Tigercat's machining centers has the strong support of four fabrication plants, almost a hundred employees who are skilled in their job, many cnc vertical milling machines, cnc lathe, vertical turning lathes, cnc mill, horizontal boring mill and to top it all years of relevant experience. A Czech Republic based company called TOS manufacture the boring mills. When the demand rose, there was need to invest in more machines. The natural choice was another TOS machine. But there is a slight problem. Another TOS machine would definitely help in enhancing capacity but would not be able to provide access to the latest advances in technology. So Tigercat experimented with other options that would not only reduce cost and enhance capacity but would also help it to gain competitive advantage.



It is during this search, the came across Olympia double column horizontal cnc machining centers both vertical machining centers and horizontal machining center. This machine is designed by Phillips Olympia based in Concord, Ontario. The specialty of Olympia is that, it can machine both sides of a boom at the same time. This has helped Tigercat to save a lot of productive time. The time saved in cnc machining results in huge cost savings the benefit of which is directly passed on to the consumer.

In cnc milling, you need to have an accurate fit for bushings and pins if you want the operation to flow smoothly. Every single bore needs to be machined to a size that is within the tolerance level of one to two-thousands of an inch but within five thousands of an inch. If these specifications are not maintained then chances are that the pins, cylinders and boom members will get eroded.

Previously, the horizontal floor boring mills, cnc drilling and cnc turning used by the company were run by computerized CNC programs. However, the tables were not fitted with automatic tool changers. It was up to the machinist to confirm that the boom was properly fitted on both the sides. This process involved intricate measurements and calculations before machining process began. This stretched the total machining time. It was labor intensive too.

All kind of roughing operations of cnc router needs to be done on either side of the boom before the finishing function begins. The boom and the vertical grinder needed to turn for as many as three times during the entire process. So every time the boom needed to turn, the chances of error increased. The process was time consuming too.

The Olympia cnc machine repair has tremendous advantages. For one, it not only eliminates all kinds of table rotations but it promises to enhance the accuracy of the operation as a result of reduced set ups. The table size of Olympia is around 1,5 m in width and 7,6 m in length. It eliminates vibration and retains strength even when the heads are extended completely. The coolant system of Olympia also helps enhance the feed rates and the speed. The coolant cools both the bores and the tools. It also has a probe system that synchronizes both the machine columns. The probes are aligned in a perfect manner during the process of machining.