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Protomatic is recognized by the Michigan...
9/1/2012
On August 16, 2012 Protomatic presented at the Michigan Manufacturing & Technology Center’s (MMTC) Proud to Manufacture in Michigan” Conference and Celebration.
Bill Wetzel, who founded Protomatic and lead it to the forefront of the prototype manufacturing industry, passed away on July 3, 2012. Bill was 78 and lived in Dexter, Michigan. His death was the result of a 7-year battle with lung disease.
That’s us… always concerned with minimizing the environmental impact of our operations. We do this for good business reasons, too. This month we present a brief outline of some our energy saving programs.
Protomatic has recently added a Haas 5 Axis CNC milling machine to support the growing demand. Adding a new machine (new or used) requires a thorough installation process and validation testing prior to use. This is a brief outline of the process prior to use.
Improving quality is done in small steps. This month we are highlighting a small but important step with the addition of a very specialized type of equipment.
This month, we are relieved to report that most indicators, including our internal ones, say the economic outlook is improving. We are busy at Protomatic Inc., keeping pace with our customers by adding capacity to meet their growing demands. One of the ways we are improving throughput and quality.
Protomatic is actively improving product reliability. For example, failed tapping operation due to a broken drill is a significant event affecting part quality.
Protomatic has recently added a Haas 5 Axis CNC milling machine to support the growing demand.
Principally focused on medical and aerospace parts, Protomatic offers additional high speed and precision CNC Milling and Turning for your applications.
November is the time in Michigan when the weather turns nasty and the summer distractions are gone. Here at Protomatic, we like to put in the extra hours and get the job finished.
This October we are all very busy at Protomatic meeting our customer’s demands. One way we are achieving this goal is by installing a new Coordinate Measurement Machine (CMM).
All businesses are looking for the best suppliers. We do, too. We both find that the hard part is typically not finding a supplier, but rather it is finding the supplier that meets the need and who comes with a high level of confidence.
All businesses are interested in protecting their confidential information and product intellectual property. We, at Protomatic, are no different and wanted to inform our customers of the various measures that we have established in order to secure such information.
