Midwest Manufacturing News • Nov 19

MW MIDWEST Vol. 12 No. 11 M ANUFACTURING N EWS Serving Since 2007 Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin Feature Editorial Smart Manufacturing Industrial Networks Open Up to the Future The implementation of automation and network technologies is essential for businesses to remain competitive. See Page 12 November 2019 See Online DIGITAL EDITIONS at www.mfgnewsweb.com Enhancements to Universal Post-Processor HEIDENHAIN Opens New Central U.S. Sales Office HEIDENHAIN has opened a new central U.S. sales office. Operating in Longmont, CO, this new office now provides direct sales support for central U.S. and Mexico territories, previously managed in either HEIDENHAIN’s longtime Illinois office or its 2017-es-tablished California headquarters. “This new development allows HEIDENHAIN to get even closer to our customers and is simply an extension of our ‘Customer First’ initiatives,” said John Thormodsgard, HEIDENHAIN’s Sales Director for Central Region. “The Continued on Page 72 Cutting Tools Holders with 1” Max Groove Depth for 2” Bar Stock The tooling system lineup offers enhanced chip control and long tool life. See Pg. 32 NCCS Corp. offers PostWorks ver-sion 17.2. PostWoks is a high-end uni-versal post-processor that generates precise NC code for a wide variety of machines including mills, lathes and multi-tasking machines. PostWorks is compatible with all CNC controls in-cluding HEIDENHAIN, Siemens and FANUC. NCCS has added enhancements to PostWorks over the last several years, including: • Enhanced CLRSRF/START,TRFORM, Continued on Page 72 HELLER Machine Tools Partners with Ellison Technologies “Heller Machine Tools is changing its business model in the North Ameri-can market,” said a company spokesper-son. “For the first time ever, Heller has moved to both direct and distribution sales and service—providing our cus-tomers with a more local interface that can provide sales, engineering and cus-tomer support via our new distribution network and still maintain our existing direct Key Account business.” Heller Machine Tools L.P. has an-nounced a new distribution partnership with Ellison’s Advanced Technologies Continued on Page 73 Applying Technology Training, Technology and Tooling Walco Tool is growing and sustaining its own team of skilled workers. See Pg. 44 Optimizing Engine Design with Metal Additive Manufacturing Renishaw has worked with Mi-chigan-based Cobra Aero to im-prove the engine manufacturer’s design processes for aircraft and motorcycle en-gines. After com-pleting the project with Renishaw, Cobra Aero in-vested in an AM 400 system to in-crease its in-house additive manufac-turing (AM) capa-bilities. To optimize the design of its engine cylinders and to gain ex-pertise in AM, Cobra Aero visited a Renishaw AM Solutions Center. There they collaborated with Renishaw engineers to discover how AM could improve the design of a cylinder for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). “Staying at the cutting edge of manufacturing is important to us,” ex-plained Sean Hilbert, President of Cobra Aero. “Investing in AM allows us to develop tools and new products for high Continued on Page 72 Finishing/ Grinding/Abrasives Ultra-Fine Cleaning Solutions A new set of cleaning solutions enables operators to cover virtually all pre-treatment needs. See Page 60 Plant Expansion at Myers Spring Company Myers Spring Company has an-nounced a new addition to its plant in Logansport, IN. The expansion doubles the manufacturing space of the facility. This will allow some new equipment and a reorganization to improve work-flow and product quality throughout the manufacturing process. Myers President Todd Miller said, “As with so many other companies, we have been so busy it was hard to look to the future. But we came to a point and just decided that now was the time to add on. Now is the time to look to the future and move forward.” Continued on Page 73 Material Handling/ Inventory Control 3D Visual Tracking An overhead mounted vision sensor finds and tracks parts moving down a conveyor. See Page 76 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. MIDWEST MANUFACTURING NEWS P.O. Box 847 Grapevine, Texas 76099-0847 U.S.A. PRSRT STD U.S. POSTAGE DALLAS, TX PERMIT 4245 Advertiser Index Page 53 PAID