Southwest Manufacturing News • January 2018

S W SW SOUTHWEST Vol. 53 No. 1 M ANUFACTURING N EWS Serving Since 1965 Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana & New Mexico Feature Editorial Machinery:Metalcutting HMC for 5-Axis Production Three linear axes in XYZ are equipped with absolute measuring systems and two direct driven dynamic rotary axes in A & B are integrated into a swivel rotary table. See Page 12 January 2018 See Online DIGITAL EDITIONS at www.mfgnewsweb.com CGI Motion Expands Shaping Technology with Koepfer America Optomec Enters Global Sales Partnership with Mastercam Advanced Software Optomec, a global supplier of pro-duction grade LENS additive manu-facturing (AM) systems for 3-D printed metals, has entered into a global sales partnership with CNC Software, Inc., the developer of Mastercam. Optomec will sell and support Mastercam soft-ware products along with an additive plug-in tuned for the Optomec LENS process. Continued on Page 83 Digital Readouts Optical Incremental Encoder Motion control solution provider CGI Motion has updated its gear shap-ing department’s manufacturing capa-bilities. “CGI’s gear components encom-pass a wide range of sizes and types, such as ultra-fine-pitch (e.g., 120 DP) internal and external gears, helical gears and segment gears, and require advanced CNC machining capabili-ties,” said a CGI Motion spokesperson. Continued on Page 83 Industry Experts Visit HCC Global Energy Center Refineries, petrochemical and man-ufacturing plants are part of the eco-nomic engine that fuels the Houston, TX, economy. Highly trained techni-cians working in the industry help keep the economic engine going. Houston Community College (HCC) process technology students poised to enter the industry learned firsthand from experts about job opportunities and what it takes to work in the field. The HCC Global Energy Center of Excellence (COE) welcomed two guest speakers who discussed industry oper-ations, hiring standards and the im-portance of making safety a priority. Continued on Page 86 The VIONiC design combines all necessary interpolation and signal processing inside the readhead. See Page 34 Applying Technology Speed and Precision Lead to Success Advanced Adaptive Control for Difficult to Machine Materials TMAC can monitor rough, low RPM cuts using the new Sawtooth feature of adaptive control. With the new Sawtooth algorithm, TMAC learns the tooth pass frequency of each tool to respond to the entire tool’s cutting, instead of each tooth. Richard Childress Racing relies on cutting-edge technology to continuously improve race car performance. See Page 42 Special Machinery The new Eclipse 12-100 is a ground-up redesign of the Hydromat concept. See Page 66 Tool monitoring is essen-tial to improving and un-derstanding the CNC machining process. Tool monitoring, particularly with an adap-tive control, optimizes cutting and tool life, especially with varying material conditions. This is most critical for industries such as aerospace. Aerospace compo-nents, primarily engine components, are made from materials that are very tough to machine, such as titanium, Continued on Page 83 Beckwood Press Co. Announces Corporate Headquarters Relocation Beckwood Press Company, a man-ufacturer of custom hydraulic presses, automation systems and the Triform line of precision forming equipment, has announced that it will transition its corporate headquarters to a 55,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art facility in the newly-constructed Fenton Logistics Park in Fenton, MO. Scheduled for completion in June 2018, Beckwood’s new building Continued on Page 83 Larger, More Powerful Rotary Transfer Machine 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 Read about new personnel appointments in metalworking manufacturing companies throughout the United States. See Page 60 People in the News Advertiser Index Page 59 PRSRT STD U.S. POSTAGE PAID