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For more than 70 years, the cam driven mechanical screw machine has been the primary workhorse of turned components and has served industry and the consumer extremely well. The talent and experience required to set-up and design the cams and other tooling for this machine type is in great demand. The workforce for these setups is shrinking, and is leaving gaps in the marketplace for globally competitive parts produced locally here in the USA. With over 25 years of mass production experience in the US, the team that founded Azeoform struggled to find competitive suppliers in the United States. The lack of a developing and expanding skilled trades workforce is a huge barrier to competitive part production in the traditional way. Parts that were "too simple" for CNC are now "too expensive" if the volumes are not in the millions. Azeoform Manufacturing is convinced that technology can be the solution and bridge the gap to allow competitive turned products to be produced in the United States - despite the changed labor force.
Production demands a changing labor force
years of mass production experience
Locally made in the USA
Best available technology for mass production
25+
For more than 70 years, the cam driven mechanical screw machine has been the primary workhorse of turned components and has served industry and the consumer extremely well. The talent and experience required to set-up and design the cams and other tooling for this machine type is in great demand.
The workforce for these setups is shrinking, and is leaving gaps in the marketplace for globally competitive parts produced locally here in the USA. With over 25 years of mass production experience in the US, the team that founded Azeoform struggled to find competitive suppliers in the United States. The lack of a developing and expanding skilled trades workforce is a huge barrier to competitive part production in the traditional way. Parts that were "too simple" for CNC are now "too expensive" if the volumes are not in the millions. Azeoform Manufacturing is convinced that technology can be the solution and bridge the gap to allow competitive turned products to be produced in the United States - despite the changed labor force.
Modern CNC machine tool technology is amazing. New advances are being made everyday, but often this technology is considered over-kill for parts that historically have been made on traditional screw machines.
However, what if setups don't take a shift or more? What if cams would not need re-machined to take advantage of a new tool coating or carbide type introduced in the marketplace? What if machines could load 20 hours worth of steel and monitor their own dimensions? What if the production process were so statistically robust only one-third of the usual operators were required? What if all of the modern CNC doctrines were applied to those traditionally cam driven parts - what could you accomplish? Azeoform manufacturing is demonstrating that this is a practical way to overcome the skilled trades shortage. Leveraging the most modern technology and controls, to produce parts as rapidly and consistently as possible without substantial operator intervention.
Best available production technology
Index Corporation has been manufacturing machine tools for over 100 years and has the best available technology for mass producing turned components. This is their dedicated specialty and they set the industry standard for OEMs and manufacturers alike.
Index Machine Tools
Azeoform Manufacturing's model is to take this expertise and fully leverage it to support the transfer of cam driven screw machine work to CNC controlled modern turning centers.
