Monday, December 17, 2012 | News
Tom Spedding, Sales Engineer at C & B Machinery, is featured in this month’s Gear Solutions Magazine. Tom has been with C & B Machinery for over 10 years and is an integral part of our team. With 35 years of manufacturing experience, Tom understands the attention to detail that is needed for a successful project. As one of our senior sales engineers, Tom works closely with our large accounts which require constant interaction. Sales Engineers at C & B are assigned to manage projects from start to finish, this ensures that we provide the best machines, services and support in today’s global market!
Video Featuring Tom Spedding!
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Tuesday, October 30, 2012 | News
Jeff Allen, President of C&B Machinery, has been a part of C & B for 25 years, as of January 2013. Jeff started with C & B by doing technical drawings on the side for Joe Parker, Founder & CEO. Jeff then joined C & B as a full-time engineer. Jeff had been working as Final Inspector in the Quality Control Department of
R & B Manufacturing.
“Jeff , whose dedication and work ethics are unsurpassed, is a highly valued asset to C&B. Jeff and I are “lifers” here, and I am happy to be part of his team.” – Liz Landis, Office Mgr.
Jeff has had a passion for drawing and mechanics since he was in the middle school. Jeff boasts that even on a standard engineering board he can design faster than any of the engineers can in AutoCAD. Before joining C&B Machinery, Jeff pursued a degree in architectural design at Lawrence Technological University. Along the way he married his lovely wife, Barb, and together they have three daughters. Their oldest, Melissa, has recently become engaged and is starting to plan her wedding. Their middle daughter, Kristina, just purchased her first home. Their youngest, Kayla, is pursuing a career in nursing.
One of Jeff’s favorite memories in the last 25 years was watching one of the original designs he was involved in being built, tested, and a quality run-off by C&B. Jeff, of course, has always enjoyed the family-like atmosphere which C&B Machinery promotes through its company picnics, golf outings and special events. He has enjoyed working with and getting to know all of C&B’s staff members.
Tuesday, October 9, 2012 | News
Liz Landis | Office Manager at C & B Machinery
As of February 2013, Liz will have spent 27 years with C & B Machinery. Every day Liz comes to work with a smile on her face knowing she is part of a company she can take pride in. With today’s economy, career longevity is rare but not in the case of C & B. The company has strived to form a solid foundation of family values and high work ethic.
In 1986, Liz stepped away from working with credit unions to work alongside her brother, CEO Joe Parker. From that time Liz went from being one of three employees with
C & B, to being one of an exponentially bigger staff.
Liz takes tremendous pride in the high reputation for customer service and machine quality C & B has built. She witnessed the company go from focusing on machine rebuilds to developing their own grinding machinery. One of Liz’s proudest memories is when C & B engineered, built, and sold a machine that was their own from start to finish.
Liz has considered C & B one of her families. She has enjoyed watching her coworkers become married and start families of their own. At the same time Liz has lovingly watched her own children grow. She is extremely proud of her two sons, her daughter-in-law and four grandchildren! Liz cherishes the memories she has gathered from the past 27 years from both her own family and her C & B family.
Monday, October 1, 2012 | News
“Quality Minded for the Future!”
In 2012, C&B Machinery developed three impressive grinding cells for General Motors, Linamar and Federal Mogul. The engineering of each grinder resulted in production advancements for non-coplanar connecting rods (step rods).
The DG-2H-RE model reciprocator, designed for General Motors’ Volt, was the first machine to simultaneously configure a coplanar connecting rod into a stepped rod. Impressively, the DG-2H-RE also has the ability to produce a completely finished part including the loading, unloading, part rinse, and blow off in 21.8 seconds (165 PPH). The process for General Motors required a crank reduction of 1.715 mm per face and a pin stock removal of 0.3mm. This same cell can be easily converted to grind coplanar connecting rod for the Cruz.
