Alliance member Milwaukee Machine Works Highlights its recent purchase of a Leitz PMM-G

In this month's Cutting Tool Engineering Plus Magazine, Milwaukee Machine Works' (MMW) General Manager Mike Manna offers details on MMW's recent purchase of a Leitz PMM-G coordinate measuring machine from Hexagon Metrology Inc., North Kingstown, R.I.  

The machine, purchased to specifically support MMW's wind energy market division reportedly enhances the company's measurement accuracy for quicker and more concise measurements. 

The investment is expected to bring new opportunities to MMW, reports Manna. 

"Helping customers that require the capability of the PMM-G is a natural extension of what we already do,” Manna said. “Some of these large parts are used in machinery that is difficult to rework if there are problems after initial assembly. Installing a 20,000-lb. gearbox in a wind tower involves tremendous logistics. The corresponding costs to remove a gearbox from the tower are equally daunting. Measuring parts to assure you have made them to the engineering specification with additional accuracy assurance minimizes that risk.”

Read the full article on Milwaukee Machine Works in Cutting Tool Engineering Plus Magazine