Greno Industries Creating Pathways for Student Success
Building a career in a machine shop isn’t on everyone’s radar these days, but in reality, it is a job where you can build wealth that will not only help you financially, it will help you grow as a person. Greno has a history of putting its best foot forward and building a workforce from within, based on current industry needs. We take the time to bring all interns into our machine shop and show them how the trade works.
Eileen Guarino and the Greno team members, take a personal interest in students looking to find a path to success. Greno is giving kids a pathway to not just have a great paying job, but a way to have a fulfilling life in the future, and we will train to get them to reach their goals from the moment they enter our shop.
Ultimately, Greno is helping to draw much needed skillsets into our manufacturing workforce so that we all can grow, prosper, and ensure that everyone’s future has the skillset that we all depend on.
Organizations like Career Jam are supporting companies like Greno Industries, to create the next generation of creators and builders. Career Jam created a video about what Greno and other companies are doing to help get students and young people interested in the world of Manufacturing.
Greno Industries has provided precision machining services to customers across a wide range of industries for over 30 years. This experience, combined with our advanced machining equipment, enables us to produce CNC milled, CNC turned, as well as ground and fabricated components.
In this post, we would like to focus on our work for the ground defense part of the industry. This includes, tanks, tactical vehicles, personnel carriers type vehicles.
AS9100D Precision Machining in Military Industries
The military industry is subject to strict specifications and standards regarding the design and construction of the parts and products used in their applications. For example, components must meet AS9100 standards, or Mil-spec standards. Greno is certified to MIL-Q-9858, MIL-45208, MIL-STD-4522a as well as ISO9001-2015. These requirements and restrictions help ensure components will perform reliably and safely in critical situations or extreme conditions. Military OEM manufacturers often specify advanced manufacturing techniques and technologies, along with precision machining to make sure the components fully meet strict guidelines.
Precision machining is an overview term which covers all high-precision subtractive manufacturing processes (removing material from a workpiece to create a component), including CNC turning. This method of manufacturing has many advantages when producing aerospace and military components, such as:
Greater part accuracy. At Greno, Precision machining utilizes CNC technology, which allows manufacturers to pre-program the machining equipment with the exact instructions for machine operation on the workpiece. This produces tight tolerances with a lower risk of machining error and inaccuracies.
Broader design capabilities. Manufacturers utilize precision machining to create a wide range of component parts in varying shapes, sizes, and complexities.
Wider material flexibility. Precision machining gives military engineers, processes accommodations to an extensive array of high strength materials, providing OEMs with many options to find the best materials that meet the requirements of their product.
Faster production speeds. Manufacturers using Greno’s vast array and sizes of CNC machines, can fulfill larger orders with shorter lead times because they have the right machine for the right job, giving you the most affordable solution. Small machine shops with less capabilities fit all their work into one system spending more time with less accuracy.
Military may also include military aircraft such as fighter and patrol helicopters, and bombers; Shipbuilding – including assault vessels, aircraft carriers, submarines; Space Systems such as satellites, launch vehicles, ground systems, which we will discuss in future posts.
The machinery engineered to operate on the human eye is built with exacting precision, and Greno has a history of working within those tolerances. If you’re talking about tolerances that have to be less than the width of a human hair over a 58 inch span, Greno is one of the few companies you can count on for this type of work.
Greno builds these parts in multiple lengths, varying from 18 to 58 inches. The solid machined aluminum structure forms the base that the robotic surgical part rides on. It is a “critical part”, meaning that human health and safety are depend on this part being machined correctly. It is an important part of the control and stability of the machine.
The project includes multiple full length machined channels, precision screw holes with threading and has to be free of imperfections. A lack of imperfections means no dents (caused by over clamping product), varying surface finish (caused by dull bit or lack of coolant), surface burn (wrong speed and feed), or burrs.
At Greno we have an in-house process for continuous extreme accuracy, along with our ISO 9001 certification allows us to perform and document every project. We have been chosen to work on some of the most precise work not only in the medical industry, but also aerospace, defense, transportation, oil and gas, and power generation industries. We have dozens of CNC laths and mills that allow us to choose from a variety machines that are the most cost effective for your project specifications and size. This is a feature that very few precision machine shops are capable of doing.
Contact our support team to discuss your projects when you upload your CAD file for a free quotational eguarino@greno.com.
