Southwest Manufacturing News • November 2017

S W SW SOUTHWEST Vol. 52 No. 11 M ANUFACTURING N EWS Serving Since 1965 Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana & New Mexico Feature Editorial Smart Manufacturing Cloud Based Machine Monitoring Milltronics Shop View gives instant access to a machine’s status. See Page 8 November 2017 See Online DIGITAL EDITIONS at www.mfgnewsweb.com Optical Inspection of Cylinder Bore Surfaces “It is a Great Time to Be in Manufacturing” Rod Zimmerman, Vice President of ISCAR Metals, spoke recently at a Na-tional Tooling & Machining Associa-tion (NTMA) North Texas regional meeting. The NTMA is an association of cus-tom precision component manufactur-ers in the U.S. “Although many are small business owners, this sector gen-erates more than $40 billion annually,” said an NTMA spokesperson. “We do a lot of training here at ISCAR,” Zimmerman said. “Through-out the U.S., we train about 1,000 cus-tomers a year. Training is available to Continued on Page 76 Jenoptik offers the Hommel-Etamic Toposcan, a system used for measuring the surface of cylinder bores larger then 60 mm in diameter. The Toposcan is ca-pable of automatically measuring the size of porosity and blow holes, stroke reversal radius, laser pocket structures, roughness of bore walls, torn and folded metal and cross-hatch angles. It can be used either for R&D tasks or in the pro-duction line. Optical testing of bore surface struc-ture characteristics and tactile meas-urement of surface roughness is accomplished with a compact 60 mm measuring probe. It offers optical zoom from 30 to 210x for inspecting even the finest structures. Complete evaluation of the cylinder surface is accomplished Continued on Page 76 Cutting Tools An anti-rotation stopper designed into the toolholder provides insert immobility and system rigidity. See Page 28 Fixed Clamping System Applying Technology Machine Adaptation to Job Requirements MDI Machine Tools Named Exclusive FEMCO Distributor in Texas FEMCO CNC Machine Tools has announced MDI Machine Tools as the exclusive distributor for FEMCO CNC machinery in Texas. MDI Machine Tools has offices in the Dallas/Ft. Worth, Austin/San An-tonio and Houston areas. Matt Damele, President of MDI Machine Tools, is a U.S. Navy veteran who entered the machine tool industry Continued on Page 77 Flexible and precise lathes help Hydro-Thermal rapidly adapt to changing job schedules. See Page 40 Turning Center Makes Multitasking Easy for Shops of All Sizes Mazak’s QTU-200MY turning center is designed to provide shops of all sizes ease of use, cost-ef-fectiveness and enhanced productivity. The space-saving machine features a main turning spindle, tool turret with rotary milling spindle, Mazak’s new MAZATROL SmoothC control and Y-axis off-cen-terline capabilities for high versatility paired with all the benefits of multitask-ing part processing. The machine’s headstock incorpo-rates Mazak’s (built-in) spindle/motor design that eliminates the need for Material Handling Rideable Material Lift Project Management Software Scoutwest Inc. offers Standard Time, designed for use in product develop-ment and project management. Stan-dard Time is a versatile timesheet and project management software designed for companies of all sizes. It offers an easy to use interface and cloud based project scheduling, task management and collaboration tools. It can be ac-cessed via iOS, Android, web, Windows or a tablet. Time tracking software features: • Track time to a full project and sub-project hierarchy, or personal to-do list • Invoice clients, bill internal clients or just track employee hours • Document time for reporting and status Continued on Page 77 Vertical material lift allows authorized personnel to safely travel with their material between levels. See Page 48 belts or pulleys for zero backlash or any belt stick/slip. The A2-6, 20 HP (15 kW)(15% ED) main turning spindle Continued on Page 76 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 58 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. SOUTHWEST MANUFACTURING NEWS P.O. Box 847 Grapevine, Texas 76099-0847 U.S.A. DALLAS, TX PERMIT 4245 Advertiser Index Page 53 PRSRT STD U.S. POSTAGE PAID