Northeast Manufacturing News • December 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 Feature Editorial Automation Work Cell For grit-blast descaling of forged components with three automated blasting machines... See Page 12 Vol. 10 No. 12 December 2014 See Online DIGITAL EDITIONS at www.mfgnewsweb.com Machining Complex Provides Flexible Automation Oberg Industries and Highlands High School Offer Junior Apprenticeship Training Oberg Industries (Freeport, PA), a full-service contract manufacturer that offers an Apprenticeship Training Pro-gram, is embarking on a new commu-nity partnership to directly connect high school students to industry-spe-cific training that mirrors the appren-ticeship experience. Due to the growing shortage of qualified candidates for precision manufacturing openings, Oberg has partnered with Highlands Continued on Page 84 Controls Smooth Machine Tool Control New process-performance that spans the entire part production from programming, set-up, metal removal, automation, etc..... See Page 36 In order to compete in today’s global economy, manufacturers face fierce pressures to reduce costs and in-crease throughput while enhancing the quality of the parts they produce. The Makino Machining Complex (MMC2) flexible manufacturing system is de-signed to help manufacturers meet these demands while enabling the flex-ibility to adapt quickly to a constantly shifting production schedule. The MMC2 is a modular, auto-mated material handling system that links Makino horizontal machining centers (HMCs), pallet loaders and op-erators. A servo-controlled, rail-guided vehicle (RGV) transports material to Continued on Page 84 NIMS Partners with Winners of Job Training Grant The National Institute for Metal-working Skills (NIMS) will partner with 30 community colleges, which were part of five winning applications selected in the fourth round of grants under the Trade Adjustment Assis-tance Community College and Career Training (TAACCCT) competitive grant program. According to a spokes-person, the partnerships will build quality programs that give individuals the training, skills and industry cre-dentials they need to get and keep jobs Continued on Page 86 Applying Technology Increasing Profits Straightline Precision Industries employs productive new system to machine aerospace components... See Page 44 Apollo Appoints COLE-TUVE Exclusive Distributor COLE-TUVE, Inc. has been ap-pointed as the exclusive distributor for the U.S. and Canada by Apollo s.r.l., an Italian manufacturer of high-speed CNC tube and pipe punching and drilling machines. Apollo manufactures 22 different hydraulic punching ma-chines. Models are available for accu-rately punching and drilling pipes and round, square and rectangular tubes in a variety of holes and shapes. According to the company, Apollo machines offer en-hanced speed and accuracy (two holes per second, up to 300,000 holes with a single punch, and as little as 0.2 mm from the first to the last hole on a tube 3 meters long). Material can be placed in the ma-chine manually and then processed au-tomatically, or fed automatically from a bundled storage com-ponent and processed Cont’d on Page 86 Metalforming/ Fabricating/Waterjet Advanced Intensifier Technology Designed to extend mainte-nance intervals and maximize performance of waterjet products... See Page 54 Cimquest Opens Advanced Manufacturing Showroom Cimquest, Inc. has opened an Ad-vanced Manufacturing Showroom in New Jersey, which is part of the new and expanded Cimquest headquarters. This new Cimquest sales, service, train-ing and manufacturing showroom will accommodate the company’s growth and focus on providing quality prod-ucts, training and services to its cus-tomers. The new facility features a more than 75% increase in space that Continued on Page 86 Literature & Web Tutorials Instructional Videos Online videos for the operation of metal detection, magnetic separation, material handling equipment, etc.... See Page 78 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 73 PAID