Newsletters (Proto News Letters)

Milling machines are only as accurate as their operator and environment. There are many times when a machinist blames the machine tool when they are not getting the accuracy that the print demands.

Now that we are all in the depth of winter, I think we are all looking forward to a trip long away from the snow belt. Tired of feeling chilled to the bone and worrying about the electric bill when you turn on that electric space heater?  So, What do you do.... You need a get a way....

Wow, it doesn't seem like 2010, but it is here!

We appreciate the warmth of our business relationships during the past year,
and extend our very best wishes for a Happy Holiday Season!

This month Protomatic is  highlighting a special type of lathe that is available at Protomatic.   This lathe is special due to design and structure.  The basic platform is comprised of a "Super Precision Hardinge GT-27" lathe with a "Pick and Place" added to feed parts for larger volume runs.

  This month Protomatic is highlighting an article published in " ManufactLINE" in Vol. 2
of Sept. 2009. This article summarizes all of the programs that Protomatic has undergone over
the last three years. These programs have energized and revitalized the capabilities of the

This month Protomatic is  highlighting Laser Marking.  Since we have purchased the new laser system we have quite simply under utilized the machine's capability. So this month we wanted to demonstrate some of the machine's  capability.

This month highlights our new web site,  www.protomatic.com .  After years of our  "do it yourself look", we went with a more professional look.   The new web site works better and reflects our company's capabilities and growing needs of our customers in the industry.  The following highlights the impo

This month highlights one of the many modernizations and philosophy used at Protomatic to improve the manufacturing process. As the manufacturing paradigm has changed over the last ten years, Protomatic has come to the realization that most United States manufactureres cannot go head to head with the low cost labor countries.

This month highlights one of the improvements that was started in January 2008. As with most improvement programs, they must be reported well after the process has been established. This is a big change for most companies, but with the help of Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center (MMTC, Plymouth, MI) they created a positive learning environment that was very effective.