Southwest Manufacturing News • January 2017

S W SW SOUTHWEST Vol. 52 No. 1 M ANUFACTURING N EWS Serving Since 1965 Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana & New Mexico Feature Editorial Machinery: Metalcutting Automation Options for Mill-Turn Centers An automated turning cell reduces cycle times and increases productivity and quality. January 2017 See Online DIGITAL EDITIONS at www.mfgnewsweb.com New Combination Milling/Turning Machine Mazak to Expand in Texas Mazak has announced it will open a new facility in Southlake, TX. This will join the company’s existing Southwest Technology Center in Houston. The new Mazak Dallas Technical Center will serve the Northern Texas region. To celebrate the expansion, Mazak will host an Open House event on Feb-ruary 1, 2017, at the new technical center located at 935 South Kimball St. in South-lake, TX. The event will feature several machine demonstrations, special guest speakers and tours. “The new Dallas Technical Center gives Mazak an expanded Texas presence in terms of manufacturing technology and customer support,” said Dan Janka, President of Mazak. “Northern Texas Continued on Page 70 See Page 12 Digital Readouts Fast, Compact Encoder GF Machining Solutions unveiled at IMTS 2016 its new Mikron MILL P 800 U ST (Simultaneous Turning) machine that performs both milling and turning oper-ations. “The MILL P 800 U ST achieves per-fect workpiece roundness, enhanced sur-face quality and high material removal rates to provide increased value,” said a company spokesperson. Being able to fully machine components on a single machine also eliminates transfer-related part errors and the occurrence of stacked tolerances -further boosting finished part quality. The MILL P 800 U ST is capable of 4-axis simultaneous turning, which is Continued on Page 18 AmTTech Named TRAK Machine Tools Distributor Associated Machine Tool Technolo-gies (AmTTech) is the newest addition to Southwestern Industries’ distributor net-work for TRAK Machine Tools. Based in Houston, TX, AmTTech now provides TRAK Machine Tools to customers in the Houston and Dallas/Fort Worth regions. “AmTTech has several highly quali-fied application engineers to work with its sales team to provide time studies, ma-chine recommendations, programs and any training requirements to help cus-tomers keep their TRAK Machines at opti-mal performance,” said a TRAK Machine Tools spokesperson. TRAK Machine Tools will also be on display in AmTTech’s Hous-ton and Arlington showrooms. Continued on Page 70 The small design saves valuable installation space See Page 34 Applying Technology CAM Software Integral Part of NASA Mission Camera mounts produced by RAMCO Machine will support the TESS camera through the pressures of launch and extreme temperature variations it will encounter in outer space. See Page 36 Versatile 5-Axis Vertical Machining Center CAMPAT Machine Tool, Inc. has in-troduced the Leadwell V-30iT CNC Ver-tical Machining Center (VMC), an update on the Leadwell 5-axis VMC specifically designed for the manufacture of small multi-sided machine parts for the med-ical, aerospace and defense industries. This new versatile V-30iT features an 8.07” diameter integrated trunnion ro-tary table that holds a load of up to 77 lbs. from 0-45° degrees and 55 lbs. in the 60-90° degree range. The rotary tabletop surface is precision ground with .393” (10 mm) T-slots. The included standard flat worktable measures 11.8” x 17.7” and can be removed for any custom fixture re-quired by the application. “Our customers have specific needs in the North American marketplace,” said CAMPAT Product Manager Todd Lindemann. “Leadwell engineers design Continued on Page 18 Special Machinery Hard Scudding for Gear Production This continuous gear cutting process is used in production environments for internal, external, helical and spur gears and more. Akira Seiki Opens Factory Outlet in Dallas The Leadwell V-30iT features an integrated trunnion rotary table. Akira Seiki, a manufacturer of high precision CNC machine tools, has an-nounced the opening of its new Akira Seiki Factory Outlet located in Dallas, TX. Akira Seiki manufactures a full line of vertical machining centers, CNC lathes, horizontal machining centers and high speed mill/drill/tapping centers. Continued on Page 70 See Page 50 People In The News Read about new personnel appointments in metalworking manufacturing companies throughout the United States. See Page 44 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. SOUTHWEST MANUFACTURING NEWS P.O. Box 847 Grapevine, Texas 76099-0847 U.S.A. DALLAS, TX PERMIT 4245 Advertiser Index Page 43 PRSRT STD U.S. POSTAGE PAID