Midwest Manufacturing News • November 2017

M W MW MIDWEST Vol. 11 No. 11 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 Smart Manufacturing Cloud Based Machine Monitoring Milltronics Shop View gives instant access to a machine’s status. See Page 10 November 2017 See Online DIGITAL EDITIONS at www.mfgnewsweb.com Service Pack 1 for CAD Model Translation, Repair and Simplification Knuth Machine Tool to Host Productivity Workshop K N U T H M a c h i n e To o l ( L i n -colnshire, IL) will host its first annual Productivity Workshop with an em-phasis on machine tool efficiency. The one-day event will be held November 30 with a morning session at 8:30 AM and then a repeat of the workshop in the afternoon session at 1:00 PM. Lunch and refreshments will be served. The workshop will include live demonstrations of a variety of KNUTH machine tools with an emphasis on Fagor CNC technological advantages. Continued on Page 77 An anti-rotation stopper designed into the toolholder provides insert immobility and system rigidity. See Page 24 Cutting Tools Fixed Clamping System CADfix 11 SP1’s curved facet slicer generates more accurate slices faster. International TechneGroup Incor-porated (ITI) has released Service Pack 1 for CADfix 11, a software for CAD model translation, repair and simplifi-cation. Engineers using CADfix to ad-dress problems of 3-D model data exchange will see updated native CAD interfaces for NX11, Creo 4 and SOLID-WORKS 2017, as well as neutral format CAD interface improvements, new fea-tures and innovative tools. New support for DXF/DWG as-semblies means faster model process-ing and smaller files. ITI’s recent webinar demonstrated the power of using CADfix to simplify large CAD assemblies for integration into Plant and Process design systems, where users will see file size reductions and productivity improvements as a result of this enhancement. Continued on Page 77 Applying Technology Machine Adaptation to Job Requirements Coldwater Machine Company Announces Plant Expansion Coldwater Machine Company, an engineered solutions and precision ma-chining company that manufactures and integrates assembly automation and special machines, has announced a 27,500 sq. ft. expansion to its current manufacturing space, bringing the com-pany’s facility total to 132,500 sq. ft. This new addition will double the company’s build area with the addition of three new bays, each at 60’ x 150’, dedicated to the assembly of automated solutions. Continued on Page 78 Flexible and precise lathes help Hydro-Thermal rapidly adapt to changing job schedules. See Page 40 RSXpress Service Increases Machine Safety Assessment Proposal Speed Rockford Systems has announced its new RSXpress fully-automated ma-chine safety assessment service. “The new service integrates Rockford Sys-tem’s surveying expertise with a pro-prietary, cloud-based digital platform, allowing the company to generate risk assessment and machine survey pro-posals up to 50% faster than legacy methods,” said a company spokesper-son. “It is important to note that while RSXpress delivers a final proposal to the customer faster, there is no com-promising in the thorough inspection methods Rockford Systems applies to its risk assessments and machine sur-veys,” said Matt Brenner, VP of Sales for Rockford Systems. “Because the Continued on Page 77 Material Handling Rideable Material Lift Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Bimba Manufacturing Collaborate Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc. and Bimba Manufacturing Co. have collaborated to combine Mit-subishi Electric’s innovative industrial automation technology with Bimba’s motion control solutions. This arrange-ment brings together Mitsubishi Elec-tric’s servomotors and control products with Bimba’s electric mechanical actu-ators. “The relationship will allow both companies to benefit from each other’s strong presence in the industrial mar-ketplace, providing greater value to Continued on Page 78 Vertical material lift allows authorized personnel to safely travel with their material between levels. See Page 50 Finishing / Grinding / Abrasives GRINDSTAR enables an entire workpiece contour to be ground in a single processing operation and with lower cutting forces than turning. See Page 66 Grinding Instead of Turning 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 57 PRSRT STD U.S. POSTAGE PAID