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Miyano BNE 65 Expands Shop Capabilities

Miyano BNE 65 Expands Shop Capabilities

Dec 10, 2025

Micron’s newest CNC machine, a Miyano BNE-65MYY, allows us to turn larger diameters and machine longer parts. New and existing customers will benefit from our increased capabilities.

This addition balances our growth goals, expanding our production capabilities while increasing capacity within our core niche.

Expanding Shop Capabilities

The Miyano BNE-65MYY delivers the following benefits:

  • Diameter Increase: Micron can now turn 65mm (2.5”) diameter parts from bar stock, up from our previous 52mm (2”) maximum.
  • Longer Part Ejection: With the ability to eject parts up to 7.5” long, this machine reduces cycle times for longer components by reducing manual unloading on conventional lathes.
  • Greater Overall Capacity: Adding this machine directly increases our total available production hours, helping us meet customer demand.

Micron’s Growth Philosophy

This investment reflects our deliberate approach to growth: expanding capacity in step with customer needs while maintaining the specialized focus that defines us as a machining partner.

The Miyano BNE-65MYY aligns with this philosophy because it:

  • Extends Our Core Expertise: Rather than diversifying into new processes, it offers greater diameter capacity and longer part machining within our established turning niche.
  • Fulfills Existing Customer Needs: We acquired this machine to increase efficiency and reduce costs for a current customer project, ensuring our upgraded capabilities will be put to use right away.
  • Complements Our Current, Standardized Fleet: This Miyano integrates seamlessly into our standardized turning fleet, which features Citizens for Swiss-style turning and Miyanos for conventional turning. Standardization has numerous benefits, which we ultimately pass on to the customer.

Quote Micron for Larger Parts

Keep our expanded diameter capacity in mind for your upcoming projects. We can now turn diameters up to 65mm (2.5″) from bar stock, offering greater efficiency and new possibilities for sourcing from Micron.

Ready to see the difference? Submit your drawings today.

The “Why” Behind Every Part We Make

The “Why” Behind Every Part We Make

Oct 2, 2025

Every business has a seemingly obvious function — provide a service and make money. But at Micron, we believe a deeper purpose is what truly drives us forward. That’s why our entire operation starts with a single question: Why?

Inspired by Simon Sinek’s book, Start With Why, we discovered our core reason for being extends far beyond the shop floor.

“To impact individual growth so we can, together, strengthen and grow our families and community and promote the American dream.”

— Micron purpose statement

Micron Core Values: Welcoming, Positive Attitude, Caring, Respect, Honesty, Integrity.

Knowing what really matters to us — family, community, the American way of life — puts the importance of the CNC machining services we provide into focus. It reminds us of the reason for continuous improvement, for staying at the top of our game, and providing the best possible value to our customers.

From “Why” To “How”: Cementing Culture

While initially crafting a purpose statement was a breakthrough, the work we’ve done to bring it to life is arguably even more important. After all, how much value is a mission statement if it’s not kept top of mind?

In Micron fashion, we began to work on systems to strengthen this awareness.

This purpose statement became a springboard for six core values that encapsulate our strengths in working together. When we solve a tough problem or make a breakthrough on improving one of our systems, these values are at work within our team.

Acknowledging examples of the “Why” in action has become a routine part of the way we work. Team members submit their kudos in writing, identifying the core values at work in a coworker’s actions or a cooperative achievement of a team. Then, we review and appreciate the good examples in a monthly all hands meeting.

These values ensure that when you work with Micron, you’re engaging with a team that is not only skilled but also invested in doing the right thing.

A Recent Example

Our last all hands meeting highlighted a process breakthrough that took place thanks to the initiative of a few team members. It’s a mini case study in why culture matters.

