We have resumed production after moving into a larger facility. After the move, we found a hydraulic leak in the lathe due to a hydraulic fluid pump used to return hydraulic fluid back to the hydraulic tank from the sub spindle. Though the problem is not fully resolved, a workaround has been found enabling production to begin again. Production was down for about a month, which is why many items are out of stock.
We hope to have the website fully restocked by the end of April. We will apprise all volume customers of the shipping schedules for their orders in about a week’s time. Custom work will resume when the website is fully stocked.
We have ordered a Citizen L12X Swiss lathe which will allow higher volume production and lower lead times. The highest volume parts will be placed on this new machine and lower volume, custom work, and new product development will be done on the Mazak. The new machine will be in place by the end of the year, but we are hopeful that delivery can be pulled in.