Newcomb Spring Announces Purchase of WAFIOS FMU 6.7 Adds Large Material Capabilities with Rapid Turnaround Capacity
Decatur, GA - November 30, 2010 - Decatur, GA-based Newcomb Spring Corporation today announced the Company has purchased a WAFIOS FMU 6.7 high-performance multi-axis spring and wire forming machine for installation in its Ooltewah, TN plant. The WAFIOS FMU 6.7 will enable Newcomb to efficiently manufacture custom springs and wire forms using materials up to 0.25-inches (6.30 mm) in diameter, and increase the Company's capacity to serve the agricultural, military, environmental control, aerospace, automotive and other industries. The WAFIOS FMU 6.7 uses a fully automated process that significantly reduces prototyping and production times by virtually eliminating the need for hand finishing and labor-intensive processes. Installation of the FMU 6.7 is underway and is expected to be complete in the first quarter of 2011.
"The new WAFIOS FMU 6.7 machine will enable Newcomb to provide our customers with extremely high-quality parts and rapid large-part prototypes," stated Keith Porter, Sr., plant manager at Newcomb's Tennessee location."Previously, to create these parts, manufacturers have had to do a considerable amount of secondary finishing, which can increase labor costs as well as delivery timeframes. The installation of the FMU 6.7 will give our customers access to the highest quality, American-made parts with higher accuracy, higher repeatability and less handling," said Porter.
"The WAFIOS FMU 6.7 machine will enable Newcomb to increase capacity for custom wire-forms using higher diameter wire while reducing set-up times and secondary operations," said Robert Tichauer, President of WAFIOS US. "We are pleased to help Newcomb meet its business needs and those of its customers."
Additional Expansion This investment in spring and wire forming technology is in addition to the equipment investment and plant expansion Newcomb Spring announced earlier this year. "We are proud to announce this latest investment in the WAFIOS FMU 6.7" said Robert Jacobson, President of Newcomb Spring Corporation. "It reflects our strategy and commitment to delivering highly specialized, high-quality springs and parts quickly and at a low cost. We look forward to meeting with customers and seeing how we can apply this new technology to their needs."
About Newcomb Spring Corporation Newcomb Spring Corporation is a worldwide supplier of compression, extension, torsion and double torsion springs, wire, strip and flat forms, stampings and battery contact springs to many industries including aerospace, agricultural, automotive, computer, medical, military and telecommunications. Family owned and operated, Newcomb operates with ISO 9001-certified quality systems and is a registered ITAR manufacturer with locations in Decatur, GA (headquarters), CA, CO, CT, NC, TN, TX and Ontario, Canada, as well as Resortes Newcomb, based in El Paso, TX (serving the needs of Mexico and Latin America). Newcomb delivers a wide range of material capabilities in the manufacture of metal components, ranging from carbon steels to high-nickel alloys, and specializes in reliability, rapid response times, and stringent quality control. Newcomb is experienced in producing complex and unique parts with extremely strict adherence to specifications, even in situations that use special materials (including nomonic 90, elgiloy, inconel, phynox and more).
Please contact the Newcomb Spring facility nearest you for more information on our capabilities in the manufacturing of springs, stampings and wire forms.
