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Manufacturing Laboratories, Inc. specializes in high performance machining and machine tools. MLI was started in 1987 by Jiri Tlusty a world-renowned researcher in the area of high-speed machining and vibrations. The company has built several high-performance machine tools and accessories as well as developed a full line of machine measurement, monitoring and control equipment for machine tools.  A partial list of historical milestones are listed here

• 1989  Release of first commercially available DOS based Milling Simulation Package MilSim
• 1990  Introduction of unique PTP graphs for chatter evaluation and generation of lobing diagrams.
• 1991  Phase II Air Force Spindle award results in development of first comprehensive Cutting Performance Analyzer (CPA)   Dos Based.
• 1992  First commercially installed Chatter vibration monitoring and AVOIDANCE package delivered to Makino customer (trademark CRAC for Chatter Avoidance and recognition system)
• 1992  CPA renamed MTDA and marketed to OEM manufacturers
• 1992  Spindle Analysis (SPA) Package and Milling Simulation (MilSim) packages delivered to automotive customers.
• 1993    CPA system renamed MTDA for Machine Tool Dynamic Analyzer
• 1996    Overall redesign of MTDA system to Windows platform.  Renamed MetalMAX.  System contains PC based CRAC system called Harmonizer®
• 1997    PROACC Service begun for delivering consulting based services using the MetalMAX system.
• 1998    ProAcc database package developed and included in MetalMAX kit to track and manage results
• 1998    State of the Art signal interface module (SIM) developed for MetalMAX product.
• 2001    ProACC renamed CHiPS service after CHiPS dynamic tool management system.
• 2003    Major redesign of MetalMAX software completed.

Currently MLI's primary products are vibration analysis equipment, machining and analysis software packages, and force, position, and speed control systems. The vast majority of MLI’s customers are Fortune 100 manufacturers. Its premier analysis tool for machine tool dynamics is MetalMAX^TM.   Many popular seminars in high-speed machining and vibration measurement utilize its equipment for training. Its consulting service, CHiPS^TM, provides customers with all the necessary information to maximize performance of their high-speed machining systems. Its premier control product, Harmonizer®, provides the most direct means of selecting chatter resistant spindle speeds.

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