Midwest Manufacturing News • March 2014

MW M W MIDWEST Vol. 8 No. 3 M ANUFACTURING N EWS Serving Since 2007 Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin Feature Editorial Quality Control Digital Optical Comparator Extended travel horizontal comparator features a 36” X-axis travel.... March 2014 Complete Online DIGITAL EDITIONS at www.mfgnewsweb.com GROB Partners with Merrifield Machinery Solutions Methods Machine Tools Adds Maruka USA to Dealer Network Methods Machine Tools, Inc. has announced the addition of a new dealer, Maruka USA. Maruka will rep-resent the Nakamura, FANUC Robo-Drill, KIWA, FEELER and YASDA lines in Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, Okla-homa, Florida, New Jersey, Pennsylva-nia, Long Island, Metro New York area and the New York counties of Orange, Sullivan, Ulster, Greene and Columbia. Maruka’s strong presence in the Mid-west and mid-Atlantic regions, as well as in Florida, complements Methods’ coverage in these markets. Continued on Page 98 Finishing Mill Unloaders Quickly and automatically remove ferrous parts to improve productivity.... See Page 36 Material Handling See Pg. 14 Andreas Batz and Joe Batz of Sable Engineering purchased a new GROB G350 machining center to expand the 5-axis capabilities of its automotive mold business in Port Huron, MI. Technical Equipment Offers New Doosan Machine Tools Te c h n i c a l E q u i p m e n t h a s a n -nounced the release of several new ma-chine tools. Effective immediately, the machine tool distributor will offer the all-new Doosan PUMA GT2100 series of turning centers, which replace Doosan’s Puma 240 and Puma 280 series of turn-ing centers, as well as three upgraded versions of Doosan’s DNM series of ver-tical machining centers (VMCs). “We are excited to offer our cus-tomers Doosan’s new PUMA GT2100 Continued on Page 100 GROB Systems has announced a new partnership with Merrifield Ma-chinery Solutions of Pontiac, MI. Mer-rifield will assume sales and service for the GROB line of 5-axis universal ma-chining centers, high-volume produc-tion systems and assembly and testing equipment in Michigan. GROB Sys-tems will continue its direct support of automotive OEMs with dedicated ac-count managers. “We were really impressed with GROB’s customer-focused mentality Continued on Page 98 Huge Pipe Keyways Applying Technology Mold Craft Expands Capabilities with Sinker EDM Mold Craft molds feature tight tol-erances and true cavity insert inter-changeability. “High-tech equipment, coupled with automation and meticu-lous toolmakers, keeps Mold Craft at the leading edge of moldmaking,” said a company spokesperson. “The 2010 purchase of an AG400L Wire EDM has provided the needed accuracy and re-peatability.” “With linear motor technology, high levels of initial machining accu-racy can be maintained for long peri-ods of time,” said Justin McPhee, VP of Engineering. “Sodick had the highest level of technology and was capable of Continued on Page 98 Machined using unique angle head saves 184 hours in set-up and machining time.... See Page 52 Apex Engineering and HM Dunn Aerospace Form Super Tier 2 Aerospace Company HM Dunn Company, Inc. and Apex Engineering International, LLC (AEI), portfolio companies of Gridiron Capital, LLC, have announced the merger of the two companies to form HM Dunn AeroSystems, Inc., a verti-cally integrated Super Tier 2 aerospace manufacturer. HM Dunn’s CEO, Phil Milazzo, will serve as the CEO of the combined entity, and AEI’s former CEO, Jeff Landreth, will lead the busi-ness strategy and proposal develop-ment for the new company. HM Dunn Continued on Page 100 MATC Teaching Tools Education / Training Milwaukee Area Technical College acquires eight Clausing machines with Fagor 8055 CNC controls... See Page 62 Hybrid Machine Adds and removes material in one set-up using laser metal deposition technology... See Page 82 Additive Manufacturing 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: Advertiser Index Page 72 CHANGE SERVICE REQUESTED Gross Publications, Inc. MIDWEST MANUFACTURING NEWS P.O. Box 847 Grapevine, Texas 76099-0847 U.S.A. PRSRT STD U.S. POSTAGE DALLAS, TX PERMIT 4245 PAID