June 16, 2026

Manufacturing Unlimited, Ep. 1: CNC Machining Interconnectivity at Orizon

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Episode 1: CNC Interconnectivity and the Future of Machining Expertise

In the debut episode of Manufacturing Unlimited, Peter Zelinski visits Orizon Aerostructures in Olathe, Kansas, one of the most advanced aerospace and defense machining suppliers in the United States.

Orizon machines demanding five-axis aircraft parts using precision equipment from Modig Machine Tool and Okuma America Corporation. But the company’s biggest constraint was not capability. It was expert attention.

As U.S. manufacturing expands, the labor gap is changing. Manufacturers still need skilled people on the shop floor, but the next bottleneck is systems-level expertise: the people who can troubleshoot complex processes while also developing new ones.

To address this challenge, Orizon is working with Flexxbotics Inc. to connect machining, automation, quality, tooling, and shop management into a unified digital system. More than 1 million data points per day are brought together into a real-time control plane, helping the facility anticipate issues, keep nuanced machining outputs on track, and free experts to focus on higher-value work.

This is more than machine monitoring. It is a look at how manufacturing interconnectivity can change the role of expertise on the shop floor.

Featuring:

Rex Kelly, Orizon Aerostructures
Tyler Bouchard, Flexxbotics Inc.
Hosted by Peter Zelinski

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