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Caron Engineering Joins OMIC R&D

They have partnered with the organization to become its 26th member.

Posted: June 24, 2019

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The Oregon Manufacturing Innovation Center Research and Development (OMIC R&D; Scappose, OR) recently welcomed Caron Engineering, Inc. (Wells, ME) as its 26th member. The company develops advanced retrofit solutions for CNC machines to optimize companies’ performance, productivity, and profitability. They serve a wide range of industries including; aerospace and defense, oil and gas, medical, automotive, power generation, utility, heavy equipment, transportation, and appliances.

Founded in 1986, they are an employee-owned company with 40 employees, and are well known for keeping current with emerging technologies that serve the metals manufacturing industry. Caron’s expertise revolves around developing optimization solutions for CNC machines so organizations can be more effective and efficient in productivity. Their sensors and monitoring systems collect real-time data and provide advanced analysis of both machine cutting as well as machine mechanics. All their products interface directly with the CNC control to make automatic (corrective) adjustments without the need for human intervention. They offer manufacturers a wide array of CNC solutions including machine tool monitoring and breakage detection, adaptive control, automatic tool wear compensation and machine health monitoring and diagnostics, among many other areas.

Craig Campbell, the executive director of OMIC said, “We’re very excited to have Caron join our family. CNC Machining is a critical part of many of our members manufacturing processes. In addition, we utilize CNC machines in our research work. Their company provides a much-needed addition to our ‘in machine’ diagnostic capabilities. We look forward to working with them and exploring new R&D projects and collaborations made possible by their membership.”

OMIC R&D is the fifteenth innovation research collaborative established with Boeing leadership worldwide, and the first Boeing has sponsored in the United States. Its mission is to bring together manufacturing companies and higher education in an innovative environment to solve the advanced manufacturing challenges facing industry. Faculty and university students undertake (outside-in) applied research to solve real production problems while training the next generation of engineers and technologists to meet the high demand for skilled workers in advanced metals manufacturing. Member companies pool resources and knowledge with researchers to create a highly dynamic and innovative R&D center with access to the most advanced equipment and tools.

The president of the company Rob Caron, said, “our optimization products focus on improving and automating CNC machining processes. A partnership with OMIC offers a unique platform for research and development to expand our product reach and potential while focusing on the overall mutual goal of providing advanced data-driven solutions for metal-cutting manufacturing challenges. We’re joining an impressive group of manufacturers who are already members and look forward to being part of this growing partnership organization.”

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