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MTM Exhibiting at 2008 Waste Management Symposium
On February 24 – 28, Major Tool will prominently exhibit at the 34th Waste Management Symposium in Phoenix, AZ. This is the preeminent annual event for technologies related to radioactive materials handling, storage, transportation and reprocessing.
Come join us at the Phoenix Convention Center.
We will be located in Booth #317.
SAFETY DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR AWARDED
Chris Rothenberger, Safety Director for Major Tool & Machine was named 2007
Safety Director of the Year from the company's insurance broker, Gregory & Appel.
The presentation, made on December 11, 2007, was opened by Dan Appel with thanks
to Chris, Major Tool and Gregory and Appel employees for a such a successful
and long relationship. A number of Gregory & Appel representatives made the trip to
Major Tool for the surprise announcement to Chris with an equally large
representation of Major Tool & Machine managers to congratulate him on this
accomplishment. The award included a personal plaque and gift for Chris as well as a
$500 grant to be used for the promotion of safety at the company in 2008. Steve
Weyreter and Matt Vislay both shared some personal thoughts and thanks to Chris for
his efforts in leading the Major Tool Safety Program. Chris noted that he was able to
do what he does so well, only with the support of everyone else and particularly
important is the support of executive management. We all want to thank Chris for
keeping safety at the top of our priority list. Congratulations!
Click here to see the
award...
Major Tool & Machine to signifigantly
expand plant facilities and add jobs in Indianapolis
INDIANAPOLIS, IN;
OCTOBER 1, 2007:
INDIANAPOLIS – Major Tool & Machine,
a world-class engineering, fabrication and machining services company
based in Indianapolis, announced plans today to launch a major, $20
million expansion of operations, build 150,000 sq. ft. of new plant
facilities for a world-class automated facility and add approximately
50 new jobs in Indianapolis.
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Click here to view the press releaseUSEC Hires Major
Tool to Manufacture American Centrifuge Casings
BETHESDA, Md. – USEC Inc. (NYSE: USU) announced today it has
awarded an approximately $175 million contract to Major Tool & Machine
Inc. of Indianapolis, Ind., to manufacture steel casings for centrifuge
machines that will be used in USEC’s American Centrifuge Plant in Piketon,
Ohio.
Click here to view the news release from USEC
MAJOR TOOL & MACHINE
RECEIVES OUTSTANDING VENDOR AWARD
INDIANAPOLIS, IN; JULY 12, 2007:
Major Tool and Machine, Inc. had the prestigious honor of accepting
the 2007 Supplier of Excellence Award from Raytheon Integrated Defense
Systems (IDS) on June 19, 2007 in Tewksbury, MA for recognition of exemplary
performance in helping Raytheon to deliver NoDoubt™ Mission Assurance
for our nation’s defense. President and CEO, J. Stephen Weyreter, along
with Program Manager, Kevin Bowling, accepted the award on behalf of
Major Tool and Machine. Only nine subcontractor awards were presented
by Raytheon IDS, a leader in defense and homeland security, to their
outstanding partners.
Pictured from left to right are Kevin Bowling,
Steve Weyreter and Zack Noshirwani, VP of Integrated Supply Chain for
Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems.
Click Here to view our other awards...
Major Tool contributes to national security in Major ways
Major Tool & Machine, Inc. recently completed the shipment of
core hardware for the upgrade of Sandia National Laboratories Z machine.
Designated priority status by the US Department of Energy’s National
Nuclear Security Administration, the Z upgrade is critical to both national
security and the development of next generation inertial fusion energy.
As one of only a handful of US suppliers selected to provide the precision
fabricated and machined hardware required, Major Tool is proud to have
participated in this high visibility program. The creativity and dedication
of our personnel to make this program a success was the driving force
throughout.
New Lathe for Plant 3 Facility
A lathe was recently purchased by Major Tool and Machine. This
Mazak Lathe will be installed in our Plant 3 production facility sometime
in November. This new addition to our facility will continue to insure
that Major Tool and Machine is on the cutting edge.
