Tornos Multi-Spindle Machine Reduces Cycle Times
Otto Engineering has improved its output and reduced cycle times after purchasing a Tornos Multialpha 8x20 multi-spindle machine. Otto Engineering markets its products via two divisions: Otto Controls and Otto Communications. The machine shop is run by John Lang and services the controls division, which manufactures parts for an extensive line of switches and grips used in forklifts, tractors, medical defibrillator paddles, washing machines, F1 steering wheels, B2 bomber flight controls and much more. The communications division of the Carpentersville, Illinois-based company manufactures and assembles headsets for large corporations and for pilots and military in the field. When Lang joined Otto Engineering 22 years ago, he knew that as an engineering-focused OEM, Otto had great products but the machine shop was taking too long to produce components and there was too much waste. The company needed to make parts more efficiently so it could bring prices down on end products and stay co...