Midwest Manufacturing News • February 2016

M W MW MIDWEST Vol. 10 No. 2 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 Software Enhanced Milling Performance The hyper-MILL MAXX Machining Performance package optimizes roughing, finishing and drilling applications. See Page 12 February 2016 See Online DIGITAL EDITIONS at www.mfgnewsweb.com Productivity with Flexibility DMG MORI USA Acquires Erickson Machine Tools .2%H 2(&#1a;+5H BEH )B*G;3G@H '5 &#1c;&#1e;'"5HF>:D@G<HC?GHAF=GAHB@7FED&#0d;FCDBEHB8 &#1f;@D>-ABEH2F>?DEGH,BB=A5H6?D>?H9@G*D4 B:A=0H AG@*G<H FAH FH <DAC@D3:CB@H 8B@H ;F4 >?DEGHCBB=H9@B<:>CAH8B@HB*G@H""H0GF@AHDE C?GH;F>?DEGHCBB=H;F@-GCHB8H+B6F5H2DE4 EGABCF5H)G3@FA-F5H)B@C?H.F-BCF5H$B:C? .F-BCFHFE<HAB;GHB8H&#0f;DA>BEADE1H(EH.G4 >G;3G@H '5H .2%H 2(&#1a;+H B88D>DF==0H B34 CFDEG<H C?GH AG@*D>GH <G9F@C;GECH B8H C?G >B;9FE0HFAH6G==1H&#0f;DC?H.2%H2(&#1a;+&#0c;A @G>GECHD;9=G;GECFCDBEHB8HC?GHEG6H<D4 @G>CHAF=GAHFE<HAG@*D>GH3:ADEGAAH;B<G=HFA B8H(>CB3G@H'5H&#1c;&#1e;'"5H.2%H2(&#1a;+5HDAHG 4 9FE<DE7HFE<HDE*GACDE7HDEHEG6HCG>?EB=4 B70H>GECG@AHC?@B:7?B:CHC?GH1$1 Continued on Page 84 Workholding Jaw Forming Ring The Dillon jaw forming ring provides a more uniform grip on the workpiece. See Page 30 INDEX CNC multi-spindle machines can be configured according to customer requirements in terms of the number of cross-slides, Y axes and synchronous spindles. ,?GH+).&#1f;&#0e;H2$&#1c;/&#1c;H;:=CD4A9DE<=G =FC?GHFE<HDCAH>:ACB;H>BE8D7:@FCDBEH6DC? :9HCBH'&#1c;H/)/H>@BAA4A=D<GA5H!4F GA5HF A0E>?@BEB:AHA9DE<=GHFE<HBC?G@HB9CDBEA F==B6H?D7?=0HG88D>DGECH9@B<:>CDBEHB8H3F@ FE<H>?:>-G<H9F@CA1 /?:>-G<H9F@CAH>FEH3GH;F>?DEG<H:9 CBHFH3=FE-H<DF;GCG@HB8HF99@B D;FCG=0 &#1e;H;;1H,?GH+).&#1f;&#0e;H;F>?DEGH8GFC:@GAHFH Continued on Page 82 YCM and CNC Systems Partner with Hales Machine Tool, Inc. !GBE7H/?DEH2F>?DEGH,BB=AH
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