West Manufacturing News • June 2016

M ANUFACTURING N EWS WEST Vol. 5 No. 6 June 2016 Serving Since 2012 Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington & Wyoming Feature Editorial Finishing/ Grinding/Abrasives Grinding Indexable Inserts This 4-axis grinder is designed for carbide, cermet, ceramics and CBN applications. See Page 10 See Online DIGITAL EDITIONS at www.mfgnewsweb.com ECM Technology for Aircraft Engine Manufacturing Machining area of an EMAG PO 900 BF for the machining of blisks using PECM (Precise Electro-Chemical Machining) technology In only a few industries are de-velopment pressures as enor-mous as in aircraft construction. One of the reasons is the fact that legislation is getting ever stricter about the CO 2 emission of air-craft at the same time as market expectations are rapidly acceler-ating growth in aerospace. It is as a consequence of this develop-ment that aero engines are be-coming a focal point. They need to show a reduction in fuel con-sumption, while at the same time having to guarantee greater propulsion values. It is obvious that such a development has a massive effect on the compo-nents used in the engines. They are made of extreme materials that have to withstand high stresses. The question is: how can one machine these materials with speed, precision and process integrity? “EMAG has an Continued on Page 31 Kitamura Machinery Appoints CNC PROS as Arizona Dealer Kitamura Machinery has named CNC PROS as its exclusive dealer for Arizona. “CNC PROS was designed around meeting the needs of small, medium and large scale manufacturing facilities in the Arizona marketplace,” said Ray Beauregard, Jr., who co-owns the com-pany along with Cornel Loghin. “The addition of Kitamura Machinery adds a very high quality machine tool line that is well rounded in the machining center product offerings. We are ex-cited about this opportunity to build Continued on Page 76 Aerospace/Defense Atlas V Lifts Off with 3-D Printed Parts The rocket has adopted 3-D printing for serial production of thermo-plastic components. See Page 20 Applying Technology Cylindrically Perfect Grinding TLS Anilox GmbH increases grinder capacity. See Page 40 Solar Atmospheres of California Expands Solar Atmospheres of California, Inc. (SCA) has announced the expan-sion of its Fontana facility, located 40 miles east of Los Angeles. The $5M in-vestment is part of a long-term corpo-rate strategy to increase its west coast development and commercial capacity to meet the increasing demands of SCA’s customers. The expansion will add an addi-tional 25,000 sq. ft. to the current 25,000 sq. ft. facility, effectively doubling the size of the plant. It will introduce mul-tiple innovative vacuum furnaces Continued on Page 76 Controls A large user-friendly display monitor provides greater visibility of the THINC-OSP CNC controls. See Page 46 CNC Upgrade Systems for Fadal Machine Tools Fadal owners can now keep their favorite machines producing parts for many years to come. Centroid of-fers affordable Mill CNC con-trol configurations of both the Centroid M400 and the M39 CNC control models with either AC or DC servo drives. Early Fadals came equipped with DC servomo-tors which can be retained. The Centroid DC servo Fadal upgrade system includes new 15 amp auto tuning dig-ital DC servo drives that can control the original DC servomotors saving time and money on the upgrade. New re-placement made-in-USA Centroid DC 19” CNC Control Display servos are also available in the case that one of the original Fadal servomotors is damaged or missing. “Centroid Continued on Page 65 Students to Manufacture Aircraft Parts in Partnership with Workforce Development When Hi-Tech Machining & Engi-neering was asked to manufacture parts for an oil separator assembly for North America’s largest jet maker, Vice President Jeremy Schalk turned to a surprising partner to help fill the order: Desert View High School. Schalk knew better than most about the capabilities of students and their instructor at Desert View High Continued on Page 74 Plant Maintenance Compressed Air System Control SAM 2 offers complete air system management. See Page 52 Retrofit/ Remanufacture/Repair Axle Grinding The plunge cycle is controlled by a servo-motor-driven axis using feedback from a linear encoder. See Page 64 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 PRSRT STD U.S. POSTAGE PAID Advertiser Index Page 59