Linamar’s Flex cell was developed towards their lower volume non-coplanar connecting rod production process. C&B’s advanced swing arm technology provided a pin reduction of 4.9 mm. A rough cut step grind (OP10) directly followed by a finish grind cycle was achieved in a single load. The Flex cell also provided a stock removal of 1.75 for the crank end in a cycle time of 39.6 seconds (66 PPH).
One of the greatest accomplishments of the year came with a non-coplanar reciprocator grinder designed for Federal-Mogul. The crank end stock removal requirement was 2.3 mm per face and pin end reduction of 0.3 mm per face. Not only did C&B Machinery provide a reciprocator meeting those specifications; but they did so with a floor cycle time of just 18 seconds (200 PPH). The cycle time includes the loading and unloading process steps.
C&B continues to provide cutting edge turnkey and integrated product solutions. They successfully launched the newest version of their Vertical Micro Finishing Clamp Bore grinding cell.
Thursday, July 12, 2012 | News
Klein Tools, Inc. is a global manufacturer of premium hand tools, and has selected C & B Machinery to provide a double disc grinder used in the manufacturing of pliers. C & B Machinery develops and builds grinding systems for manufacturers around the world. In this case, it will build a “Rotary Carrier Tooled” double disc grinding cell for Klein Tools’ new Texas plant.
The grinding cell is designed to grind the faces of Klein Tools’ family of pliers. This machine will be designed to accept different configurations, as required to be flexible for producing Klein Tools’ wide range of pliers. Double disc grinding is utilized to finish grind both faces simultaneously, so the cost per piece is reduced and the return on investment is faster. This machine will produce a quality finished ground plier every (3) three seconds to meet Klein Tools’ growing demand.
C & B Machinery is proud to be a part of Klein Tools’ continued growth in the global hand tool industry and of the business that it receives. Quality, service, and dedication to each and every machine we build are our top priorities! For more information on this grinding system and other disc grinding solutions, please contact us directly by phone at (734) 462-0600 or email us at sales@cbmachinery.com.
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 | News
“What’s Good for India, is Good for the United States!”
Allison Transmission, which manufactures commercial-duty automatic transmissions and hybrid propulsion systems for truck and off-road vehicle manufacturers, has ordered another new grinding cell from C & B Machinery. After multiple machine orders for a plant in Chennai, India they are bringing this same technology to the US. C & B Machinery develops and builds grinding systems for manufacturers around the world; in this case, it will build a “flexible” double-disc grinding cell for Allison Transmission in Indianapolis, Indiana.
The new cell is designed to grind the faces of transmission pinion gears for Allison’s 3000 series transmissions. This machine will be set up to grind three different pinion configurations, flexible for future expansion and any future part program changes. The grinding cycle time for a finished part will be 15 seconds.
Double disc grinders remove an equal amount of material from both faces, simultaneously. The new machine performs a “rotary plunge” grinding cycle, which means the pinions are introduced to the grinding wheels via a rotary carrier, one at a time, while the grinding wheels plunge grind simultaneously through axis interpolation. There are several advantages for grinding in this manner, the most important of which is the grinding wheels are adjusted perfectly parallel and concentric to each other. Most often, conventional double-disc grinding requires compound head settings. Keeping the wheels parallel results in a more uniform wheel wear and it reduces the frequency of dress cycles required. The cost per piece is reduced and the return on investment is faster.
This grinding cycle was developed by C & B Machinery engineers. In addition to the operating and investment cost savings it allows 100% gauge feedback on every component ground. Size control is tightened, resulting in higher statistical capability. For example, the grinding cells previously shipped by C & B far exceeded 2.0 ppk in overall height (± 0.030 mm) and parallelism (0.026 mm).
C & B Machinery is proud of the repeat business that it receives since quality, service, and dedication to each and every machine we build is our top priority! For more information on this grinding system and other disc grinding solutions, please contact us directly by phone at 734.462.0600 or email us at sales@cbmachinery.com.
