MW MIDWEST Vol. 16 No. 11 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 Cutting Tools Chip Splitter Series in Metric Metric VariMill Chip Splitters now available. See Page 10 November 2023 See Online DIGITAL EDITIONS at www.mfgnewsweb.com Solutions that Optimize, Automate Cutting Tool Processes ZOLLER Inc. recently welcomed manufacturing professionals from a range of industry verticals to its North American headquar-ters in Ann Arbor, MI, for its Automation Days event. Highlighted solutions included those that ZOLLER offers to automate cutting tool management and estab-lish more resilient, reliable processes in the face of a labor shortage that is ex-pected to leave 2.1 million jobs unfilled by 2030. “We need to automate because there is a labor short-age in the market,” said Alexander Zoller, President of ZOLLER Inc. “The name of the game is ‘how can I produce AIMS Metrology Partners with OGP AIMS Metrology announced it has partnered with OGP, a division of QVI. The 5-axis coordinate measuring ma-chine OEM is a single source provider that builds and assembles its machines in the U.S. The affiliation with OGP al-lows AIMS to provide multisensor meas-urement with optical gauging products, including Smartscope E-Series. “We have an in-house service group and application team that allows us to customize our 5-axis CMMs to a job shop or fabricator’s needs, includ-ing programming, custom holding fix-tures, tooling, automation, service and support,” said Mark Gearding, Vice Continued on Page 53 Finishing/ Grinding/Abrasives Universal Cylindrical Grinding High-speed solution offers enhanced accuracy, finishes and throughput. See Page 20 more parts in a short amount of time for less cost and higher quality.’” Continued on Page 52 Empowering Students to Succeed in the Fourth Industrial Revolution FABCOR Machinery Joins MC Machinery/ Mitsubishi Laser Distribution Network FABCOR Machinery in Eureka, MO, has joined the MC Machinery/ Mitsubishi Laser distribution network for lasers, laser automation, press brakes and shears. FABCOR Machinery covers Mis-souri, Kansas and southern Illinois, sell-ing Mitsubishi Laser fabrication equip-ment including the GX-F ADVANCED Series of artificial intelligence-enabled fiber lasers, the SmartFlex Rapid Continued on Page 53 Applying Technology New Technology Brings Manufacturing Back to the US Start-up factory relies on advanced technology. See Pg. 28 Smart Manufacturing Digital Twin Technology The value of digital twin technology. (l-r) Jim Noble, Mike Klote and Yi Wang from the University of Missouri College of Engineering examine equipment in one of the college’s two existing manufacturing core labs. Zac Anderson/University of Missouri Sodick Partners with Premier Machine Tool Midwest Sodick has appointed Premier Ma-chine Tool Midwest to its comprehensive network of distributors. Premier Machine Tool Midwest will represent Sodick in Wisconsin, effective immediately. “Since 2011, Premier Machine Tool Midwest has been committed to tailored solutions, quality and delivering excep-tional value paired with innovative so-lutions,” said a company spokesperson. “Co-owners A.J. Schweda and Josh Witt have decades of market experience pre-ceding Premier Machine Tool Midwest. Since the formation of their company Continued on Page 52 See Pg. 36 Material Handling/ Inventory Control Cobot Palletizer Heavy-duty solution handles cases up to 30 kgs. See Page 48 Transformational changes are al-ready underway in the manufacturing industry as technological advancements, such as artificial intelligence (AI) and smart devices from the fourth industrial revolution, or Industry 4.0, inspire a dig-ital-first approach to engineering. Continued on Page 52 People in the News Page 44 Advertiser Index Page 35 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 PAID
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