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Filger Manufacturing has purchased 4 Star Swiss turning machining centers since 2017. They have two SW20, a SR38B and this SR20J.
it was the time to make the jump to Swiss turning. They offered a lot of advantages over how we were currently manufacturing.” “Our parts didn’t change,” continues Lane. “But how we make them did. It was not uncommon for a part to be run on three, four, even five different machines before getting our first Star SW20. Now that same part comes off a single Star complete. We machine the parts faster without sacrificing quality. Adding Swiss to
our roster allowed us to grow the business by maximizing our floor space. On time deliveries have improved since adding the Star machines. We are at over 99% for on time delivery with less than a 1% return rate. The big aerospace companies really care about seeing super low return rates and parts delivered as promised.”
“Dad is semi-retired but comes in day to day and is a part of the major decision making,” says Casandra. “He brought CNC machining to the shop back in 1978. It was the first CNC machine in San Clemente, an Okuma LC10 lathe.” “We ran that machine from day one until the day it left the shop,” adds Lane. “We value machines that are an investment not just in today, but in the future of the company. Having a great machine is nothing if you don’t have the people to run them. We are fortunate enough to have both.” Filger Manufacturing is in the business of making small complicated components holding tolerances of up to +/- .0002 in production. Their 67 years of experience producing parts to this level give them an advantage over others. Lane touts the quality of employees as the single biggest reason that Filger has been successful for all these years. “Filger Mfg. is successful due to the quality of the employees we have developed over the years. Our team is talented, educated, smart, creative and
Filger Manufacturing produce a wide range of parts for aerospace, defense, medical and spaceflight. Most include high precision, tight tolerance and complex features.
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