WALBAR ENGINE COMPONENTS
116 to create permanent setups . As soon as we did that and could show positive performance improvements , our customers responded by giving us more volume .” It ’ s a virtuous cycle , he says : with greater volumes , it ’ s easier to justify dedicated flowlines and permanent setups .
The machinery at the Guaymas factory is a combination of legacy and modern equipment , resulting from the previous ownership ’ s relocation of unwanted equipment and programs that they no longer wanted to keep in the USA . Nonetheless , most of the equipment can be very effective if used for the optimal work statement . For example , with more than thirty ( 30 ) five-axis Huffman grinding machines , managed with careful process control , Walbar is very effective at producing state-of-the art high pressure nozzle guide vanes ( NGVs ) and seal segments for large commercial aerospace applications . And during the last two years , Walbar has invested heavily in new machinery to expand its capabilities , including the purchase of multiple Blohm grinders that are currently being used to manufacture extremely
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