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 at the Huntington Con-vention Center of Cleveland. Absolute will also demon-strate the LICO LNT51S-S4 multi-slide screw ma-chine in booth 4013 and will be given by Absolute’s Applications Engi-neer Scott Petrisko. Unattended Machine Solutions The featured cobots will be Produc-tive Robotics’ OB7 7-axis cobots de-signed and manufactured in the U.S. The cobots will demonstrate machine tend-ing and be available for PMTS attendees Continued on Page 53 Feature Editorial Automation/Robotics Multilevel Rotary Pallet System The RPS holds up to 21 pallets vertically, saving floor space. See Pg. 10 Vol. 17 No. 7 July 2021 See Online DIGITAL EDITIONS at www.mfgnewsweb.com Unattended Machine Solutions and Multi-slide CNC Screw Machine Matsuura Launches Metal AM Production Services Matsuura, a provider of high-speed milling and metal 3D printing solutions, has announced that its Metal Additive Manufacturing (AM) Service Bureau is now offering quick-turn prototyping, producing a wide range of 3D metal printed and machined parts, including unique functional prototypes and low-to mid-volume production runs. “With Matsuura’s metal 3D printing, the production of high-volume mold components with conformal cooling and integrated porous venting minimizes Continued on Page 54 EDM Machinery & Consumables Next-Generation EDM Redesigned series offers increased speed and precision. See Page 24 Absolute Machine Tools’ A+ Au-tomation Team will exhibit and demon-strate unattended machining solutions in simple-to-use automation packages at PMTS Booth #4013, August 10 to 12 Southwick & Meister Adds Third Lucifer Furnace Southwick & Meister, Inc., Meriden, CT, has added a third Lucifer GT box furnace to its production capabilities. As a major manufacturer of premium-quality collets, bushings, cutting tools and more, Southwick & Meister uses Lucifer’s furnaces to heat treat under nitrogen atmosphere. Model 7GT-H18 is fabricated from 10 gauge sheet steel reinforced with structural steel members continuously welded to form a solid shell for opera-tion with a positive flow of inert Continued on Page 54 Applying Technology Defense Contractor Improves Manufacturing Process New 5-axis capabilities streamline production and bring in new work. See Page 28 Marposs Adds Electric Motor Testing with e.d.c. srl Acquisition Marposs, a provid-er of measurement, inspection and test technologies, has announced the ac-quisition of e.d.c. srl (Electrical Dynamic Company), an Ital-ian company based in Milan and a pro-vider of functional testing systems for electric motors and their components. Electrical Dynamic Company, founded in 1964, has over 20,000+ testing systems installed world-wide including 8,000 dedicated to par-tial discharge measurement. “Unlike standard electrical testing, Micro Manufacturing Nondestructive Diffraction Contrast Tomography Solutions System enables 3D crystallographic imaging of polycrystalline materials for wide range of samples. See Page 34 Mastercam Makes Channel Changes to Better Serve Educational Customers the capacitor coupling technology used by e.d.c. is unique to its systems,” said a spokesperson. “It makes the instrument Continued on Page 54 CNC Software, Inc., developer of Mastercam, has announced that its U.S. industrial channel will now also serve its educational customers throughout the country. This move brings the com-pany’s global distribution channel into alignment and supports efforts to bring educational customers and industrial manufacturers closer together. Mastercam Resellers outside of the U.S. have always serviced both indus-trial and educational customers within Continued on Page 54 Plant Safety Safety Management Software Cloud-based software offers safety management and training benefits. 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. NORTHEAST 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