Major Tool and Machine, Inc. Celebrates 60th Anniversary!
Sunday, October 1, 2006, Major Tool and Machine, Inc. opened
the facility for employees, friends and family for their 60th Anniversary.
Over 600 people attended this exceptional milestone. Guests were greeted
at our main entrance on 19th Street with a ‘goodie’ bag and a Major
Tool and Machine t-shirt. The tour started in our administrative section
then proceeded through our three plants and offices. Some of the highlights
of the tour included our expanded conference rooms, the robotic welding
in Plant 2 and the enlarged and remodeled Quality area.
During the tour of Plant 2, friends and family enjoyed a catered luncheon
in Major Tool and Machine’s newly refurbished High Bay Area. Several
of our employees worked diligently to coordinate this 60th Anniversary
celebration because at Major Tool and Machine our people make the Major
difference.
Nuclear Appointments at Major Tool
Major Tool & Machine, Inc. has appointed Joel Manship the Director
Business Development for Nuclear and Pulsed Power Markets. Joel has
been Sales Manager at Major Tool for 8 years and has been an active
ANS member since 2000. In addition, Steve Andrews has been appointed
Nuclear Quality Assurance Manager. Steve joins Major Tool having accumulated
over 20 years experience in NQA activities, including utility operations,
nuclear materials compliance, and direct oversight of nuclear quality
program development and maintenance for nuclear hardware design and
fabrication.
Major Tool & Machine Inc., Recertifies to ISO 9001:2000 and
AS9100B Registration
BVQi North America recently announced that they have approved the continuation
of Major Tool’s registration to AS9100B and ISO 9001:2000 (Design Excluded)
for another three years. This approval is based on Major Tool achieving
an assessment score of 100% from BVQi during their recertification audit
of Major Tool’s quality program. The BVQi report highlighted Major Tool
strengths such as customer communication, documentation control, validation
of processes, and more.
Meeting the ever growing customer demand for the highest level of
quality is vital to the future success of all companies. Major Tool
& Machine, Inc. has demonstrated its commitment to quality and to the
continuous improvement of its management system by successfully obtaining
recertification to these international standards.
BVQi serves over 70,000 clients on five continents and 60 countries.
Major Tool and Princeton University Plasma Physics Laboratory
(PPPL)
Major Tool & Machine, Inc. (MTM) is currently under contract with Princeton
University Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) to manufacture and deliver
three Vacuum Vessel Sub-Assemblies (VVSAs) for the National Compact
Stellerator Experiment (NCSX). Each VVSA consists of a Vessel Period,
numerous permanently attached and/or removed Port Extensions, and an
Assembly Spacer, which assembled together create 1/3 (or a 120 degree
segment) of the NCSX vessel.
The primary material of choice for the vessel, extensions, and spacer
is nickel alloy 625. This material was chosen based on its strength,
corrosion resistance, and very low magnetic permeability characteristics.
The vessel wall is 3/8” thick and the port extensions vary from 1/8”
to 1/2” thick. Each port extension (with the exception of the Neutral
Beam Port), has a 316L stainless steel flange and cover. The vessel,
spacer, and port NB flanges are all produced from alloy 625. All interior
surfaces of the vessel, spacer, and port extensions are polished to
a 32 micro-inch ra surface finish.
Assurance of vacuum integrity was one of the primary contract requirements.
Each welded VVSA must exhibit a maximum total leak rate less than 5
x 10-6 t-l/s at a base vacuum pressure of less than 1 x 10-5 torr. MTM
achieved a base pressure of 3.9 x 10-8 torr prior to beginning the leak
check. No leaks were detected.
