Northeast Manufacturing News • July 2014

NORTHEAST Serving Since 2005 Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont & West Virginia M ANUFACTURING N EWS part handling that used to be per-formed by hand and significantly in-creases mass productivity as well as efficiency of a finishing process. “Pro-viding excellent cost performance, accurate movements and outstand-ing operability ensured by the use of high-precision components, the Micro Part Handling System opens up new possibilities for production,” said the spokesperson. Features include: • Micro parts handling is accom-plished by manipulating the left and right grips with the handles • The single grip is movable in eight-axis directions, allowing flexible ma-nipulation • Images taken from the top and front of the workpiece with cameras can be simultaneously displayed on the mon-itor • Clear images are achieved by flexible Continued on Page 102 Feature Editorial Automation DIY Automation Central Screw Products utilizes a robot with new VMC and has achieved a five-fold increase in throughput.... See Page 12 Vol. 10 No. 7 July 2014 See Online DIGITAL EDITIONS at www.mfgnewsweb.com Micro Handling Device for Ultrafine Workpieces IMTS 2014 “In the micro machining field it tem enables ultrafine parts to be carried Conference Speakers has been considered to be impossible and assembled easily, improves micro to machine workpieces with a size of Registration is open for the IMTS -The International Manufacturing Tech-nology Show 2014 Conference, which will run four days during IMTS, Sep-tember 8-11. IMTS takes place Septem-ber 8-13 at Chicago’s McCormick Place. “The IMTS community has made it clear that educational events for profes-sionals already in the industry are es-sential as manufacturing moves ahead,” said Peter R. Eelman, Vice President -Exhibitions & Communications, AMT -The Association For Manufacturing Technology. “Those who take advantage of the IMTS 2014 Conference stand to Continued on Page 101 Micro Manufacturing Nitinol Stent Manufactured using R-Tube all-laser system which requires no post processing.... See Page 38 0.02 to 1 mm (0.0008 to 0.04 in.),” said a DMG MORI spokesperson. The Micro Part Handling System was de-veloped to meet ever-growing sub-mil-limeter demands from the medical and other industries. According to the company, this sys-AccuRounds Achieves ISO 13485 Certification AccuRounds, a manufacturer of precision components, announced that it has received ISO 13485:2003 certifi-cation. The ISO 13485 international standard is a globally recognized qual-ity management system for medical device manufacturers and related serv-ices. The certification is developed by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and defines the requirements for regulatory and com-pliance purposes. “Obtaining ISO 13485 Certification Continued on Page 101 Applying Technology Aluminum Chips and Fines Brooks Precision Machining solves problem of buildup of fines with new filtration and separation system.... See Page 52 TRUMPF Enters Joint Venture for 3D Printing TRUMPF has entered a joint ven-the power of the laser. “The technology ture in additive manufacturing with has the potential to partially replace Continued on Page 102 Italy’s biggest laser manufacturer SISMA S.p.A. According to a spokesperson, both part-ners bring expertise, human resources and capital to the joint venture. TRUMPF SISMA S.r.l. is based in Pi-ovene Rocchette near Vi-cenza, Italy. There, TRUMPF and SISMA plan to co-de-velop latest generation pro-duction systems for the 3D printing of metal compo-nents. Additive manufacturing enables components to be built up directly from a 3D design program. The parts are created layer by layer Generative manufacturing: from metallic powder, using laser deposition welding on a workpiece. EDM Machinery & Consumables Fast Hole EDM Drilling For the production of film cooling holes and shaped diffuser holes in blades and vanes.. See Page 68 ShapeGrabber Joins Quality Vision International Quality Vision International (QVI) announced that it has acquired Shape-Grabber Incorporated, a manufacturer of automated 3D scanners for industrial applications. As a wholly-owned sub-sidiary of QVI, ShapeGrabber will gain access to new markets and customers for its 3D laser scanners. QVI adds an-other technology to its portfolio of di-mensional inspection systems for man-ufacturing quality control. ShapeGrabber is a provider of 3D laser scanners for measuring and Continued on Page 102 Plant Safety Fail Safe Emergency Stop Detect if the stop switch actuator becomes disconnected from the emergency stop actuator.... See Page 84 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: Gross Publications, Inc. NORTHEAST MANUFACTURING NEWS P.O. Box 847 Grapevine, Texas 76099-0847 U.S.A. CHANGE SERVICE REQUESTED PRSRT STD U.S. POSTAGE DALLAS, TX PERMIT 4245 Advertiser Index Page 74 PAID