West Manufacturing News • March 2013

M ANUFACTURING N EWS WEST Vol. 2 No. 3 March 2013 Serving Since 2012 Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington & Wyoming Feature Editorial Quality Control & Measurement Test it. Repeat it. The TESTit system stores and instantly recalls clamping force measurements.... See Page 12 Complete Online Digital Editions at www.mfgnewsweb.com Custom Lifting System for Large Jobs AeroDef Manufacturing and Com-posites Manufacturing 2013 will be held March 19-21 at the Long Beach (CA) Convention Center. The exposi-tion and conference is produced by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) and the major aerospace and de-fe n se OEMs as a new wa y to strengthen the industry by finding manufacturing solutions across the ex-tended supply chain. The Deck, a distinctive feature of AeroDef 2013, is a central area of the exposition floor designed for optimal interaction between aerospace and de-fense speakers, exhibitors and attendees. Continued on Page 6 AeroDef 2013 to be Held March 19-21 Additive Manufacturing Combined Technologies Produce Implant Additive manufacturing EOS creates titanium tibial trays.... See Page 32 Cynergy Ergomics recently in-stalled a custom lifting system to lift, rotate and reposition five separate commercial aircraft fuselage panels of differing sizes, weights and geome-tries. The panels, weighing up to 2,500 pounds each, are lifted and then ro-tated either 90° or 180° before being placed into dunnage, a storage pogo or the final assembly fixture. This PLC Continued on Page 6 New Auto Eccentric Chuck Kitagawa-NorthTech’s newest chuck model, auto eccentric chuck (model number HG-847-215), is de-signed to handle concentric and eccen-tric turning in a single operation. This chuck encompasses an offset position feedback and integral counterbalanc-ing capabilities. There is no need to change over the top tooling. It is de-signed to provide ease of setup and quick change. “By removing the imbalance of ec-centric machining and creating a quick change solution, the auto eccentric Continued on Page 6 Applying Technology Smaller Parts with More Twists and Turns MCC Tooling’s MV1200-R Wire EDM with B-axis is capable of cutting cobalt and carbide steels... See Page 36 Live Tools for CNC Lathes Now Available Koma Precision, Inc. now offers live tools for CNC lathes from the Ital-ian manufacturer Alberti fo r D oos an, F eel er , Hyundai Wia and Sam-sung Machine Tools. “De-signed and manufactured to the OEM specifications, Alberti live tools produce increased productivity of CNC lathes. Alberti live too l hou s ing s a re ma -chined from solid blocks of spheroidal cast iron to achieve tight tolerances. All bevel gears used are spiral Gleason gears made from aerospace/military grade steel. Precision Continued on Page 6 Education -Training Students Produce Turner’s Cube Tennessee Technology Center students produce a Turner’s Cube.... See Page 40 EMCO Maier, a Salzburg, Austria-based turning machine builder, has brought on a new dealer to represent the company in California, Nevada and Arizona, according to Philipp Hauser, EMCO USA president. The new dealer is Morrison Ma-chine Tool Group, located at 27240 Turnberry Lane, Suite 200, Valencia, CA 91355. Morrison Machine, a full service company with over 30 years of experi-ence, provides service and application Continued on Page 6 EMCO Maier Appoints Western U.S. Distributor Material Handling/ Inventory Control Double Metal Sheet Detector DSD-36 is designed to detect thickness of ferrous metals.... See Page 46 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. 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 45 PAID