Each 120 degree vessel sub-assembly is produced by joining two identical
60 degree vessel segments. Each 60 degree vessel segment is produced
by joining 10 unique highly shaped die formed panels. The size and shape
of each panel segment was strategically determined and designed by a
collaborated effort from MTM’s highly experienced Engineers, Tool and
Die Makers, and Pressroom Toolmakers. Numerous factors such as material
type, thickness, degree of deformation, material “spring-back” characteristics,
press tonnage and shut-height vs. draw depth requirements were considered
in the design process. This arduous exercise provided a segmentation
scheme that determined the final panel segment sizes and shapes. Individual
flat blank development geometry was derived from the final formed panel
segment designs. Complex forming die sets were designed and manufactured
to form the panels. The formed panel segments were placed on a complex
collapsible fixture which was innovatively designed to locate each panel
precisely in order to provide the best possible effort to maintain the
+/- 0.188” surface profile requirement. All panels were joined by full
penetration continuous welds complying with ASME Code, Section IX. All
vessel wall structural welds were radiographic inspected to verify conformance
to ASME Section VIII, Division 1, UW-51.
Archived News:
Employee Appreciation Lunch- Who says there
is no such thing as free lunch?
There was free lunch at Major Tool on Tuesday
February 21 as we said THANK YOU! to all of our employees with a catered
meal for each shift. We were joined by representatives of Honeywell,
in their appreciation for employee efforts specific to their project.
Our CFT's put together a fantastic display of recent work that everyone
has worked tremendously hard on in the last year. Some of these projects
are the leading edge in technology, which confirms that when you need
something done that no one is really sure can be done, who do you call?
Major Tool & Machine. Our employees have risen to the occasion time
and time again. Our accomplishments in the past two years are even more
significant when you consider that we've done it in a period of huge
growth and change. We sincerely thank each and every person at Major
Tool for their personal efforts and service to not just the company,
but to our customers. Thank you!
We would also like to thank Crystal Catering for a fantastic meal and
service!
International Fusion Engineering community gathers at SOFE
in Knoxville, TN.
Major Tool & Machine, Inc., in our continued support of fusion energy
development, participated in a major way at SOFE 05. Major Tool actively
participated as an exhibitor, as well as sponsored an exciting tour
of the Spallation Neutron Source and High Flux Isotope Reactor facilities
at nearby Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
We appreciate all the attendees that stopped by our exhibit booth
to chat and learn more about Major Tool. As a tie in to our operations
in Indianapolis, IN, we offered attendees the opportunity to drop off
their business card for the “Luck of the Draw”. Congratulations to Gwen
Green of ORNL, the lucky contestant who took home the scale model Indy
race car and display case (and thanks to Lee Cadwallader of INL for
being a good sport to draw a winner).
Nearly 100 people attended the SNS / HFIR tour, and they were not
disappointed. This ½ day opportunity included transportation to ORNL,
a catered lunch, an overview of the SNS and HFIR facilities, and fascinating
guided tours of their respective operations. Major Tool, having contributed
to the successful upgrade of the HFIR facility and the continued construction
of SNS core operating systems, was honored to host this event.
Thanks to all the attendees and event coordinators that made SOFE
05 a great success.
Major Tool & Machine Adds Production Capacity
Major Tool has announced the purchase of 2 new Vertical Turning Centers
to be added to its impressive array of machine tools. The 2 VTC’s will
be added to significantly expand the capacity of existing turning capability
in MTM’s large FMS machining cell located in the Plant 3 Production
Facility. The VTC’s are being purchased from Giddings & Lewis, LLC.
The specific units purchased are G & L Model VTC 1600. Key parameters
of the VTC 1600 Models: swing/facing capacity of 78 inches, 78 inches
of height from table to bottom of ram, variable table speed from 1 to
450 rpm, and they have 100 hp motors. The machines will be delivered
to Indianapolis in July and August of this year, with installation complete
4-6 week later.
Click Here to see specs on the VTC 1600.
Next Generation Magnetic Fusion Hardware Awarded to Major Tool
& Machine, Inc.
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory has announced their procurement
award of core hardware for the NCSX (National Compact Stellarator Experiment).