From the gargantuan to the Rube Goldberg, it’s gravity that makes the improbable practical
As a precision machine shop, we at Greno Industries invest in top-of-the-line equipment to be ready for unusual, challenging jobs. Our large vertical turning lathes (VTLs) take the idea of a CNC horizontal chucker lathe and turn it on its head.
Using the power of gravity and an ever-evolving range of attachments, Greno’s VTLs can turn, drill, tap and mill applications ranging from 10,000-pound turbine rings to lightweight, high-precision aluminum parts for aerospace and information technology companies.
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The key to this versatility is gravity. For large pieces, constant downward force on the workpiece provides extra stability. A vertical spindle can be supported 360 degrees, increasing the maximum weight allowable and eliminating droop.
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On delicate parts, gravity lessens the clamping force needed to keep the part in the chuck. The forces created by heavy or interrupted cutting are dissipated, allowing for more precise flatness and perpendicularity. Smaller, fragile pieces that tend to distort under clamping in a horizontal spindle lathe, as well as unbalanced work pieces or parts with interrupted cuts, benefit greatly from vertical turning.
“There’s a certain satisfaction with taking a rusty hunk of metal and cutting it into something that’s going to help power India,” chuckled Chris Daum, who has been a machinist and estimator with Greno for more than a dozen years.
“We do plates for MRI machines, for example, that are very large in diameter – 75 inches or so – made from thin aluminum,” Daum said. “Because of the sheer size of them, and the tight tolerances on the location of the holes that need to be milled out, sometimes the client has trouble sourcing a mill like us that is able to accommodate the job.”
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For more than 50 years, Greno Industries has led the precision machine parts industry, evolving from a supply company to an industrial manufacturing operation producing intricate parts with tight tolerances. Working from a broad selection of fine metals and high-temp alloys ranging from carbon steel to exotic metals, Greno’s capabilities include vertical and horizontal turning and milling; kitting; welding; Cad/Cam drawing and programming; non-destructive testing; shipping and exporting; laser cutting; CMM precision measuring; black oxide; plasma cutting; bright dipping; water jet; sand blasting; heat treating and plating.
Staying on the cutting edge, so to speak, with multi-axis, large-chuck, wide-swing, long-traveling lathesis especially important for Greno as we expand our service to the aerospace and defense industries. The addition this year of AS9100D certification and registration for International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) qualifies Greno to manufacture and export precision parts for defense contractors covered by the United States Munitions List.
“A lot of things we do are proprietary,” Daum said. “It could be one of two thousand parts that are going into something. We don’t need to know the function of a part, necessarily. We just need to know the exact specifications.”
For complicated jobs, such as diaphragm segments for turbines, Greno uses a Toshiba TUE 200 vertical turning lathe.
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“We have a right-angle head attachment that allows us to do work like drill, tap and mill the sidewall of a part,” Daum said. “That means if a part has holes not only through the face, but also through the side, you can do both with the same setup.”
That reduces the need for another setup on a horizontal milling machine, increasing accuracy and reducing the time and cost involved in producing the part.
Another type of job the large vertical turning lathe is perfect for is machine work on features of fabricated components with big weldments.
A typical specialty job is the turning and milling of blowout prevention valve components used to seal, control and monitor oil and gas wells and offshore oil rigs. They’re generally about three feet tall and five feet around and weigh as much as five tons.
“They’re gigantic pistons,” Daum said.“They look like a big top hat with all sorts of grooves cut into it.
“We have a wide variety of tooling that these machines will accept, and we’re able to purchase or modify existing tooling to accommodate the features that are required by the customers’ needs.”
Contact us for a quote on precision milled parts for aerospace, defense, military, power generation, oil & gas, compressor & pump, transportation, research & development, mining, alternative energy, pulp & paper, food processing and healthcare.
Greno Industries, PO Box 542, Schenectady, NY 12301-0542 United States
The PALLETECH Horizontal Workcell includes two Mazak FH880 Milling Center for High Production Precision Machining.
There is a reason Greno Industries has a long history working with the power generation industry: quality, price and output. Our PALLETECH system can produce large numbers of gas turbine diaphragm segments with automated production that can run 24/7.
In the horizontal milling cell, Greno Industries employs two Mazak FH880 horizontal milling centers each with high pressure thru-spindle coolant and a combined 200 pocket tool magazine. These two work horses are integrated with a 12 station, Mazak PALLETECH Rail system.
