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Michigan Technical Center Grand Opening!

A Big Success!

Sterling Heights, MI – May 30, 2023 – YCM Technology (USA), Inc. announces the grand opening of its newest Technical Center in Sterling Heights, MI. The high-tech facility is designed to showcase and demonstrate various complementary machining solutions available through the YCM Alliance for Die/Mold Machining, General Parts Machining, and Ultra-High-Speed Machining. Alliance partners include YCM (milling, turning, and wire EDM), exeron (sinker EDM, and ultra-high-speed milling), TRIMILL (gantry type portal milling), CHETO (deep hole drilling), and Millutensil (spotting presses).


YCM Alliance Technical Centers allow customers to challenge application experts with their unique requirements, compare different technologies, run test cuts, conduct time analysis, and see firsthand the level of precision and quality that is achievable. YCM Technology Centers are designed as a production environment but also feature meeting rooms to discuss processes, business considerations, and YCM’s own finance options. There is even a cafeteria so customers can be as productive as possible during their visit. 


“The YCM Alliance Technical Centers are an important part of demonstrating to customers who we are. At its core, the YCM Alliance program is very customer-centric; it was created to provide extraordinary value to manufacturers looking for solutions, beyond a single machine type,” said Tony Pekalski, President of YCM Technology (USA), Inc. “Our YCM Alliance partners are second to none when it comes to quality, performance, reliability, and experience,” added Pekalski. 


The grand opening was celebrated by a two-day event, May 23-24, which drew the attendance of more than 300 hundred OEM and job shop customers, dealers, and industry vendors. Machine type demonstrations included, high-performance vertical milling, multi-axis, double column, gantry type portal, ultra-high speed (steel/graphite), horizontal, sinker EDM, wire cut EDM, die/mold spotting presses, turning solutions, and automation.

Machine demonstrations are ongoing for both days of the event with presentations by industry experts happening concurrently. Attendees were able to choose from nine different subjects and attend presentations of interest, making the most of their time while at the event. Informative presentations included: 


  • Global Automotive Production Forecasting – Presented by AutoForecast Solutions (AFS)
  • Efficient Strategies for Machining Additive Manufactured Molds – Presented by Next Chapter
  • The Power of 5 – Presented by Heidenhain
  • High-Efficiency Machining using 5-Axis Milling, EDM, and Automation – Presented by Exeron
  • Automation – Bridging the Labor Gap One Arm at a Time with FANUC – Presented by Acieta
  • hyperMILL®, When 3+2 Alone Just Won’t Cut It! – Presented by Open Mind
  • Automating Mold Manufacturing using 5 Axis – Presented by Zero Tolerance
  • 7-Axis Hybrid Milling and Deep Hole Drilling with Automatic Gundrill Changer – Presented by CHETO
  • Bridging the Skilled Labor Gap with Technology – Presented by Tebis

The YCM Alliance is a customer-focused program where like-minded machine tool brands, dealers, and solution matter experts work together to supply application-based systems designed to help customers improve processes, quality, and overall machining productivity. Participating Alliance partners subscribe to a common assessment process designed to better understand each customer’s unique requirements, challenges, and goals. The result is a comprehensive recommendation that takes into consideration process, machine types, configuration, special layout, financing, cost justification, and ROI. Service and support levels are guaranteed across all YCM Alliance brands, systems, and components to ensure steady performance and reliability.


Each comprehensive solution is composed of best-in-class global machine tool brands available exclusively through YCM Technology as part of the YCM Alliance.


For more information about application machining solutions, visit www.ycmalliance.com


About the YCM Alliance

YCM CNC Machine Tool has been recognized worldwide for producing machine tools with superior precision, outstanding rigidity, and exceptional reliability since 1954. YCM is IS0-9001, and ISO-14001 certified, and offers a wide array of machines to serve a variety of industries with more than 70 types and models. The YCM Alliance extends this commitment to quality and support through complimentary, like-minded machine tool brands, top-notch dealers, and solution matter experts, all working together to provide extended application-based systems with world-class service and support. Alliance partners include YCM (milling, turning, and wire EDM), exeron (sinker EDM, and ultra-high-speed milling), TRIMILL (gantry type portal milling), CHETO (deep hole drilling), and Millutensil (spotting presses).  
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