Southwest Manufacturing News • March 2010

SW MANUFACTURING NEWS Serving Since 1965 SOUTHWEST Vol. 45 No. 3 March 2010 Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana & New Mexico Online DIGITAL EDITIONS go to www.ipnews.com AS 9120 & AS 9100 Awarded to Indian Aerospace and Chief Manufacturing Innovator of the Future Competition CNC Software Inc.,manufacturer of Mastercam CAD/CAM software, has announced the 2009-2010 Master- cam Innovator of the Future (IOF) na- tional competition. This competition entices students with a real-world manufacturing challenge, celebrity judge and a chance to win a scholar- ship as well as a trip to the celebrity judge’s headquarters. This competition provides instructors with a powerful motivational tool to get students ex- cited about learning CAD/CAMand themanufacturing process. Continued on Page 6 (l-r) Texas Senator Wendy Davis, District 10; Alan Eades, Chief Mfg. Quality Rep; Mike White, TMAC Account & Project Manager; Roger Crudup, Owner, Indian Aerospace & Chief Mfg. and David Kliever, Indian Aerospace Quality Manager. Senator Davis presented plaques recognizing the companies for its achievements of AS 9120 & AS 9100 Quality Management Systems. Texas Senator Wendy Davis, Dis- trict 10, presented a plaque fromTMAC (Texas Manufacturing Assistance Cen- ter) to Roger Crudup,Owner of Indian Aerospace & Chief Manufacturing, in recognition of the company’s achieve- ment of theAS 9120 andAS 9100 qual- itymanagement systems. Chief Manufacturing produces Continued on Page 4 Summit Announces New 35-52 Big Swing Lathe Series Tool-Flo Turns Shavings Into Chips Feature Editorial Quality Control & Measurement RAM Optical Instrumentation Releases Sprint CNC 300 Measurement System The Sprint CNC 300 is a fully automatic dimensional measurement system with optional laser measurement. See Page 12 for Details WESTEC APEX 2010 Kurt to Unveil New Products at WESTEC Kurt will unveil an array of new workholding and high productivity products at WESTEC 2010, including automated workholding systems, multi-chuck clamping systems, cast caged tombstones and custom engineered workholding. See Page 28 for Details Applying Technology Controlling shavings has been a challenge formanufacturers. Unusual applications or setups during the man- ufacturing process can present prob- lems. Tool-Flo offers a solutionwith a Continued on Page 6 UFACTURING NEWS Serving Since 1965 SOUTHWEST Vol. 45 No. 3 March 2010 Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana & New Mexico Online DIGITAL EDITIONS go to www.ipnews.com AS 9120 & AS 9100 Awarded to Indian Aerospace and Chief Manufacturing Innovator of the Future Competition CNC Software Inc.,manufacturer of Mastercam CAD/CAM software, has announced the 2009-2010 Master- cam Innovator of the Future (IOF) na- tional competition. This competition entices students with a real-world manufacturing challenge, celebrity judge and a chance to win a scholar- ship as well as a trip to the celebrity judge’s headquarters. This competition provides instructors with a powerful motivational tool to get students ex- cited about learning CAD/CAMand themanufacturing process. Continued on Page 6 (l-r) Texas Senator Wendy Davis, District 10; Alan Eades, Chief Mfg. Quality Rep; Mike White, TMAC Account & Project Manager; Roger Crudup, Owner, Indian Aerospace & Chief Mfg. and David Kliever, Indian Aerospace Quality Manager. Senator Davis presented plaques recognizing the companies for its achievements of AS 9120 & AS 9100 Quality Management Systems. Texas Senator Wendy Davis, Dis- trict 10, presented a plaque fromTMAC (Texas Manufacturing Assistance Cen- ter) to Roger Crudup,Owner of Indian Aerospace & Chief Manufacturing, in recognition of the company’s achieve- ment of theAS 9120 andAS 9100 qual- itymanagement systems. Chief Manufacturing produces Continued on Page 4 Summit Announces New 35-52 Big Swing Lathe Series Tool-Flo Turns Shavings Into Chips Feature Editorial Quality Control & Measurement RAM Optical Instrumentation Releases Sprint CNC 300 Measurement System The Sprint CNC 300 is a fully automatic dimensional measurement system with optional laser measurement. See Page 12 for Details WESTEC APEX 2010 Kurt to Unveil New Products at WESTEC Kurt will unveil an array of new workholding and high productivity products at WESTEC 2010, including automated workholding systems, multi-chuck clamping systems, cast caged tombstones and custom engineered workholding. See Page 28 for Details Applying Technology Controlling shavings has been a challenge formanufacturers. Unusual applications or setups during the man- ufacturing process can present prob- lems. Tool-Flo offers a solutionwith a Continued on Page 6 turing turing Corp has expanded its Summit family of lathes with the addition of the new Summit 35-52 Big Swing Lathe se- ries. These big swing heavy-duty lathes feature extrawide hardened and preci- sion ground bed ways, clutched head- stocks fitted with precision ground gears in stepped or variable speed models, a 6.1-inch spindle mounted in special angular contact thrust bearings for accuracy and smooth running and an integral feed and thread gear box with a wide range of inch and metric threads available at the turn of a lever, the company said. Continued on Page 6 NTMA Sets Dates for 2010 Purchasing Fairs TheNational Tooling&Machining Association (NTMA) has announced it has selected two sites for Contract Pur- chasing Fairs for 2010. The fairs will be co-sponsored by the Precision Metal- forming Association (PMA). For the first time a theme has been chosen for the fairs, “BringingWork Back to theU.S.A.” The organizers will put heavy emphasis on attracting cus- tomers that have sent work to other Continued on Page 9 Subscription Changes: Tomake name, address subscription changes contact: • Phone: 800-375-8488 • Fax: 817-488-7813 • E-mail: info@ipnews.com • www.ipnews.com/subscribe.html SwissWatchmaker Integrates Toolholding System to Maintain High Precision Armin Strom began to build a legacy when he hand-created his first skeletonized watch in 1983. Over the years, the watchmakerʼs rep- utation grew, and he eventually founded Armin Strom AG to carry on the tradition. See Page 42 for Details Material Handling / AGVs / Inventory Control Creform Introduces Extreme Size Carts for Large Parts Handling The carts, designed for large parts of various shapes, sizes and lengths, are intended to be an efficient means for moving parts from between manufacturing stations. 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