Southwest Manufacturing News • November 2010

SW MANUFACTURING NEWS Serving Since 1965 SOUTHWEST Vol. 45 No. 11 November 2010 Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana & New Mexico Complete Online Digital Editions at www.ipnews.com Ganesh Offers High New High-Performance 4-Axis CNC Lathe “Manufacturers looking for ‘af-fo C-axis and a Y-axis, with 4 inches SW MANUFA SW MANUFA SW MANUFA SW MANUFA SW MANUFA SW MANUFA MANUFACTURING NEWS Serving Since 1965 SOUTHWES FACTURING NEWS Serving Since 1965 SOUTHWEST Vol. 45 No. 11 November 2010 Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana & New Mexico Complete Online Digital Editions at www.ipnews.com Ganesh Offers High New High-Performance 4-Axis CNC Lathe “Manufacturers looking for ‘af-fo C-axis and a Y-axis, with 4 inches Samsung Samsung Machine Tools America Announces New Distributors Samsung Machine Tool America and Dynamic International announce new distributorships representing the Southwest Region. Samsung is now represented in North Texas by Campat Machine Tool and in South Texas by JapanMachine Tools. “Dynamic International believes that Samsung Machine Tools America can benefit machine tool shops every-where by offering high quality products Continued on Page 6 work should look at the Ganesh KSL-7612 TMY heavy-duty box-way CNC 4-axis turning center with FANUC con-trol,” said a Ganesh spokesperson. “It features full bar, chuck and shaft ma-chining capability; with 3 inch bar ca-pacity and a 10 inch chuck. A full driven or static tools can be mounted using quick-change VDI-40 tooling. “The 30-HP FANUC AC-digital spindle motor provides power for roughing operations and the 3,500 RPM spindle provides for fine surface Continued on Page 4 Global Tooling Solutions and Gator Offer New Line of 4-Jaw Independent Chucks Global Tooling Solutions and Gator have introduced a comprehensive line of 4-jaw independ-ent chucks w semi-steel, cas s teel and forged steel bodies. Gator In-dependent chucks are available with plain back as wel as A&D direct mounts. Sp fully machined and semi-finished adaptors allow the end-user to cover all of the most popular mounting options including L type spindles. Gator 4-jaw independent chucks are provided with a set of solid reversible jaws or with 2-piece Ameri-can National Standard tongue and groove jaws. 2-piece ANSI standard ws give the end use r the flexi-bility to use any o t h e r A N S I standard or special har d -or ft-top jaws. e precision chucks are available in diameters from 3” thru 50”. Gator has announced the addition of an Oil Country Chuck line to its In-dependent Chuck family. High quality Continued on Page 4 FANUC CNC America Changes Name to FANUC FA America FANUC CNC America Corpora-tion officially changed its name to FANUC FA America Corporation, ef-fective September 1, 2010. FANUC FA America Corporation represents the FA (Factory Automation) division of FANUC Ltd. Japan. At IMTS 2010, a new corporate FANUC company symbol was also unveiled in the Americas. The new symbol was cre-ated to represent the three major Continued on Page 6 University of Phoenix and Manufacturing Institute Announce Scholarships Now more than ever, U.S. manu-facturers need a highly educated and competitive workforce. To meet this goal and help workers succeed, The Manufacturing Institute (the Insti-tute) and University of Phoenix (UOPX) will offer individuals cur-rentlyworking inmanufacturing the opportunity to complete an under-graduate ormaster’s degree program on a full-tuition scholarship. Continued on Page 8 Subscription Changes: To make name, address subscription changes contact: • Phone: 800-375-8488 • Fax: 817-488-7813 • E-mail: info@ipnews.com • www.ipnews.com/subscribe.html Feature Editorial Cutting Tools & Accessories New Lyndex-Nikken Shrink Fit Machine The new Lyndex-Nikken Shrink Fit machine is equipped with a 3-phase 220 V power connector for “plug-and-go” shop compatability. See Page 12 for Details Finishing / Grinding / Abrasives New MAG Grinding Attachment The system is designed for large bearings and gearboxes used in machinery for the mining, construction and energy industries. See Page 26 for Details Applying Technology Tenex Increases Productivity with Maxiem 1530 Waterjet The Maxiem 1530 waterjet is designed to cut complex flat parts out of most materials including metal, plastic, glass, ceramics, stone and composites directly from CAD or DXF files. See Page 38 for Details Machine Maintenance Ludeca, Inc. Introduces VIBXPERT II Portable Vibration Analyzer The VIBXPERT II is designed to provide an easy-to-use, icon-driven platform that offers comprehensive analysis functionality for the diagnosis of simple or very complex vibration problems. See Page 50 for Details Material Handling / AGVs / Inventory Control New Creform Kitting Carts The Creform kitting cart can deliver sheet metal stampings, hanging on pegs and be sequenced to the production area for easy load / unload. See Page 60 for Details Advertiser Index Page 48 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