Southwest Manufacturing News • April 21

SW SOUTHWEST M ANUFACTURING N EWS Serving Since 1965 Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana & New Mexico Feature Editorial Drilling/ Tapping/Threading Solid Carbide End Mill New short and long versions provide extra advantages. See Page 6 Vol. 56 No. 4 April 2021 See Online DIGITAL EDITIONS at www.mfgnewsweb.com Multitasking CNC Bed Lathes for Turning Large Diameter Workpieces Partnership Provides Free Experiences to Inspire Future Workforce In 2021, Mastercam is partnering with Edge Factor to equip organizations across North America with Experience toolkits to inspire students and job seek-ers to pursue career pathways. This strategic workforce development initia-tive will provide schools, companies and workforce leaders with free access to high impact multimedia, a keynote pres-entation, promotional tools and practical guidebook on how to plan, promote, host and follow up on engaging Experiences. These online Experiences are designed to Continued on Page 62 Medical Manufacturing Tooling for Medical Manufacturers Both standard and specialized tooling are available. See Page 18 Geminis GTI Lathe GT11i The all-new GTi range of heavy-duty multitasking lathes from GEMINIS is now complete with the introduction of the Geminis GT11i. The largest among the GTi range, the GT11i offers 138” of swing over the bed and has the capacity to hold up to 330,000 lbs. between cen-ters. The GT11i joins the GT5i, released in 2019 at EMO HANOVER, with 55” of swing over the bed and 13,000 lb. capac-ity between centers, the GT7i with up to 78” of swing and GT9i with up to 94” of swing. “With the GT11i introduction, Gem-inis now offers a complete range of highly advanced heavy-duty turning solutions that fit a wide spectrum of applications in Continued on Page 60 VELO3D Partners with GoEngineer VELO3D has announced the forma-tion of a U.S.-wide partnership with Go-Engineer. GoEngineer will operate as an extension of VELO3D, dedicating re-sources to educate designers about the potential of SupportFree technology for their designs, as well as sales and service expertise supporting the complete solu-tions portfolio including Flow pre-print software, Sapphire metal AM printer and Assure quality assurance and control sys-tem. GoEngineer will be VELO3D’s largest partner in the United States. Existing sales networks and direct purchase opportuni-ties from VELO3D remain in place. “With Continued on Page 62 Applying Technology Special Projects Receive Special Service Cleaning solutions meet production challenges as they arise. See Page 32 LNS Helps Nonprofit Provide Fracture Surgery to the Injured Poor Metalforming/ Fabricating/Waterjet 15 kW Fiber Laser Cutting head offers enhanced precision in both thick and thin sheets and profiles. See Page 36 SIGN Fracture Care Richland, WA, facility Timken Acquires Aurora Bearing Co. The Timken Company, a provider of engineered bearings and power transmis-sion products, has acquired the assets of Aurora Bearing Company. Aurora manu-factures rod ends and spherical plain bearings, which serve a diverse range of industrial sectors, including aerospace and defense, racing, off-highway equip-ment and packaging. “Aurora builds on our global leader-ship position in engineered bearings by in-creasing our product breadth, which will help us serve the bearing space more com-pletely,” said Christopher A. Coughlin, Continued on Page 62 In keeping with its ongoing commit-ment to support global humanitarian ac-tions, LNS provides significant discounts to organizations such as SIGN Fracture Care. “In many parts of the world, a per-son with a bone fracture may not heal properly due to the absence of adequate facilities, lack of orthopedic education and unavailability of implant tools and devices,” said an LNS spokesperson. Continued on Page 62 Replacement Parts High-Speed Motor Spindles New series of motor spindles with high power density. See Page 50 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. SOUTHWEST 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 46 Advertiser Index Page 45 PAID