This system comes with an individual load/unload station and a rail car that will deploy any one of the 12 stations individually or in sequence. The combination of the two milling centers and the rail system allow Greno Industries to offer a two prong approach to your manufacturing needs. In higher product volume situations, the system can be used to mirror all 12 stations and respective fixtures to handle a fully automated production run completely un-manned for maximum efficiency.
This is a LIGHTS OUT system and is able to function for hours at a time with no operator. If an issue arises an alarm goes off alerting staff. Most of the working time is only paying for machine time and not man hours, making this an exceptionally affordable system for large repeatable work.
In situations where the volume is lower and the set-ups are higher, each station can be completely customized for an individual operation. The machine operator can be build a single fixture on each station while the components are being run on their existing station.
This completely eliminates the costly and inefficient time to set-up and breakdown a single machine to complete a part with multiple operations. The components of this cell are far from industry specific. This technology can be used across all industries to suit all manufacturing needs.
Greno is your go-to source for CNC manufacturing of large parts. The work cell consists of 5 machines.We have the equipment and the expertise (CNC Milling and CNC Turning) to manufacture large parts, at a competitive price, in-house.
We have the equipment capabilities that range from Ø30” to Ø80”. Greno has two Oil Field Okuma turning centers; LOC650 with 4 Axis Simulturn, 36” chuck with a 14” through hole and 80” in length and the LU 7000, equipped with a Ø32.00” chuck which has twin turrets with milling capabilities on the upper turret. The features of these two machines with quick changeover live tooling results in reduced machine time and cost.The Toshiba TU-200 S has live tooling and is capable of linear and circular interpolation with a cutting capacity of up to Ø80.00”.The New Century VTL’S 76” chuck with live tooling and the King has a 72” chuck.
State-of-the-art vertical and horizontal machining centers enable us to machine most metals including stainless, aluminum, Inconel, titanium, and other exotics.From prototype to production runs, our equipment and team of experts execute complex jobs with high quality results.
Deep hole drilling was first developed for the manufacturing of firearms, hence the name gundrilling. Originally a time-consuming and costly process, today’s technological advances make it a highly efficient manufacturing operation in all metal cutting industries including power generation, automotive, aircraft and aerospace, construction, medical, and more.
The gundrill holds its drill rigidity and drill tip life by using several, in-line guides as well as the latest gun drill cutting oil could to an optimum temperature. Our gundrill is the ideal solution for most deep and precision drilling projects. This high precision operation produces accurate, repeatable holes, with excellent surface finishes.
Gun drills hold location to precise tolerances, are sized to exact specifications, produce burr free holes, and can be formed to produce specific shapes in blind holes with minimal machine adaptation.
Our in house gun drilling service enables Greno to produce custom fasteners for production requirements, large and small. We match the correct drill, whether standard or specialized, to the intended material and application. We produce custom fasteners such as studs, nuts bolts, to meet your specific requirements.
If you need assistance in planning or solving technical problems, our staff is on hand to provide support. All our services are provided with the following goals in mind: To supply the finest gun drilling components, the best service, at the most reasonable cost.
The G.I.S. hydraulic pilot-operated power control valve is designed for safety, durability and ease of maintenance. Its unique design provides operations reliability for systems ranging in pressure up to 3000 psi, at temperatures up to 1100 degrees Fahrenheit. Design advantages include:
High accuracy and repeatability. Remote operation means the pilot valve is not affected by extremes of temperature. Plus our design results in more accurately balanced boiler operations at peak loads.
Increased efficiency. The precision of this valve allows operation closer to set point than conventional valves, and also eliminates unnecessary opening of power control valves.
Increased safety and ease of adjustment. Adjusters are located on the remote unit, so operators are not exposed to hazardous conditions when adjustments must be made. In the event of power outages, the supply valve safely operates without an external power supply.
Simmering eliminated. Due to full valve lift, giving maximum flow at set pressure, there are no secondary lifts or closings.
Leak-free operation. Steam leakage from the Safety valve is eliminated by pressure-loading design.
Reduced maintenance. Modular design facilitates ease of maintenance and/or replacement.
