West Manufacturing News • October 2012

M ANUFACTURING N EWS WEST Vol. 1 No. 10 October 2012 Serving Since 2012 Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington & Wyoming Feature Editorial Machinery: Metalcutting-Chipmaking Atomation Capability Hermle C22 U can now be fully automated.... See Page 12 for Details Online Publication: www.mfgnewsweb.com New 5-Axis Mill/Trim Gantry for Large Parts Triumph Aero-structures’ Vought Commercial Divi-sion has ordered t wo MAG Preci-s ion M ill/Trim (PMT) gantry sys-tem s fo r its Hawthorne, CA, plant to keep pace with strong market demand. The two high-speed PMT gantries-inaugurat-ing a new high-performance rout-er platform-will be use d to p ro -duc e alu m inu m wide-body fuse-lage skins for next-generation com -m erc ial a i rcraft. The t wo ma -chines w ill be ins talled in Q2 2013 on an existing Cont. on Page 6 FABTECH Las Vegas November 12-14 More than 1,100 leading manufac-turers and 25,000 attendees will con-verge at the Las Vegas Convention Center for FABTECH 2012 on Novem-ber 12-14. The three-day event is a one-stop shop to source the best products and services for metal forming, fabri-cating, welding and finishing. More than 400,000 net square feet of floor space will be dedicated to live equip-ment demonstrations, offering visitors the opportunity to see, touch and com-pare products side-by-side and find cost-saving solutions. Simultaneously, the FABTECH educational conference Continued on Page 6 Green Manufacturing Cut Energy Consumption Siemens Sinumerik Ctrl-Energy for efficient machine... See Page 32 for Details Shown with composite parts, the PMT’s rail-type configuration allows a variety of workholding systems and multiple work zones designed to help provide higher productivity and lowest cost per part. Lexair Appointed OML Importer, Master Distributor Lexair, a manu-facturer of bar feed-ers , lathe collet chucks and collet style workholding systems, has been appointedmaster distributor and ex-clusive importer of OML workholding devices in the U.S. and Canada. Italy’s OML (Officina Mec-canica Lombarda S.p.A.) is a designer of quick-change, high-precision workholding systems. “OML selected Lexair for the U.S. and Canadian markets because of the company’s commitment to expand dis-tribution, engineering support and in-On October 10, 2012, Haas Au-tomation, Inc., will host a national Demo Day at more than 40 Haas Fac-tory Outlets (HFOs) throughout the United States and Canada. The event theme is “Illuminate the Latest Haas Turning Technology” and will feature the latest Haas turning centers, includ-ing multi-tasking models with Y-axis and dual-spindle capability. The Haas ST series Y-axis turning cen-ters provide 4” of Y-axis travel (±2” from Continued on Page 6 Haas Automation to Host National Turning Technology Demo Day Applying Technology Support Growth EDJ Precision invests in new machine technology... See Page 36 for Details Software CAMWorks Xpress Software 2.5D package designed for programmers and machinists... See Page 42 for Details Additive Manufacturing is NNMI’s First Center of Excellence ventory in the North American mar-ket,” said Lexair Vice President Wes Allen. “Lexair has strong design, engi-neering, manufacturing and system Continued on Page 6 Will U.S. innovation and competi-tiveness grow or contract in the next decade? A billion-dollar initiative by the Obama administration-the Na-tional Network for Manufacturing In-novation (NNMI)-aims to ensure its growth through the development of 15 centers of excellence that bring indus-tries together to solve manufacturing problems in an innovative way and provide U.S. manufacturers access to best-in-class technologies. Stratasys has Continued on Page 6 FABTECH 2012 Product Preview Cosen Saws Double Mitering Bandsaw with rigid dual column design... See Page 60 for Details Lasers Laser Ablation Rollomatic introduces 5-axis laser ablation machine... See Page 66 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/subscribe.html CHANGE SERVICE REQUESTED Gross Publications, Inc. WEST 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 55 PAID