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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 Water-Resistant, Environmentally Friendly Chuck Grease Feature Editorial Software 2025 Release Supports CAM Vol. 21 No. 2 February 2025 See Online DIGITAL EDITIONS at www.mfgnewsweb.com Solar Atmospheres of Western PA Obtains Pratt & Whitney Approval Dillon Chucks and Jaws HPG500 premium boundary lubricant is now available in convenient kit form. Each kit contains two tubes of this water-re-sistant, environmentally friendly grease that prevents metal-to-metal contact under high load and slow speed condi-tions, along with a grease adaptor and a grease gun to provide out-of-the-box functionality. Continued on Page 54 Solar Atmospheres of Western Penn-sylvania announced that it has been awarded Pratt & Whitney, PWA 11, “Heat Treatments” approval. This sig-nificant milestone positions the Western PA facility as a top choice for customers requiring thermal processing that meets Pratt & Whitney’s rigorous standards. The facility is now certified to perform heat treatments for P&W’s Suffix 17, “Precipitation Harden” and Suffix 22, “Austenitize, Quench and Temper.” Justin Hoffman, Quality Manager at Continued on Page 54 Notable features include improved profile enhancements, auto tilt capabilities and multi-edit procedures. See Page 8 EDM More Flexibility, Less Maintenace EDM machine improves production of aerospace jet engine turbine disks. See Page 24 Kaiser Tool Company Celebrates 61st Anniversary In the 1950s, William (Bill) Kaiser op-erated a job shop and took in jobs that other manufacturers did not want to do in-house. Most of the time, these jobs were difficult and he was expected to do them quickly and for very little money. Bill found that he continuously had to make his own tools to cut small grooves for O-rings or snap rings. Hand grinding consistent grooving tools took too long and when a tool became dull, he had to start all over again. Continued on Page 54 Applying Technology Precision & Progress Advanced control empowers Rennscot to optimize its capabilites. See Page 28 Fastems, ZOLLER Partnership Results in Accurate Tool Management Processes Saws Vertical Tilt-Frame Band Saw Shorter set-up times and longer tool life for efficient lights-out manufacturing are possible due to a collaborative effort between Fastems LLC and ZOLLER Inc. that seamlessly transfers tool informa-tion from ZOLLER’s presetting and meas-uring solutions to Fastems’ MMS man-ufacturing management software for a fully automated tool management oper-ation. ZOLLER’s idChip tool identification Continued on Page 52 Hypertherm Associates and BLM GROUP Announce Strategic Partnership Agreement Hypertherm Associates and BLM GROUP have announced a strategic partnership agreement aimed at expand-ing the market reach of their respective solutions. The two will collaborate to offer premier solutions to customers through BLM GROUP’s laser cutting and tube bending systems and Hyper-therm Associates’ plasma and waterjet cutting products and software. The partnership includes a minority stake investment in BLM GROUP by Continued on Page 54 Manual, Semi-Automatic and Fully Automatic models meet a wide range of cutting requirements. See Page 34 Special Application Machinery Gear Hobbing System Dayton Gear sees increased productivity with Hera solutions. 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. NORTHEAST 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 42 Advertiser Index Page 41 PAID