News from 2009

  • "Please review the attached drawing," read one e-mail to KLH Industries, "it is a complicated little part...many people have no-bid this part."

  • Modern Machine Shop once wrote, "a shop bought a milling machine to mill, a turning machine to turn, a drill press to make holes and so on." If that shop is KLH, one machine does all of those operations.

  • Student-participants of the BotsIQ Robotics Education Program might think the BotsIQ Challenge is destruction. To design and build a robot capable of denting, slashing, scratching, and gashing.

  • KLH Industries recently contributed precision-machined aluminum to the “Crusher,” an unmanned ground combat vehicle. As an ITAR registered job shop, KLH is no stranger to defense or military machining.

  • For a lot of shops, a visit to the quality lab is usually the last step of the manufacturing process, however, it is actually the last place you'd want to find non-conformances.

  • KLH addresses many of the frequently asked questions from customers. Learn a little about who KLH Industries is, what makes us different, and how we’ll process your project.

  • Earlier this year, KLH Industries was approached by Modern Machine Shop Magazine to participate in feature article about lean manufacturing. Their article details KLH’s success implementing lean as a company wide initiative.

  • The term "prototype die" is almost an oxymoron. Usually, it isn't quite cost-effective to CNC mill a 400 lb block of tool steel to produce less parts than most people have fingers.

  • Project GRILL challenges high school students to design, manufacture, and assemble a custom charcoal grill. The only condition is that the grill must cook one dozen brats in one hour.

  • KLH Industries has added a new 520-gallon GAMM glass bead blasting cabinet. This closed loop, dry system allows KLH to efficiently process large or difficult to handle parts.