NORTHEAST Serving Since 2005 Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont & West Virginia M ANUFACTURING N EWS MuShield Company Finalizes Expansion Feature Editorial Energy Manufacturing Machine Roughs/Finishes Turbine Blades Machine clamps blades at each end and rotates them between centers for heavy-duty roughing and dynamic finishing of complex contours. See Page 10 Vol. 16 No. 9 September 2020 See Online DIGITAL EDITIONS at www.mfgnewsweb.com All-in-One Deburring Solution FINISHLINE metal finishing machines are available in a variety of belt widths from 25.5” -51” and come with two, three or four working units for an all-in-one deburring, graining, edge-rounding, oxide and slag removal and surface polishing solution. MuShield Company, an AS9100 cer-tified company, has finished an expan-sion project that added much needed working space to its manufacturing fa-cility. The 12,000 sq. ft. expansion fea-tures 6,000 sq. ft. of new manufacturing space, eight new offices and a state-of-the-art magnetic testing room to bolster its specialized magnetic shielding op-eration/service. “Due to significant growth over the last 10 years, we had begun to burst at the seams a bit, so this expansion was imperative,” said MuShield Vice Continued on Page 61 Quality Control & Measurement AI Vision Sensor Operators “teach” images of good and bad parts, and the AI algorithm accounts for variations in lighting, part lot differences and more. See Page 20 East Coast machinery distributor Mid Atlantic Machinery, Inc. and North-east Machinery Sales (Agawam, MA) will now be distributing FINISHLINE, a deburring and finishing machine. This two, three or four working unit machine is available in both standard and Continued on Page 62 6K Announces Developments in AM 6K, a developer of microwave plasma technology for the production of ad-vanced materials, announced that its di-vision 6K Additive has commissioned the first two commercial UniMelt sys-tems in its new 40,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art manufacturing plant located in Bugettstown, PA. “The news not only represents a landmark milestone for 6K, but also for global sustainable manu-facturing as premium metal additive manufacturing (AM) powders from sustainable sources become a reality,” said a company spokesperson. Continued on Page 62 Applying Technology Manufacturing Capacity Doubled A single source solution produces a variety of stainless steel watch components around the clock with no operator intervention. See Page 32 Laser Measurement System for Easy Machine Installations Workholding Workpiece Palletizing System Universal interface provides quick positioning of palletized workpieces on a machine table. See Page 38 “Whether machining centers, trav-eling column machines, portal ma-chines, lathes or a variety of other smaller machines with 3 to 6 axes, the machine geometry is essential not only for the quality of the product, but also for the durability and reliability of the machines. CENTRIC International and Status Pro offer the new ProLine Laser Continued on Page 61 Maryland Precision Spring Achieves AS9100D/ISO 9100:2015 Certification Maryland Precision Spring has achieved AS9100D and ISO 9100:2015 certification. AS9100 registration is an aviation, space and defense quality standard, based on the ISO9001 quality management system and supported by the International Aerospace Quality Group (IAQG). “Certification to the demanding stan-dards required by AS9100 proves our commitment to the aerospace market,” Continued on Page 62 Welding Equipping Welding Companies for the Future 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. NORTHEAST MANUFACTURING NEWS P.O. Box 847 Grapevine, Texas 76099-0847 U.S.A. PRSRT STD U.S. POSTAGE DALLAS, TX PERMIT 4245 Welding 4.0 quality management system for robotic welding. See Page 52 Advertiser Index Page 47 PAID