The G.I.S. Relief Valve has been used on several US naval ships for four decades, as well as large infrastructure systems, such as power generation plants. The economic advantages of the G.I.S. Relief Valve are directly related to its superior design and construction. Numerous existing power control systems are reduced to a single process, reducing annual maintenance costs.
We have engineered a remote pilot triggering system, allowing our valve to use a hydraulic pressure system which uses up to four times the force of our competitors spring-loaded valve. Once the stellited hardened nozzle is seated, it creates a leak-free seal to the upper pressure disc. At that point all pressure is vented and there is no potential for chattering when the valve is seated. This reduces the possibility of damage to the valve during the application process.
Greno’s engineers can customize the G.I.S. Relief Valve assembly to work for your facilities system and specifications. This is the safest, longest lasting industrial supply valve in the industry. The G.I.S. Relief Valve is manufactured in our 60,000 square foot facility that features state-of-the-art machining capabilities. You can relax knowing we offer 24-hour emergency service. Greno Industries is a Certified Women Owned Business and Trusted Tier One Manufacturer. Give Greno a call at 518-393-4195 and start a conversation about how you can get the best Industrial Supply Valve for your facility.
Greno Industries has served the metal cutting industry for 57 years. This woman-owned New York-based manufacturer of computer-numerical control (CNC)-machined parts supplies a variety of industries worldwide, including power generation, oil and gas, transportation, mining and food processing.
When changes in the oil and gas and power generation industries threatened to adversely impact Greno’s revenues, the company decided to expand into the aerospace & defense (A&D) industry. Greno’s leadership team knew that expansion into this industry would be complicated and the company would face more stringent certification requirements, but the A&D industry was the company’s best avenue for growth.
Registration positions Greno for work with global aerospace and defense partners covered by US Munitions List (USML)
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September 25, 2017
Greno Industries has registered with the US Department of State/Directorate of Defense Trade Controls for compliance in International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) Part 122.
ITAR registration is a key component of Greno’s continuing expansion as a supplier of precision machine parts to the domestic and international defense and aerospace industries. Earlier this month, the Schenectady County company announced AS9100D certification for aerospace manufacturing. The AS9100D achievement follows an intensive third-party audit of its Quality Management Systems, from production to payables.
ITAR registration meets the requirements for Greno to manufacture and export precision parts for defense contractors covered by the United States Munitions List (USML). In addition to registering with the DDTC, Greno self-certifies that it understands and abides by the myriad provisions of ITAR.
Since 1961, Greno has provided timely deliveries of precision machine parts to global industries including traditional and alternative power generation, mining, transportation, military, pulp and paper, research and development, and food manufacturing.
As it grows in the global marketplace, Greno constantly evaluates its processes to improve quality, assess and mitigate risk, and deliver the best possible products and services to its customers.
Greno offers a full range of precision machining services from CNC large horizontal and vertical turning to testing, laser and plasma cutting, plating, and heat treating. It has been ISO certified since 1994 and is approved for status as a U.S. Army TACOMLCMC, QSL-01 & 03 (Tracked Combat Vehicles Suspensions Components and Tactical Wheeled Vehicle Components) Qualified Supplier.
The company holds both MIL-Q-9858 and MIL-STD-45662A certification status. The Northeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association (NeLMA) recognizes Greno as a Certified Wood Packaging Materials Facility compliant with International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures as directed by the International Plant Protection Committee’s ISPM 15: Guidelines for Regulating Wood Packaging Material in International Trade.
Led by owner Eileen Guarino, Greno is a certified WOSB (Woman Owned Small Business) and a certified member of the WBENC (Women’s Business Enterprise National Council) and The Supplier Clearinghouse, a commission-supervised entity that audits and verifies woman- and minority-owned businesses.
We encourage you to contact us for general information or if you have any questions relating to services we offer or our products.
Greno Industries, PO Box 542, Schenectady, NY 12301-0542 United States
Greno builds these parts in multiple lengths, varying from 18 to 58 inches. The solid machined aluminum structure forms the base that the robotic surgical part rides on. It is a “critical part”, meaning that human health and safety are depend on this part being machined correctly. It is an important part of the control and stability of the machine.
The G.I.S. hydraulic pilot-operated power control valve is designed for safety, durability and ease of maintenance. Its unique design provides operations reliability for systems ranging in pressure up to 3000 psi, at temperatures up to 1100 degrees Fahrenheit. Design advantages include:
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