Northeast Manufacturing News • Oct 22

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 Feature Editorial Metalcutting Large Work Envelope in a Small Footprint The automation-ready HMC is field expandable for unmanned operation. See Page 6 Vol. 18 No. 10 October 2022 See Online DIGITAL EDITIONS at www.mfgnewsweb.com Entire Machining Spectrum at the WFL Technology Meeting bile robot automation on the M65 MILLTURN. On a M20-G MILL-TURN one of the coun-ter spindles was equip-ped with an innovative automation solution— the intCELL. This is a new turning-boring-milling unit with inte-grated spindle motor and a B-axis with torque motor. Another high-light was the individ-ual toolholder with B-axis on the lower slide. The upper and lower system can be used si-The latest solutions from WFL range from smart software for screw programming to intelligent tools and clamping devices. multaneously. Both sys-tems are supplied from WFL Millturn Technologies recently a joint magazine by a dynamic tool held a technology meeting, where one changer. Highly complex components of the innovations showcased was mo-Continued on Page 54 FABTECH to be Held November 8-10, 2022 FABTECH, North America’s largest metalforming, fabricating, welding and finishing event, heads to Georgia World Congress Center on November 8-10, 2022. “FABTECH provides a convenient one-stop shop venue where attendees can meet with suppliers, see the latest industry products and developments, and find the tools to improve produc-tivity, increase profits and discover new solutions to their metalforming, fabri-cating, welding and finishing needs,” said a spokesperson. Continued on Page 53 Software Toolpath Bundle 5-Axis Premium module now available for all BobCAD-CAM product families. See Page 20 MachineTech Named Exclusive Distributor of Hurco CNC Machines Hurco announced that MachineTech will serve as the exclusive distributor of Hurco CNC machines in North Car-olina, South Carolina, Virginia and parts of West Virginia. Cory Miller, General Manager of Hurco North America, said, “I know our customers are in good hands with the team at MachineTech. Hurco is for-tunate to have a great network of ex-perienced distributors who understand Continued on Page 53 Applying Technology Shop Stays Ready for Any Design Challenge Flexible Clamping System Software solution helps shop speed up production. See Page 28 FABTECH 2022 Beam and Plate Holemaking Structural steel holemaking solutions will be on display at FABTECH 2022. See Page 34 Powerhold Inc. has announced the release of JDM Clamps (patent pend-ing), a flexible clamping system de-signed to reduce machining center set-up time and steps. “Ideal for machin-ing plates of various shapes and sizes on virtually any machining center, JDM clamps allow for quick and accurate setups by less experienced operators,” Continued on Page 54 REGO-FIX Celebrates 50th Anniversary of the Original ER Collet “This year marks the 50th anniver-sary of a revolutionary invention that changed the way today’s manufactur-ers hold metalworking cutting tools. What has been an industry standard for decades now, the REGO-FIX ER collet is the most widely used clamping sys-tem in the world and still produced at the company’s Tenniken, Switzerland, plant,” said a company spokesperson. The spokesperson continued, “Prior to the REGO-FIX ER collet, the E collet Continued on Page 53 Machine Maintenance Bar Feeder Control 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 Control enhances machine health monitoring. See Page 48 Advertiser Index Page 43 PAID