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 Niigata SPN-40 Horizontal Machining Center
2001 – 4 axis North Star Real Time X-Ray
2002 – 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 – Brother TC-32B Drilling/Tapping Center with full 4th axis capability
2007 – 8 each ABB IRB 4400 Robots
2007 – One new J1 Wasino Lathe with auto loading
2008 – Almco SBB Steel Burnisher Mill
2010 – Kohler 75kva stand-by generator
2011 – Brother CNC TCBN Machining Center
2011 – 4 - Striko Westomat 1200 SL ProDos Holding Furnaces
2012 - Striko Stacker Melter Furnace
2012 - 3,000 square foot Die Cast Melt Room Addition
2012 - 3 Regloplas Hot Oil Units
2013 - 1 Miyano LZ-02
2014 - Makino A51NX Horizontal Machining Center
2014 - 7,000 Square Foot Building Addition
2014 - Lapmaster DSG720 Double Side Fine Grinder
2015 - 2- Amada Model JJ-3 Twin Spindle CNC Turret Lathes
2015 - Olympus NDT Model DPO-2000 Spectrometer
2016 - Brother TC-32B Drilling/Tapping Center with full 4th axis capability
2019 - 2 Brother TC-32A
2020 - 125HP Air Compressor w/ Air Dryer
2021 - MARK 2000 SIP 1KST Realtime X-Ray System
2021 - Mitutoyo SP25 Scanning Probe
2021 - Makino a51NX Horizontal Machining Center
2021 - Buhler Prince 629 Die Casting Machine
2021 - 2 Brother TC-32A Drilling & Tapping Machines
2022 - Goff 6 Cubic Feet Shot Blaster
2022 - Almco Parts Washer
2022 - 2 Die Cast Machine Furnace Ladles
2022 - 4 Buhler-Prince ProLink Process Controllers for the Prince Die Cast Machine Cells