Advanced Machine & Engineering Co.
2500 Latham St.
Rockford, IL 61103
AME Rolls Out New Amweld Laser Welding Services
Advanced Machine & Engineering is well-known for its expertise in machine tool design, workholding and metal-cutting systems. In addition, AME prides itself on complete turnkey customer solutions including industrial build and repair. To continue improving this customizability, the company is welcoming a new service to its extensive lineup. In order to expand its high-quality service and promote...
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Amsaw Adds New Line of Heavy-Duty, Dual-Column Bandsaws
By Meaghan Ziemba, Content Marketing Manager, AME Rockford, Illinois, USA - September 25, 2018 - Advance Machine & Engineering’s (AME) carbide sawing brand, AMSAW, has recently added a new line of heavy-duty, dual-column bandsaws to diversify their product offering of high-production sawing systems. The new line of heavy-duty, dual-column bandsaws will broaden AMSAW’s expertise in designing...
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Advanced Machine & Engineering Co. to Feature Products at IMTS 2014
Advanced Machine & Engineering Co. (AME) will be exhibiting their machine tool component products in both the East and West buildings this year at IMTS 2014. In the West building, at booth W-2405, they will be showing their fixturing product lines under the Amrok brand name, which consists of the following products: • Amrok Epoxy-mineral Tombstones • Amrok Cast Iron Tombstones • Triag...
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Advanced Machine & Engineering Co. to Feature Products at IMTS 2014
Advanced Machine & Engineering Co. (AME) will be exhibiting their machine tool component products in both the East and West buildings this year at IMTS 2014. In the West building, at booth W-2405, they will be showing their fixturing product lines under the Amrok brand name, which consists of the following products: • Amrok Epoxy-mineral Tombstones • Amrok Cast Iron Tombstones • Triag...
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AMLOK® Pneumatic Rod Locks Keep A-10 Warthog Steady and Protects Technicians During Refurbish/Repair OPS at HILL AFB
Unique rod lock assemblies from Advanced Machine Engineering built into Boeing fixtures; used to stabilize airframe, maintain structural integrity during and after major repairs During the maintenance and repair operations of A-10 Warthog aircraft at Hill Air Force Base in Utah, a unique product design from Advanced Machine & Engineering (AME) helps maintain the structural integrity of this heavy...
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AMLOK-® Pneumatic Rod Locks Keep A-10 Warthog Steady and Protects Technicians During Refurbish/Repair OPS at HILL AFB
Unique rod lock assemblies from Advanced Machine Engineering built into Boeing fixtures; used to stabilize airframe, maintain structural integrity during and after major repairs During the maintenance and repair operations of A-10 Warthog aircraft at Hill Air Force Base in Utah, a unique product design from Advanced Machine & Engineering (AME) helps maintain the structural integrity of this heavy...
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TRD Uses Modular Tombstone Fixtures to Improve Production of Cylinder Components by Over 40%
In its production of various cylinder and related products for hundreds of customers, TRD Manufacturing, Inc. of Machesney Park, Illinois (near Rockford), a division of Bimba, one of the leaders in actuation devices, was challenged by an ever-increasing variety of sizes, styles and materials in their workpiece blocks.- As VP of Operations Kerry Reinhardt explains, TRD is a fast-paced...
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TRD Uses Modular Tombstone Fixtures to Improve Production of Cylinder Components by Over 40%
In its production of various cylinder and related products for hundreds of customers, TRD Manufacturing, Inc. of Machesney Park, Illinois (near Rockford), a division of Bimba, one of the leaders in actuation devices, was challenged by an ever-increasing variety of sizes, styles and materials in their workpiece blocks.Ã- As VP of Operations Kerry Reinhardt explains, TRD is a fast-paced...
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What to Look for in a Carbide Saw
Saws built for low vibration work best Carbide saws equipped with carbide or coated cermet-tipped blades are designed to cut extremely hard materials. How effective the blade is depends in large part on how the saw is built. The relatively brittle carbide or cermet tips require very rigid and backlash free machines, operating with low vibration to avoid cracking of the cutting tips and ensure an...
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What to Look for in a Carbide Saw
Saws built for low vibration work best Carbide saws equipped with carbide or coated cermet-tipped blades are designed to cut extremely hard materials. How effective the blade is depends in large part on how the saw is built. The relatively brittle carbide or cermet tips require very rigid and backlash free machines, operating with low vibration to avoid cracking of the cutting tips and ensure an...
