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CNC lathe technology has evolved to do it all! When a family-owned contract precision machining shop is able to run three shifts producing a variety of flat and shaft-type parts like hydraulic components, powered hand tool parts, oil field parts—an eclectic mix of complex parts and challenging materials—it’s fair to wonder how they do it with today’s advanced turning technology. For Wiscon Products Inc. (Racine, WI), the solution was found in investing more than 30% of total sales in new equipment. The company’s equipment includes three multispindle CNC lathes and six C Series automatic lathes ...

70% Of Sales and Marketing Executives say that the inability to differentiate is the biggest threat to sustainable sales growth. If you make a claim you bear the burden of proof! The Procurement Intelligence Unit’s December 2011 risk management study revealed that supplier insolvency was the leading risk that respondents feared. Top 5 Reasons for American machine shop insolvency Fallen Behind the Technology Curve Shortage of CNC Operators Captive to one customer or industry Poor Capacity Planning No Preventative Process Improvement TOP SHOP STATISTICS (according to PMPA) 15%-20% top line sales ...

While some companies are slowly climbing out of the recession, one local manufacturer has already done it, at rocket speed. Wiscon Products, 5022 Douglas Ave., manufactures high-volume, high-precision parts. Many are made for ThyssenKrupp of Germany, a systems supplier to numerous automotive manufacturers. Wiscon parts end up in vehicles and machines made by General Motors, Kia Motors, Harley-Davidson, Caterpillar subsidiary Anchor Coupling and more. Already, the third-generation Wiscon is beating its pre-recession revenues and has more than doubled its work force since 2008, company President ...

This shop added a CNC multi-spindle to its operation and reduced its cycle time and setup time. One of Wiscon Products Inc.’s customers came to them with what seemed like a normal request: Produce a few square drive ratchet wheels. So, using their cam-driven multi-spindles and gear hobbing machines, Wiscon did the job. It took five operations, starting with blanking the parts on a cam machine with high-speed tools. Wiscon (Racine, Wis.), founded in 1945, is a family-owned and operated contract precision machining job shop that is aggressively investing in equipment and improving. In the last 5 ...

Wiscon was named a 2012 MMAC/COSBE Future 50 winning company! The MMAC/COSBE began the Future 50 program to recognize the outstanding achievements of local, fast-growing entrepreneurs. The Future 50 Program recognizes privately-owned companies in the seven-county region that have been in business for at least three years and have shown significant revenue and employment growth. Year Founded: 1945 Product or Service Offered: Precision machine shop specializing in high end precision turned products from bar stock. Projected 2012 Revenue: $8.7 million Leadership: Rolfe Christensen, Owner; Torben ...

Since 1945, WISCON Products, through constant innovation and investment, have defined what quality means to the precision machining process. Their precision parts can be found globally performing in aerospace, hydraulics, and medical, energy, automotive, off-road, construction, power and hand tool industries. Through the 2008 economic famine, while most family-owned CNC machine shops were forced to downsize or close their doors over the sharp economic decline and increased offshoring, President and CEO Torben Christensen chose to invest in the most advanced CNC machining available. At that ...