Midwest Manufacturing News • July 2016

M W MW MIDWEST Vol. 10 No. 7 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 Automation/Robotics Humanoid Robot for Small Spaces AMICO has the precision and flexibility to work in small spaces. See Pg. 14 July 2016 See Online DIGITAL EDITIONS at www.mfgnewsweb.com Large Capacity 6-Axis Robots Addressing the need for higher ca-pacity robots to meet the demands of advanced auto-mated manu-factur-ing processes, Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc. has introduced the latest in its line of RV-F Series 6-axis ro-bots in 35, 50 and 70 kg payloads. These new robots extend the Mit-subishi Electric RV-F Series product line to address applications that require higher payloads and longer reaches, in-cluding CNC machine tending, large material handling and as-sembly applications. The new RV-35F, RV-50F and RV-70F ro-bots are suited to the automotive and electronic manufacturing in-dustries. Key benefits of the RV-35F, RV-50F and RV-70F robots include: • Higher payloads—allows appli-cations that require heavier parts and tooling to be robotically au-tomated • Long reach arm— tasks can be spread farther apart and can accommodate larger parts and processes with the ability to extend up to 2,050 mm • Seamless integra-tion with the Mitsubishi Electric Factory Automa-tion (MELFA) hardware ecosystem—easily con-nects to MELFA’s extensive offering of integrated au-tomation products • Multiple environmen-tal protection ratings— available in IP40 and IP67 protection rat-ings to conform to various application requirements. “Commanded by the MELFA Basic V programming language and Cont. on Page 18 GF Machining Solutions Acquires Micro-Machining Specialist GF Machining Solutions has an-nounced an agreement to purchase 100 percent of the shares of Microlution Inc, a Chicago-based developer of micro-ma-chining products incorporating milling and laser technologies. “The acquisition of Microlution is in line with GF Machining Solutions’ strat-egy to enlarge its technology portfolio to fully meet the needs of manufactur-ers in targeted industry segments, in-cluding aerospace and medical,” said a company spokesperson. Continued on Page 98 Micro Manufacturing Metrology System High resolution optics provide high measurement accuracy and precision. See Page 36 Matsuura Machinery USA Partners with Professional Sales and Service Matsuura Machinery USA, Inc. has announced a renewed partnership with Professional Sales and Service (PSS) as exclusive distributor for Mat-suura machine tools in Kansas and western Missouri. “Matsuura is pleased to partner again with Professional Sales and Serv-ice. We respect its commitment to Mat-suura Machinery’s customers to provide high quality productivity solutions from Continued on Page 98 Applying Technology An intuitive control increases a shop’s productivity. See Page 52 Easy to Use CNC Control Brembo Celebrates First Pour at All-New Cast Iron Foundry Brembo, an innovator of brake technology, conducted the first pour at its all-new cast iron foundry recently completed in Homer, MI. The first pour is a preliminary test of the facility that ensures all sys-tems are functioning properly and is the first step before production ramp-up begins. During this test, the foundry’s furnaces were charged and the molten raw material from these fur-naces was poured into a mold for the first time. All systems in Brembo’s new cast iron foundry performed as expected. The Homer cast iron foundry is the fourth in Brembo’s worldwide foundry network and the first Continued on Page 98 Plant Safety The SafeDESIGNER library makes setting up of safety functions easier. See Page 58 Function Blocks for Safe Pressing Mitutoyo Announces Distribution Agreement with Northwest Machine Technologies Mitutoyo America Corporation has announced a distribution agreement with Northwest Machine Technologies (Rogers, MN) to exclusively distribute and support the Mitutoyo CMM and vi-sion product lines in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and northwest Wisconsin. “Northwest Machine has a history of strong distribution with outstanding so-lution-oriented technologies and support within its market,” said Joe Thompson, Continued on Page 98 EDM Machinery & Consumables Model CT400 is designed for metalworking, medical, aero engine and power-gen industries. See Page 78 EDM Drilling Machine 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 Advertiser Index Page 68 CHANGE SERVICE REQUESTED Gross Publications, Inc. MIDWEST MANUFACTURING NEWS P.O. Box 847 Grapevine, Texas 76099-0847 U.S.A. PRSRT STD U.S. POSTAGE DALLAS, TX PERMIT 4245 PAID