Technology
A unique combination of automation and creative teams for consistent, manufacturable solutions

Our experience and equipment enable us to produce precision milled and turned parts in quantities up to 200,000 per year.
Facility:
The Rathburn manufacturing facility in Auburn Indiana has more than 39,000 square feet of safe and remarkably clean manufacturing space. Our commitment to precision and ingenuity can be see in how our shop floor is organized by work centers with integrated WIP areas for more controlled process flow. This innovative layout enables our teams to work more efficiently, which keeps pricing competitive and ensures on-time delivery.
Work envelope:
We specialize in precision machined parts in an envelope of 10” diameter by 19” length for turned parts, and a 24” cube for milling. Depending on complexity we produce quantities between 200 to 200,000 per year.
Equipment:
Our shop features sophisticated manufacturing technology to provide precision machining of aluminum, cast iron, steel, brass and stainless steel parts. Our automated machining centers consistently produce accuracy and repeatability to meet today’s rigorous quality standards.
CNC mills & lathes:
The latest Computerized Numerical Control (CNC) Mills & Lathes, outfitted with barfeeders and live tooling, provide our customers consistency, high quality and quick turn-around, enhancing efficiency and productivity.
CMM:
We have a state of the art, climate controlled, Quality Lab that houses two Coordinate Measurement Machines (CMM), including one DCC CMM and an Optical Comparator to ensure consistent and precise gauging and measurement inspections.
Assembly:
Our agile approach, deep experience and spacious facility also allows us to offer value-added services such as component and part assembly that’s uniquely suited to our customers’ needs.
Automation/robotics:
Automation in the form of computerized controls and robotics increases precision and reduces waste, enhancing our ability to achieve our goal of zero defects and 100% on-time delivery. With the addition of human skill, experience and ingenuity, we’ve developed proprietary set-ups, modifications and work cells that allow us to timely and consistently meet high quality standards in manufacturing parts at quantities over 200,000. Latest improvements include in-house modifications to an automated torque machine and robotics combined with a drill & tap machine that nearly eliminate the potential for human error.
Rathburn
Tool & Manufacturing
Equipment list
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(1) Hyundai 2 Axis L280 Maximum Turning Diameter: 16.14″ Maximum Thru Spindle: 3″ (1) Takisawa TCN-2100G L3 Diameter Thru Spindle: 2″ Maximum Turning Diameter: 11.81″ Box Slide Way XZ (2) Takisawa TCN-2600 L6 Diameter Thru Spindle: 2.9″ Maximum Turning Diameter: 16″ Box Slide Way XZ (1) Takisawa TM-4000Y2 Diameter Thru Spindle: 3.7” (3.23” Max. Bar Capacity) Maximum Turning Diameter: 10″ 12-Station Milling Turret, upper & lower High Rigid Box Type Slide Way LNS Sprint S3 Barfeeder (1) Citizen Swiss Cincom L32 VIII 3 Station Modular Tooling Unit Live Face 3-front / 3-back Low Frequency Vibration CAV32-CAV32LE Cincom Magazine Barloader (2) Amera Seiki TC-2L Diameter Thru Spnidle: 2″ Maximum Turning Diameter: 13″ Programmable Tail Stock (1) Mazak Ouick Turn 250 HP Diameter Thru Spindle: 3.15″ Maximum Turning Diameter: 10″ Maximum Swing: 17.3″ Maximum Bar Diameter: 2-3/4″ (3″ w/ bore chuck) (2) Takisawa TC-203J & (2) Takisawa TC-203JG Diameter Thru Spindle: 2″ Maximum Turning Diameter: 11.81″ Box Slide Way X Z (1) Citizen Swiss A32 VIII PL Maximum Turning Diameter: 1-1/4″ C332 barloader -
(4) Mazak 410A Nexus
4th Axis Head Index
Axis Travel: x = 30 in. Y =16 in. Z = 20 in.
SMW 175 4th Axis Rotary Head(3) Brother TC-S2D
4th Axis Head Index
Axis Travel: x =19.7 in. Y =15.7 in. Z=11.8 in.
Independence Full 4th Axis Rotary Head(1) Brother TC-S2D
Axis Travel: x =19.7 in. Y =15.7 in. Z=11.8 in.(1) Brother S700X1
Axis Travel: x =27.5 in. Y =15.75 in. Z=11.8 in.(1) Brother S500X1
4th Axis Head Index
Axis Travel: x =19.68 in. Y =15.75 in. Z=11.8 in.(1) Mazak 640M VTC160B
Axis Travel: X=44″, Y=16″, Z=22″(1) Hyundai-Kia VX500 Vertical
4th Axis Head Index
Axis Travel: x = 40″, Y= 20″, Z = 20″(1) Fadal VMC 2216FX
4th Axis Head Index
Axis Travel: X=30″, Y=16″, Z=20″
8,000 RPM 22 HP(1) Kent KVR-2418
Axis Travel: X=24.01″, Y=18.11″, Z=18.89″
Spindle Тaper(4) Kitamura 3XD
12000 RPM Spindle Speed
Axis Travel: X=30″, Y=30″, Z=20″ -
Robotics
(4) Motoman NX100 Robots
Customized Automation
(2) Multispindle Torque Machine
(2) Multispindle Drill & Tap with autoload
(1) Autoload sorting/Weighting Machine with Auto Paint Marker
(1) Auto load Laser Checker For LathesSawing Equipment
(2) Hy-Mech H12 Bandsaw
Capacity 12″ x 12″ / 12″ roundMetrology
(1) Mitutoyo B-231 manual CMM
(1) Hexagon Global S Green 7.10.7 DCC CMM
It’s not equipment or people. For us it’s both.
It takes skilled people working with great equipment to live up to our standards. It’s a difference you can see every day.