The company, which fabricates medium to heavy welded plate products, purchased the new router to improve the company's efficiency.

"The new router will help shorten our lead times, allow us to have more control over our schedules and help improve product quality," stated Doug Schneider, manufacturing engineer. "One of the main factors in choosing the Haas model was the local service available here in St. Louis."

The Haas GR 510 features: a high-torque 5,000-rpm spindle; a 20-tool changer; a rigid tapping fixture; a thread mill for larger holes and a 5' x 10' table. It is currently set to operate with a vise, chuck or an open table setup. Work can be done in any of these configurations without having to change the machine's setup.

"This new equipment is another example of Tishler's ongoing efforts to improve our processes," noted Brian Payne, general manager.

Tishler Industries, founded in 1990, started out making tanks and containers for the utilities industries. Today, it handles all phases of projects involving metal plate tanks and containers including design, engineering, prototyping, fabricating and finishing.