b'Industry BriefsThemachinewaspurchasedraring to go. addition, the Powermill is far from primarily to machine large assemblyShe added that the company se- being a commodity machine tool. tools, bond tools and layup toolslected the Powermill in part be- Quite frankly, there are just not a for OEM and Tier 1 customers. Itcause of Bakers positive experi- lot of machines out there that are became fully operational in Janu- ence with the Emco Mecof Ecomillable to cut aerospace tools of the ary, said Rachel Burke, director ofhorizontal machining center thatsize that we need, Burke said.marketing for Baker Industries. Itsitpurchasedearlylastyear.InThe 52\'20\'10\' (15.8m6.1m3.0m) work envelope is large enough to accommodate seven full-size SUVs, according to Baker Industries. Parts weighing up to 2.6 million lbs. (1.2 million kg) can be processed on the machines sta-tionary table. The machine offers an X-axis travel of 46\' (14m), a Y-axis travel of 20\' (6m) and a Z-axis travel of 8\' (2.5m).Although the machine has cut several parts set up on the table at one time, Burke said the companys other 38 CNC machines are capable of handling less-than-massive parts.The heavy-duty machining po-tential of the new 5-axis VMC is ex-emplified by its bifurcated cross rail, which has ram and saddle riding, and guiding inside the cross rail.To prepare the plant to accommo-date the machine, Baker removed about436,000lbs.(197,766kg) of 10"-thick (254mm) concrete in Advertise. 4\'4\' (1.2m1.2m) sections. The total material excavated from the Profit. Repeat. 45\'75\'7\' (13.7m22.9m2.1m) pit weighed close to 1.2 million lbs. (544,311kg).Oncethecontentsofthepit Frequent Advertising Builds Brand Loyalty.were removed, roughly 1.94 million lbs. (879,969kg) of crushed stone Grow your brand with us! and concrete were poured into it, spread and tamped down. All con-crete was poured the same day to eliminate any seams in the founda- tion; nearly 60,000 lbs. (27,216kg) of steel reinforcement framework was CTE rewards frequency with the BEST DISCOUNTS in the market. added to support the structure.Alan RichterCall today to set up your 2018 ad program and SAVE! CEMECON INC. OPENS NEW TOOL 847-498-9100ctemag.comcteguide.com COATING FACILITY:CemeCon Inc.16MARCH 2018IndyNews.indd 16 2/15/18 2:40 PM'