Midwest Manufacturing News • February 2017

M W MW MIDWEST Vol. 11 No. 2 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 Software Large Model 3-D PDF Creation February 2017 See Online DIGITAL EDITIONS at www.mfgnewsweb.com VTC with Integrated Self-Loading System EMCO has introduced the EMCO VERTICAL VT 260 vertical turning machine with FANUC eral versions: VT 260 (ISM) with hollow spindle and without driven tools; VT 260 M (ISM) with driven tools and hol-low spindle drive; and the VT 260 MY (ISM) with a Y-axis on top. Equipped with a hollow spindle drive instead of a belt drive, all versions include a powerful 29 kW drive. The Kitamura Appoints J & M Precision Products as N. Indiana Dealer Kitamura Machinery of USA Inc. has appointed J & M Precision Products, Inc. as its dealer in Northern Indiana. J & M has been serving Indiana’s metalworking needs since 1983. Prior to that, President Jon Maynard was in machine tool sales for six years. J & M currently employs five sales engineers and four service engineers. “Our logo includes the tag line, ‘Pro-viding Profits Through Technology,’” said Maynard. “We strive to deliver Continued on Page 68 Software supports multiple workflows, allowing users to package precise solid geometry and all necessary PMI into a lightweight, sharable format. See Page 10 Workholding LMC and Rotomors are capable of producing very large chucks up to 23’ in diameter. See Page 22 31i CNC, rear chip ejection, driven tools, Y-axis and hollow spindle drive. The machine is engineered in sev-VT 260 MY with Y-axis offers a tra-vel of 180 (+/-90) mm. For all the VT 260s, 12 VDI40 tools are mounted in the tool turret. The basic machine also includes a coolant device and a chip conveyor for rapid, efficient chip removal. Continued on Page 68 Specialty Workholding ZEISS Opens Car Body and Automated Inspection Center in Michigan ZEISS Industrial Metrology has opened a new facility in Wixom, MI, dedicated to the latest developments for the process chain in car body metrology and automated inspection. “This center helps us illustrate how to make production more efficient in line, in the measuring room and in be-tween,” said Bob Wasilesky, Key Ac-count Manager for automated inspection at Carl Zeiss Industrial Metrology, LLC. “This means production and quality can Continued on Page 68 Applying Technology A turn-key solution allows Competitive Carbide to EDM PCD cutting tools in a seamless process. See Page 36 Optomec Receives Order for Controlled Atmosphere Hybrid 3-D Printer Optomec, a global supplier of pro-duction-grade additive manufacturing (AM) systems for 3-D printed metals, an-nounced that the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) has ordered a LENS 3-D Metal Hybrid Con-trolled Atmosphere System. The controlled atmosphere hybrid 3-D metal printer is part of the new LENS ma-chine tool series from Op-tomec. “The LENS machine tool series combines a high-quality CNC vertical mill from Fryer Machine Systems with Optomec LENS Print Engine technology to enable low-cost, high-value metal addi-tive and subtractive metalworking at a breakthrough price point,” said an Op-tomec spokesperson. Continued on Page 68 LENS controlled atmosphere hybrid 3-D printer More Productive Specialized Cutting Tools EDM Machinery & Consumables Sinker EDMs for Large Workpieces Rigid construction, touchscreen programming and advanced performance features for cutting large workpieces. See Page 42 Bullen Ultrasonics Achieves AS9100 Quality Management Certification Bullen Ultrasonics has announced its achievement of certification to the aerospace industry’s AS9100 quality management standard. The certifica-tion recognizes Bullen’s excellence in machining ceramic matrix composite (CMC) components for the aerospace industry. AS9100 is the single common qual-ity management standard for the avia-tion, space and defense industries, commonly referred to as the aerospace Continued on Page 70 Saws Circular Cold Saws The VA-L 500 is designed for production cutting of aluminum and non-ferrous materials. See Page 56 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. MIDWEST MANUFACTURING NEWS P.O. Box 847 Grapevine, Texas 76099-0847 U.S.A. DALLAS, TX PERMIT 4245 Advertiser Index Page 49 PRSRT STD U.S. POSTAGE PAID