Morton Machining LLC
As any company that survived the financial pressures of the early 90's
knows, it isn't good enough just to produce a quality product or service;
efficiency is every bit as important. At Morton Machining LLC, labor, quality
control, and machining are constantly scrutinized and analyzed to reduce
cost without sacrificing quality.
As any company that survived the financial pressures of the early 90's
knows, it isn't good enough just to produce a quality product or service;
efficiency is every bit as important. At Morton Machining LLC, labor, quality
control, and machining are constantly scrutinized and analyzed to reduce
cost without sacrificing quality.
 | Production Machining | |
| Design Engineering | |
| Prototype Machining | |
| Finish & Assembly | |
Production Machining
Holding 0.001" tolerance over a 10" length or 0.0002" tolerances on size and
0.002" True Position location of holes in aluminum gear cases and covers are
typical routine precision jobs at Morton Machining LLC. Our horizontal and
vertical CNC lathes provide accuracy, repeatability and reliability. State-of-the-
art EdgeCAM and AutoCAD software is managed by a fully integrated
scheduling software system (JOB BOSS) that tracks your project from pattern
through the entire production and ties all functions back to the job. With these
tools, our team generates the fastest, most accurate and cost effective
machining strategies.
We don't just adopt new technology for the sake of having the "newest" or
"fastest." We bring on new technologies that we are convinced will increase
speed, improve quality or reduce cost. For example, the key benefit of high
speed machining technology isn't speed; it's the flexibility that speed makes
possible. Batch jobs can be run with little advance notice, streamlining
inventories. And at high volumes, CNC machining centers compete effectively
for parts that would once have required a more dedicated manufacturing
process.
Design & Engineering
As a supplier to large original equipment manufacturers, we have to maintain
the highest quality standards. Our ISO 9001:2000 certification is but one
example of the effort Morton Machining LLC puts into ensuring our customers
that we are serious about delivering quality products. Leading companies in the
agricultural, construction, and industrial equipment markets rely on their
supplier's stringent ISO 9001:2000 requirements to provide them with "assembly
line ready" parts and components. The exacting set of ISO 9001:2000
standards offers us a structure for excellence and continuous improvement. ISO
9001:2000 makes Morton Machining LLC a better company.
ENGINEERING PROCESS: WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU?
While there are many who believe that engineers adopt processes just so they
can create new acronyms, we contend that processes bring consistency and a
reliable method for improvement. It is process that allows us to benchmark and
track. It is process that allows us to determine what causes our successes as
well as failures, and when we know that, we can improve over an over again.
There are a variety of processes we consistently utilize to gain competitive
advantage for our customers.
APQP: ADVANCED PRODUCT QUALITY PLANNING
Advanced Product Quality Planning is a structured process for defining key
characteristics important for customer satisfaction. It includes the methods and
controls (i.e. measurements and tests) that will be used in design and
production of a specific product or family of products. Quality planning focuses
on defect prevention and continuous improvement as opposed to defect
detection.
FMEA: FAILURE MODE & EFFECTS ANALYSIS
Failure Mode and Effects Analysis is an easy to use and yet powerful pro-active
engineering quality method that helps you to identify and counter weak points in
the early conception phase of products and processes. The structure approach
makes it easy to use and even for non-specialists it's a valuable tool. The
benefits obtained more than compensate for the investments in time and
resources to execute the analysis. With each successive generation of the
component, FMEA helps achieve longer life, lower costs, greater reliability and
increased cost effectiveness.
PPAP: PRODUCTION PART APPROVAL PROCESS
Production Part Approval Process is a series of structure review and analysis
steps completed in collaborative team environment, typically with
representatives from manufacturing, engineering, quality management and
project management. The steps include
Once the Shop Packet is approved, the project is ready to go into production.
As you can see, there are redundant quality checkpoints before the component
ever goes onto the shop floor. Even on tight turnarounds, we complete the
required processes AND meet the deadline.
Prototype Machining
We can meet all your needs for prototyping, low volume production and rapid
prototype manufacturing. Our more than 40 years of experience in pattern
making combined with our in-house engineering, tooling and manufacturing
capabilities provide you with one reliable source to quickly transform a design
into a three-dimensional solid model or prototype which can significantly
streamline your design and product development process or effectively resolve
a time-sensitive component problem.
