MK Chambers Machinery

We house a diverse mix of equipment throughout the near 70,000 sq. ft. of manufacturing space at M.K. Chambers Company. Below, you’ll find a complete list of our machine types, and their capabilities.

Euroturn/Acme Gridleys

• Multiple machines ranging from 9/16” six-spindle to 1 5/8” eight-spindle
• Most tooling manufactured in-house
• Short lead times

Hydromats

• Up to sixteen machine stations with bar capacities up to:
  • 1 ¾” round
  • 1 ½” hex
  • 1 ¼” square
  • Capable of machining from bar or customer supplied blank 
• Complete tool monitoring system
  • Ensures highest quality
• Increased up-time
• Reduced customer cost

Thread Rollers

• Large variety of thread types possible
• Maximum capacity of 3 ½” o.d.
• Rolled bars shipped in up to 12′ lengths
• In-feed and through-feed capabilities

CNC Machines

• Twin-Spindle Lathes
  • ¼” to 2 ½” stock can be bar fed
  • Gantry Loaders
  • High Volume Chucking
  • Bar Feeders (Bar Work)
  • Pick Off Spindles
  • Back working capabilities
  • Twin-Spindle/Twin-Gantry Loader
    • Gantry Loader on each spindle
    • Supports 18-second cycle times
    • High volume capability
• Lathes
  • Two-Axis and Four-Axis
  • Prototyping
  • High-volume parts

• Swiss-style Lathes
  • Up to 32 mm bar diameter
  • Live tooling
  • Milling and cross-drilling
  • Less part handling
  • Faster prototyping
• Vertical Machining Centers
  • 15” x 24” pallet changer
    • Indexing pallet
  • 10 hp spindle
    • Multiple/small part machining
• Horizontal Machining Centers
  • Tombstone-style pallets
  • 20 hp spindle
    • Inter-cooled
    • High-speed

Cincinnati Centerless Grinder

• In-feed and through-feed capabilities
• Airtronics—tangential-feed control
• Zygo Laser Measurement
• Precision grinding capabilities

Caterpillar V-12 Diesel Generator

• 1039 hp engine
• Produces 775 kVA
• Enough power to run the entire facility

Gaging Equipment

• Calibration schedules are maintained through ProGage software system
• Real time charting with Statistical Process Control (SPC) data collected through a Datalyzer 9000

Machinery