Staub goes 5-Axis Our newest and most notable addition to our equipment list is a 5-Axis Manufacturing Cell. Custom-made, installed, and making chips is an extremely unique system. Now that we’ve got our 5-Axis system off the ground, we’re proud to share some of the details! 5-Axis Manufacturing Cell DMU60 eVo Linear 5-axis Read more…
Collaborative Robot at Staub Last year we undertook the challenge to apply a cobot to our manufacturing processes. A cobot is what the manufacturing industry is calling a collaborative robot – a robot that can work with and in the vicinity of people. One of the earliest and most well-know cobots was Baxter from Rethink Robotics, Read more…
The Cobots are Coming We’re working hard on preparing for our latest advancement: a collaborative robot. This “Cobot” will be used for at least one new project in our shop, but has potential to be used for many other existing applications. As you may have read, we have been using robotics at Staub for almost two Read more…
Welcome BNMA! On Tuesday night we were lucky enough to be a part of the Buffalo Niagara Manufacturing Alliance’s (BNMA) monthly meeting. The BNMA offered us the opportunity to host a plant tour before dinner, and we couldn’t say yes fast enough. We were honored to realize that over 115 BNMA members and associates came through Read more…
We’re really excited to have EWI move into town. Buffalo Manufacturing Works is being operated by Edison Welding Institute (EWI), and they’re trying to replicate the success that EWI achieved in Ohio. This article from the Buffalo News offers a brief explanation of what EWI and Buffalo Manufacturing Works is trying to accomplish here in Read more…
Staub is Certified Staub Machine Company is now officially ISO 9001:2008 Certified. For two months we’ve been operating under a fully implemented Quality Management System. We’re excited to be able to tell our customers and friends about this accomplishment. The certificate on our wall doesn’t make us a better machine shop, but it is an indication that Read more…
Robots in a Machine Shop? Here at Staub, robots are nothing to be afraid of. The robots that we use in production aren’t capable of learning, or changing, or of being an existential threat to humanity. They are capable of being really useful, though. Recently, Matt Glynn of the Buffalo News was in doing research Read more…
Mr. Staub, tear down this wall! Ok, so it wasn’t quite as dramatic as Reagan’s speech. And it wasn’t nearly as emotional or monumental. But when Tony decided to demolish a wall in our Lake Street facility, a very strong statement was made. When Staub Machine expanded to the other side of our current building, we did Read more…
Keyence Image Dimension Measuring System We saw many amazing things at IMTS this year. While we didn’t actually buy anything at the show, we came back with a shopping list. After doing some homework, we purchased what we think is one of the slickest measurement systems available. The Image Dimension Measuring System by Keyence gives Read more…
Staub’s Quest for ISO 9001:2008 Back in April we decided that after 39 years, it was time to institute a formal quality system. We’ve always strived to make perfect parts all the time, and our quality record is fantastic. All that we needed to do was formalize our system and put it in writing. This was Read more…
