The company differentiates itself from many other machine shops around the United States in a number of ways, including:
• It is 100% employee owned
• ISO 9001:2008 certification • It purchases the most high-tech, automated machine tool equipment that can be found • It embraces best in class manufacturing principles • Its customers span the globe, with products shipped as far as Asia and Europe |
Andy Oyervides, president of the company says, “It is a known fact that employee ownership increases production and profitability, and it improves employees’ dedication and sense of ownership. We also knew when entering into an employee owned entity, the key variable in making it work is a high degree of involvement in work-level decisions. We’ve done just that. Our employee owners tend to stay with the company and they participate in key decisions for the company.”
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Teton Machine Company could be, for all intensive purposes, a Mazak showroom. Andy says, “When we find a really good supplier for our machine tool needs, we stick with the brand. Smith Machinery Co., our dealer for the Mazak line of machine tool products, is outstanding. They sell a great product in Mazak, and their service and support is exceptional.” Andy says the turning point in purchasing his first Mazak 12 years ago was his interaction with Clark Smith, owner of Smith Machinery. “When I met Clark at his facility in Salt Lake City, UT, Clark demonstrated a Mazak machine. Clark’s knowledge is exceptional -- he even machined a part for me. This impressed me in an machine dealer- owner, and I find that my interactions with the entire Smith Machinery team are positive.”
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During last year, Teton Machine Company took delivery of a new Mazak horizontal machining center and a barfeeder for one of their Mazak dual spindle multi axis lathes. The new horizontal machining center incorporates a 240 tool magazine and is connected to their sixteen position automatic pallet changer (Mazak Palletech). Andy says the addition of this second machine - the first incorporates a 120 tool magazine - to their pallet system will more than triple the capacity for the cell. He continued, “We’ll be able to develop fixtures and processes on the first machine while the second is running production and we’ll be able to utilize the automatic pallet changer to run production while employees are otherwise occupied or not present.”
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