THE CHALLENGE Woller Precision Machine in Pound, Wis., makes components for the medical, defense and consumer appliance industries. It also produces small-batch quantities of aluminum interior commercial aircraft components. The company wanted to expand its production capabilities to better meet customer demands, but it was limited by its current machining equipment. It decided to replace its vertical machining centers with horizontal equipment in order to be more competitive and protable. THE SOLUTION Woller Precision had already leased a Makino a61 horizontal machining center, which had led to immediate improvements in productivity and 30 to 50 percent decreases in cycle times. When that lease was up, Woller Precision decided that automated horizontal machining would make

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