Southwest Manufacturing News • March 19

SW SOUTHWEST M ANUFACTURING N EWS Serving Since 1965 Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana & New Mexico Feature Editorial Quality Control & Measurement Speed, Accuracy in Point Cloud Capture Vol. 54 No. 3 March 2019 See Online DIGITAL EDITIONS at www.mfgnewsweb.com CrossOver Vise Line Includes Reverse, Hydraulic Models tional models in-clude Reverse and Hydraulic Reverse vises to assist in program-ming in the Y-axis and easier part loading/unload-ing. The DX6 hy-draulic models come with single and double acting actuation. They only require switching out a brass fitting with the supplied hy-draulic fitting. Single acting vise per-forms hydraulic clamping and spring return for unclamping. Double acting performs both hydraulic to clamp and unclamp for faster, more precise set-up. Also introduced are DX6 CrossOver vise field conversion kits. These kits fu-ture proof existing, in-use DX6 vises, so Continued on Page 84 New North American Tool Manufacturer Representative North American Tool has appointed Metalworking Solutions as the inde-pendent manufacturer representative for North American Tool’s line of special taps, thread mills, dies, and gauges for the Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana region. Founded in 1978, Metalworking Solutions is an Independent Manufac-turing Representation Agency who provides business development, mar-keting and customer service to achieve increased market share and profitabil-ity in the machining, fabricating and Continued on Page 84 A structured light sensor allows users to obtain high precision 3-D digitalization for a variety of applications. See Page 10 Education/Training Partnership exposes students to industry-leading technology and real-world applications for careers in design engineering. See Page 36 Kurt has launched an expanded lineup of the DX6 CrossOver vise de-signed to achieve new levels in work-holding performance where flatness, parallelism and strength are critical for high precision machining. The new lineup includes a Hydraulic model to eliminate manual vise clamping and performs precise clamping to the re-quired pressure. It can also be used in automated machining systems. Addi-Parts Management Technology Coordinate Metrology Society Issues Call for Papers for Annual Conference The Coordinate Metrology Society (CMS) has formally issued a call for technical papers for the 35th annual CMS Conference (CMSC) to be held July 22 – 26, in Orlando, FL. The CMSC provides an inclusive knowledge plat-form for subject matter experts from the portable and traditional coordinate measurement machine (CMM) com-munities. Author practitioners are en-couraged to submit abstracts covering technological advancements, research findings, successful implementations Continued on Page 86 Entrust Manufacturing Technologies Launches OEM Production Division Entrust Manufacturing Technologies, Inc. has launched Vortakt, a new component manufacturing division spe-cializing in OEM partnerships for gundrilling applications. Vortakt leverages the deep-hole drilling expertise and equip-ment produced by the UNISIG division of Entrust to provide solutions for high-volume pro-duction. “With an initial focus in the firearm industry, Vortakt offers its serv-ices to barrel manufacturers that need a partner to help elevate the quality of their products and provide reliable service using state-of-the-art technology. Vortakt can handle mass production runs. Vor-takt’s calculated approach to production gundrilling uses a tried-and-true set of Applying Technology Investment Leads to Greater Capabilities Swiss-style machines meet manufacturing complexity and flexibility needs. See Page 44 Additive Manufacturing Advanced metal 3-D printing system offers more functionality to print small parts with higher resolution. See Page 50 processes – as well as manufacturing technology from UNISIG – to offer en-hanced gundrilling and the additional steps necessary to produce rifle barrels,” said a company spokesperson. Chad Weister leads the new divi-sion, with an emphasis on growing Continued on Page 86 Sager Electronics Opens New Power Solutions Center Sager Electronics, a North Ameri-can distributor of interconnect, power and electromechanical components and provider of value-add solutions, recently hosted a grand opening mark-ing the official opening of its new South-central location in Carrollton, TX. The celebration capped a two-year project, resulting in a newly designed 64,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art facility. The new venue houses a 40,000 sq. ft. dis-tribution center, a 20,000 sq. ft. value-add Power Solutions Center and the Continued on Page 84 Higher Resolution 3-D Printing Material Handling Omnidirectional, Mobile Platform The KMP 1500 safely moves products through the entire manufacturing process. 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. SOUTHWEST MANUFACTURING NEWS P.O. Box 847 Grapevine, Texas 76099-0847 U.S.A. CHANGE SERVICE REQUESTED DALLAS, TX PERMIT 4245 Advertiser Index Page 65 PRSRT STD U.S. POSTAGE PAID