Columbia Machine Works machined this custom gear on a drive shaft for one of our customers using a 4th axis attachment on one of our Haas machining centers.
Connecting Rod Fabrication
Columbia Machine Works fabricated and machined this stamping press connecting rod from stock material to get a stamping customer back into production quickly.
Refurbishing 15″ Diameter Tie Bar for a Die Casting Machine
Pictured is one of the larger size of tie bars (15″ diameter) that we refurbish in our largest CNC lathe. Everything you see in this photo was machined new by Columbia Machine Works onto an existing tie bar that had broken. New tie bars, as well as most any die casting or injection molding machine components, are expensive to replace. …
Machining Stamping Press Ram
Columbia Machine Works re-machined surfaces on the inside and outside of this ram for a large stamping press. The work was performed on a large CNC horizontal boring mill.
Line Boring Die Casting Machine Linkage Pin Holes
Columbia Machine Works repaired the linkages for these die casting machine platens. We cleaned up the bores, made new bushings and pins, and re-assembled the linkage to get it back in the proper working order.
Repairing an Ejector Plate for a Die Casting Machine
Columbia Machine Works repaired this ejector plate for a die casting machine. The first step was to grind the cracks out of the plate and weld them up. We then machined the closing cylinder mounting surfaces, ensuring that any welding on the cracked cylinder mounting holes were machined out. Pictured here, the next step was line boring the guide rod …
Fabricating and Machining Two Large Rings
Columbia Machine Works was contracted to fabricate two 11′ diameter rings. These rings were burned out on our CNC plasma table out of two pieces of 2″ A36 plate, then welded at the seams with 100% joint penetration. They were then put on the boring mill to receive 40 equally-spaced, drilled and counterbored holes around the full diameter. Then we …
Fabricated Replacement Component for Die Casting Machine
On a nearly daily basis, we receive requests from customers to fabricate replacement parts for their machinery that are impossible to still get from the OEM. In these cases, all Columbia Machine Works has to work with, so to speak, is the broken piece of equipment that the customer ships to us and asks “can you make this?” Pictured below …
Machining Large Stainless Steel Pipe Segment
Machining a large segment of stainless steel pipe on one of our CNC horizontal boring mills.