Southwest Manufacturing News • February 2013

SW SOUTHWEST Vol. 48 M ANUFACTURING N EWS Serving Since 1965 Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana & New Mexico Feature Editorial Workholding Multi-Axis Workholding Line of 5-axis workholding products.... See Page 14 for Details No. 2 February 2013 Complete Online Digital Editions at www.mfgnewsweb.com Large Turning Centers Designed for Oil & Gas at HOUSTEX Manufacturing Institute Partners with PMPA to Address the Need for a SkilledWorkforce The Manufacturing Institute has partnered with the Precision Machined Products Association (PMPA) to ex-pand Right Skills Now, a fast-track ma-chining training program aligned to the National Association of Manufac-turers (NAM)-Endorsed Manufactur-ing Skills Certification System. Right Skills Now and the Skills Certification System are programs that are building Continued on Page 9 EDM Machinery & Consumables Graphite EDM Applications The Johnford SL-800 Super Turning Center is designed for big parts and heavy-duty turning for the oil and gas industry. Improved surface and intricate detail.... See Page 48 for Details Absolute Machine Tools and its distributor, P.D. Browne South, will ex-hibit at HOUSTEX three large turning centers designed for oil and gas indus-try components and other large parts. You Ji VTL-1000ATC Vertical Turning Center The You Ji VTL-1100ATC Vertical Turning Center is designed for heavy duty, large parts turning. Absolute Ma-chine Tools, Inc. and its South Texas distributor, P.D. Browne South, will ex-hibit this super heavyweight machine weighing 52,000 lbs. The machine is en-gineered for manufacturers requiring rigid, strong and stable machines, such as manufacturers in the aircraft and power generation industries. The VTL-1000ATC base is heavily ribbed Meehanite castings that minimize Continued on Page 83 DockLock Instantly Aligns and Locks Vises and Fixture setup changes on all types of horizontal and vertical machining centers,” said a Kurt spokesperson. “With repeatable posi-tioning accuracy to ± 0.0002 inch on a typical part setup, the DockLock system is designed to provide high quality fin-ishes, no scrap parts and setup time reduction. For example, a typical work-holding setup change re-quiring 20 minutes using standard methods is done in less than 2 minutes with the DockLock from Kurt Work-holding,” said the spokesperson. Continued on Page 26 The Tom Paine Group has added AEROEX Mist Eliminators to its line of brands. Based in Ontario, Canada, AEROEX produces mist elimination (also known as oil mist collecting) systems with a multi-stage separation technology that minimizes reliance on filters. AEROEX systems are designed to cut mainte-nance/downtime costs due to contami-nants fouling equipment. Continued on Page 6 AEROEX Joins Tom Paine Group Line of Metalworking Products Applying Technology Parts Faster Twenty6 finds way to save time and cost making parts.. See Page 64 Saws Saw Blade Heavy-duty band saw cutting applications.... See Page 74 for Details Kennametal to Hold Regional Metalcutting Application Course Kennametal’s Knowledge Center will bring its Regional Metalcutting Application Course to South Texas. The two-day seminar will cover a broad range of topics for the selection and use of metalcutting tools. The course dates are March 26-27, 2013, and regis-tration web-link can be found at http : // w w w.k en nameta l. co m / kennametal/en/resources/training/ regional-metalcutting-application-course.html. Continued on Page 6 Software Turnmill Software Upgrades on Nakamura Machines.... See Page 103 for Details “Quickly align and setup any part on any machine with Kurt’s DockLock zero-point workholding system. The DockLock system provides a fast, accu-rate and repeatable method for making To make name, address subscription changes contact: • Phone: 800-375-8488 • Fax: 817-488-7813 • E-mail: info@mfgnewsweb.com • www.mfgnewsweb.com Subscription Changes: George R. Brown Convention Center February 26 -28 See Page 82 for Details Advertiser Index Page 119 CHANGE SERVICE REQUESTED Gross Publications, Inc. SOUTHWEST MANUFACTURING NEWS P.O. Box 847 Grapevine, Texas 76099-0847 U.S.A. PRSRT STD U.S. POSTAGE DALLAS, TX PERMIT 4245 PAID