Midwest Manufacturing News • Mar 23

MW MIDWEST Vol. 16 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 Measurement Software Machining processes can be automated quickly and reliably. See Page 8 March 2023 See Online DIGITAL EDITIONS at www.mfgnewsweb.com New Insert Size for Indexable Milling Line Manufacturing For Growth Meeting April 26-28 AMT—The Association For Manu-facturing Technology, in partnership with the National Tooling & Machining Association (NTMA), announced that registration has opened for The Manu-facturing For Growth (MFG) Meeting. A trademark annual conference, The MFG Meeting 2023 will be April 26-28, 2023, at the Sheraton Grand at Wild Horse Pass resort in Phoenix, AZ. “The MFG Meeting creates a unique opportunity to connect leaders who build, integrate, sell, service and utilize manufacturing technology to make the Continued on Page 62 Education/Training NIMS Establishes OJT Process For maximum productivity and machining application versatility, CER-ATIZIT offers a range of tooling systems within its expansive Indexable Milling line of products that includes the com-pany’s new MaxiMill 491. With eight usable cutting edges per newly ex-panded 9 mm insert size, a precise 90° profile and a durable nickel-coated tool body, the MaxiMill 491 system is suited for all shoulder and full-slot milling ap-plications, the company reported. “The MaxiMill 491 system pro-vides exceptional ease of use, allowing users to quickly exchange inserts while Continued on Page 60 Solar Atmospheres of Michigan New Facility Solar Atmospheres of Michigan, formerly Vac-Met, recently purchased 18,000 sq. ft. of plant space on four plus acres in Chesterfield, MI. The new building is 20 miles Northeast of the two existing Vac-Met facilities, which are located in Warren and Fraser, MI. Bob Hill, President of Solar Atmos-pheres of Michigan Inc., said, “We are working feverishly in 2023 to prepare and equip this new facility to make it our fifth state-of-the-art vacuum heat treating and brazing facility in the Continued on Page 62 A new approach helps employers struggling with on-the-job training. See Page 22 Applying Technology Supercharged Machining Using Integrated CAD/CAM Solution allows company to handle more complex parts. See Page 32 Winona Powder Coating Invests in New Powder Coating System Winona Powder Coating announced that it has invested in a new powder coating system and reverse osmosis water filtration. “I am proud to an-nounce the installation of our new Gema Magic brand Powder Coating System,” said Jamie Vis-ker, Winona CEO. “This new Gema system brings us superior powder ap-plication technology. It brings us quicker color changes and clean-up, Continued on Page 60 Additive Manufacturing Coatings for Brake Discs Intelligent coatings allow the protective layer to be quickly applied. See Page 38 Methods Machine Tools to Host Machine Fest March 8-9 (l-r) Scott Eyink, Larry Beals, Jamie Visker, Larry Case, Bryan Zeigler Methods Machine Tools will host Machine Fest on March 8-9, 2023, at its Gilberts, IL, location. Machine Fest will run from 9 AM to 5 PM each day. Methods Machine Fest goes be-yond the traditional open house. De-signed to demonstrate the full Methods experience, attendees will get up close to Methods’ entire portfolio of 3-, 4-and 5-axis CNC platforms, EDM, mul-titasking machines, lathes, integrated automation solutions and service and support. Continued on Page 62 Material Handling Direct Teach, Plug & Play Robots Hand-guided programming and an ISO standard tool flange and electrical connections make robot deployment easy. 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