BIG Kaiser Precision Tooling welcomed customers and partners to its new headquarters Grand Opening on April 29-30. The event was an opportunity for visitors to see the elevated level of expertise and dedicated resources available to support the extensive line of BIG Kaiser products.
The two-day event showcased the new 33,000 square-foot facility located in Hoffman Estates, IL. Highlights included a 5,000 square-foot product showroom, high-tech training and presentation room, and an in-house repair center.
“Our new headquarters will strengthen the level of engineering and product support we can offer our customers and partners,” said BIG Kaiser president Chris Kaiser. “We are now more equipped to support our ongoing commitment to our customers, partners, and the industry as a whole.”
Tooling and workholding demonstrations were set up and running on three machining centers located in the showroom. These include a Toyoda Machinery FH400J HMC, a Mori Seiki DuraVertical 5080 VMC, and a Chiron FZ 12KS 5-Axis VMC. These machines will remain in the showroom and be used for new product testing and customer demos and training. Multiple configurations of the Speroni Magis and Esperia Tool Presetters further complement the features of the showroom.
Technical seminars were scheduled to begin every hour throughout the two-day event. Presenters included BIG Kaiser engineers and product specialists, a round table discussion with end users, DMG / Mori Seiki USA VP of Engineering Greg Hyatt, Mazak Machining Center Product Group Manager Mike Kerscher, and metalworking industry forecaster Steve Kline from Gardner Publications.
These seminars provided attendees with an in-depth perspective on many important tooling- and metalworking-related topics, including: Setup Reduction, Optimizing the Tool-to-Machine Interface, Maximize Your Multi-Task Machines, Forecast for the Metalworking Industry, Boring Tips, Micro Machining Considerations, Advanced Presetter Software, and The True Cost of High Performance Drills.
Kaiser continued, “We would really like to offer one last thank you to everyone who came to see the new face of BIG Kaiser….and for those who didn’t attend, our door is always open and we would enjoy having you.”