  • The challenge: a customer’s parts broached at an outside operation need deburring before they can ship to the customer. The deburring process was time consuming and ergonomically uncomfortable for the operators.
  • Actions takens:
    • Shipping specialist Scott exercised honesty in the team huddle, pointing out that our process for this part could be a lot better than it currently was.
    • This was a challenge we’d attempted to solve before but struggled to find a better solution that was safe, repeatable, and cost-effective. Regardless, engineers Brandon and Alex showed respect, listening and committing to giving this another shot. The three worked together to come up with an idea.
    • Machinist Andrew and Training Coordinator Andres demonstrated caring, seeking to offer their support. With guidance from the original brainstorm, they created a deburring fixture and process. After some testing and validation, it was clear this was a big improvement.
  • Result: A 50% reduction in deburring time spent on this part, shaving off seven man-hours per run.
Brandon briefs the company on the new deburring fixture and process improvements.

“What” This Means for You

Our “What” is the tangible result. It’s the precision component you hold in your hands—flawlessly machined, delivered on time, and quality approved.

The part we deliver is more than metal. It’s the result of a team member who has grown their skill, a problem solved with a positive attitude, and a promise kept. It’s how we strengthen our community, one precision machined component at a time.

If you’d like to experience the purpose-driven difference on your next project, submit a request for quote for your upcoming machining needs.

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Measuring Up: Micron’s New Gage Station Design

Sep 11, 2025

At Micron, our pursuit of standardization extends beyond our machines to every part of our process. That’s why we’re excited to roll out our newly redesigned standardized gage stations.

Work bench layout for Micron's new gage station design.

This overhaul streamlines and enhances our quality ecosystem and gives our production team the tools needed for repeatability. Additionally, it incorporates 5S principles.

Before

Micron's previous gage station design was strong but still left room for improvement.

After

Micron's redesigned gage stations improve on the existing design, incorporating 5S principles, saving space, and improving visual appeal.

The gage station redesign improves on our existing systems, creating aisle space while also increasing work surface.

Once final adjustments are made to the redesign prototype, the new gage stations will be implemented across the shop, ensuring every machine has this setup in common.

Gage Station Key Features

Each new gage station contains:

  • A work bench laid out with places for each measurement tool assigned to the machine and ample work room.
  • A bottom shelf for cleaning supplies and storage of additional tools or personal items.
  • A magnetic board for prints, work instructions, production logs, inspection plans, and part routing information.
  • An LED work light.

The smooth finish of the shelves allows for regular cleanup of chips and oil — a routine activity on our tidy shop floor.

Efficient Use of Space

In a clever use of existing footprint, we designed the new gage stations to fit neatly over parts conveyors. While the previous design’s carts allowed gage stations to be moved when needed, the new design frees up aisle space while keeping the machinists’ tools right where they’re needed.

Smart design maximizes space without compromising access, keeping tools within reach and aisles clear.

This improvement showcases Micron’s commitment to providing our team with the best tools possible — not just to machine great parts, but to build a better environment for machining.

The Top Benefits of Our Standardized Gage Stations

Some benefits of these gage stations include:

  • Inspection Time Savings: Operators don’t waste time searching for the right tool. Everything is laid out, organized, and ready to use. This aids our overall production agility and allows our team to rigorously adhere to our processes. All documentation relevant to the part is available at a glance.
  • Consistency: Every team member uses the same calibrated tools in the exact same way, eliminating measurement variation and ensuring true repeatability. Job-specific work instructions and work prints show exactly how to measure each feature. This eliminates reliance of tribal knowledge and ensures every machinist knows exactly what and how to measure each part.
  • Real-Time Process Control: Our operators check their own work immediately and frequently. This gives them ownership of quality and the ability to adjust machines before a part is out of tolerance, moving from a “find and fix” to a “prevent” quality culture.

This redesign incorporates space-saving measures and practical quality of life improvements that make regular checks more efficient.

Micron’s Philosophy of Continuous Improvement

Continuous improvement is a core value that pervades Micron’s team. The suggestion to improve upon our existing gage stations originated on the shop floor thanks to our employees’ dedication to our customers’ success. It is this unique culture at Micron that ultimately allows us to build upon our existing strengths to the benefit of our customer.

If you’re ready to partner with a machining supplier that takes process control and continuous improvement seriously, submit your print to Micron today.