b'Double Dutyrobots and gantry loaders.Doosan Machine Tools America Corp., Pine Brook, New Jersey, is no exception.The reshoring trend has resulted in a couple of in-dustry shifts, said William Carr, director of key ac-counts and engineered applications. One is that jobs coming back to the U.S. must be automated. Thats be-cause the cost of robotics is the same everywhere in the world, but the cost of machine operators is dramat-ically different. Automation levels the playing field. The second thing is that plant expansion is becoming very expensive in America. Consequently, theres a grow-ing call to produce more parts per square foot in your plant. Manufacturers dont want to bring work back by having to expand the factory floor. Not only is the ROI too slow, but they cant wait a year or more for new con-struction to be completed. They want an immediate hit and want to maximize available floor space.Enter twin-spindle machining centers with auto-mated material handling. Most machines arent that much larger than a single-spindle vertical machining center, doubling production output per square foot. They are more expensive but not twice the price, and they are far less costly than punching out the side of a factory to expand.A Helping HandDoosan Machine Tools Americas XC 4000DA ma-chining center is a good example. Launched lateAre you ready for custom cutting tools Pallet changing capabilities are common with many twin-spindlethat are delivered faster machining centers. and last longer? Talk to GWS Tool Group. Jtekt Toyoda AmericasGWSTOOLGROUP.COMctemag.com/cteguide.com29Multispindle.indd 29 3/16/20 12:05 PM'