Franchino Mold & Engineering Shapes Business Growth With Makino F5 Vertical Milling Machines The Challenge Franchino Mold & Engineering in Lansing, Mich., is a leading maker of die-cast and plastic injection molds—some as big as 420,000 pounds —for automotive, construction equipment, appliance and consumer products manufacturers. To deliver orders on time and compete on pricing, Franchino needed to increase unattended and lights-out machining operations. The Solution Franchino’s leaders chose to grow their business by investing in their people, improving processes and obtaining the best technology. They committed to a $5 million shop expansion, doubled their number of employees and purchased six Makino F5 vertical milling machines. Franchino uses the F5 machines to build steel and alumin

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