Learn more about what we’re building and what we’re working on at Bourn & Koch. We offer a wide variety of services for all of our legacy machine tool brands.
New Distributors & Manufacturer’s Representatives
May 12, 2017Bourn & Koch is expanding our distributor and manufacturer’s representative network to new territories. We are currently accepting applications for qualified and established distributors and manufacturer’s representatives in the United States and worldwide for our Blanchard, Springfield, DeVlieg, Motch & non-gear manufacturing Bourn & Koch machine tools. Please contact machinesales@bourn-koch.com to learn more about this opportunity.... Read more →
Robert Dwyer Promoted to Service Manager
March 16, 2017Bourn & Koch, Inc. is excited to announce that Robert Dwyer has been named Service Manager of the company effective February 27th, 2017. Robert Dwyer, who was most recently leader of our Mill-Turn-Bore Customer Care Team, brings nearly 20 years of relevant machine tool support experience to his role as Service Manager. Rob joined Bourn... Read more →
History of the Bullard Vertical Turret Lathe, Part 1
January 3, 2017The Bullard Vertical Turret Lathe was and still is the backbone of many industries, most notably Oil & Gas production. Many of the vertical turret lathes originally built by Bullard are still turning precision parts in thousands of shops around the world. The oldest Bullard VTL that Bourn & Koch has provided parts for dates... Read more →
Bourn & Koch Commits to “Engineering Our Future”
December 2, 2016On December 1st, Rock Valley College unveiled their new Woodward Technology Center with a reception held at their campus. Rock Valley College has a long standing reputation as a community college that has gone above and beyond to provide the Rock River Valley with quality educational programs for their residents. Numerous employees at Bourn &... Read more →
What is “Blanchard Grinding”?
November 30, 2016Blanchard grinding is a term which through common usage in the manufacturing industry has come to be recognized throughout the world as identifying the most efficient method of finishing flat surface on virtually any material. The finish is produced by utilizing a vertical grinding spindle with a cylindrical grinding wheel and, generally, a flat magnetic chuck to... Read more →
Bourn & Koch in The Voice
November 18, 2016Bourn & Koch, Inc. was the Member Profile Company in the November issue of The Voice, The Rockford Chamber of Commerce’s monthly newspaper. Over the last year, we’ve been working diligently to improve upon our operations and culture here at Bourn & Koch, while increasing our visibility both globally and locally. You can read the... Read more →
Fellows Gear Shapers – “The Art of Generating Gears”
November 11, 2016Fellows Gear Shapers set the standard for gear shaping machines throughout the last century. Bourn & Koch acquired Fellows in 2002, building new versions of the classic 10-4 gear shaper and furthering the technology of models such as the Hydrostroke™ HS series of gear shapers and developing the MS series of mechanical shapers. As an authority on... Read more →
The Sullivan Corp. – “A reliable source for a unique product.”
November 8, 2016Bourn & Koch began providing parts and service for all makes and models of Blanchard grinder in 2002 as part of our acquisition of DeVlieg-Bullard Services Group (DBSG). Since then, we’ve literally provided parts for thousands of machines. In case you hadn’t noticed, we also build new Blanchard grinders and remanufacture them to OEM specifications.... Read more →
King Machine Tool Parts – OEM Support & Service
October 26, 2016In October of 2014, Bourn & Koch acquired King Machine Tool. King was a prominent builder of vertical turret lathes (VTL) and vertical boring mills (VBM) throughout the middle of the last century. King Machine Tool was founded in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1901. Over the years, King was acquired by numerous companies including American Steel... Read more →
DeVlieg Drawbar Conversions
October 21, 2016DeVlieg: The Standard for Boring Accuracy DeVlieg Jigmils set the standard for the horizontal boring mill. They are still more mechanically accurate than many of the machines produced today. The rigidity of their machines and the incorporation of a drawbar for holding the tooling, is a large reason for their accuracy. One way to reduce downtime... Read more →
