Southwest Manufacturing News • July 2010

SW MANUFACTURING NEWS Serving Since 1965 SOUTHWEST Vol. 45 No. 7 July 2010 Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana & New Mexico Online DIGITAL EDITIONS go to www.ipnews.com FANUC Robotics Introduces Toyoda Machinery Lends FV1365 VMC to Blinn Technical College in Brenham, TX TheA.W.Hodde, Jr., Technical Edu- cation Center is a new12,000-square foot educational fac i l i ty. Bl inn Technical College projects 1,200- 1,500 students will train annu- ally at the facility in manufactur- ing, electrical , c o n s t r u c t i o n crafts, mechani- cal , leadership and management and healthcare. ToyodaMachinery recently loaned an FV1365VMCto Blinn TechnicalCol- lege in Brenham, TX. Themachinewill be used to train students learningCNC machining, programming, setup and operations at the college’sA.W.Hodde, Jr., Technical Education Center. Toyoda and its Texas distributor P.D. Browne South were informed of the Technical Education Center being built and were granted a site tour. While on the tour, Toyoda President HowardMichael noticed the center’s Continued on Page 4 MacHill Announces New Distributors for SPINNER and RealMeca Lines Section 179 Deductions in 2010 Section 179 deductions for leasing or purchasing new equipment in 2008 and 2009 were extended into 2010 in accordance with the “Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment” (HIRE) Act of 2010. Manufacturing companies of all sizes can take advantage of the Section 179 tax incentives to assist in lowering overall operating costs. When taking advantage of the Section 179 deduc- tions, companies essentially gain more capital and also acquire the manufac- turing equipment they need. What is the Section 179 deduction Continued on Page 4 Doosan Celebrates 30 Years in North America Thirty years ago, Doosan Infracore (originally Daewoo) opened its doors in North America for the distribution, sales and service of a family of power- ful, high horsepower machine tools, known then and now as Puma turning centers. In its first year, the company of- fered the DSN20, a 2-axis NC lathe with a top-of-the-line Fanuc 6T controller. Features included a powerful 20 HP, 2,000 RPM spindle drive, quick change aloris tool posts and rapid traverses Continued on Page 5 (front row l-r) Lois Hill, Owner, MacHill Machy.; Wendell Packard, VP, Packard Machy.; Terry M. Iverson, President, Iverson & Co.; Bob Peak, President, Prematech Machy.; Bob Stoltz, President, Merwin-Stoltz; (back row l-r) Robert “Mac” McPherson, President, MacHill Machy.; Nicolaus Spinner, SPINNER GmbH; Tom Moehlman, President, Capital Machine Solutions; Larry Jenks, GM, KRT Machy.; Skip Thompson, President, Applied Machine Solutions; and Mike Bechtold, President, OptiPro Systems. “MacHill Machinery Solutions an- nounces partnerships with some of the most experienced and established machine tool distributors in the United States,” said a company spokesperson. Continued on Page 4 Columbia Marking Tools and I-Mark Add New Manufacturing Representative Columbia Marking Tools and its new division, I-Mark, have added Sheffield Companies to their growing list of distributors and manufacturer’s representatives in an effort to ensure more thorough sales and service cover- age to their customer base in Texas and surrounding states. Sheffield Companies offers the per- sonal service of a well versed represen- tative in the laser marking industry, Continued on Page 6 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 M-3iA Assembly Robot The new M-3iA intelligent, parallel-link robot designed to maximize speed and flexibility for assembly, small part handling and picking applications. See Page 12 for Details Micro Manufacturing Makino Releases iQ300 Precision Micromachining Center Makino has announced the new iQ300 Precision Micromachining Center. See Page 30 for Details Applying Technology New Machining Capabilities Boost Fixture Builderʼs Productivity PRZ purchased an Okuma MB-66V VMC to meet manufacturing challenges. See Page 38 for Details Plant Safety / Worker Protection / Ergonomics Miller Releases Arc Armor PAPR Miller Electric Mfg. Co. has introduced the new Arc Armor PAPR, a Powered Air Purifying Respirator with a variety of features, the company said. See Page 50 for Details EDM Machinery & Consumables Sodick Introduces New AG40L, AG60L, AG80L CNC Sinker EDMs Sodickʼs new linear motor driven CNC sinker EDMs feature no flush and zero electrode wear technology. See Page 70 for Details Advertiser Index Page 54 Automation / Robotics / Manufacturing Systems Feature Editorial 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