Sunnen Products Company is expanding its direct sales operations to Canada with establishment of a Canada-based sales and support team. The move, effective January 1, 2019, will provide increased access to customer service and offer the full support of Sunnen’s corporate headquarters located in St. Louis. The company’s products previously were available in Canada via…
Smart honing technology puts lift in business for aerospace hydraulic pumps
“We don’t believe it!” – that’s how experienced machinists at Waltz Brothers Inc., a precision grinding and machining operation producing flight-critical hydraulic pumps, reacted to their first encounter…
World’s Smallest V-8 Engine is Smokin’ Hot – Not Smoking – after Honing Optimizes Oil-control
Natasha Townsend, Associate Editor Gary Conley’s 30-year quest to manufacture a true production V-8 engine in quarter-scale almost went up in smoke…twice. Once in 2001, a foundry fire claimed all his critical molds. Later, oil smoke proved a stubborn problem during run-offs of the engine. Conley overcame the first setback with years of sheer determination.…
Sunnen’s Vertical CNC Honing Machine
Sunnen’s new SV-1000 vertical CNC honing machine series is based on an innovative modular design, engineered to scale up from a single-spindle machine to a fully automated multi-spindle unit for ultra-precise bore sizing and finishing. The new machine will be demonstrated at IMTS in various configurations. Designed for part diameters of 3-65 mm (0.120-2.56″), SV-1000…