Major Tool will be strategically involved in the fabrication of the
vacuum vessel and machining and assembly of modular coils Detailed information
on the NCSX program, and the importance of these core structures towards
the development of Plasma Fusion as a steady state fuel source, may
be found at http://www.physorg.com/news1483.html.
Major Tool & Machine Expands
Production Capability
Our second FMS manufacturing cell is now fully operational. The new
installation is a perfect compliment to the existing FMS cell that MTM
installed in 2001. This cell is made up of five (5) four-axis horizontal
machining centers with 48-630mm pallets, resulting in a part size envelope
of up to 32” X 32”. In addition to the machines integrated in the cell,
our installation includes an identical 4-axis HMC that will be installed
adjacent to the cell. This machine will be used to provide program development
and start-up trials without interrupting the production flow on the
FMS. The new cell utilizes the same control as the large FMS cell so
programs are compatible and usable on both cells. The installation was
completed with space for an additional 2 machining centers and an integrated
CMM to be added for additional future capacity. This investment provides
our customers with a significant increase in production machining capacity
and capability.
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Major Tool & Machine Receives Nuclear Stamp Certifications
As a result of a survey by the American Society of Mechanical engineers
that was conducted in February of 2004, Major Tool has received certification
as a Stamp Holder for N, NPT, and N3 under the requirements of Section
III of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code. This prestigious recognition
means Major Tool joins an elite group of companies,: there are less
than 100 N Stamp holders world-wide, and currently there are less than
10 N3 Stamp holders. These certifications allow Major Tool to fully
serve the Nuclear Industry as provided under the N, NPT and N3 Stamps.
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majortool.com Receives 'Job Shop Site of
the Month' Honors
Modern Machine Shop Online (www.mmsonline.com)
has named majortool.com as their first Job Shop Site of the Month for
2004. Click
Here to see the review.
Major Tool & Machine Profiled
in Sept. 2003 issue of Machining Magazine
Major Tool's cellular manufacturing system is profiled in the
September issue of Machining Magazine (http://www.machiningmagazine.com).
For a copy of the article in PDF format,
click here.
MAJOR TOOL RECEIVES NADCAP
ACCREDITATION
The Nadcap Management Council recently awarded Major Tool &
Machine, Inc. with a certificate of accreditation to AS7114 for NONDESTRUCTIVE
TESTING. This certification was awarded based on recommendations from
the Auditor appointed by the Performance Review Institute (PRI) who
stated the following in his report:
"This Auditor highly recommends Nadcap NDT Liquid Penetrant Inspection
(AC7114, and /1) accreditation for Major Tool & Machine, Inc. based
on their competent demonstration for conducting Liquid Penetrant Inspection,
and well defined documentation (Quality / NDT) all of which met the
Nadcap and their respective customer's requirements."
Major Tool & Machine Inc., Obtains ISO 9001:2000 and AS9100A Registration
Major Tool & Machine, Inc., recently announced that its quality
management system has been successfully registered compliant to recently
revised aerospace standard AS9100A, as well as compliant to the revised
ISO 9001:2000 standard with design exclusion.
These achievements were a direct result of the entire organization working
together to effectively develop, maintain, and improve the quality system.
Meeting the ever growing customer demand for the highest level of quality
is vital to the future success of all companies. Major Tool & Machine,
Inc., has demonstrated its commitment to quality and to the continuous
improvement of its management system by successfully obtaining these
registrations.
Bureau Veritas Quality International (BVQI) has been chosen as a Major
Tool & Machine, Inc., partner in this process. BVQI has registered over
30,000 companies around the world and stresses the need for continuous
improvement as well as their commitment to Adding Value through the
process.
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Major Tool & Machine Inc., Obtains U, U2, and R Authorizations for Pressure
Vessels
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) has recently
granted authorization to Major Tool & Machine, Inc., to apply the "U"
and "U2" Code Symbol Stamps to pressure vessel products manufactured
at Major Tool's facility in Indianapolis, Indiana. In addition, the
National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors has recently
granted authorization to Major Tool & Machine, Inc., to apply the "R"
Symbol Stamp to pressure vessel products repaired and/or altered at
Major Tool's facility in Indianapolis, Indiana. Any product stamped
with these symbols shall have been built strictly in accordance with
the provisions of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code.
