Centerline
Why Q4 Feels Slower in Manufacturing
Every year around this time things slow down — and the reason is budgets. Martin Engster on the year-end lull, and why Centerline's slow time is still busy.
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spindle-repair
16 articles in spindle-repair.
Centerline
Why Every Tech Learns the Hard Spindles
In a small, niche shop you can't rely on one person. Martin Engster on cross-training Centerline's technicians — and the bonus they earn as they learn harder spindles.
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Centerline
We Make Parts for Other Shops Too
A lot of people know Centerline for spindle repair. Not everyone knows the machine shop also makes parts to print — for its own repairs and for other companies.
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Centerline
Spindle Repair and On-Site Taper Grinding
Martin Engster explains Centerline's 'tripod' — spindle repair, on-site taper grinding, and making parts — and when on-site grinding can keep you running.
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Retired, Bored, and Back at the Shop
A spindle veteran who trained with Martin's father and brother retired this year, got bored, and now comes back several times a week to teach the younger techs the tricks you only learn by doing.
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Manufacturing Climbed About 20% This Year
Martin Engster on a year that started slow, climbed all summer, and brought more spindles into the shop than normal — and why business is always a rollercoaster.
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Centerline
Make Trades Sexy Again
Martin Engster on the people problem in manufacturing: a lot of young people want to work behind a computer, but we'll always need plumbers, electricians, carpenters, HVAC — and manufacturing.
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Centerline
How Did They Film Predator Up There?
On a family trip to Puerto Vallarta, Martin Engster visited the jungle where The Predator was filmed — and couldn't stop thinking like a machine guy about the logistics of getting the gear up there in the 1980s.
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Centerline
Why OEM Parts Matter in Spindle Repair
Who repairs your spindle matters — but so do the parts they put inside it. Martin Engster on OEM parts, what he's found inside spindles repaired elsewhere, and why a repair should solve the problem, not create the next one.
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Centerline
Why a Manufacturing Boom Takes Time to Reach Repair Shops
Growth in manufacturing doesn't hit every company at the same time. Martin Engster explains why a repair facility like Centerline sits on the back end of the manufacturing cycle — and why he still watches what machine builders are doing.
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Centerline
Manufacturing Is Coming Back to the U.S.
Martin Engster on what he heard from manufacturers, machine builders, and vendors at IMTS and other machine tool shows: production is coming back to the United States — and why that's good news for the industry.
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Centerline
Machines That Move Are Works of Art
Some people look at a painting and see art; Martin Engster looks at a machine that moves and sees the same thing. Raised near Stuttgart, he shares where his lifelong fascination with machines comes from.
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Centerline
Inside a 4,000-Pound Spindle Repair
Centerline currently has a spindle in the shop that weighs more than 4,000 pounds. Martin Engster on what it takes to repair a spindle the size of a desk — bearings, electrical, cooling, alignment, and reassembly.
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From Dental Spindles to Car-Sized Spindles
Not every spindle looks anything like the next. Martin Engster on the range Centerline handles — from 45-millimeter dental and circuit-board spindles to one that weighs more than 4,000 pounds.
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Centerline Works in Microns
A human hair is about 100 microns; some of the tolerances Centerline works in are only 2 to 5. Martin Engster on precision spindle repair, reverse engineering parts, and why every small detail matters.
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A Band-Aid on a Broken Bone
Cutting corners can look like a solution today and become a much bigger problem later. Martin Engster on why a quick fix isn't always a long-term fix in spindle repair.
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