West Manufacturing News • February 2017

M ANUFACTURING N EWS WEST Vol. 6 No. 2 February 2017 Serving Since 2012 Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington & Wyoming Feature Editorial Software Large Model 3-D PDF Creation See Online DIGITAL EDITIONS at www.mfgnewsweb.com TRUMPF Opens Technology and Laser Center in Silicon Valley High-Performance Medical Machining GF Machin in g So lutions will demonstrate several milling and EDM systems designed for high perform-ance and productivity in medical ma-chining applications at MD&M 2017 on February 7 – 9 at the Anaheim Con-vention Center, Anaheim, CA. Visitors to the company’s booth will see the Mikron HSM 200U LP (linear perform-ance) milling machine, the CUT E350 wire EDM and several new micro-ma-chining products that incorporate milling and laser technologies. “Available in 3-and 5-axis ver-sions, the Mikron HSM 200U LP brings s p e e d , e ff i c i e n c y, p re c i s i o n a n d Continued on Page 69 Software supports multiple workflows, allowing users to package precise solid geometry and all necessary PMI into a lightweight, sharable format. See Page 8 Workholding LMC and Rotomors are capable of producing very large chucks up to 23’ in diameter. See Page 20 Specialty Workholding The new TRUMPF technology and laser laboratory is equipped with the latest technology. Pictured: the optical arrangement in a TruMicro micromachining laser. Laser system manufacturer TRUMPF has opened a new technol-ogy and laser center in Santa Clara, CA. Its location in Silicon Valley puts the laboratory close to key customers and partners from a wide range of in-dustries, in particular companies from the consumer electronics and e-mobil-ity sectors. Continued on Page 68 Vista Outdoor Announces Expansion in Lewiston, ID Vista Outdoor Inc. has announced plans to expand its ammunition man-ufacturing capacity in Lewiston, ID, creating up to 137 new jobs. The com-pany’s current Lewiston operations (CCI, Speer and Southport locations) occupy approximately 400 acres and 315,000 sq. ft. and employ approxi-mately 1,400 employees. Expansion plans include hiring engineers, pro-gram managers, technicians and man-ufacturing employees. Continued on Page 69 Applying Technology A turn-key solution allows Competitive Carbide to EDM PCD cutting tools in a seamless process. See Page 36 Tsugami/Rem Sales to Demonstrate New LaserSwiss Machine at MD&M West Expo Tsugami/Rem Sales, the exclusive North American im-porter of Tsugami machine tools, announced that it will demonstrate its new SS207-5AX LaserSwiss at the MD&M West Expo in Anaheim, CA, in February. This will be the first time the company has displayed the Tsugami SS207-5AX Laser-Swiss at an MD&M show. The machine combines Swiss style machining with laser cutting on one machine, allowing manufacturers to perform Swiss turning and laser cut-ting operations with a single s e t u p . A l l o p e r a t i o n s a re Continued on Page 68 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 Kitamura Appoints AME Dealer Kitamura Machinery of USA Inc. has appointed Advanced Manufactur-ing Engineering (AME) as its dealer covering Colorado, Wyoming and New Mexico. “AME’s experience in sales, serv-ice and applications will help assist and support our users out West,” said Cari Vanik, Marketing Manager for Kita-mura Machinery. “Founded in 2005 by experienced industry sales and appli-cation personnel with over 100 years of combined service, AME brings a fo-cused approach to continuous im-provement in the production needs of Continued on Page 68 Saws Circular Cold Saws The VA-L 500 is designed for production cutting of aluminum and non-ferrous materials. See Page 54 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 Advertiser Index Page 49 PRSRT STD U.S. POSTAGE PAID