Midwest Manufacturing News • May 2014

MW M W MIDWEST Vol. 8 No. 5 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 Cutting Tools & Accessories Automatic Tool Changer Drum style magazine in four standard frame sizes... See Page 18 May 2014 See Online DIGITAL EDITIONS at www.mfgnewsweb.com HFO Joins Vincennes University to Help Veterans Battle Unemployment Hegman Machinery Named Tsugami Distributor Rem Sales, LLC, the sole North American importer of Tsugami preci-sion machine tools, has announced that effective immediately, Hegman Ma-chinery will replace Concept Machine Tool as the exclusive Tsugami distribu-tor for the Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and western Wisconsin territories. Rem Sales’ parent company, Morris Group, Inc., purchased Hegman Machinery in December, 2012. Continued on Page 108 Round Fine Centering System Blacklash-free mold alignment for shorter accurate cycle times... See Page 42 Moldmaking CNC Machinist NOW students celebrate machining perfect parts. HFO Midwest, a division of Mid-west Manufacturing Resources, Inc., has teamed with Vincennes University in Indiana to combat U.S. veteran’s unem-ployment with a new “Warrior Train-ing” program called “CNC Machinist NOW.” The 16-week, VA approved training program, launched in Septem-ber 2013, prepares military veterans and civilian adult learners with comprehen-sive entry level CNC machining skills, Continued on Page 108 Toyoda Machinery USA Announces Erickson Machine Tools as Midwest Distributor Erickson Machine Tools will serve as Toyoda’s exclusive distributor in Iowa and Nebraska, offering Toyoda’s full lineup of horizontal and vertical machining centers, bridge-type mills, vertical turning centers, grinding ma-chines and automation solutions. Lo-cated just north of Des Moines in Story City, IA, Erickson has been providing metalworking solutions to the region for over 50 years. “Family owned and customer focused, Erickson provides complete manufacturing solutions with its sales, service and engineering support,” said a spokesperson. Continued on Page 110 C & H Machine Improves Throughput Milling on 5-axis machines meets the challenge of manufacturing complicated parts... See Page 56 Applying Technology Koepfer America North American Exclusive Distributor for CLC tributor in North America. CLC, of Cadelbosco Sopra, Italy, manufactures a wide range of heavy-duty machines for hobbing (ver-tical and horizontal) and shaping of gears from 200 mm to 2,000 mm (8” up to 78”) in diameter. The CLC product line features heavy-duty con-struction, high-speed di-rect drive torque motors, FANUC 31i series numeric control and operator-friendly software. CLC machines can also be cus-tomized with automation to provide an optimized gear manufac-turing solution. Continued on Page 108 KF Machinery Appointed Jet Edge Distributor KF Machinery is now distributing Jet Edge precision waterjet cutting sys-tems in Minnesota, North and South Dakota, Nebraska, western Wisconsin and western Iowa. Located in Lakeville, MN, KF Ma-chinery offers full-service precision sheet metal manufacturing and form-ing equipment to manufacturers in a variety of industries, including preci-sion sheet metal, metal fabricating, elec-tronics, aerospace, agricultural, plate fabricators and vessel manufacturers. Continued on Page 110 Cryogenic Processing Heat Treating Increases life of tools and abrasive wear resistance... See Page 66 Koepfer America, LLC has an-nounced its partnership with CLC, Srl, as the manufacturer’s first exclusive dis-Aerospace Productivity Literature & Web Tutorials 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: Siemens brochure on production, design, planning, engineering... See Page 84 Advertiser Index Page 76 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