Read More »Unyielding Integrity | Building Long-lasting Business Relationships with Openness and Honesty
By: Meaghan Ziemba, Marketing Communications, MackingChips In today’s hyper-competitive, digital world, consumers have access to more information than before right at their fingertips. The bar has been raised for companies in terms of honesty, transparency, and integrity and consumers quickly dismiss those that do not meet their high expectations and standards. Companies need to be transparent,...
Read More »God Honoring | The Value at The Core of Our American Manufacturing Company
By: Nick Goellner, Managing Director, MakingChips When we Honor God, Advanced Machine & Engineering lives out ALL of our core values On November 2nd, 2018, a group of manufacturing leaders gathered for the 43rd TMA annual prayer breakfast. It was a very diverse group of businessmen and women, but they all shared something -- a desire to glorify God and boldly share their faith in Christ. Boldness...
Read More »Top Trends Changing The Face of Manufacturing
By: Meaghan Ziemba, Content Creator/Community Manager, Making Chips Advanced technologies continue to revolutionize manufacturing into a highly connected, highly intelligent industry where tech-savvy workers and intelligent robots develop the products and services of the future. According to a recent survey done by IQMS Manufacturing Software, manufacturers who are implementing some or all of...
Read More »Willy Goellner Named Among '2018 - People You Should Know'
By: Meaghan Ziemba, Content Marketing Manager, AME Rockford, Illinois, USA - November 5, 2018 - Advanced Machine & Engineering (AME) and Hennig, Inc. Founder and Chairman, Willy Goellner, was named one of the 2018 People You Should Know by the Rockford Chamber of Commerce. He was one of 20 people recognized during a special reception on Thursday, November 1 at the Tebala Event Center. People You...
Read More »National Manufacturing Day: Strengthening Manufacturingâ™s Future
By: Meaghan Ziemba, Content Marketing Manager, AME This past October was not just about cooler weather, Halloween, and pumpkin-flavored everything. It also hosted National Manufacturing Day---an annual event that occurs the first Friday of October and plays a vital role in powering the next chapter of modern American production and innovation. The event began in 2011 and involved several thousand...
Read More »Why The Manufacturing Industry Needs The Younger Generation to Succeed
Manufacturing: A Wonderful Path to Take Students met at Giovanni’s for a panel discussion. The panel was moderated by WTVO’s Eric Wilson and featured, Noah Goellner, VP of Global Business Operations from Hennig, Inc.; Tasha Mitchell-Wendorf, Project Manager from Ingersoll Cutting Tools; and Rebecca Whelan, Quality Inspector from Rockford Toolcraft. Mayor Tom McNamara kicked of the panel by...
Read More »6 Takeaways from The Industrial Inbound Summit for Industrial Manufacturers
By: Meaghan Ziemba, Content Marketing Manager, AME I recently attended the Industrial Inbound Summit at the Harley Davidson Museum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The marketing and sales conference featured an impressive lineup of speakers that provided tips and tools on how to position your manufacturing business for success in a hyper-competitive digital world. I found a lot of the information...
Read More »Participating in National Manufacturing Day Strengthens The Workforce of Tomorrow
By: Meaghan Ziemba, Content Marketing Manager, AME Marketing Director, Nick Goellner, and Marketing Technology Manager, Kaleb Mertz, from Advanced Machine & Engineering (AME), and myself visited Auburn High School in Rockford, Illinois to speak with students on National Manufacturing Day to help strengthen the manufacturing workforce of tomorrow. Goellner and Mertz spoke with Juniors and Seniors...
Read More »Governor Raunerâ™s Keys to Making Illinois Manufacturing Advanced Again
By: Nick Goellner, Marketing Director, Advanced Machine & Engineering Support: Kaleb Mertz, Technology Manager, Advanced Machine & Engineering Manufacturers in Illinois often feel like the odds are stacked against us. There are easier places to start and grow a manufacturing business (less regulations, lower tax rates etc.), but most of us believe that change is possible here in our home state....
Read More »Congresswoman Cheri Bustos Gets Hands-On with CNC Machining at AME
By: Meaghan Ziemba, Content Marketing Manager, AME Rockford, Illinois, USA - September 21, 2018 - Earlier today, Democratic Congresswoman Cheri Bustos (@RepCheri) visited Advanced Machine & Engineering to learn more about the family business and CNC machining. She also discussed some of the challenges of the manufacturing skills gap in the United States. During her visit, she toured the new...
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