Southwest Manufacturing News • July 2012

SW SOUTHWEST Vol. 47 M ANUFACTURING N EWS Serving Since 1965 Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana & New Mexico Feature Editorial Automation/Robotics/ Manufacturing Systems INDEX New Sliding/Fixed Headstock Automatic Lathe The 18 sliding/fixed headstock auto-matic lathe with seven linear axes now is available.... See Page 12 for Details No. 7 July 2012 Online Publication: www.mfgnewsweb.com Renishaw Introduces Additive Manufacturing Systems metal parts direct from 3D CAD data using a high-powered fiber laser. Parts are built layer by layer, in thicknesses ranging from 20 to 100 microns, using a range of fine metal powders that are fully melted in a tightly controlled at-mosphere. The current range of machines utilizes a third-generation design representing state-of-the-art man-ufacturing technology, said the company. Key features include variable powder delivery, low oxygen content in the build at-mosphere and a safe-change filter system to minimize user contact with materials. Two systems are available: the AM125 and the AM250, both of which feature vacuum technology and low gas consumption. Both uti-lize machine tool engineering in de-sign, operation, and serviceability, emphasizing ruggedness and ease of Continued on Page 6 TMK IPSCO Breaks Ground on New Facility Construction TMK IPSCO, the North American division of global pipe manufacturer TMK, has begun development of a new 69,000 square foot facility in Odessa, TX. Consisting of two main buildings, the new facilities will host ULTRA Pre-mium connection manufacturing, in-cluding both pipe pre-processing and threading. The new site is located on 37 acres on the eastern border of Odessa, located near Midland airport. “This operational expansion fur-ther exemplifies our commitment to Continued on Page 6 EDM Machinery & Consumables AccuteX New 5-Axis Wire EDM AccuteX EDM new SP-300iA 5-Axis CNC Wire EDM with Microspark-ing Technology.... See Page 40 for Details Renishaw’s new laser melting addi-tive-metal manufacturing process is capable of producing fully dense Marathon Machine Tools Offers Fermat Horizontal Boring Mills Marathon Machine Tools has intro-duced CNC horizontal boring mills. With the cooperation of exclusive American importer of Fermat, Lucas Precision, Marathon Machine Tools represents the traditional European manufacturer Fermat in the South Texas and SW Louisiana area. The Fermat Company specializes in table type and floor type horizontal bor-ing mills. The product range includes Continued on Page 10 Applying Technology Go Industries Expands Manufacturing Capabilites Began with steel tailgate protector and quickly grew the product line bring-ing manufacturing in house with expanded manufacturing... See Page 52 for Details Doosan Unveils New Manufacturing Cell Turning Center “Combine a ro-b otic arm w ith a turning center or ma-chining center and you have a manufac-turing system that al-most any machine tool builder can pro-vide,” said a Doosan spokesperson. “Now add to it a simple-to-use, touch-screen cell controller and diag-nostic system and a space saving config-uration that allows the robot access to all parts in the cell without cumbersome, maintenance-intensive drawers or Micro Manufacturing Prima Electro S.p.A. and YASKAWA Sign Strategic Partnership Agreement Doosan DooCell SCHUNK Introduces TRIBOS-Mini Toolholder Directly clamps the smallest of tool shanks consistently along the entire axis... See Page 66 for Details trays. The result is DooCell, Doosan’s Continued on Page 18 Prima Electro S.p.A. (PRIMA IN-DUSTRIE Group) and YASKAWA Eu-rope GmbH have signed an important strategic partnership agreement for the CNC market. Prima Electro chose SIGMA-5 SD drives and motors by YASKAWA to implement its new OSAI OPENcontrol CNC family, consisting of a unique platform combining the leading edge technologies of the two companies. The CNC and SIGMA-5 SD Continued on Page 8 Plant Safety, Worker Protection, Ergonomics Royal Filtermist FX-Series Latest version of its mist and smoke collectors available in four sizes... See Page 78 for Details Subscription Changes: To make name, address subscription changes contact: • Phone: 800-375-8488 • Fax: 817-488-7813 • E-mail: info@mfgnewsweb.com • www.mfgnewsweb.com CHANGE SERVICE REQUESTED Gross Publications, Inc. SOUTHWEST MANUFACTURING NEWS P.O. Box 847 Grapevine, Texas 76099-0847 U.S.A. DALLAS, TX PERMIT 4245 PRSRT STD U.S. POSTAGE Advertiser Index Page 95 PAID