b'A Regal Cell customers and are now seeing themachine tool, Tumanic said.fruits of those efforts. So we have used the DMG Mori NL 2500 platform as our choice (of) space industry. The manufacturerA Common Platform machine tool going forward, he now machines a sizable amount ofAlthough the industries that JRsaid.high-temperature superalloys. Machine serves are diverse, it ma- With 12 work cells and plans for Aerospacealloyshavebeenchines parts from 25.4 mm to 254three or four new cells in the next big for us and allowed us to getmm (1" to 10") in diameter and up toyearto18monthsasthecom-into some different markets, he711.2 mm (28") long, leading thempany adds 929 sq. m (10,000 sq. said. We went after those types ofto be machined by a certain size offt.) to its approximate 3,252-sq.-m (35,000-sq.-ft.) facility, Tumanic said JR Machine takes a cellular ap-proach to machine acquisitions.When we make a machine tool purchase, he said, we dont look Does Your 5-AxisCNC Tool & Cutter GrinderCheck the List?A small footprint to large grind zone ratioFast and thorough service responsefor years of worry-free useAutomation solutions that are easyfor the user to set up Tim Tumanic is CEO and presidentJR MachineNot just another machine, of JR Machine.a customer-centric solutionDesigned, manufactured, at (it as if) we are buying two ma-and serviced in the USA chines. We are buying a cell.Typically, Tumanic said, each cell has two machines with live tooling, which reduces lead time.They are multitaskers, he said, so you can complete operations all in one cell. One of the big things in Robot gripper: capable of holdingthis cellular arrangement and buy-tools from 5 to 32 mm in diameter ing machines with live tooling is that they are not only turning centers For more information or to request a quote,they are also machining centers. give Star a call at231-264-5661or visit A part doesnt have to sit in queue our website atwww.starcutter.com waiting for a machining center.In addition to machining, Tumanic said the cells can be configured to add further value to parts. Options Star Cutter Company include marking, cleaning, packag-23461 Industrial Park Drive210 Industrial Park Drive Farmington Hills, MI 48335-2855Elk Rapids, MI 49629ing, labeling and [email protected]: 231-264-5661 We can easily put seals on thewww.starcutter.compart, snap rings, pins, he said.30SEPTEMBER 2021Workcells.indd 30 8/17/21 3:21 PM'