b'On occasion, however, a cus- Because worker longevity is high, tomer just wants to sell a machineturnover is low, he noted. In addi-without replacing it. Ive had cus- tion, business has been relatively tomers come back to us that arentstable for the company over the past utilizingthemachinebecauseseveral years. As a result, Ty Miles maybe a product has gone awayhasnt needed to hire anyone. How-for them, Mueller said. They con- ever, the company occasionally may tacted me and said, Your companyhire a temporary worker when it sees was good to work with, and thisan uptick in production broaching.machine was a great machine, andThis scenario helps Ty Miles avoid we would like you to have it. Basi- the challenges of finding workers cally, they prefer that they sell it towith appropriate skills or training us and know we will rebuild it, sell itpromisingapplicants.Although to somebody else and the machinebroaching is a highly consistent, will have a new home. precise machining operation and typically faster than milling required Workforce Matters part features, many people con-Ty Miles employs 15 workers atsider broaching black magic and its 1,700-sq.-m (18,300-sq.-ft.) fa- are sometimes hesitant to get into cility, including toolroom machin- it, according to Mueller. At times, ists and design, mechanical, broachthere is a hand-holding process that tooling, electrical and control en- has to take place.CTEgineers. Most of our people haveFormoreinformationaboutTy been here over 25, 30, 40 years,Miles, call 708-344-5480 or visit Mueller said. www.tymiles.com.A. Richterctemag.com/cteguide.com39Broaching.indd 39 5/14/20 3:08 PM'