Consultants
Projects
The PCNC Manufacturing Consultants listed below are independent professionals, who are either machinists or manufacturing engineers. The PCNC Manufacturing Consultants have no direct relationship with Tormach, but do own at least one Tormach PCNC 1100 and use it regularly in a professional capacity. These consultants are available on an hourly, bid, or contract basis to assist with your PCNC related manufacturing projects.
Consultations can range from very small projects to full scale manufacturing systems. An example of a small project would be a simple CAM project, delivering G&M code file based on your drawing and specific to a Tormach PCNC mill. If you would like to be cutting parts quickly and don't have time to learn any CAM software, this can be a quick way to get started.
A more comprehensive project would be development of a full turnkey manufacturing process. If you have a family of small parts that you want to manufacture you will probably need several things in addition to a PCNC mill. The manufacturing process would include CAD, CAM, G&M code files, tool specification, work holding fixtures, and documented work instructions. The combination of a well defined process and a PCNC mill can be the quickest way to establish in-house manufacturing capability.
Advice
Engaging a PCNC consultant is an excellent way to kick-start your use of a PCNC mill. If you're new to machining, a consultant can get you off on the right foot and shorten your learning curve. However, as with most professional consultation, you should use your consultants to augment the internal skills within your company or accelerate your learning. They should be an aid, not a crutch. In the long run, your success will improve if you learn how to program, operate, and maintain the machine yourself.
Consultants
The following companies are not affiliated with Tormach, but use Tormach products. If you are currently using a PCNC 1100 in your manufacturing business and are interested in having your information posted, please Contact Us.
Steelwerks Jewelry Ltd.
Profile:
Product Development & Prototyping
With both jewelry and machining backgrounds, we are able to bring more to the table then just the capabilities of our machines. Focused on all aspects of creativity and design, when it comes to a specific project, we are able to work with the client’s specifications and ideas. Fully trained and licensed in CAD/CAM software, we are able to provide our client with detailed drawings of the part or prototype they have in mind.
Our clients range from fashion industry designers, bicycle companies, jewelry designers, medical and science, RC car enthusiasts, or just that guy in the garage trying to bring an idea to life.
Contact:
Steelwerks Jewelry Ltd.
Chris Myers
Address: 357 Villeray Street Montreal, Quebec H2R 1H1 Canada
Telephone: (514) 286-2606
Fax: (514) 286-1428
Email: info@steelwerks.ca
Website: www.steelwerks.ca
Tosa Tool & Manufacturing LLC
Profile:
Tosa Tool is an established company offering Turn-Key Production Solutions for Tormach Machine tool customers. We work closely between the entrepreneur and Tormach LLC to provide the desired result. Our owner has over 20 years in the Tool & Die and machining industry as a Class A Tooling Machinist and CNC Programmer. In addition he has a degree in business administration. This combination makes for a company with solid production capabilities, excellent quality AND solid business practices and ethics.
Tosa Tool maintains a solid reputation, recognized as a can-do tool room and OEM manufacturer. Employing multiple CAD-CAM formats, we do full service turning, milling and grinding, engraving, finishing, precision fixturing, custom made and prototype tooling. Our customers range from individuals and inventors with specific one-off part needs to international company’s CEOs and engineers with research and development ideas-made-real. Our network of local machine shops allows us to quote on jobs of any size and quality. If you have an idea or a need, we can do it!
Tosa Tool is located in south central Wisconsin, just 20 minutes from Tormach, Inc, in Madison. Please visit our website and see the link to the January 2009 cover story in Digital Machinist for an excellent example of our work on the Feedback page.
Contact:
Tosa Tool & Manufacturing LLC
Daniel W. Bye
Address: 22 Scranton Ct. Madison, WI 53719
Telephone: 608-721-TOOL(8665)
Fax: (608) 299-3733
Email: dan@tosatool.com
Website: www.tosatool.com
Second Wind Mfg. LLC.
Profile:
Bob Grosse is the owner of Second Wind Mfg. LLC., and has been involved in manufacturing for over 35 years. In that time, he owned and operated Grosse Tool Inc. for 21 years, designing and building plastic injection molds and blow molds, among other things. More recently, he worked at Tormach LLC for five years as a technical advisor and prototype machinist prior to starting Second Wind Mfg.
“I miss the challenges of manufacturing and so I started Second Wind Mfg. LLC; I have the experience to help in any part of the manufacturing process. I use Tormach equipment in my shop along with other machines, and I welcome the opportunity to assist with your projects.”
– Bob Grosse
Contact:
Second Wind Mfg. LLC.
Robert Grosse
Address: 2860 Capitol Dr, Unit A2 Sun Prairie, WI 53590
Telephone: 608-837-5477
Fax: 608-837-5477
Email: info@secondwindmfg.com
Website: www.secondwindmfg.com
Pathway Design & Manufacturing Inc.
Profile:
Colin Adamson is the co-founder of Pathway and principal designer. He has a Bachelor of Industrial Design from Carleton University, and has been designing products and tooling in the Vancouver area since 1992. In Pathway Design's former life from 1997-2008, it was a high-capacity contract manufacturing operation averaging 45 employees, servicing the alternative energy, retail, automotive, and high-tech sectors. Pathway Design lives on, offering the usual high calibre design and prototyping CNC services using a Tormach PCNC 1100 CNC mill.
Contact:
Pathway Design & Manufacturing Inc.
Colin Adamson
Address: North Vancouver, BC Canada V7J 3B6
Telephone: 604-603-1053
Fax: 604-648-8503
Email: info@pathwaydesign.com
Website: www.pathwaydesign.com
Lakeside Design of Massachusetts
Profile:
Michael Murray of Lakeside Design has been involved with CNC machining since 1979. With broad experience, from development of production firearm tooling to machining of aircraft carrier propellers, Michael is ready for your projects. Resources include a Tormach PCNC 1100 with 4th axis, BobCad CAM, and various graphical and code editing tools. Lakeside Design is prepared to delivery anything from CAD/CAM programming to complete projects with tooling & setup sheets.
Contact:
Lakeside Design of Massachusetts
Michael Murray
Address: Boston, Massachusetts
Telephone: (781)-264-1005
Email: mikelakeside@comcast.net