A leading manufacturer of slewing bearings and seamless rolled rings now offers contract-machining services. Advanced multiple-machine cells, complete with pallet-transfer systems and 120-magazine toolchangers, offer competitive pricing for large, high-volume workpieces and for smaller, repetitive production runs. The company will machine irregular-shaped workpieces from supplied materials, or can provide seamless rolled rings to customer specifications. Additional services include in-house heat treating, induction hardening, gear cutting, and assembly.Rotek Inc., A ThyssenKrupp Co., 1400 South Chillicothe Rd., Aurora, OH 44202, (800) 221-8043, www.rotek-inc.com
Ken Korane holds a B.S. Mechanical Engineering from The Ohio State University. In addition to serving as an editor at Machine Design until August 2015, his prior work experience includes product engineer at Parker Hannifin Corp. and mechanical design engineer at Euclid Inc.