BIG DAISHOWA Blog

At BIG Kaiser we love hearing the stories about how our products provide customers solutions to their most difficult machining challenges.

When tasked with developing a faster way to machine wire EDM starter holes, our Swiss partner, Sphinx, went right to the source: their mold making customers.

BIG Kaiser brings flexible workholding to 5-axis machine tables by surrounding Unilock zero-point quick-change receivers with a grid pattern.

Sphinx, known for its specialization in the precision drilling niche, as well as its fine craftsmanship and know-how, has formed a longstanding partnership and trust with one of the world’s most innovative manufacturers, Aeschilimann AG Décolletages.

Just as your car’s health depends on regular oil changes and tune-ups, your shop tools and equipment require preventive maintenance to stay in good working order and to maximize life cycle.

Your accessories have gotten you this far, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be looking for better solutions. Every second of down time is wasted money.

Ask any manufacturer what the primary challenge to growth is in the current industrial environment, and almost invariably, you’ll hear about the lack of skilled, qualified labor.

The ATC Alignment Tool functions as a preventative maintenance tool for operators, but also is useful during repairs, and even during the original machine and tool magazine setup.

Not all pull studs are created equally.

After years of close observation and collaboration with manufacturing companies of all sizes, BIG Daishowa Seiki engineers have learned how the choice of tool holders affects production costs on the shop floor.