Took a Real Shop tour

[Rstewart]

Man, it was really hard to come back to work after the tour I just went on.  This place is a medium sized business with maybe 200 employees?  I think they had around 25 DMGMori 5ax machining centers of various flavors, 7 or 8 NICE mill-turns, huge VTL, Three DMGMori Horizontals, CNC id/od grinders, and an Impressive metrology dept.
Even with all these machines running, you could just about eat off of the floor.

What are ya'll workin with?
 

[mkd]

clapped out Haas and oldass okuma macturn in dank basement
 

[YoDoug]

We have the following;

Okuma Genos M560V with ABB robot and 54 pallets
Okuma Genos M560V with Doosan robot
Okuma Genos M460-5AX and Okuma MU-4000V in a cell with ABB robot and 190 pallets
Okuma MB-5000H with 24 pallet Fastems FMS
Okuma MB-5000HII with 16 pallet Fastems FMS

2 * Okuma LT3000ex-2TMY with ABB robot
2 * Okuma Multus B300 with ABB robot
Okuma Multus B250 with ABB robot
Okuma Multus U3000-2sw with ABB robot

[Zoffen]

Maybe look at it more as inspiration for where a shop can go if its done right. Remember almost all shops started small and work hard and smart to make it where they are today.

I'm rocking:
2014 VF4SS w/ TRT-210 5ax
2016 Wenzle XO CMM w/Revo 2

Possibly looking at an Erowa Loader. That would be fun!

[JParis]

Man, it was really hard to come back to work after the tour I just went on.  This place is a medium sized business with maybe 200 employees?  I think they had around 25 DMGMori 5ax machining centers of various flavors, 7 or 8 NICE mill-turns, huge VTL, Three DMGMori Horizontals, CNC id/od grinders, and an Impressive metrology dept.
Even with all these machines running, you could just about eat off of the floor.

What are ya'll workin with?
 

We have 50 machines in on 2 floors in the shop....the place is kept immaculate

[mkd]

We have the following;

Okuma Genos M560V with ABB robot and 54 pallets
Okuma Genos M560V with Doosan robot
Okuma Genos M460-5AX and Okuma MU-4000V in a cell with ABB robot and 190 pallets
Okuma MB-5000H with 24 pallet Fastems FMS
Okuma MB-5000HII with 16 pallet Fastems FMS

2 * Okuma LT3000ex-2TMY with ABB robot
2 * Okuma Multus B300 with ABB robot
Okuma Multus B250 with ABB robot
Okuma Multus U3000-2sw with ABB robot

Just imagine the greatness if you had some Fanucs and Heidenhains.

[marshal]

I'm the only engineer/machinist here, with a Hurco VM1 and a DMG NLX2500, among a few manual machines as well.  Our shop is brightly lit, 72 degrees year-round, epoxy floors that are cleaned weekly.

I worked at a much bigger shop for a summer during college that wasn't air conditioned, was poorly lit with dingy floors, and told myself I would try my best to never have to work in conditions like that again. 

[Matthew Hajicek]

clapped out Haas and oldass okuma macturn in dank basement
 

Do you transfer code by tapping Morse code on the pipes?

[MIL-TFP-41]

I lost count of how many spindles we have anymore.
35 or so mill spindles. Horizontals, 5ax, a few verticals. Majority are Matsurra. Few Robodrills & DMG's mixed in.

Lathe spindles, at least 30 more. A few mill-turns.

Then there are the wire EDM's, an Amada laser, Flow waterjets & a bunch of manual stuff.

[mkd]

Do you transfer code by tapping Morse code on the pipes?

Ode to a-ron ftw

[CNCAppsJames]

And gruel for lunch.....
😁

Goin' OLD school...



RIP Iowa Jim.

[DUM1]

greener pastures for this guy .
just accepted an offer for a new job after thirteen years of getting tanked on wages .
$12.00 an hour more , all new machines , mostly okuma ,
 sounds like YO doug's shop when its finally done ,
I'm getting in on the start of a brand new shop 7 miles from my house .
training at mother shop an hour drive for a month.
vindication , been telling my current shop that they are paying too low to keep good help for years

[crazy^millman]

greener pastures for this guy .
just accepted an offer for a new job after thirteen years of getting tanked on wages .
$12.00 an hour more , all new machines , mostly okuma ,
 sounds like YO doug's shop when its finally done ,
I'm getting in on the start of a brand new shop 7 miles from my house .
training at mother shop an hour drive for a month.
vindication , been telling my current shop that they are paying too low to keep good help for years

Congratulations and good for you.

[CADCAM396]

Well if your old company wants you to stay on make sure you have done the calculations of back wages owed.
just to see the look on there face.
good luck

[DUM1]

Well if your old company wants you to stay on make sure you have done the calculations of back wages owed.
just to see the look on there face.
good luck

did some calculations when I first decided to take the job , 
it was astronomical !
also decided I would need a new side by side with a trailer as a re sign bonus