Southwest Manufacturing News • June 2010

SW MANUFACTURING NEWS Serving Since 1965 SOUTHWEST Vol. 45 No. 6 June 2010 Economic Downturn Can Create New Opportunities created new oppor- tunities. It is time to take control and cut chips again,” said Ken Kalmanek. Ken and his business part- ner AdamWirries re- cently formedKalma- nekManufacturing, a high-precision job shop. Ken Kalmanek, (l-r) Adam Wirries, Co-owner Kalmanek Manufacturing LLC; Ryan Henderson, Sales Engineer and Troy Owen, VP Sales & Marketing, both of Hillary Machinery, Inc; and Ken Kalmanek, Co-owner Kalmanek Manufacturing LLC. “Recent events, the economic downturn that has affected us all, have machinist by trade, has most recently been a successful machine tool sales- man and before that an application engi- neer. “We plan to run a Just In Time ( JIT) system with an em- phasis on quick turn- around, rapid response manufacturing Continued on Page 4 Plano Machine & Instrument, Inc. Expands Capabilities and Hosts PMNG Meeting Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana & New Mexico Online DIGITAL EDITIONS go to www.ipnews.com Haas to Host National Demo Day June 9 On June 9, 2010, Haas Automation, Inc., will host a “Fast & Furious DT-1” Demo Day 17 at 43 Haas Factory Out- lets (HFOs) throughout the United States and Canada. As the name sug- gests, the featured machine for the event is the new Haas DT-1, a high- speed drill/tap center with full milling capabilities. Each HFO will have other Haas machines on display as well, in- cluding the completely redesigned Haas VMCs and the all-new ST-series Continued on Page 6 Richland College Offers Machine Operator Training Program “A substantial percentage of the current machining workforce will be el- igible for retirement within the next five years,” said a Richland Col lege spokesperson. “The infusion of a new and younger generation of workers into this industry is essential for the U.S. to compete in the global economy. In re- sponse to this forecast, Richland Col- lege developed the Machine Operator Continued on Page 6 Congressman Pete Olson (front row, l-r) Thomas Toth, Toth Technologies; Ervin Bean, Plano Machine; Jim Stephens, Ahaus Tool & Engineering; Brian Prenovitz, Hamill Manufacturing (back row, l-r) Tom Weiss, Gaum Inc.; Billy Dennis, Plano Machine; Paul Barrow, Sterling Engineering; Shannon Sweatman, Southern Manufacturing Technologies; Nathan Breitung, Ultra Machining Company; Gary Gessner, Gaum Inc. PlanoMachine & Instrument has announced upgrade quality registration toAS9100B andAPIQ-1 standards. The quality system has been certified ISO-9001 since July 2001. With these Continued on Page 6 Visits Atec, Inc. District 22nd Congressman Pete Olson visited Atec, Inc., on January 14th 2010 for a tour of Atec’s main plant. He viewed a wide variety of manufacturing processes, such as as- semblers producing cables used for air- craft jet engine testing, Atec’s 5-axis CNC machinists cutting high tolerance rocket engine components in support of NASA programs and the quality as- surance inspectors testing to leading edge standards of ISO 9001 and AS9100 Continued on Page 4 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 Feature Editorial Aerospace / Defense Manufacturing Chevalier Releases New VMCs Chevalierʼs new QP series large capacity VMCs are designed for high precision and high productivity machining. See Page 12 for Details Finishing / Grinding / Abrasives Birchwood Casey Introduces the BC-40E TRU TEMP Birchwood Casey has introduced a new seven-tank process line. See Page 26 for Details Applying Technology Teamwork and CAM Multitasking Drive Down CNC Machining Costs Multitasking has become a way of life for Hamill Manufacturing Company. See Page 34 for Details Remanufacture / Repair Southwestern Industries Offers ProtoTRAK CNCs Retrofits The ProtoTRAK CNC is suited for toolroom and small lot work. See Page 44 for Details Plant Maintenance JLG Announces Upgrades on E300 Series of Boom Lifts JLG Industries, Inc., has announced new features on its JLG E300 series boom lift models. See Page 50 for Details Controls OSAI USA Introduces the OPENcontrol OPENcontrol is designed to address diverse application requirements. See Page 61 for Details Advertiser Index Page 56 Retrofit / Gross Publications, Inc. SOUTHWEST MANUFACTURING NEWS P.O. Box 847 Grapevine, Texas 76099-0847 U.S.A. PRSRT STD U.S. POSTAGE PAID DALLAS, TX PERMIT 4245