Customer Service
REBORN
Icon Machine tells their story
ICON Machine Company was started in April of 1999 by Russell Hawkins, Brian Mahaffey and Wes Gurley. The gentleman had nearly 20 years of experience on Okuma equipment and decided they would build their business using Okuma lathes. “We knew that in order to do the best quality of work, we would need the very best equipment available.”
After purchasing a couple of used Okuma Cadet’s, the organization was off and running and molding itself into a precision job shop. During one of the more difficult 3 year stretches in manufacturing history, ICON was able to weather the storm and continue producing quality parts. The original two Okuma’s were running an average of 60 hours per week with the only downtime scheduled for preventative maintenance. It became time to expand!
In 2004, ICON purchased its first new Okuma with the acquisition of a Captain L370. Later in early 2006, the organization purchased two more Okuma lathes, its second Captain L370 and a Heritage ES-L 6. “Hartwig has helped us our immensely by supplying us great equipment and allowing us to grow to be a very successful machine shop.” ICON has also become a believer in Okuma’s OSP control. “Okuma’s control and IGF is the easiest ‘Smarts’ program one can find. We have worked with other lathes over the past 23 years and the Okuma lathe is by far the best out there. Okuma lathes are dependable and have extremely user-friendly controls!”
ICON now has over 20 employees and continues to grow daily. ICON has developed a reputation as a premier manufacturing organization for the quality of the work they produce and the variety of industries they can supply. From aerospace and defense to telecom, ICON has the versatility to support the high precision market.
Who is Hartwig, Inc?
Hartwig, Inc. is your local supplier
for machine tool technology,
delivering the best products as well
as first class service, engineering,
applications, turnkeys, parts, preventative
maintenance programs,
full automation, fixturing, and time
studies. We supply these tools for
numerous manufacturers.
The organization totals 110
employees nationionwide that are
available to support your progress
anytime. Our team is dedicated
to providing manufacturing solutions.
What Can Hartwig, Inc. Offer
Me? Hartwig, Inc. is a one-of-a-
kind distributor for all your
machining needs with 47 years
of experience. We encourage
education and enjoy teaching our
customers about all of the latest
technology available. Our monthly
classes are offered throughout the
Midwest and are taught by certified Hartwig instructors. Our goal
is to help your company excel. We
have specialists in the automation
and applications department. We
currently have more than 30 machines,
from manual mills to multispindle
lathes, in our inventory
and because of this we are able
to supply your shops machining
solutions immediately.
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Where is the proof?
Dont let us go on and on...see what others say in the industry!
Read what Alcast Company says about Hartwig, Inc. Service Department
Read what CE Machine says about Hartwig, Okuma and the installation process
Read what Parker Hannifin says about Hartwig, Inc. turnkey solutions |
