Capabilities
Our primary 11,200 sq.ft. facility located in San Luis Obispo on the Central Coast of California. We are located midway between key suppliers and subcontractors in Los Angeles and the San Francisco bay area. We maintain a very clean and organized shop environment which includes some of the finest machine tools in the world. Our culture is not just about machine tools. It involves attention to the smallest detail, and adherence to a very high standard of performance and ethics.
OKK 5 Axis Vertical Machining Center
OKK Vertical Machining Centers, with Kitagawa 4th Axis, 40 & 50 taper (6 total)
Hwacheon HiTech CNC Lathe (2012) 18″ Dia chuck x 78″ long Z travel
Hitachi Seiki CNC Lathes
Hitachi Seiki Vertical Machining Center
Mori Seiki Mill/Turn Lathe
Hass Vertical Machining Centers, 4 & 5 Axis
Tschudin cylindrical grinder
Sunnen Hone
Acer Surface Grinder & Knee Mill
Bridgeport 3 Axis CNC Knee Mill
Sodick Wire EDM machines (3 ea.)
Makino Wire EDM machine (1 ea.)
Next Intent has invested over $3M in capital equipment since 1996. We are the largest OKK equipped machine shop on the central coast.
Next Intent is part of the AMS Group, a strategic alliance with Tapemation in Scotts Valley, CA. and CL Hann Industries in San Jose, CA. We are 3 companies working together as one. Our collective experience is over 100 yrs., 70,000 sq.ft. and 70 employees. We can handle parts that fit in your hand, or as big as 80″ diameter turning, and 240″ of X travel machining. Welding and NDE per AS 9003 for structural steel, aluminum and inconel. Ground Support Equipment design, fabrication and proof load testing is available.
Check our website: www.theAMSGroup.net
Click on this link for the AMS Group Equipment Listing: AMS Group Equipment List_June2012


