West Manufacturing News • March 2016

M ANUFACTURING N EWS WEST Vol. 5 No. 3 March 2016 Serving Since 2012 Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington & Wyoming Feature Editorial Quality Control & Measurement Vibration Detecting System See Online DIGITAL EDITIONS at www.mfgnewsweb.com Automated Shop Floor Inspection System NIMS Awards Record Number of Credentials NIMS announced that it awarded a record number of credentials last year to individuals seeking to enter into or advance in jobs in the industry. In 2015, NIMS issued 21,420 industry-recog-nized credentials, resulting in a 20% in-crease in credentials issued in the U.S. from 2014. “Our industry will need to fill over 100,000 jobs over the next decade, which begins with equipping students and workers today with industry-rec-ognized credentials that prepare them for current and future jobs,” said Jim Wall, Executive Director, NIMS. “These jobs will require more advanced skills, Continued on Page 70 DTect-IT can detect vibration irregularities anywhere on a CNC machine. See Page 12 Education/Training ABB Robotics IACET Accredited IACET accredited providers, such as ABB Robotics, are the only organizations approved to offer IACET Continuing Education Units. See Page 26 Verisurf Software, Inc. offers the CMM Master, a programmable CMM system. The complete automated shop floor inspection system combines Verisurf software with the Equator Continued on Page 16 General Atomics Selects General Tool Company to Provide EMALS and AAG for U.S. Navy Carrier General Tool Company (GTC) has been selected by General Atomics (GA) to deliver $48 million in hardware for the U.S. Navy’s future aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy (CVN 79). This procurement will include crit-ical safety items (CSI) such as the motor support structures, trough cov-ers and other associated components. Continued on Page 70 Applying Technology With a pull out protection system on its toolholders, an aerospace manufacturer sees increased reliability when machining difficult-to-cut materials. See Page 36 Increased Productivity, Process Reliability Nesting Technology Boosts Productivity Additive Manufacturing Powder Fed Laser Metal Deposition Professional grade systems feature powder fed laser metal deposition technology for a variety of applications. See Page 40 GF Machining Solutions Partners with Community College of Denver Geometric Ltd. has released NEST-INGWorks 2016 3-D nesting software for automatically nesting layouts of SOLIDWORKS parts and assemblies for production. This 3-D nesting appli-cation is seamlessly integrated within SOLIDWORKS 2016 software, enabling automated nesting of flat or 3-D part or assembly models made from sheet stock, including sheet metal, plates, plastics, composites or wood. Continued on Page 70 GF Machining Solutions and Com-munity College of Denver (CCD) have collaborated to add 5-axis training to the college’s machine technologies pro-gram. This curriculum expansion, which recently drew the attention of the Obama administration, represents efforts to reduce the estimated 2 mil-lion manufacturing jobs expected to go unfilled over the next decade. CCD offers specialized training on a variety of machine technologies and Continued on Page 70 Material Handling Synchronization of Conveyor Belts, Robots Automation technology synchronizes robots and conveyor belts, resulting in higher production volumes. See Page 60 Subscription Changes: To make name, address subscription changes contact: • Phone: 800-375-8488 • Fax: 817-488-7813 • E-mail: info@mfgnewsweb.com • www.mfgnewsweb.com CHANGE SERVICE REQUESTED Gross Publications, Inc. WEST MANUFACTURING NEWS P.O. Box 847 Grapevine, Texas 76099-0847 U.S.A. DALLAS, TX PERMIT 4245 Advertiser Index Page 53 PRSRT STD U.S. POSTAGE PAID