Midwest Manufacturing News • May 2011

MW M W MIDWEST Vol. 5 No. 5 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 Horn USA Releases DAH Tool System for High Feed Milling May 2011 Complete Online DIGITAL EDITIONS at www.ipnews.com Cutting Tools & Accessories ABB Robotics to Begin Hosting Certified Technical Training Courses ABB Robotics has begun hosting certified technical training classes at Fox Valley Techni-cal College (FVTC) in Appleton, WI. FVTC is ABB’s third regional US training facility and continues its strategic plan to establish certified training campuses throughout North America where ro-botic technicians have more proxi-mate access to comprehensive training and certification. Classes are available to current ABB robot end users and all others interested in becoming more adept at programming and oper-ating industrial robots. Class sizes are Hurco and Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Partner for the 2011 Season Dreyer & Reinbold Racing has an-n o u n c e d t h a t H u rc o C o m p a n i e s I n c . and DRR have formed a strategic al-liance for the 2011 IZOD IndyCar Series s e a s o n . H u rc o w i l l h a v e a f u l l y f u r-n i s h e d H u rc o m a c h i n e s h o p i n t h e team’s Indianapolis facility and will see its logo featured on the No. 22 car of Justin Wilson. “ H u rc o i s a l e a d e r i n a d v a n c e d manufacturing technology for the Continued on Page 6 Depending on the material, feed rates up to 3 mm / tooth can be achieved for a maximum cutting depth of 1.2 mm. See Page 12 for Details New VC630-5AX Simultaneous 5-Axis VMC from Doosan Moldmaking limited to offer a two-to-one ratio of stu-dents to robots. In April 2010, ABB and FVTC an-nounced an alliance that included the Continued on Page 5 Gladwin Machinery to Hold Grand Opening in Kansas City Gladwin Machinery announces the purchase of its 5th regional showroom facility located in Kansas City, MO. To celebrate the company is holding a Grand Opening Fabrication Machinery Expo at the Kansas City location, June 7th and 8th. Gladwin will have 18,000 sq. ft. of new fabrication machinery under power for live demonstrations includ-i n g l a s e r s , w a t e r j e t s , ro u t e r s , p re s s b r a k e s , s h e a r s a n d m u c h m o re . M a -chinery builders including Mazak Op-tonics, Accurpress, Flow, Timesavers, Continued on Page 5 The VC630-5AX is designed to achieve high precision and mirror finishes and simultaneous 5-axis motion complex geometries machined in a single setup. See Page 30 for Details Ingersoll Introduces 2-Start Indexable Carbide Insert Hob X-Cell Tool & Mold Expands Capacity, Increases Efficiency with Sodick EDM Applying Technology Sodick’s AG60L linear motor driven, high precision CNC sinker EDM features new user-friendly EDM technology designed to enhance productivity and EDM precision. See Page 40 for Details Ingersoll has introduced a 2-Start Indexable Carbide Insert Hob, which is designed to nearly double productivity f o r m a c h i n i n g g e a r s w i t h l a rg e n u m -bers of teeth when compared to single-start ICI hobs. The Ingersoll 2-Start Hob features inserts with four cutting edges and simple setup with no shims or ad-justment required. The segmented de-sign is intended to provide an expandable assembly and simplify re-pair. Ingersoll’s 2-Start Hob can be de-signed for rough, pre-grind and finish Continued on Page 70 Hwacheon Machinery America Announces MEGA CNC Sales as Exclusive Distributor In Northern Ohio Hwacheon Machinery America has appointed MEGA CNC Sales and Serv-ice as exclusive distributor for the Northern Ohio region. To celebrate the partnership, MEGA CNC Sales and Service will be hosting an open house o n M a y 11 , 2 0 11 p r o v i d i n g a p p l i c a -tions, sales and solutions to the Cleve-l a n d a re a c u s t o m e r s . “ M E G A C N C , located in North Royalton, OH, has Continued on Page 6 eldec Offers Mini-MIND Hardening Machine Heat Treating The Mini-MIND is a complete, integrated system for induction hardening applications or any other induction heat treating of small parts. See Page 50 for Details Zebra Skimmersʼ Brochure Features Coolant Maintenance The brochure is designed to help companies choose the right coolant and then keep it clean by using preventative maintenance. See Page 60 for Details Literature Review To make name, address subscription changes contact: • Phone: 800-375-8488 • Fax: 817-488-7813 • E-mail: info@ipnews.com • www.ipnews.com/subscribe.html Subscription Changes: Advertiser Index Page 46 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 PAID