Midwest Manufacturing News • Mar 22

MW MIDWEST Vol. 15 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 Ultrasonic Probe for CMMs Ultrasonic thickness measurement probe increases Revo multisensor capability. See Page 10 March 2022 See Online DIGITAL EDITIONS at www.mfgnewsweb.com Compact, Pressure-Sensitive Labeler MFG 2022: Driving Manufacturing Change The 2022 MFG Meeting is set to take place April 27 -30 in Bonita Springs, FL. The MFG Meeting brings together manufacturing technology leaders to ad-dress key business challenges, identify opportunities and provide actionable so-lutions. Sessions cover a wide range of topics, including economics, supply chain, leadership, politics and more. The event provides opportunities to network with executives from com-panies that make, sell, service and sup-port manufacturing technology. Speakers will include thought lead-ers, leading economists and more. “Our speakers have the insights you need to Continued on Page 53 Education/Training Liebherr Academy Goes Digital Accraply offers Sirius MK6, a heavy-duty, modular labeler designed for high-speed label applications. “With repeatable, toolless changeovers, the Sirius MK6 reduces waste and saves time,” said a company spokesperson. Designed for label applications with advanced machine capability re-quirements, the Sirius MK6 includes Continued on Page 53 Second Annual Fundraiser at Barbco Wrap-Up Barbco, Inc., a manufacturer of capital equipment for the trenchless ex-cavation, horizontal directional drilling and underground manufacturing in-dustries, announced that its Second Annual St. Baldrick’s Head Shaving Fundraiser to benefit the Fight Against Childhood Cancer was a resounding success. For the event, the Barbco team converted an assembly bay into a St. Baldrick Barbershop. Continued on Page 53 Training Center offers both on-site and online training courses. See Page 22 Applying Technology Complex Customer-Specific Solutions Solution for challenging, high-strength aluminum. See Page 28 NSK Americas Acquires Alliance Bearing Repair Additive Manufacturing Batch Production of Stainless Steel Parts 316 SS for metal binder jetting system. See Page 32 Sybridge Technologies Completes Acquisitions SyBridge Technologies, a global in-dustrial technology company, has com-pleted the acquisition of Action Tooling LLC and Lakeshore Fixture & Gauge Ltd. Both transactions further expand SyBridge’s Tech & Services business unit and make SyBridge an end-to-end solutions provider. New York based private equity firm Crestview Partners established SyBridge Technologies in 2019 and committed $200 million of equity to create a value-added manufacturing solutions provider spanning across end-markets, geographies and ad-vanced technological capabilities. Continued on Page 53 Material Handling Future of Paint Shop AGVs NSK, a provider of bearing and linear motion control technology, has expanded its owned bearing services capabilities in the Americas with the acquisition of Al-liance Bearing Repair and Reclaim, LLC. Continued on Page 53 AGVs enhance paint shop efficiency and safety. 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. 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 44 Advertiser Index Page 43 PAID