Their operation runs on Mastercam ® CAD/CAM from CNC Software Inc., powering an array of machines that two Haas VF-0Es, a Haas VF-4B a Matsuura RA-3GII PC2 and a Matsuura MC-500VS and a FANUC RoboDrill in its Vertical Machining Center. … if you’ve got another idea let me know, because it might be a better idea than mine.”Īlex Loper established Loper Machine LLC in Edgewood, Maryland, in 2017 with his brother-in-law, Kevin Smolenski. “Remember back to when you were super passionate about it and try to embrace their passion.
“Embrace your employees and listen to them,” Loper said. Recognizing and encouraging passion for the trade are the perfect toolpaths for this shop’s success. In a profession where tolerances are measured to the thousandths of an inch, they sometimes have to extend to a mile. Blessed in his career with supportive mentors, he pays it forward now at Loper Machine LLC, teaching young machinists and guided by a personal code to carry “a little bit of perfection” wherever he goes. Alex Loper was not any young machinist however, and eventually a combination of his passion and others’ forgiveness were a springboard to opening a shop of his own.
Most machinists like that usually don’t get a second week. Successful machining careers don’t usually start with 77 scrapped aerospace components in the first week on the job.
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