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| | ‘Turning’ Powdered Metal Into Profit |
 | | Using new Eurotech-Famar Pronto 5 turning cells, as well as CNC lathes and various machining centers, Charles Gerlach, president of Gerlach Machine and Tool, (St. Henry, OH) is literally turning powdered metal into profit. |
 | | This 30-year-old machine shop, does high-volume machining (annual volumes range from 50,000-1,000,000 pieces), plus bead blasting, and honing of various powdered metal and cast aluminum parts for major suppliers of automotive components such as timing sprockets, engine/drive line components and auto body parts. |
 | | The purchase of two Eurotech-Famar Pronto 5 Turning Cells with a Siemens CNC control, drive and spindle package onboard each, was necessitated by the unique machining characteristics inherent in powdered metal work. |
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