Consultants


The PCNC Manufacturing Consultants listed below are independent professionals, who are either machinists or manufacturing engineers.

 

 

Projects

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 at:

MS Design & Manufacturing

Profile:
Mark Spear entered the manufacturing workforce in 1976 as an automotive machine tool operator. He has been working in parts manufacturing since that time in various positions of increased responsibility including Manufacturing Engineer, NC Programmer, Tooling Specialist and Project Engineer. His experience has been in both high volume automotive and one of job shop environments. He started MS Design & Manufacturing in 2004 and has provided design, fixturing and part manufacturing for various customers including off road automotive, robotics, bicycle and the Department of Defense. His company offers three dimensional CAD/CAM, G&M code programming, prototype and short run part manufacture along with quick change work-holding design and build.

Contact:
Mark Spear - MS Design & Manufacturing
2102 Beech Hill Road
Wellsville, New York 14895-9774
Phone: (585) 593-7732
Fax: (585) 593-7732
Email: speardesign@earthlink.net


R & S Machine and Engineering

Profile:
Sean Ormson became a professional machinist in 1992 and has extensive experience in CNC machining, including multi-axis horizontal and vertical machining centers, and up to 9 axis turning centers. In 2000 he became a Process/Programming Engineer creating machine tool programs and processing workload through the manufacturing equipment. Sean’s career has been entirely spent in ISO 9001 and AS9100 certified companies where process documentation is of the utmost importance. Sean started R & S Machine in 2001 as a part-time business, and in 2006 converted it into a full-time shop. R & S Machine can read a wide variety of file formats for design and CNC work. In addition to a well equipped machine shop, we have Alibre CAD and both SprutCAM and TurboCAD/CAM for CAM.

Contact:
Sean Ormson - R & S Machine and Engineering
P.O. Box 964
Forest Lake, MN 55025
Phone: (651) 238-0737
Fax: (651) 982-6261
Email: sormson@rsmachineco.com
Website: www.rsmachineco.com


Tosa Tool & Manufacturing LLC

Profile:
Tosa Tool is a newly formed independent enterprise, but our owner has over 20 years in the Tool & Die and machining industry as a Class A Tooling Machinist and 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, and is recognized as a can-do tool room and OEM manufacturer for our customers nationally with emphasis in Southeastern Wisconsin.

Contact:
Daniel W. Bye - Tosa Tool & Manufacturing LLC
22 Scranton Ct.
Madison, WI 53719
Office Phone: (608) 277-8866
Cell Phone: (608) 886-4041
Fax: (608) 299-3733
Email: dan@tosatool.com
Website: www.tosatool.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:
Michael Murray - Lakeside Design of Massachusetts
Boston, Massachusetts
Phone: (781)-264-1005
Email: mikelakeside@comcast.net



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