Experience, combined with the state-of-the-art EdgeCAM and AutoCAD software
is managed by a fully integrated scheduling software system (JOB BOSS) that
tracks your project through the entire production process and ties all functions
back to the job. All prototype jobs are reviewed by our team, and tooling
processes determined. Most importantly, we gives you the opportunity to make
parts out of production material that can shrink turnaround time dramatically.
For example, we recently had a customer experience shaft failure in the field
due to an engineering oversight. The customer's PO was received Thursday
morning, the material was ordered and picked up by our own truck that night in
Chicago. We began the machining process Friday morning, working around the
clock and finishing Sunday afternoon. The finished order included four 425-
pound shafts that were delivered to the job site on Monday.
PROVEN PROCESSES YIELD HIGH QUALITY
Helping our customers get positive results out of seemingly impossible
circumstances is an area in which we have long excelled; amongst our
customers, we have a reputation as "urgency specialists." Our ability to
outperform our competitors in this regard is driven by our relentless pursuit of
problem-solving. There is nothing that will draw a crowd of our most senior staff
than the news that there is something "that just can't be done" in the shop. Our
tenacity and conviction have led us to develop these specialties:
Finish and Assembly
There are many advantages to the complete turnkey services we offer. When
we are involved early in a project, we have the ability to pro actively assess
timelines and deal effectively with short lead times. Our quality control process
in addition to our scheduling and project tracking software also allow us to take
on "finish and assembly projects" with short lead times and quick turnarounds.
Last minute schedule and engineering changes are no problem. POWERWAY,
our document and data control software assures fast, accurate response to
engineering changes. We can handle a wide range of capacities from 1 piece to
an unlimited volume.
We can also provide a variety of surface finishing and coating options, as your
project requires such as Micro Abrasive Blasting, Heat Treatments, Paint,
Protective Coatings, and many more.
Parts and components are inspected throughout the entire process. However,
before they ever leave our facility, dock audits are completed by our Quality
Team. We believe our longstanding experience in the exacting nature of
machining makes our inspectors some of the toughest in the business.
Holding 0.001" tolerance over a 10" length or 0.0002" tolerances on size and
0.002" True Position location of holes in aluminum gear cases and covers are
typical routine precision jobs at Morton Machining LLC. Our horizontal and
vertical CNC lathes provide accuracy, repeatability and reliability. State-of-the-
art EdgeCAM and AutoCAD software is managed by a fully integrated
scheduling software system (JOB BOSS) that tracks your project from pattern
through the entire production and ties all functions back to the job. With these
tools, our team generates the fastest, most accurate and cost effective
machining strategies.
We don't just adopt new technology for the sake of having the "newest" or
"fastest." We bring on new technologies that we are convinced will increase
speed, improve quality or reduce cost. For example, the key benefit of high
speed machining technology isn't speed; it's the flexibility that speed makes
possible. Batch jobs can be run with little advance notice, streamlining
inventories. And at high volumes, CNC machining centers compete effectively
for parts that would once have required a more dedicated manufacturing
process.
Design & Engineering
As a supplier to large original equipment manufacturers, we have to maintain
the highest quality standards. Our ISO 9001:2000 certification is but one
example of the effort Morton Machining LLC puts into ensuring our customers
that we are serious about delivering quality products. Leading companies in the
agricultural, construction, and industrial equipment markets rely on their
supplier's stringent ISO 9001:2000 requirements to provide them with "assembly
line ready" parts and components. The exacting set of ISO 9001:2000
standards offers us a structure for excellence and continuous improvement. ISO
9001:2000 makes Morton Machining LLC a better company.
ENGINEERING PROCESS: WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU?
While there are many who believe that engineers adopt processes just so they
can create new acronyms, we contend that processes bring consistency and a
reliable method for improvement. It is process that allows us to benchmark and
track. It is process that allows us to determine what causes our successes as
well as failures, and when we know that, we can improve over an over again.
There are a variety of processes we consistently utilize to gain competitive
advantage for our customers.
APQP: ADVANCED PRODUCT QUALITY PLANNING
Advanced Product Quality Planning is a structured process for defining key
characteristics important for customer satisfaction. It includes the methods and
controls (i.e. measurements and tests) that will be used in design and
production of a specific product or family of products. Quality planning focuses
on defect prevention and continuous improvement as opposed to defect
detection.
