Southwest Manufacturing News • Aug 18

SW SOUTHWEST Vol. 53 No. 8 M ANUFACTURING N EWS Serving Since 1965 Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana & New Mexico Feature Editorial August 2018 See Online DIGITAL EDITIONS at www.mfgnewsweb.com Hurco Celebrates 50th Anniversary Guide to Technologies on Display at IMTS 2018 As one of the largest trade shows in the world, IMTS 2018 will occupy more than 1.3 million sq. ft. of exhibit space inside of Chicago’s McCormick Place September 10-15, 2018. In addi-tion to more than 2,000 exhibitors, the show provides hundreds of conference sessions and technology presentations. IMTS groups technologies together into 10 Pavilions. East Building and Pavilions Anticipating a stronger show in 2018, IMTS worked with McCormick Place to Continued on Page 150 South Building 6-Axis HMC for Aerospace New FZH model with available 3-axis milling head allows fast 6-axis milling of aluminum and fiber parts. See Page 14 Hurco will celebrate its 50th anni-versary with customers, industry part-ners and show attendees. Hurco will feature its latest CNC technology inno-vation on its 50th Anniversary Edition CNC machines. “IMTS is the perfect venue to cele-brate all of our loyal customers and the people who have helped us fulfill our founder’s mission to make manufactur-ing companies of all sizes more produc-tive and more profitable. We have designed the booth to honor our past while also celebrating the future with the latest tech-nologies, including Industry 4.0, the In-ternet of Things (IoT) and the intro-duction of new control features, such as 3D Import. To honor the past, we will have the very first Hurco CNC machine model (KM1) on display in addition to a timeline mural highlighting key events that have shaped Hurco. It is fitting that our year-long celebration will culminate Continued on Page 16 East Building New Machining Software Mastercam 2019 features 2-D through multi-axis milling automation features and more. See Page 44 HCC Opens STEM Facility with Observatory and Challenger Learning Center Houston Community College (HCC) recently cut the ribbon at its new 37,000 sq. ft. STEM building on the HCC South-east College Felix Fraga Academic Cam-pus. The new facility will allow the Fraga Campus to accommodate an additional 700 students and features an observatory, state-of-the-art classrooms and labs and maritime simulation equipment. Program offerings will include en-gineering, maritime logistics, drafting, Continued on Page 150 New Holemaking and Threading Tools Allied Machine & Engineering will feature the 4TEX drill, Wohlhaupter NOVI TECH vibration damper module and AccuThread T3 thread mill as well as Superion’s high precision PCD and solid car-bide tools. Also in the spotlight is the newest GEN3SYS XT Pro in-sert for structural steel and the ad-dition of the 33 mm series to its APX drill line. Allied will also in-vite attendees to try out ToolMD, the online tool providing direct access to thousands of 2-D and 3-D models. Allied’s new 4TEX drill is suited for making shallow 2xD, 3xD and 4xD holes in the 12 mm -47 mm (.472” – 1.850”) range. “The 4TEX drill’s single effective cutting edge provides higher penetra-tion rates than standard twist drills on light duty machines,” said a company spokesperson. The center coolant outlet West Building Cutting Tool and Tapping Technologies Material-specific taps offer high process security. See Page 72 was eliminated to increase the drill’s core strength in this design, resulting in improved hole size and straightness. Al-ternatively, twisted coolant outlets were added to improve hole straightness and penetration rates by enhancing coolant flow and chip evacuation. Insert geome-tries for standard ISO material categories improve hole quality and penetration Continued on Page 73 Sigma Labs Allowed U.S. Patent for Process Control Systems During AM Operations Sigma Labs, Inc., a provider of quality assurance software under the PrintRite3D brand, has announced that it was allowed a seminal patent entitled “Method and System for Monitoring Additive Manu-facturing Processes.” The patent provides protection for methods of assuring part quality using real-time data from multiple sensor types. The patent enables serial production applications through real-time Continued on Page 150 North Building Grinder features extended X-and Y-axis movement, plus two auxiliary slides for workpiece clamping and improved grinding wheel guidance. See Page 106 5-Axis CNC Grinder 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 Gross Publications, Inc. SOUTHWEST MANUFACTURING NEWS P.O. Box 847 Grapevine, Texas 76099-0847 U.S.A. CHANGE SERVICE REQUESTED DALLAS, TX PERMIT 4245 Read about new personnel appointments in metalworking manufacturing companies throughout the United States. See Page 92 People in the News Advertiser Index Page 91 PRSRT STD U.S. POSTAGE PAID