CLING AEROSPACE SELECTED MATSUURA MACHINERY USA AND YAMAZEN, INC. FOR INTEGRATED 5-AXIS MACHINING TO INCREASE CAPACITY, RUN MULTIPLE PART NUMBERS AND REDUCE SETUPS AND CYCLE TIMES

St. Paul, MN (January 13, 2017)—Established in 1972 in Tempe Arizona, Cling’s Aerospace has built a solid reputation as a top-grade manufacturer for the aerospace, defense and medical industries – specializing in complex 4 and 5 axis precision machined parts, custom fabricated tubes, weldments and assemblies.

Yamazen Inc., exclusive distributor for Matsuura machine tools in the states of Arizona, Connecticut, (Northern) Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Ohio, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia and (Eastern) Wisconsin, partnered with Matsuura to provide manufacturing solutions for Cling Aerospace.

According to Cling Aerospace Owner and President, Doug Cling, the company chose Matsuura and Yamazen, Inc. after researching integrated 5-axis machines.

“When we started looking for integrated 5-axis machines, we were looking for the ability to increase capacity, less setups, run multiple part numbers and reduce cycle time,” Cling said.

Matsuura is at the forefront of innovative design, development and manufacture of high quality machining centers. Matsuura products satisfy the global requirement for high reliability, sustained accuracy and guaranteed performance.

“Matsuura is a pioneer in 5-axis machining for more than two decades. With many builders now jumping into 5-axis, it is Matsuura who has the experience and understanding of how to make dimensionally difficult 5-axis and complex prismatic parts,” said a Yamazen, Inc. Spokesperson.

WITH MATSUURA MACHINES, CLING’S AEROSPACE REDUCED THEIR SETUP TIMES BY 90%.

“We were able to reduce our setup from 20 hours down to 2 hours because the pallet changing system on the MAM72, we could leave the job set up,” Cling added.

“What Yamazen brought to the table was the support in getting us up-to-speed with the fully integrated 5-axis machining centers,” Cling added.

Cling’s Aerospace also provides precision tube bending, as well as, 3 axis, 4 axis and 5 axis precision machining, wire EDM and welding projects, no matter the complexity. Cling’s Aerospace offers value-added services such as engineering CAD CAM design, assembly, sub-assembly and kitting, precision deburr and hand finishing and laser marking. Cling’s Aerospace certifications include ISO 9001:2008 and AS9100:2009 REV C, NADCAP Welding and ITAR compliance.

“Our quality system monitors and controls every step of our manufacturing processes. We have a full range of measuring and testing equipment including Brown and Sharp, Romer, Mitutoyo and Gage Master. Our Quality Manager, Quality Systems Manager and Inspectors ensure the quality our customers expect,” said a Cling Aerospace Spokesperson.

Yamazen, Inc. recently shared a video on YouTube featuring Cling Aerospace and their decision to choose Matsuura and Yamazen, Inc.. Please view the video at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kD3V9sY_yNA

“With the help of Yamazen and Matsuura, we were able to double our monthly capacity and meet our customers’ demands,” Cling concluded.

Matsuura Machinery USA, located in St. Paul, MN is the importer of Matsuura machining centers in the United States. Matsuura delivers unmatched excellence in high speed and high precision CNC machine tools. The company’s unmanned, high accuracy machining equipment, including multi-pallet and multi-tasking machine tools provide manufacturing solutions to a variety of industries around the globe.

The company’s 40,000 sq. ft. facility includes a large showroom and demonstration area, conference and training rooms, machine storage areas, accessories and spare parts, as well as administrative, service, and engineering application support.

Matsuura Machinery USA professionally markets and supports Matsuura equipment users through local distributors, making sure customers continue to have the high quality productivity solutions they require. From full five-axis, vertical, horizontal, linear motor or multi-tasking CNC machine tools, Matsuura has been the forerunner in designing innovative technology for the manufacturing industry.

Since 1935, Matsuura has been a leader in developing and manufacturing innovative machining equipment to ensure that manufacturing professionals always have the tools they need to create high quality parts. As the U.S. subsidiary of Matsuura Machinery Corporation in Japan, Matsuura USA provides the premium service, applications, and technical field support that have always been the Matsuura standard for business.

Thank you to Yamazen, Inc. for sharing this interview and video with Matsuura. To view the video, please visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kD3V9sY_yNA

For more information on Yamazen Inc.:
35 East Remington Road
Schaumburg, IL 60173
Email: [email protected]
yamazen.com
Phone: (800) 882-8558

For more information on Matsuura products, contact:
Matsuura Machinery USA, Inc.
325 Randolph Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55102
651-289-9700
[email protected]
www.matsuurausa.com