Ellison's Engineering Solutions team is a group of application engineers who help manufacturers get more from their CNC machines. We run turnkey engineering projects, from setup optimization to automation integration, and deliver hands-on training for operators and programmers. The focus is performance, not repair: faster cycle times, higher spindle utilization, and teams that can run new equipment with confidence.
32 seconds saved on every part.
An Ellison application engineer moved a job from a Lynx 2100LSYB to a TT1800SY with the same tooling and a modified program. Cycle time dropped from 2:06 to 1:34 per part across a 6,000-part run.
Read the full story in What Is CNC Application Engineering?
Turnkey Engineering
Turnkey projects start with your machine, your parts, and your goal, then work toward a defined result. Scope and deliverables are set before work begins.
- Process and setup optimization: We find where time is lost in cutting parameters, toolpaths, workholding, or machine features, and build a faster process.
- Spindle utilization studies: We map a full shift, from cutting and setup to tool changes and idle time, and show where the biggest gains are.
- New technology integration: We work alongside your team during and after installation to set parameters and build processes on a new machine, control, or capability.
- Lean manufacturing: We look at material flow, part staging, and operator movement to get more output from the same floor space and labor hours.
- Facility layout: We help plan equipment placement for a reorganization, expansion, or new production line.
- Work handling and part load/unload integration: We design and integrate robotic machine tending, cobots, bar feeders, and pallet systems around your parts and volumes. See all automation solutions.
Training
Our training is hands-on and machine-specific, built with the machine tool builders we represent. Your team learns how the machine behaves in production, on the controls they use every day.
- CNC operator training: Machine operation, control navigation, program execution, and offset management for new and experienced operators.
- CNC programming training: From G-code fundamentals to conversational programming, macros, and multi-axis work.
- Advanced control features: Functions most shops underuse, such as Fanuc AI Contour Control (AICC) and Adaptive Feed Control, configured for your parts.
- CAD/CAM software training: CAMWorks and SOLIDWORKS training through our software training team.
When to Bring In an Application Engineer
- A new machine is arriving, and you want it productive in days, not months
- A part or process has run slow for so long it feels normal
- An experienced operator or programmer has left, and their knowledge went with them
- You are adding 5-axis or multi-tasking capability for the first time
- Automation is installed but not hitting its potential
For a deeper look at each situation, read What Is CNC Application Engineering?
How an Engagement Works
- Tell us what you need. Use the training request form or contact your local Ellison representative with the machine, part, or team you want help with.
- Scope it with an engineer. An application engineer reviews your situation. Objectives, deliverables, and timing are agreed up front.
- Do the work. Process work, studies, integration, or training happens with your team and your machines.
- Follow up. We check results and adjust so the improvements hold after we leave.
Support Before You Buy
Application engineers can join the buying process to clarify requirements, recommend the right machine and scope, and provide cycle estimates or process studies where the project calls for it. Start with a quote request and ask for application support.
Engineering Solutions or Service: Who to Call
If you need | Contact |
Faster cycle times, process improvement, automation integration, or training | Engineering Solutions |
A machine fault, breakdown, repair, or maintenance | Service and Maintenance |
Many shops work with both teams over the life of a machine, and on complex problems, the two teams work together.
Engineering Solutions or Service: Who to Call
Machines and Controls We Support
Our application engineers are trained on the machines and controls of the builders Ellison represents, including DN Solutions, Okamoto, Tornos, and Tsugami. Brand availability varies by region, so contact your local Ellison location to confirm support for your machine model and control.
Many shops work with both teams over the life of a machine, and on complex problems, the two teams work together.
Get more from your machines and your team.
Request training or a process review, or call (800) 994-0146 to talk with the Engineering Solutions team.
Many shops work with both teams over the life of a machine, and on complex problems, the two teams work together.