West Manufacturing News • October 2017

M ANUFACTURING N EWS WEST Vol. 6 No. 10 October 2017 Serving Since 2012 Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington & Wyoming Feature Editorial Metalcutting Versatile MCC Machine Series See Online DIGITAL EDITIONS at www.mfgnewsweb.com High Productivity HMCs Built for Rapid Metal Removal Rates Doosan Machine Tools has intro-duced the new NHP horizontal machin-ing center (HMC) series, built from the ground up for rapid m e t a l removal rates. De-signed to meet the manufac-turing de-mands of industries including automo-tive and aerospace, the 400 mm pallet NHP 4,000 and 500 mm pallet NHP 5000 are feature-rich yet configurable for a range of applications. The NHP machines come standard with a 15,000 RPM spindle with 40 HP and 169 ft-lbs. of torque. For heavy cutting, a high-torque 15,000 RPM spindle with 223 ft-lbs. is available, and a 20,000 RPM spindle is in devel-opment for cus-tomers w i t h higher speed pre-cision ap-plications. Up to 1G a c c e l e r a-tion/de-celeration on X-, Y-and Z-axes significantly enhances pro-ductivity, delivering productivity increases as high as 25% over the pre-vious model. Ball screw shaft and bear-ing cooling systems keep the Continued on Page 13 DMARK Installs 3-D Printing Technology DMARK Machine & Tool Co., provider of CNC and additive manu-facturing (AM) machine tools and so-lutions, has announced a new in-house installation of the HP Jet Fusion 3D 4200 printing solution designed for end-to-end prototyping and produc-tion. This installation enables DMARK customers to test HP’s Multi Jet Fusion Technology as part of the sales and service process. HP’s Multi Jet Fusion technology delivers a multi-agent printing process that produces dimensional accuracy and fine detail. “The construction is based on cost-efficient materials that Continued on Page 78 The compact yet powerful HMC addresses 4-and 5-axis needs. See Page 10 Software Tebis software creates area curves during part comparison to enable better detection and limitation of modified areas. See Page 26 New CAD/CAM Functions Simplify Work FABTECH 2017 to Showcase Advanced Manufacturing Technology The latest innovations in metal-forming, fabricating, welding and fin-ishing will be on display at FABTECH 2017, at Chicago’s McCormick Place November 6-9. The expo is expected to attract more than 50,000 attendees and 1,700 exhibiting companies. Education Programs With 100 all-new sessions and more than 400 presenters, including Continued on Page 48 Applying Technology Laser Trackers Provide Particle Accelerator Alignment Advanced partical accelerator facility relies on laser trackers for positioning and inspecting magnet alignment. See Page 40 CAM Software with CNC Programming Automation FABTECH 2017 Cincinnati Incorporated will display laser cutting systems and press brakes as well as new additive solutions, including the new SAAM system. See Page 44 Metal Fabrication, AM Solutions 800-Ton Triple-Action Press for Aerospace Manufacturer The newest release of CAMWorks offers reduced CNC programming times and the automation of CNC pro-gramming tasks. Geometric Americas, Inc. released CAMWorks 2017 with ad-ditions focusing on customer needs and worldwide manufacturing Continued on Page 27 Beckwood Press Company, a man-ufacturer of custom hydraulic presses and automation systems and the Tri-form line of precision forming equip-ment, has been awarded a contract by Weldmac Manufacturing Company to produce a custom 800-ton triple-action press which will be used to form high-strength alloys for the aerospace and defense industry. Scheduled for completion in early Continued on Page 78 Machine Maintenance Customer First Maximum Service Quality 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 In addition to spare parts and spindle repair services, DMG MORI offers local service commitment for its customers. See Page 64 Advertiser Index Page 57 PRSRT STD U.S. POSTAGE PAID