The Davenport multi spindle screw machine is the fastest screw machine on the market. Gent machine has 38 Davenport machines on the production floor with another four off-line. In the last month we set up a part for a customer to make Bases for a 9mm round (ammunition). The material is 7075 aluminum, and we are making a part every 1.4 seconds. By the end of May we expect to have four machines running this part producing about 1 million parts per month.

The tolerances on this base part are tight for a screw machine. The ID tolerance is .001”. Typically, this would be too tight but since this is aluminum and the diameter is small, we have been able to hold the .001” tolerance. It is also possible because this part is running on a recently rebuilt Davenport screw machine.

About three times a year we strip a Davenport screw machine down to the base. Every part is taken off the machine and the core is sent to Meagher Machine in Rochester NY. Meagher Machine bands and bores the machine, and a new head is placed into the machine. From there, the core with the new head is shipped back to Gent Machine. Our experienced rebuilding staff puts each spindle, shaft, slide and bearing back into the machine to ensure the screw machine is brought back to like new. Having rebuilt machines on our production floor ensures we can meet the required tolerances on customers prints.