Growth

Timeline of Equipment Upgrades

A commitment to equipment and facility investments has brought steady growth to NAC since it began in 1975. Here is a partial list of equipment installations and facility upgrades.

1997 – 2 Okuma LNC Cadet Turning Centers
1998 – Moved to a newly designed die cast facility
1999 – Began operation of a new 720 Ton Buhler Die Cast Cell
2000 – Added another Niigata SPN-40 Horizontal Machining Center
2001 – 4 axis North Star Real Time X-Ray
2002 – Prince 450 Ton Factory Remanufactured* Die Cast Machine
2003 – (January) Prince 600 Ton Factory Remanufactured* Die Cast Machine
2003 – (August) Prince 1000 Ton Die Cast Machine, Factory Remanufactured
2004 – New Brother TC-32A Drilling/Tapping Center with full 4th axis capability
2004 – New RGF Model T-30 Thermo Ozidizer
2005 – Two (2) 700 Ton updated B & T Die Cast Machines with auto ladles
2006 – ABB Robot
2006 – 500 Ton remanufactured Prince Die Cast Machine
2006 – New Brother TC-32B Drilling/Tapping Center with full 4th axis capability
2006 – 2nd Mitutoyo CNC-CMM, Model FRT 707
2006 – 5000 sq ft building addition
2007 – 5 each ABB IRB 4400 Robots
2007 – One new J1 Wasino Lathe with auto loading
2008 – 2 each ABB IRB 4400 Robots
2008 – 1 each Miyano LZ-02R auto loading chucking lathe
2008 – Almco SBB Steel Burnisher Mill
2010 – Sullair 25 horsepower variable speed air compressor
2010 – Kohler 75kva stand-by generator
2011 – Spectrometer
2011 – Brother CNC TCBN Machining Center
2011 – Prince Die Cast Machine #528
2011 – 4 - Striko Westomat 1200 SL ProDos Holding Furnaces