Facilities List

We are an TS 16949 & ISO 9001:2000 company located in Central Connecticut with easy access to major highways and airports. The plant is a spacious and modern 50,000 sq. ft. climate controlled facility.

Design Engineering:

Hobson & Motzer, Inc. has an excellent design and project management engineering staff which is equipped with the latest Dell CAD/CAM workstations. Hobson & Motzer utilizes AutoCad, Solid Works and Pro-Engineer Rev. 21 and can receive files electronically in either .iges or .dxf format.

Quality Department:

• Brown & Sharpe MicroXcel 765 CMM
• Nikon NexIV Automated Vision and Laser Inspection System
• Nikon Measurescopes with Q-check 200 DRO system
• Nikon V12 12" Profile Projectors with Q-check 200 DRO system
• Scherr-Tumico 30" Optical Comparators with Q-check 200 DRO system
• Variable power microscopes, Nikon SMZ-1B (70), Olympus SP-20 (10)
• Series 500 Wilson Rockwell Hardness Tester
• POWERWAY Quality Analyst 9000 SQC software package
• Gagetalker III SPC data collector workstation
• Minitab Statistical Analysis
• Mahr Perthometer
• Magnos Model 1448 Coercivity Meter
• Fowler Trimos Digital Height Measurement System

As well as a wide variety of hand held gauges, measuring instruments and digital indicators.

Tool Room:

• Computer controlled, self-threading 4 axis, AGIE cut Challenge 2 traveling wire EDM
• ELTEE conventional EDM machines
• Charmmilles Form 20 ZNC conventional EDM
• Makino S56, 3 axis CNC Machining Center with 35" x 19" travel and 13,000 RPM spindle
• EZ-Trac CNC Bridgeport Vertical Milling Machines
• Brown and Sharpe Optical Grinders with 100:1 capability
• ELB Surface Grinders with up to 36" capacity
• Moore Jig Grinders
• Moore Jig Bores
• Moore Die Flippers
• Harig 6 18 Surface Grinders
• Okamoto 6 12 Surface Grinders
• Okamoto 12 24 Surface Grinders
• Hansford Die Handler
• Heat Treat & Tempering Oven
• Vertical Milling Machines

As well as several Engine lathes, Vertical Band Saws, Drill Presses, Welders, Sand Blasters, Honing Machines and various support equipment.

Metal Stamping Department:

Primary Presses

Presses are equipped with electronic die protection and with load monitoring.

Feeds:

Vamco Precision High Speed Gear Feeds, from 3" x 3" to 6" x 12"
Servo Roll Feeds, 6", 12" and 18" widths
Various other mechanical roll feeds

Secondary Operations Department:

Presses:

Tumbling:

• Tumbling/Deburring Machines rated up to 10 cubic feet
• Glass beading machines
• Burr Bench, Model 2016
• CLM Vibe Tech 7 Cube Vibratory, VTG 5024
• CLM Vibe Tech 9.5 Cube Vibratory, VTG 5524
• Rosemont 2.7 Cube
• Rosemont COB Dryer, Model RB-10
• CLM VTG 5024 Cob Dryer, 7 Cube
• Otec CF50 Centrifugal Disc Finishing Machine
• Otec CF 2 x 50 Centrifugal Disc Finishing Machine
• New Holland Dryer, Model K-11
• New Holland Dryer, Model K-24
• New Holland Dryer, Model K-90
• Zenith Ultrasonic Strip Cleaners
• Rampe Separator
• Rampart Separator
• Raytec Separator

Utrasonic Cleaning and Passivating:

• Branson OMNI 200 Ultrasonic Closed Loop Coalescing System
• Transport System and Deionizing Rinse System (Complete Cleaning System
• Crest Cleaning Tank, 5 Gallon
• Crest Cleaning Tank, 10 Gallon
• Passivating Lines

Laser Welding:

• Lasag KLS 246 Hard Optic Laser Welder
• Lasag SLS 200 Fiber Optic Laser Welder

Machining:

• Kitamura Mycenter 2 Sparkchanger VMC
• Kitamura Mycenter 1 VMC
• Kitamura Mycenter Zero Sparkchanger VMC
• Prolas CNC workstations

Pad Printing:

• Imtram Model GS 100cc Pad Printing Machine
• Grieve Baking Ovens

Other Equipment & Facilities:

Clean Room:

Class 100,000 clean room covering 500 sq. ft. for critical assembly operations, as well as light manufacturing and prototype research work.