Methods Machine Tools Inc

““The spindle is very accurate,” he added, “and they have redundant checks on everything on their machine tools, from feedback mechanisms to backlash and everything else that eliminate all the risks.””

““When you go to a five-axis platform with an open envelope such as the Yasda, you can simplify that by actually extending it, or lollipopping it, we call it,” he explained.”

““The fewer times you touch something, the more productive you are,””

““Yasda’s platform was so flexible that we were able to go from seven setups on our previous equipment down to two.””

““They’re just easy to setup and easy to use,” Neubauer said. “Everything on those machines is at least as good as, if not better than, the competitors.””

““Simply put, the more time it takes, the more expensive it is to make. And the small footprint gave us the ability to fit in more equipment, hence the second  VM53R .””

““The low-end torque was superior,” said Neubauer.”

““We upgrade every year or every two years, it was time for a new machine,” Neubauer said.”

““I was able to put a tape measure to it and get a good sense of the machine,” he said. “I could clearly see the footprint was small, but the machine’s capability and capacity were big.””

““I wouldn’t buy another machine without automating it ,””

““They couldn’t believe the accuracy from piece to piece to piece,” Cummings said. “There were no hidden snowflakes,””

“Without the automation and the two YASDAs, it would have been impossible to do. We were complimented by our customer as being one of the only shops that were on time.””

““The systems that are out there now are pretty much flawless,” Cummings said. “The automation never seems to break down at all.””

““The machine itself was a learning curve,””

““ YASDA was our number one choice, absolutely,””

““We would not hesitate to acquire more Feelers when the time is right,””

““With glass scales, the hole-to-hole accuracy is always dead-on, well under ±0.0005 inch on hole location repeatability,””

““Now our plates can be done in one shot, one setup, complete. With the high-pressure coolant and 15,000-rpm spindle features, we were able to cut machining cycle time down on two of our largest production jobs by 30 percent.””

““It’s a product I can trust,” Jake Sullivan concluded. “And when it comes to your business and livelihood, that’s everything.””

““They know what they’re doing, and it’s obvious,” he said. They’re committed to getting us up and running, and as a customer, you appreciate seeing service technicians that care that much.””

““ Methods is really responsive to our downtimes and understands when our machines are down, we can’t make money,” Janik said. “Some companies forget that, and they forget the customer-service aspect.””

““We found a great fit with the Feeler VMP-1100,” George Szabo adds. “The reason we chose Methods and continue to do business with them is because they had the right machine for the right price to suit our needs. If we have a problem it is solved quickly and we’re back up in a matter of hours. We always trust Methods Machine to be there.””

““For quality and affordability it’s right up there,” adds George Szabo.”

““We were confident with our decision to go with Methods and were comfortable with Feeler,” Dennis Szabo says. “We took their recommendation and never regretted it. The Feeler machine has been running 24/7 since November 2010 with absolutely no problems.”

““Choosing the Feeler machine was an easy decision,” says Szabo. “We have used Methods’ machines for 30 years now. The reason we have stayed with Methods is because of the quality and the up-time of their equipment. We need machines that consistently produce high tolerance parts day after day. We were confident that if Methods was backing the Feeler machine, we’d get the performance and quality we needed,” continued George.”