FMEA: FAILURE MODE & EFFECTS ANALYSIS
Failure Mode and Effects Analysis is an easy to use and yet powerful pro-active
engineering quality method that helps you to identify and counter weak points in
the early conception phase of products and processes. The structure approach
makes it easy to use and even for non-specialists it's a valuable tool. The
benefits obtained more than compensate for the investments in time and
resources to execute the analysis. With each successive generation of the
component, FMEA helps achieve longer life, lower costs, greater reliability and
increased cost effectiveness.
PPAP: PRODUCTION PART APPROVAL PROCESS
Production Part Approval Process is a series of structure review and analysis
steps completed in collaborative team environment, typically with
representatives from manufacturing, engineering, quality management and
project management. The steps include
- 1st Internal Print (Blue Print) Process Review
- External (customer) Print Process Review
- Production FMEA
- Process Flow Chart
- Control Plan
- Layout
- Capability Study
- Gauge R & R, 3 people measure 2 parts, 10 times
- 2nd Internal Print Process Review
- Produce Shop Packet for approval
Once the Shop Packet is approved, the project is ready to go into production.
As you can see, there are redundant quality checkpoints before the component
ever goes onto the shop floor. Even on tight turnarounds, we complete the
required processes AND meet the deadline.
Prototype Machining
We can meet all your needs for prototyping, low volume production and rapid
prototype manufacturing. Our more than 40 years of experience in pattern
making combined with our in-house engineering, tooling and manufacturing
capabilities provide you with one reliable source to quickly transform a design
into a three-dimensional solid model or prototype which can significantly
streamline your design and product development process or effectively resolve
a time-sensitive component problem.
Experience, combined with the state-of-the-art EdgeCAM and AutoCAD software
is managed by a fully integrated scheduling software system (JOB BOSS) that
tracks your project through the entire production process and ties all functions
back to the job. All prototype jobs are reviewed by our team, and tooling
processes determined. Most importantly, we gives you the opportunity to make
parts out of production material that can shrink turnaround time dramatically.
For example, we recently had a customer experience shaft failure in the field
due to an engineering oversight. The customer's PO was received Thursday
morning, the material was ordered and picked up by our own truck that night in
Chicago. We began the machining process Friday morning, working around the
clock and finishing Sunday afternoon. The finished order included four 425-
pound shafts that were delivered to the job site on Monday.
PROVEN PROCESSES YIELD HIGH QUALITY
Helping our customers get positive results out of seemingly impossible
circumstances is an area in which we have long excelled; amongst our
customers, we have a reputation as "urgency specialists." Our ability to
outperform our competitors in this regard is driven by our relentless pursuit of
problem-solving. There is nothing that will draw a crowd of our most senior staff
than the news that there is something "that just can't be done" in the shop. Our
tenacity and conviction have led us to develop these specialties:
- Design and Analysis- Engineering and design as needed, Team analysis of new or
existing designs, Design specifically for manufacture - Rapid Tooling- Parts in end-use material, In-house tooling capabilities, Cost-effective
manufacturing, Experts in short lead delivery - Castings- Produce low-volume functional parts, Produce multiple prototypes quickly,
Total quality control and inspection, Materials; plastic, ferrous metal, ductile castings,
grey iron castings - High-Speed Machining- CNC control, Large work envelope, exacting tolerance
testing, Demanding inspection and quality control consistent with ISO/TS 16949:2002
certification
Finish and Assembly
There are many advantages to the complete turnkey services we offer. When
we are involved early in a project, we have the ability to pro actively assess
timelines and deal effectively with short lead times. Our quality control process
in addition to our scheduling and project tracking software also allow us to take
on "finish and assembly projects" with short lead times and quick turnarounds.
Last minute schedule and engineering changes are no problem. POWERWAY,
our document and data control software assures fast, accurate response to
engineering changes. We can handle a wide range of capacities from 1 piece to
an unlimited volume.
We can also provide a variety of surface finishing and coating options, as your
project requires such as Micro Abrasive Blasting, Heat Treatments, Paint,
Protective Coatings, and many more.
Parts and components are inspected throughout the entire process. However,
before they ever leave our facility, dock audits are completed by our Quality
Team. We believe our longstanding experience in the exacting nature of
machining makes our inspectors some of the toughest in the business.
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