Machining Custom Skis with a ShopSabre IS 510 | Sego Ski Co.

In this customer spotlight, we head to Victor, Idaho to visit Sego Ski Co., a premium manufacturer of high-performance skis. When their old CNC router became a massive bottleneck that slowed down their entire production line, they knew it was time to upgrade to a heavy-duty, American-made ShopSabre IS 510.

Peter breaks down how this upgrade completely transformed their manufacturing speed—cutting four ski cores in the exact same time it used to take their old machine to cut just one. He also explains the extreme precision required in ski manufacturing, where a cut being off by just 0.1 millimeters can completely ruin the flex and camber of the final product. Discover how Sego uses their IS 510 to easily cut through thick UHMW plastic sidewalls and heavy-duty aluminum molds, and why having reliable, U.S.-based tech support has been a massive game changer for their bottom line.

Episode Highlights:

• [00:00] – Introduction to Sego Ski Co. in Victor, Idaho.

• [01:31] – How their old CNC router became a massive manufacturing bottleneck.

• [02:51] – The ShopSabre sales process: Getting exactly what you need without being oversold.

• [04:22] – Speeding up production: Cutting 4 ski cores in the time it used to take to cut 1.

• [04:41] – Machining thick UHMW plastic sidewalls and aluminum tooling.

• [05:53] – The importance of tight tolerances: How 0.1mm changes the flex and camber of a ski.

• [08:08] – Why reliable tech support and avoiding voicemails keeps production running.

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