CNC West Dec jan 2019

CNC WEST December 2018/January 2019 www.CNC-West.com 37 The 737 projects have turned out to be a great thing for Ted and his team. On multiple parts they are doing everything from the machining, to anodized painting, and even assembly. “Parts need to be 100% inspected,” tells Ted. “The motorization on the CMM puts us up to a whole new level of inspection; it puts us where we want to be now and in the future. When we got these jobs the cus- tomer was 3 months behind. We are now back on sched- ule and a lot of that comes from our quality department being able to check so many more parts in a shorter time frame.” Twachtmann Industries is a true mom and pop shop. Ted does all the programming to support two shifts and 10 employees while Linda, Ted’s wife handles all the ac- counting and day to day operations. The company is driven by their dedication and love of machining quality parts. That enthusiasm was echoed throughout the shop. “The stuff we are doing as an industry is always evolving,” concludes Ted. “What we do is different every single day. It is a really exciting time to be in this business. You have to engineer parts that have never been done before. This industry doesn’t get the credit they deserve, but we love being a part of it here at Twachtmann Industries.” Ted is a machinery salesman’s worst nightmare. He buys quality machines and keeps them for as long as they can do the job well. Twachtmann Industries relies on trusted industry brands like Kiwa, Mori Seiki, Hwacheon and Takisawa to hold the tight tolerances needed in aerospace and defense.