CHALLENGE MACHINE’S FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT
At Challenge Machine, our newly-renovated precision machining facility, located in Blaine, Minnesota, is equipped with a full range of cutting-edge CNC machining, turning, inspection, and finishing equipment. Our state-of-the-art equipment enables our highly-skilled staff to produce components from a range of materials to tolerances down to 0.0002 inches. Browse the listings below to learn more about the equipment we have at our precision machine shop.
CNC Machining Centers
- KERN Micro Pro w/ Automated pallet changer
- Matsuura MX-420 with PC10 Pallet Changer
- Haas VF2 with 15,000 RPM Spindle
- Haas VF2 with 30,000 RPM Spindle
- Haas VF4 with TR-160 5-Axis Trunnion
- Haas VF2 with TRT-100 5-Axis Trunnion
- Haas VF2 with 4-Axis Rotary
- Haas DM1 with 15,000 RPM Spindle
CNC Micro Machines
- Sodick UH430L with 60,000 RPM Spindle
- KERN Micro Pro w/ Automated pallet changer
CNC Swiss Turning
- Citizen L220 Type XII, Live B-Axis
- Citizen L32 Type XII, Live B-Axis
Inspection Equipment
- Nikon VMA-2520 Video Measuring System
- Full Assortment of Gages and Inspection Equipment that is Regularly Calibrated to NIST Standards
Blasting, Deburring, and Part Marking
- Micro Deburring under Microscopes
- Micro-Blasting
- Non-Abrasive, Dry Ice Blasting/Cleaning.
- Universal Laser System
3D Printing
- Bambu Lab – H2D printers
Software
- CAD – PTC Creo
- CAM – Gibbs CAM-Milling
- CAM – Esprit-Swiss
- ERP – Shoptech/Job Boss