Midwest Manufacturing News • March 21

MW MIDWEST Vol. 14 No. 3 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 Quality Control & Measurement 3D Inspection Robot Cell 3DQI can detect defects less than half the width of a human hair. See Pg. 12 March 2021 See Online DIGITAL EDITIONS at www.mfgnewsweb.com Precision Plus Increases Manufacturing Capabilities Wisconsin Manufacturing & Technology Show Announced The 17th Biennial Wisconsin Manu-facturing & Technology Show (WIMTS) will be held Tuesday, October 5 through Thursday, October 7, 2021. “No longer simply a machine tool show, WIMTS is a go-to source to find technologies that solve real problems and to add capabili-ties that are needed to compete in the rap-idly evolving manufacturing industry.” Critical areas of focus will include: • Next Generation Manufacturing Principles Continued on Page 54 Education/Training CNC Machining Workforce Development Solution Precision Plus has acquired two Star SW-20’s, increasing the platform to a trio of identical high-volume, state-of-the-art Swiss machines. These Swiss-type CNC lathes have the capa-bility to remove more raw material faster due to their pinch turning/ milling capabilities, all while still main-taining the tightest of tolerances for medical, dental, aerospace and indus-trial controls clients. “The team has been eagerly await-ing the arrival of these two machines for months. Now that they are here, we cannot wait to get to work on all of our exciting new projects,” said Mike P. Reader, VP of Engineering. The two new Star SW-20 CNC lathes feature independently con-trolled, opposing gang-type tool posts that provide versatile simultaneous Continued on Page 54 G.H. Tool Facility Achieves Boeing Gold Supplier Performance for Ninth Time Tooling Tech Group (TTG) has an-nounced that its G.H. Tool facility in Washington, MO, where it produces tooling for the die cast and aerospace industries, has earned recognition as a Boeing Performance Excellence Award recipient for 2019. To achieve this honor, the company maintained a Gold composite performance rating for each month from October 2018 to September 2019. The company has been supplying Continued on Page 54 Machining Simulation for Workforce Development has expanded to provide CNC training. See Page 24 Applying Technology Manufacturer Closes the Skills Gap Conversational programming control feature helps Qualitex quickly train operators. See Page 28 Modular Conveyor Options Offer Temporary and Permanent Solutions Robinson’s prod-uct handling team pro-vides modular con-veyor specialization. ”Robinson’s modular conveyors are the mul-titool of product han-dling systems,” said a company spokesper-son. “The flexibility of design options enables seamless production line integration that provides cost-effective solutions for short-term and long-term challenges.” The spokesperson continued, “Our modular conveyor capabilities range Additive Manufacturing Expanded Metal 3D Printing Materials Library Desktop Metal now offers copper for the Studio System 3D printing system. See Page 34 AZZ Inc. Announces Acquisition of Acme Galvanizing, Inc. from individual components such as belts and rollers through custom product Continued on Page 54 AZZ Inc., a global provider of metal coating solutions, welding solu-tions, specialty electrical equipment and highly engineered services, has ac-quired all the assets of Acme Galvaniz-ing, Inc., a privately held hot-dip galvanizing and zinc electroplating company based in Milwaukee, WI. For more than 100 years, Acme has been providing metal coating services to the post-fabrication steel market. Through the acquisition, AZZ adds a well-established metal coatings oper-ation with a diverse customer base, Continued on Page 54 Material Handling Bio-Inspired Gripping System Adhesive gripper with ADHESO technology is customized to the individual application. See Page 46 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 People in the News Page 42 Advertiser Index Page 41 PAID