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5-Axis Machining Centers for Aerospace Manufacturing



Hermle's C series machines extend from the compact C 20 for 5-axis machining of small parts to the C 60 mega-machining center capable of machining up to 2,500 kg applications.

"Seven basic designs comprising the series - including the new C 400 - and all share features such as patented modified gantry design, rugged base construction, high dynamics in the machining process, multiple options in terms of spindle speeds, tool magazine capacity, work table configurations and automation capability," said a company spokesperson.

"Because many of our demonstrations at trade shows and elsewhere have involved turbine blades and impeller type parts, it is natural for people to associate us with aircraft engine components," said Robert Komljenovic, President of Hermle Machine Company, the American headquarters of Maschinenfabrik Berthold Hermle AG of Gosheim, Germany. "Although that has always been a significant aspect of our business, our machines are involved in multiple less visible - but equally important - applications. One of the most challenging involved a landing gear component that required hard machining as well as grinding, and at the same time reduced cycle times. Smaller sized applications have included components related to medical electronics and the communications industries."

Although most Hermle aerospace applications involve current or even prototype parts, the company has made contributions in the area of refurbishment. "As an example, a repair facility at a major airline was struggling with the refurbishment of turbine compressor blades," said the spokesperson. "Measuring from 4 to 6 inches in length, the leading edge of the blade - where the heavy wear occurred - had to be built up with metal and then hand polished. Utilizing Hermle precision, coupled with a custom-designed software, a cycle time savings of 75% was achieved - with virtually no scrap."

For more information contact:

Hermle Machine Company

Division of Berthold Hermle AG

5100 West Franklin Drive

Franklin, WI 53132

414-421-9770

info@hermlemachine.com

www.hermlemachine.com

SOUTHWEST

NM

Greg Whelan

Arizona CNC Equipment, LLC

1235 South 48th Street, Suite 1

Tempe, AZ 85281

480-615-6353

gwhelan@arizonacnc.com

OK

M. William Farris

Kansas Oklahoma Machine Tools

3427 West 30th Street South

Wichita, KS 67217

800-878-5668

316-945-6800

bill_farris@komt.com

TX

Gerald Levesque

P.D. Browne South

440 Benmar Suite 3150

Houston, TX 77060

281-405-9378

sales@bdbrownesouth.com

www.pbrownesouth.com

SOUTHEAST

AL, FL (Panhandle), MS, TN

Lester Mercer

Mercer Machinery

2906 Business Park Dr., Bldg. C

Memphis, TN 38118

901-362-5182

lester@mercermachinery.com

FL

Jeff Thomas

Machine Tool Group

4213 Jetton Avenue

Tampa, FL 33629

813-299-9363

info@themachinetoolgroup.com

VA, NC, SC

Dan Beckman, President

Single Source Technologies

415 Brookshire Road

Greer, SC 29651

864-801-8181

sales@singlesourcetech.com

www.singlesourcetech.com

NORTHEAST

CT, DC, DE, MA, MD, ME,

NH, NJ, E. PA, RI, VT

Lucien Marini

INIRAM Precision Machinery, LLC

5 Axis Technology Center

320 Jubilee Drive

Peabody, MA 01960

781-697-6422

lucien@iniram.net

www.iniram.net

NY (Upstate)

Tom McArdle

Great Lakes Machinery

4 Lancaster Parkway

Lancaster, NY 14086

716-684-4100

glmincny@aol.com

www.greatlakesmachinery.com

MIDWEST

IA

Dennis Smith

Productivity, Inc.

9440 Atlantic Drive SW

Cedar Rapids, IA 52404

319-632-4288

dsmith@productivity.com

www.productivity.com

N. IL

Jeffrey Hassen

Machinery Source, LLC

6530 Revlon Drive, Unit 1

Belvidere, IL 61008

815-547-0990

jhassen@machinerysource.com

www.machinerysource.com

S. IL, MO

Greg Walker

Rich Pohrer

Walker Precision Machinery, LLC

206 Birch Leaf Drive

St. Peters, MO 63376

314-709-0303

g.m.walker@att.net

richpohrer@charter.net

wpmllc.tripod.com

IN, OH, KY

Mike Schlater

Technical Equipment Sales

10165 International Blvd.

Cincinnati, OH 45246

513-874-0160

mschlater@techequip.com

www.techequip.com

KS, W. MO

M. William Farris

Kansas Oklahoma Machine Tools

3427 West 30th St. South

Wichita, KS 67217

800-878-5668

316-945-6800

bill_farris@komt.com

MI

Tony Pekalski

Single Source Technologies, Inc.

2600 Superior Court

Auburn Hills, MI 48326

248-232-6232

tpekalski@singlesourcetech.com

wschrag@singlesourcetech.com

www.singlesourcetech.com

WI

Robert Jurack

Concept Machine Tool Wisconsin

407 Austin Circle

Delafield, WI 53018

262-646-4488

bobj@schweda.com

www.conceptmachine.com

WEST

AZ, NV (Clark County)

Greg Whelan

Arizona CNC Equipment, LLC

1235 South 48th Street, Suite 1

Tempe, AZ 85281

480-615-6353

gwhelan@arizonacnc.com

N. CA, NV (Reno, Sparks, Carson City)

Jim Selway, President

CNC Solutions

1610 Centre Pointe Drive

Milpitas, CA 95035

408-586-8236

jselway@cncsolutions.biz

info@cncsolutions.biz

www.cncsolutions.biz

S. CA

Jay Davis

DMARK Corporation

10552 Humboldt Street

Los Alamitos, CA 90720

562-799-9010

jdavis@dmarkcorp.com

www.dmarkcorp.com

CO, WY

Rick Samuelson

Foothills Machinery Sales

6855 West 116th Ave.

Broomfield, CO 80020

303-466-3777

rick@foothillsmachinery.com

www.foothillsmachinery.com

ID, UT

Howard Olson, President

Todd Machinery, Inc.

385 North 700 West

North Salt Lake City, UT 84054

801-294-6390

howard@toddmachinery.com

www.toddmachinery.com

WA, OR

Tony Parr, President

Machines & Methods

P.O. Box 6217

Bellevue, WA 98008

425-444-1656

sales@machinesandmethods.com

www.machinesandmethods.com

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