Midwest Manufacturing News • April 22

M W MW MIDWEST Vol. 15 No. 4 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 Drilling/ Tapping/Threading Micro Drills with Dragonskin Coating Coating controls heat and reduces tool wear. See Pg. 8 April 2022 See Online DIGITAL EDITIONS at www.mfgnewsweb.com FFG Names MAG Exclusive Importer of FEELER and FFG DMC Machine Tools The Whittemore Co. Expands Lyndex-Nikken Coverage Manufacturers’ representative The Whittemore Co. has expanded its part-nership with Lyndex-Nikken to in-clude the state of Wisconsin and the upper peninsula of Michigan. Prior to this change, Whittemore represented Lyndex-Nikken’s high-performance machine tool accessories in seven other midwestern states: Iowa, Kansas, Ne-braska, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota and South Dakota. The Whittemore Co. has been pro-viding sales, technical and marketing support services to the metalworking Continued on Page 62 Medical Manufacturing Medical Machining Single set-up solutions simplify medical component manufacturing. See Page 16 MAG, a manufacturer of horizontal milling and vertical turning machines and applied automation solutions, has been named the exclusive importer of Fair Friend Group’s (FFG) FEELER and FFG DMC lines of machine tools through-out North America. Continued on Page 62 Smith Metal Products Offers MIM Hybrid Solution Smith Metal Products has added a CNC lathe to its in-house machining ca-pabilities, expanding its advanced sec-ondary processing capabilities for metal injection molding (MIM) applications. “We call our process a MIM Hybrid Solution, where we take MIM net shaped parts beyond the common achievable MIM molding tolerances,” said Jim Beyer, Account Manager. “We have seen a big increase in interest for MIM parts requiring fine tolerances that are beyond MIM molding capabilities. Secondary Continued on Page 62 Applying Technology Combined Production Capabilities Deliver On-Time Quality Adapter plate key to fast, accurate changeovers. See Page 32 Star SU and Louis Bélet Enter into Strategic Partnership Metalforming/ Fabricating/Waterjet Tube Laser Cutting Machine Tube laser cutting machine provides easy entry into tube processing. See Page 38 The 3-Dimensional Services Group Celebrates 30 Years Cutting tool and gear tool providers Star SU and Louis Bélet have entered into a strategic partnership to enhance each companies’ product portfolio and expand collective reach within the Americas and Europe. “We believe this relationship will Continued on Page 62 The 3-Dimensional Services Group, a production-intent prototype and low-volume production firm, is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. The com-panies include 3-Dimensional Services, Urgent Design & Manufacturing, Ur-gent Plastic Services and Michigan In-tegrated Technologies. The year also marks the company casting a larger presence with the ad-dition of two new facilities in Lapeer, MI, and one in Rochester Hills, MI. To-gether, the three campuses (seven facil-ities) of the company now comprise Continued on Page 62 Replacement Parts Servo Motors Provide Accuracy Permanent magnet synchronous servo motors for automated precision processes. See Page 54 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 48 Advertiser Index Page 47 PAID