the industry," said LMC Workholding President and CEO Jay Duerr in a recent company news release. "We're proud to have made it to 100 years in business and we're looking forward to serving our customers for many more years." nn
LMC Workholding, which opened for business as the Logansport Machine Company, Logansport, Ind., in 1916, is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year by highlighting the company's continuing expansion.
"We've been the name to know in workholding since 1916, and we're expanding and growing to continue to meet the demand of our customers and the industry," said LMC Workholding President and CEO Jay Duerr in a recent company news release. "We're proud to have made it to 100 years in business and we're looking forward to serving our customers for many more years."
In 2015, according to the news release, LMC added a new Automated Turning Cell. The Mazak MY350 and Fanuc Automation R2000-265kg turning cell and robot loads parts weighing up to 350 lbs. into the CNC lathe for machining, removes them and places completed parts back on the loading pallet, a job previously done manually. The automated turning cell allows one operator to run up to four lathes with the help of the robot.
Plus, a recent $2 million project allowed LMC to add two more machines. A DMG Mori Seiki NLX1500 machine now allows LMC to make hydraulic cylinder lock checks in-house, and a DMG Mori Seiki FD125 machine has streamlined its manufacturing process.
And over the last 3 years, LMC has completed $4 million in expansions, beginning with a large expansion in 2013 at its Logansport facility that involved all green lighting, office renovations and other plant improvements. Plus, several new machines were added, including an expandable six-pallet horizontal machining center, several vertical machining centers, lathes and grinders. The machines improved LMC's existing capabilities and were used to meet growing demands for products and services, such as larger products and specialty products.
Also in 2013, LMC partnered with NUMTEC and MAKRA, two divisions of Alpine Metal Tech GmbH. The company's latest partnership reportedly allows LMC to offer quality aluminum wheel machining solutions, including wheel testing, marking and production equipment. LMC also offers international workholding and machine tool accessory solutions through global partnerships with Chandox in Taiwan, Richter and Stiefelmayer in Germany, Tecnologie FRB in Italy and Atling in Sweden. LMC also has four offices and service centers in China.
LMC's workholding product line includes high quality chucks and cylinders, along with special workholding devices, including aluminum wheel manufacturing equipment, high volume machining power chucks and fixtures, standard and special hydraulic steady rests, special application and large cast type manual steady rests. LMC also offers a line of patented face drivers and centers.
