SW SOUTHWEST M ANUFACTURING N EWS Serving Since 1965 Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana & New Mexico Feature Editorial Energy Manufacturing Large-Part Multi-Tasking Vol. 60 No. 9 September 2025 See Online DIGITAL EDITIONS at www.mfgnewsweb.com Learn How to Drive Results with Innovation at Mazak’s DISCOVER 2025 Mazak will showcase its COVER 2025 offers attendees the op-portunity to experience a full range of productivity-en-hancing solutions through four Action Areas: Advanced Machining, High-Volume Production, Multi-Tasking Tech-nology and Shop Solutions. In addi-tion, attendees can take part in keynote and technical panel presentations cover-ing industry trends and best practices, ex-plore Mazak MPower Complete Customer Care services and speak with experts about financing solutions available through Mazak Capital Equip-ment Financing (MCEF). “We honor our responsibility to the industry by ensuring DISCOVER directly Continued on Page 44 MC Machinery Launches Finishing Division Through Partnership with EMC MC Machinery Systems Inc., a North American provider of metalworking and automation solutions, has launched its new Finishing Division formed through a strate-gic partnership with Italy-based EMC Srl, a provider of metal surface finishing technol-ogy. As the exclusive U.S. distributor of EMC’s deburring, grinding and polishing machines, MC Machinery is expanding its solutions portfolio to offer end-to-end fab-rication capabilities—from laser cutting and bending to surface finishing. Continued on Page 45 Advanced machine efficiently processes medium and large complex parts. See Page 6 Workholding Enhanced Jaw Gripping Force New mounting systems offer quick change for large and small vises. See Page 16 latest innovations dur-ing the company’s biennial DISCOVER 2025 event, which will be held October 6-10 at its North American headquarters in Florence, KY. With live demonstrations on over 30 machines within one location, DIS-Gain a Competitive Advantage Without Lights-Out Automation For many manufacturers, the idea of modernizing the shop floor can feel over-whelming. With changing customer de-mands, shorter lead times and a persistent labor shortage, it can be difficult to know where to begin. But making your opera-tions more efficient does not have to be disruptive—or expensive. The smartest approach is to start small and make tar-geted improvements that eliminate waste and increase efficiency and productivity. Whether aiming to reduce downtime, improve consistency or get more output from existing equipment, here are five Continued on Page 46 Applying Technology AM Parts Get FAA Certified Obsolete Replacement Parts Drive Need for Rolling Machine Retrofits, Rebuilds Plate rolling machines by design are robust pieces of equipment and as such last a long time with regular maintenance. In fact, it is not uncommon for shops to have machines dating back to 1984 still working on a daily basis. When those shops are ready to breathe new life into those older machines and get another 15 to 20 years more service from them, they have the option to rebuild/retrofit them with newer components that upgrade a plate rolling machine to today’s standards with the latest technological advance-ments. While most would think that a worn plate rolling machine drives the need for a rebuild or retrofit, the most common rea-son is the obsolescence and unavailability of replacement parts. Unlike automobiles, Continued on Page 44 AM part exceeds Class 1 (critical) part requirements. See Page 24 Welding Epolin NIR Dyes Dye formulations optimize laser performance. See Page 30 UNITED GRINDING Group, GF Machining Solutions Become UNITED MACHINING SOLUTIONS With the acquisition of the GF Ma-chining Solutions Division of Georg Fis-cher AG, the UNITED GRINDING Group has expanded its portfolio to 15 brands. The new group operates under the name UNITED MACHINING SOLUTIONS and, with total sales of over $1.5 billion, has become one of the largest machine tool manufacturers in the world, the group reported. It retains its headquarters Continued on Page 46 Quality Control & Measurement Portable Metrology A configurable, scalable metrology solution. See Page 38 People in the News Page 36 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. SOUTHWEST 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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