Recently Amazon.com had removed all of the books from their Kindle store in order to fix a problem they had, the problem was that they did not tell anyone or warn them. This was the response by the CEO after they were trashed by the media and their customers. Jeff Bezos, Amazon’s CEO: This is an apology for the way…

In 2008 our President and Founder, Michael Gendich Sr, found out that his oldest grandson, Roland Gendich, had enlisted in the US Army and serve in the war effort in the Middle East. Roland returned safely after a one year tour in Iraq. We all had the pleasure of attending his wedding to his high school sweetheart in October of…

Metalmite has been looking into the medical machining field for some time now. CNC machining is the process used to manufacture different types of medical tools such as scissors, clamps, surgical knives, syringes, and others. Medical instruments manufacturing uses advanced machining processes that help in producing precision medical tools and equipment required in the medical industry. Medical machining involves the machining of metal parts, which…

Metalmite has been looking into opportunities to machine alternative energy devices. The most popular device today appears to be the windmill. Recently a large manufacturing house discussed the need for more precision CNC machining houses to get involved. The advanced CNC Machining procedures and 5 axis milling reduces the machining and finishing time spent on large parts, such as turbine blades. The modern machine shop…

Through the years the term “screw machine” and “CNC machine” or “CNC lathe” have been interchangeable. In recent years however the term CNC machining has become much more relevant to the end user. Our small prototype machine shop has even gone as far as to use 6 axis CNC turning centers made by Mori Seiki, the NL-2500 is our flagship…

US Dept of Defense has issued continuing contracts for the JLTV, Joint Light Tactical Vehicle. A program to develop a new family of light tactical vehicles for Army, Marine Corps and special operations forces is moving ahead at full steam, almost halfway through its technology development phase. The joint light tactical vehicle is an Army, Marine Corps and U.S. Special…

Photo of Thomas Edison and Henry Ford courtesy of Ford Motor Company Metalmite Corporation has been a supporter of electric vehicle’s and of Hybrid Technology for years. Michael Gendich was one of the first owners of a Segway personal transporter, and Metalmite was one of the first machine shops to help make an electronic assist for a hybrid vehicle. CNC…

Metalmite Corporation is continually seeking to use the latest technology. It is important to be on the cutting edge of technology and process improvement. While making a substantial investment in the CNC machine and Wire EDM capabilities, Metalmite Corporation struggled to manage its front office business with “off-the-shelf” software packages. These applications were used to write up jobs, track work…

Metalmite has made the jump to high-speed milling recently. Metalmite was the first machine shop in Michigan to purchase the new Mori Seiki NV1500 DCG Milling machine. People from all over have inquired as to how it performs as there are not many to see in the USA. Metalmite was told that there were only 8 machines in the USA.…

Recently a military vehicle manufacturer came to Metalmite and asked them to make some idler shafts out of 6Al-4V Titanium instead of the 8620 steel alloy they were originally designed out of. The ATI Ti-6Al-4V Alloy (UNS 56400) is the most widely used titanium grade. It is a two phase α+β titanium alloy, with aluminum as the alpha stabilizer and…