Horst Engineering Adds a Eurotech B620 and Builds Operator Confidence Through Training

A new machine investment brings new opportunities—and training helps a team put those opportunities to work. Following Horst Engineering’s recent purchase of a Eurotech B620, we welcomed Natasha Denardis and Eduardo Velez to Eurotech Elite for two days of machine operation training with Art Silva, our National Service Manager.

Their visit marks the next chapter in a relationship that began in 2005, when Horst Engineering first started using Eurotech machines to manufacture complex precision components.

A Longstanding Commitment to Precision

Founded in 1946, Horst Engineering has built a multigenerational legacy of manufacturing precision components and assemblies for aerospace, medical, and other demanding industries.

In aerospace manufacturing, tight tolerances are only part of the challenge. Manufacturers also need to manage complex geometries, difficult materials, and frequent setups across a wide variety of parts.

Our earlier Horst Engineering case study highlighted the scale of that challenge: more than 4,000 active, unique part numbers, with an average lot size of fewer than 100 pieces. In that environment, reducing setups and completing more features in one machine can make a meaningful difference.

Horst’s experience with Eurotech demonstrates how multi-axis machining can help address those demands.

Completing More Features in One Machine

In the case study, Horst described using Eurotech machines to produce components ranging from fasteners and bushings to valve bodies, clevises, fittings, and flanges.

Completing more features in a single machine helped the team improve throughput and reduce opportunities for error between operations. It also reduced the need for additional handling and specialized fixtures that would otherwise be required to move complex parts through multiple machining stages.

Horst also described how offline programming helped connect engineering and manufacturing more closely. Working from solid models allowed the team to reduce repetitive programming steps and tackle components with multiple milling, drilling, and threading features.

These experiences provide the foundation for Horst’s latest investment in the B620.

Supporting the People Behind the Machine

During their two-day visit, Natasha and Eduardo trained with Art Silva on operating the machine. The training provided dedicated time to become more familiar with its operation and ask questions directly of our National Service Manager.

For Eurotech Elite, supporting a customer’s investment includes helping the people who will operate the equipment develop their knowledge and confidence.

That support has been an important part of our relationship with Horst. In the earlier case study, the company credited Eurotech’s service and engineering teams with helping resolve the challenges that come with sophisticated machining processes.

We were pleased to welcome Natasha and Eduardo and continue that commitment as Horst brings its new B620 into the next chapter of its manufacturing work.

Interested in Eurotech machines or operator training? Contact Eurotech Elite at 352-799-5223 or visit eurotechelite.com.