EMI Installs 128-Axis CNC Turning/Milling Machine

Evans Machine Co., Inc. (EMI), Brockton, MA, has installed a 128-axis CNC machine tool that combines turning, milling, EDM, grinding, honing, several types of welding, polishing, injection molding, casting, a cup holder, eight flavors of soft serve and more. Equipped with an absurd number of spindles, robot arms, end mills, drill heads and an infinite-capacity tool changer, the machine brings unparalleled opportunities for part fabrication.

“Continuing to push the envelope on offering new capabilities is in our DNA,” says company president and owner Dan Evans Jr. “This new machine is the latest in a long line of investments we have made to bring the latest machining technologies to our customers.”

EMI operations manager Tom Roach, gesturing proudly toward the new contraption, adds: “We’re big on nicknames here, so we nicknamed our newest baby, which includes the integration of artificial intelligence (AI), the Double-Octo-Octopus Machine or ‘DOOM’.”

"Frankly, we're not sure what a lot of these axes actually do,” continues Evans Jr. “There does seem to be a predictive time-travel component to the AI because sometimes the machine turns itself on and completes the parts before we’ve even received the RFQ.”

Ah…but, of course, Happy April Fool’s Day. And, thanks to EMI for crafting this clever press release. EMI manufactures CNC precision-machined parts serving customers across a broad range of industries including defense, food machinery, medical/surgical, oceanography, automotive and general industrial.

Technologies: Tooling

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