Methods Machine Tools Opens Precision Center
Methods Machine Tools, Inc., North America's foremost supplier of leading-edge precision machine tools and automation, announced the opening of its new Precision Center in Acton, Massachusetts.
Methods Machine Tools, Inc., North America's foremost supplier of leading-edge precision machine tools and automation, announced the opening of its new Precision Center in Acton, Massachusetts. The facility was built for customers who need the ultimate in tight tolerance test cuts. A model of leading technology for precision machining and strategically located in the U.S., the center is the first-of-its-kind in North America for precision machining where customers can conveniently test and prove out challenging parts.
The center will enable manufacturers to arrive at the most accurate and efficient machining solutions for complex components, saving them costly trial and error in their operations. Designed and built by the company, the center offers a state-of-the-art, stringent climate controlled environment that monitors and maintains temperature, air pressure and humidity within the space at all times. To maintain complete environmental stability, the Precision Center features a secured airlock entrance and exit. For ultimate machining stability, the building has one-meter-deep isolation pads with vertical and horizontal steel reinforcements.
The company offers the most advanced, optimal technology for each machining discipline or class. Methods' machine tool partners feature: Nakamura-Tome; FANUC, Yasda, KIWA, VisionGauge, Ocean Technologies, Markforged and Litz Hitech.
To learn more about the new Methods Precision Center, contact Cathy Lambert at clambert@methodsmachine.com.
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