Complimented by over 70 certified welders, several certified weld inspectors,
and degreed welding engineers, Major Tool's welding and fabrication
abilities meet or exceed many industry standards to provide unique solutions
to their customers' diverse requirements.
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MTM Exhibits
Large Fabrication and Machining Capabilities
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is a photo of a current job that MTM has with the U.S. Department of
Energy - Oak Ridge National Laboratory. This is one of the Core Vessel
Support Cylinders that will be used in the construction of the Spallation
Neutron Source (SNS) at Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The SNS is a new accelerator-based
research facility that is being developed under the U.S. D.O.E. - Multi-Laboratory
Project. This huge (80 acre) facility will ultimately lead to technological
and industrial breakthroughs benefiting the U.S. scientific, business
and industrial communities. MTM is proud to be part of this important
project.
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PRESS RELEASE
Major Tool was audited by the Department of Energy's prime contractor
responsible for the management of the U.S. permanent repository for
Transuranic Nuclear Waste.
We are proud to announce the results of this detailed audit:
"...Major Tool & Machine, Inc.'s Quality Assurance Program is adequately
defined and effectively implemented with regard to the requirements
of American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)/Nuclear Quality Assurance
(NQA)-1, 1989 Edition, Quality Assurance Program Requirements for Nuclear
Facilities: and the International Organization of Standardization (ISO)
9002: 1994 Edition, Quality Systems - Model for Quality Assurance in
Production, Installation and Servicing."
"Based on the positive results of this audit, Major Tool & Machine Inc.'s
facility in Indianapolis, Indiana will be added to the Qualified Suppliers
List for the manufacturing and fabrication of waste handling and related
equipment, including repair and restoration services."
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Production Facility Enhances Multi-Function
Capabilities
A recent addition to MTM's Production Facility adds flexibility and
capability in multi-axis, horizontal turning and milling. An Okuma Macturn
50 was added to our production machining equipment list. This machine
combines 4 axis turning and 3-axis milling with dual turrets, 72 tool
magazine Automatic Tool Changer, programmable tail stock, and Automatic
Part Gauging. This will allow for automated, production machining of
complex parts up to 23" dia. and 59" in length.
This multi-function machine allows complex parts to be machined in one
setup. This provides reduced run times and higher quality through the
elimination of stack-up errors often incurred from multiple setups.
Please contact us for more information on this machine and to discuss
how MTM can help make your production requirements more profitable.
Click on the picture above for a some large images.
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ROBOTIC WELDING
MTM has made a significant
addition to its automated welding capability with the installation of
a robotic cell to do plasma cutting and welding of super alloy industrial
gas turbine components. The cell consists of plasma cutting and
welding machines, two MotoMan robots used to perform the cutting and
welding operations, five muti-axis positioners, and various ancillary
pieces of equipment. The cell was installed at Major Tool’s Production
Facility (Plant 3), and is now fully operational. This system
provides MTM with a state-of-the-art robotic cell able to manufacture
a variety of component geometries that require significant volume.
Click on the picture above for a larger
image.
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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Looking for a good place
to work in a high technology field? Major Tool employees have
found that place. Due to current and projected growth, we are
looking for skilled persons in machining and welding. Check out
our Employment page to see descriptions for those and other current
openings. You can
apply on-line!
If you have never considered
or trained for a position in this type of industry, we encourage you
to learn more about the trades involved in manufacturing and pursue
education through your local community schools. Manufacturing
offers occupations that do pay well and are not the dying breed that
is often portrayed in the media. Positions that are integral to
the manufacturing process include CNC Machining, Welding, Engineering,
CAD/CAM Programming, Maintenance and Quality.
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