West Manufacturing News • Sept 18

M ANUFACTURING N EWS WEST Vol. 7 No. 9 September 2018 Serving Since 2012 Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington & Wyoming Feature Editorial Quality Control & Measurement Compact Radio Probe See Online DIGITAL EDITIONS at www.mfgnewsweb.com Company will exhibit three new 5-axis machining solu-tions. Smart manufacturing, flexible automation and In-dustry 4.0 will be featured. A planned demonstration via a partnership with Haimer Cor-poration will showcase ad-vanced machine connectivity and data transfer capabilities. “In today’s market if you are not taking steps toward smart manufacturing you really are not providing the best possible machining solutions,” said Gunther Schnitzer, President and Chief Technology Officer. “We have transitioned from being a machine manufacturer to a process provider because we believe that achieving the highest level of automated ef-ficiency absolutely includes Continued on Page 28 New Automation and Industry 4.0 Technology Bourn & Koch To celebrate 20 years of Expands Distributor continuous North American Network operation, Hermle Machine Bourn & Koch, an American man-ufacturer of precision machine tools in-cluding Bourn & Koch gear hobbers, Fellows gear shapers, Blanchard sur-face grinders and Springfield vertical grinders, is expanding its distributor network for these brands across the U.S. The company has selected CNC Solutions, Advanced Manufacturing Engineering (AME), Lake Shore Ma-chinery Sales, Machine Toolworks and J.M. Grisley to expand the Bourn & Koch sales and support network across Continued on Page 93 Compact strain gauge probe for part setting, feature measurement and machine performance checking. See Page 10 IMTS 2018 INDEX Corporation Further Expands Distributor Network INDEX, as part of its ongoing revi-talized sales, marketing and service ini-tiative, has partnered with two new distributors in the Western region of the U.S. The company’s INDEX and TRAUB brands of precision turning machines are now represented by CNC PROS in Arizona, and Protek CNC in southern California and Clark County in Nevada. “Our distributor network plays a vital role in providing a high level of responsiveness at a local level,” said Continued on Page 93 IMTS 2018 exhibitor product previews See Page 24 Workholding Alberti has developed a combined system made by a swiveling column and a standard angle head. See Page 54 Monitoring Systems and DNC Software Line of Angle Heads FactoryWiz Monitoring lets users visualize critical machine data in real time via interactive charts, graphs and more from any web-enabled device or PC. FactoryWiz DNC software, de-signed from the ground up for mobile device support, is a next generation system that makes CNC communica-tion easy for users on a shop floor. Using large, color coded buttons and Continued on Page 33 CORE Industrial Partners Acquires Hayes Manufacturing Services Hayes Manufacturing Services, Inc. a rapid prototyping manufacturer of precision-machined plastic and metal components, has been acquired by CORE portfolio company Prototek Sheetmetal Fabrication LLC. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, Hayes offers rapid prototyping and low-volume precision machining serv-ices for a blue-chip customer base pri-marily in the medical, aerospace, Continued on Page 93 Energy Manufacturing Smaller Series APX Drill The new 33 mm series is designed to allow higher spindle speeds and take advantage of the power curve on modern CNC machines. See Page 72 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. WEST 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 66 People in the News Advertiser Index Page 65 PRSRT STD U.S. POSTAGE PAID