Multi-Axis CNC Machining Services Backed by Aerospace Precision
Multi-Axis CNC Machining Services Backed by Aerospace Precision From 5-Axis Milling to 11-Axis Mill-Turn Operations, LeanWerks Is Your Superior Single-Source Machine Shop The LeanWerks production facility integrates a full-service CNC machine shop equipped with some of the industry’s most capable multi-axis machining technology. Based in Ogden, Utah, our domestic manufacturing facility specializes in hard turning […]
A Guided Tour Through the Investment Casting Process
A Guided Tour Through the Investment Casting Process LeanWerks Provides Machined Investment Casting Solutions from Prototype to Production LeanWerks is one of America’s leading providers of CNC machined investment casting solutions backed by aerospace precision, quality and consistency. We specialize in custom-machined complex castings and forgings, while also delivering expertise in GD&T, workholding and custom […]
LeanWerks’ New Trak CNC Bed Mill Enhances Our In-House Tooling and Fixturing Solutions
LeanWerks’ New Trak CNC Bed Mill Enhances Our In-House Tooling and Fixturing Solutions Our Newly-Installed Trak DPM RX5 Machine Provides 3-Axis Precision for Your Quick-Turn CNC Milling Jobs LeanWerks continues to upgrade and enhance its strategically optimized CNC machine shop to provide the most efficient custom fixturing and precision tooling services possible. To that end, […]
The Investment Casting Process – How It Works and Its Advantages
The Investment Casting Process – How It Works and Its Advantages Learn All About Custom-Machined Forging and Casting Solutions with LeanWerks Precision Manufacturing & Engineering CNC machined investment castings are one of the many industrial manufacturing solutions that we provide at LeanWerks. This complex casting solution begins with custom, precision-made patterns. The pattern is then […]
How Does Near-Net-Shape Forging/Casting Work? Can It Benefit Your Precision Parts Production?
How Does Near-Net-Shape Forging/Casting Work? Can It Benefit Your Precision Parts Production? Understanding Complex CNC Machining Processes with LeanWerks Manufacturing & Engineering Near net shaping (NNS) is a complex industrial manufacturing process that takes advantage of metal forging or casting. As the name implies, the initial production of the custom component is as close as […]
Close-Tolerance Dimensional Inspection Solutions for Your Custom-Machined Components
Close-Tolerance Dimensional Inspection Solutions for Your Custom-Machined Components Introducing LeanWerks’ New Keyence IM-8000 Image Dimension Measuring System LeanWerks is committed to providing unparalleled quality and consistency through all of our strategically optimized manufacturing services. As part of our relentless commitment to precision, our Utah-based production facility employs some of the industry’s most rigorous quality control […]
Precision CNC Turning Solutions at 10,000 rpm and 0.0002 in Tolerances
Precision CNC Turning Solutions at 10,000 rpm and 0.0002 in Tolerances Introducing LeanWerks’ New DMG MORI NLX 1500 CNC Turning Center LeanWerks is committed to delivering the precision and consistency demanded by the world’s most quality-focused industries. From the defense and aerospace sectors to industrial automation, we specialize in the custom machining of hard materials, […]
Precision Milling at 20,000 rpm – Introducing LeanWerks’ New DMG MORI Horizontal Machining Center
Precision Milling at 20,000 RPM – Payloads up to 700 kg, 0.0002 in Introducing LeanWerks’ New DMG MORI Horizontal Machining Center LeanWerks is committed to the cutting edge of precision manufacturing. We strive to deliver superior results through superior craftsmanship, backed by the industry’s most efficient and advanced CNC machining technology. Case in point: our […]
The Job Shop Show Podcast
Have you ever considered opening up your company’s financials to the workforce? Today’s guest Reid Leland has done so and with remarkable success. Reid is the founder and president of LeanWerks in Ogden, Utah, and he has created a better shop; as it is part of their trademark, “we make everything better”. We will discuss […]
Amid Tariffs and Trade War, Manufacturing Shops Gain New Business
Precision manufacturers are still doing well economically despite a tariff war climate that continues to hang in the air. We talk to one manufacturing shop that has benefited from tariffs in unique ways but still has some cause for concern. Column From: MSC Direct, Tam Harbert For Reid Leland, tariffs have been a good thing, […]
Manufacturing 101: Becoming Part of the Aerospace Industry
Not sure if aerospace is right for your shop? Here’s what you need to think about and plan for based on the real-world experience of a small manufacturer that invested and succeeded in aerospace. Column From: MSC Direct, Holly Martin If your shop needs more work or is looking to increase its production of parts […]
Q&A: How to Recruit, Train and Retain Top Machining and Manufacturing Talent
It’s no secret that a significant skills gap exists in manufacturing. Here’s one precision manufacturer’s real-world model for hiring and developing long-lasting careers for machinists, process engineers and programmers. We spoke with Reid Leland of LeanWerks. Column From: MSC Direct, Julie Sullivan It’s never been easy for manufacturers to acquire and retain employees. But as […]
When A Turn-Mill Doesn’t Turn
LeanWerks uses innovative probing, tooling and workholding strategies to enable its turn-mill to machine castings complete, in effect turning it into a five-axis machining center. Article From: 10/3/2016 Modern Machine Shop, Reid Leland, President, Cofounder, LeanWerks Business for machine shops commonly ebbs and flows. In 2015, contract shop LeanWerks’ business was certainly ebbing, largely because […]
The Value of Open-Book Management
Ogden, Utah’s LeanWerks practices open-book management (OBM), a management style in which a business’ financial information is regularly shared with all employees. In fact, Reid Leland, who started the company in 2003, says it represents the cornerstone of his company’s culture. OBM as it is applied at LeanWerks has three primary elements: financial training, feedback […]
Is Your Shop an Open Book?
An open-book management style might help motivate employees to work more efficiently because they can readily see how their performance affects the company’s bottom line. Columns From: 3/1/2016 Modern Machine Shop, Derek Korn , Senior Editor Reid Leland previously worked for a company that practiced open-book management (OBM), in which the business’ financials were shared […]
