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Dill Brothers, Inc. is a medium to large size fabricating and machining job shop. We have been in business continuously in Lake County, Illinois since the late 1950’s and have built a solid reputation as an honest, high quality, dependable supplier to many of the largest and most successful companies in the area. We have continually striven to upgrade our facilities and equipment, as well as motivate and train our most valuable asset, our employees, to exceed the demands of the market. This facility listing will acquaint you with the capacity of our company. To determine our capability, give us a call or better yet, visit us to discuss your requirements. No project is too small and very few are too big. From raw stock through fabrication, machining and assembly, Dill Brothers, Inc. stands ready to help you with your needs. You can also download our current Facilities List Brochure in Adobe Acrobat PDF format (file size: 1.2 MB). You will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and print this file. Turning Equipment Weipert Model #W1101E, 50" swing (35" over cross-slide) x 20' between centers, hollow spindle engine lathe, equipped with Sony Magnescale readouts (full travel) Okuma #LH35-N CNC lathe, 24" swing x 60" length Okuma #LC20-2ST CNC chucker (4 axis), 11-3/4" swing x 9" length Pratt & Whitney Star Turn 1800 Universal CNC Lathe, 34" swing, 72" between centers, Allen Bradley 8400LP control Warner-Swasey #4 turret lathe, 2" bar capacity, 18" swing Jupiter model H.E.S. #830 Lathe, 20" swing x 204" length, tracer attachment Mori-Seiki engine lathe, 21" swing x 80" length South Bend engine lathe, 12" swing x 36" length American engine lathe, 19" swing x 126" length Morando model #KS-30 vertical boring mill, 130" swing x 94" height, 4 axis Heidenhain scale readouts King 72" vertical boring mill Boring Equipment Nomura CNC 4 axis floor type horizontal boring, milling and drilling machine. Model #JNFB-150Q, Fanuc control, 150mm spindle W/#50NT taper, 350mm milling quill, 72" x 504" table, 480" X axis travel, 96" Y axis travel, 60" spindle (Z axis) travel, 50HP Nomura model #B-85SR table type horizontal boring mill, 4" spindle, 48" x 48" table, 40" Y, 40" X & 40" Z travels, built in rotary table, 3 axis Anilam readouts Nomura model #B-100WP table type horizontal boring mill, 4" spindle, 48" x 96" table, 72" Y, 96" X, 43" Z travels, 3 axis Sony Magnascale readouts Gray model #770P planer type horizontal boring mill, 7" spindle, 96" x 218" table, 108" Y, 220" X, 72" Z travels, 75 h.p., 300,000 lb. table capacity, 3 axis Heidenhain scale readouts Giddings & Lewis #70-H6-T table type horizontal boring mill, 6" spindle, 60" x 146" table, 84" Y, 132" X, 134" W, 40" Z travels, G & L series 800 CNC control Giddings & Lewis #70-H6-T table type horizontal boring mill, 6" spindle, 72" x 158" table, 108" Y, 144" X, 72" W, 40" Z travels, retro-fitted in 1995 with a Siemens 840C 6 axis CNC control and Heidenhain scales, Scharmann CNC rotary table, D'Andrea CNC facing and boring head Shibaura model #BF-13AQ floor type horizontal boring mill, 5-1/8" spindle, 98" Y, 236" X, 35" Z travels, 72" x 252" floor plate, 3 axis digital readouts Wotan model B-105M table type horizontal boring mill, 4-1/8" spindle, 43" x 55" built in rotary table, 63" Y, 55" X, 39" Z travels, 3 axis Heidenhain scale readouts Milling Equipment Toshiba model VMC-8, 4 axis CNC vertical machining center, Tosnuc control, 40 tool ATC, 34" Y, 63" X, 28" Z travels Milwaukee #4 mill, 18" x 82" table Tree #2VG-C mill 12" x 48" table, 2 axis digital readouts Toshiba model VMC-4, 4 axis CNC vertical machining center, Tosnuc control, 30 tool ATC, 14" Y, 28" X, 19" Z travels Kitamura model Mycenter 5B, 3 axis CNC vertical machining center, Fanuc control, 30 tool ATC, 22" Y, 43" X, 23" Z travels Grinding Equipment Do-All surface grinder, 8" x 24" Cincinnati O.D. Grinder, 10" O.D. X 32" length Drilling Equipment 6 spindle 1" capacity powermatic Ooya radial drill, 2" capacity (3) avery 7/8" capacity, 24" x 24" tables Johansson Radial Cincinnati Bickford super service radial drill, 8' radius, 19" column Saws Do-All #1612-0 vertical band saw (2) Marvel #8 vertical band saws Pehaka 8" automatic band saw Fabrication Equipment Bertsch bending roll #11, 5/8" x 12-1/2" x 8' capacity 20 ton hydraulic press Dreis & Krump 65 ton press brake Lansing O.M. 40 ton metal worker Pacific #500HD10 shear 1/2" x 120" capacity Bliss 100 ton hydraulic press Welding (2) Miller 300 amp TIG & stick welders (1) Miller 200 amp wire welder (3) Miller Dimension 400 wire welders, two with water-cooled nozzles (2) Miller CP302 400 amp wire welders (2) Miller 250 amp wire welders (1) Miller 300 amp wire welder (2) Miller 450 amp wire welders (1) Miller Pulstar 450 wire welder (2) Miller 200 amp stick welders (2) Lincoln 400 amp stick and wire welders (1) Lincoln 600 amp submerged-arc wire welder (1) OTC TurboPulse with two water cooled wire welders (1) Airco aluminum wire welder (1) Pandjiris welding manipulator (2) large capacity (20,000 lb. plus) positioners Various smaller positioners and rotary tables Miscellaneous 36" x 120" Rockford hydraulic planer 6" capacity flame cutting torches Gas torches for silver solder, stainless and aluminum welding Federal DCC Coordinate Measuring Machine 48" x 66" capacity running QCT 3D measuring software Plasma torch NU-Tecsys model #PCA 40-150 for stainless steel cutting Huppert heat treat furnace Grob filer Sunnen hone Sand blast cabinet Mitts & Merril #3A keyseater System 65 vibratory stress relief system Binks 14' x 26' x 15' paint booth Full complement of tooling, setup tables for welding, clamps, large capacity air lift rotary tables for the boring mills, cutting tools, and measuring tools The plant is fully equipped with overhead cranes and hoists with up to 100,000 pound capacity Fork truck capacities up to 30,000 pounds Manufacturing space is approximately 60,000 square feet We have our own semi and straight trucks for local deliveries up to 40,000 pounds Mastercam CAD/CAM system, with translators for IGES, DXF, CADL and other formats

 

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Dill Brothers, Inc., 3401 20th Street, Zion, IL 60099
Lake County’s Finest Heavy Fabricating and Machine Job Shop
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