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 VOLLMER is a provider of machine tool technology for the production and main-tenance of circular saw blades and rotary tools. Transor spe-cializes in providing One Micron filtration solutions for companies that produce cutting tools and saw blades. To that end, VOLLMER and Transor will work together to offer the finest in their given fields to their cus-tomers. To illustrate their cooper-ation, Transor will provide a filtration system to serve two saw blade grinding ma-chines at VOLLMER’s U.S. headquarters in Pittsburgh, PA, where technology demonstrations can be ob-served. The two machines are the Continued on Page 54 Feature Editorial Automation/Robotics Easy Programming Approach Integrating robotics into an existing line or process is straightforward. See Page 10 Vol. 17 No. 12 December 2021 See Online DIGITAL EDITIONS at www.mfgnewsweb.com VOLLMER of America and Transor Filter USA Enter New Agreement Partnership Fosters Manufacturing Entrepreneurship Two Rhode Island non-profits are partnering to foster entrepreneurship in manufacturing. RIHub and Polaris MEP will collaborate on programming that connects startups, university students and innovators to manufacturing re-sources for greater success in the sector. “We work with entrepreneurs and inventors who need help with the de-sign and manufacturing of their prod-ucts” said Annette Tonti, Managing Director of RIHub. “RIHub is excited to leverage Polaris MEP’s manufacturing Continued on Page 54 Metalforming Reduce Piercing Time on Thick Steel Upgraded 400-amp cutting system speeds piercing operations. See Page 18 Applying Technology Precision Machining of Connecting Rods Transor Filter USA has announced an agreement with VOLLMER of America to jointly promote the latest in machine tool and filtration technology. SYNOVA Announces Grand Opening of New U.S. Headquarters SYNOVA S.A., a provider of ad-vanced laser cutting systems, has an-nounced the opening of its new 6,100 sq. ft., state-of-the-art facility in Totowa, NJ. The new U.S. technology center will support operations throughout North and South America with the latest Syn-ova CNC machines incorporating its advanced waterjet laser cutting tech-nology. “Coming on the heels of record-set-ting sales in 2021, our new facility will Continued on Page 54 125 Years of Krebs & Riedel Grinding Technology The cornerstone of the Krebs & Riedel grinding wheel factory in Bad Karl-shafen, Germany, was laid some 125 years ago. Today the family-owned company operates worldwide as a manufacturer of precision grinding wheels for the au-tomotive, aerospace, me-chanical engineering, med-ical technology and wind power sectors. Krebs & Riedel has subsidiaries in China and India and a distribution net-work in more than 30 countries. In addition to conventional grinding wheels, cutting wheels, cup grinding wheels and grinding segments with ce-ramic and synthetic resin bonds, Krebs & Riedel also manufactures CBN and diamond tools with ceramic bonds as well as honing rings. Krebs & Riedel Ceramic bonded CBN and diamond tools. Via a continuous grinding process, SATURN technology can machine connecting rods measuring up to 400 mm in length. See Page 28 Literature & Web Tutorials Joint Website Website available for MIG guns and consumables. See Page 38 grinding wheels are used on grinding machines such as Gleason, Kapp-Niles, Klingelnberg, Liebherr, Mitsubishi, Reishauer and Samputensili. “Krebs & Riedel relies on extensive R&D and works closely with several research institutions, and also invests in sustainability management,” said a Continued on Page 53 New Partnership to Promote Second Chance Hiring in Manufacturing The Manufacturing Institute (MI) has announced a partnership with the Charles Koch Institute focused on ex-panding second chance hiring oppor-tunities in the manufacturing industry. “With more than half a million open jobs right now in manufacturing and 4 million jobs to fill over the decade, our industry’s strength and America’s eco-nomic future require an all-of-the-above workforce strategy,” said MI Executive Director Carolyn Lee. “Second chance Continued on Page 54 Controls C.O.R.E. Launched Technology increases productivity, adaptability and versatility in grinding applications. See Page 48 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 44 Advertiser Index Page 43 PAID
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