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BUSINESS 4.0 Why Organizational Leaders Often Misdiagnosis Problems By: Andrea Belk Olson MSC and CEO of Pragmadik
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CAD/CAM Revs Up a Top Capstone Project
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NEW TECH Taking Machining, Roughing, and Turning Further Kennametal offers a number of new solutions that make turrets more flexible and collet chucks more capable
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Titan Gilroy Founder, CEO and President TITANS of CNC: Academy
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Flying J Machine: Flying Forward San Diego manufacturing company simplifies its inspection processes with equipment from KEYENCE
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Driving More Business from Aerospace Customers GROB 5-axis machining center with Siemens CNC onboard reduces cycle time by 50% and tooling costs by 60% for Seattle-based job shop
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Some who achieve success in business find ample satisfaction in creating a company that generates revenue, provides employment, keeps a roof over their family’s heads and food on the table, all of which is worthy of admiration. Others feel a need to give back to society, or to their industry or profession, on a larger scale. Titan Gilroy is to be included in the latter group. As a young man, a lack of family structure, including homelessness and undisciplined violence on the streets, led him to a 16-year prison sentence. The discipline of joining Top Rank Boxing, and the skill he exhibited, resulted in his early release. A native of Hawaii, he found himself in Northern California, working at a machine shop learning how to cut parts from metal. With a newfound skill, he decided to head out on his own and open his own shop, devoting every waking minute to the task at hand. His hard work paid off, and he ultimately became a top manufacturer for the largest aerospace companies in the world. After this success — and developing his own television show for multiple seasons — he was approached by San Quentin Prison to develop a machining program behind the prison walls. This began a two-year journey to develop a curriculum to help inmates learn valuable skills and earn a competitive wage after leaving prison. As the training program grew, Titan and his team further developed the experimental curriculum in a local high school. And the rest, as they say, is history. The Titans of CNC: Academy now has some 80,000 students enrolled in 170 countries worldwide, with a reality TV series, a YouTube channel, and a host of supporting media available to all… for free. I can’t possibly do justice to this organization’s activities and contributions in the space I have available, so if you’re interested in learning more, read our Q&A with Titan in this issue and be sure to visit academy.titansofcnc.com. Over the years I’ve encountered many variations on this theme in my own work; the woman who launched a successful company because her aunt taught her basic economic principals, the man who established an internship program for young engineers in his metalworking shop because a mentor once gave him a chance to prove his own worth, a kid who became a master mechanic because his grandfather took him riding on his vintage Indian motorcycle. Just think back — maybe you have a story like that of your own, and a reason to pay forward a little of your own good fortune.
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As Shiraz Balolia, Grizzly Industrial’s founder, takes on the role of Chairman and CEO, Robert McCoy, who has been with the company for thirty years, has been promoted to the position of President of Grizzly Industrial. “Shiraz is, and was, a consummate businessman Robert McCoy who operates with fairness and integrity for his employees, vendors and customers,” says McCoy. “His legacy is one of hard work, dedication and innovation, and he created opportunities for countless individuals and families through his business ventures.” Balolia started Grizzly Industrial in the spring of 1983 after his hobby of refurbishing and selling metal lathes took off. He discovered a great demand for quality machinery at an affordable price, so he developed relationships with factories overseas and began to import new machines under the Grizzly name. In those early years, Balolia did it all, from accounting, to marketing, to cleaning the floors, to delivering machines in person to customers, in his Volkswagen van. Robert McCoy, whom Balolia hired in 1989, has the full confidence of Balolia and the company to take Grizzly into the future and continue Balolia’s legacy.
Siemens Digital Industries Software today announced a partnership with global semiconductor IP leader Arm, that will bring leading edge IP, methodologies, processes and tools together to help automakers, integrators and suppliers collaborate, design and bring to market their next-generation platforms much faster. This partnership was formed to address the increasingly complex challenges facing the industry in developing platforms to realize active-safety, advanced driver assistance, in-vehicle infotainment, digital cockpits, vehicle-to-vehicle/vehicle-to-infrastructure and self-driving vehicles. Key advances in computing and sensor technology are enabling companies to redefine mobility beginning with the integrated circuits and software within automotive electronics systems. The combination of Siemens’ and Arm’s innovative technologies can help automakers and suppliers deliver tomorrow’s electronic design and automotive solutions, today.
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UNITED GRINDING NORTH AMERICA Names New President/CEO Markus Stolmar has been elected as the new president and chief executive officer by the board of directors for UNITED GRINDING North America. The appointment is effective immediately. Stolmar was selected for this position after serving nearly 20 years in various leadership capacities within the company, starting as the product manager for the optical inspection equipment for WALTER, then based in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Stolmar relocated to the new North American headquarters in Miamisburg, Ohio in 2016 as vice president of tool division sales for the WALTER and EWAG brands before being appointed as executive vice president in charge of customer care, finance, human resources, and operations in 2019. Stolmar’s appointment to this role follows several years of rapid growth for the Ohio-based company that’s home to nearly 200 employees.
Guill Launches 10-Day Extrusion Tooling Program Guill Tool & Engineering, a global manufacturer of extrusion crossheads, tips and dies, has announced its new 10-day tooling program. This program applies to eligible tips and dies that will be shipped within 10 business days of receiving the purchase order from the customer. The company’s quality precision tips and dies have been manufactured in the U.S. for 55 years. All Guill extrusion tools are produced using certified and documented quality steel material specifically qualified for the polymer to be extruded. Furthermore, Guill designs tips and dies for any application the customer needs.
Walter acquires Melin Tool Company Walter has reached an agreement to acquire the Melin Tool Company, a privately-owned, Cleveland, OH based company and manufacturer of solid carbide and HSS end mills, drills and countersinks. Melin is a growing company, supported by innovations in the solid carbide endmill product family making the acquisition a strategic fit to increase Walter’s milling business in North America. The U.S. is a key market for Walter and the acquisition strengthens the company’s round tool offering, especially in the aerospace industry and with the channel partner market. The acquisition gives Walter customers access to advanced cutting tool solutions and responsive support. A stronger presence in the U.S. allows Walter to grow its product line with local market requirements and to improve market support with customized tooling solutions.
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Why Organizational Leaders Often Misdiagnosis Problems By: Andrea Belk Olson, MSC and CEO of Pragmadik
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very leader wants to fix the problems in their organization. The issue is, that most leaders have a hard time diagnosing those problems correctly. It isn't the case of a lack of seeing the problem, experience, or capability to correct it. The real issue is two-fold: being too close to the problem, and looking at the problem the wrong way. We all know the challenge of being too close to a problem. Examining the symptoms, rather than the cause. Addressing the resulting, downstream issues in a reactionary way, instead of fixing the thing that's making them occur. Sometimes, this is due to not seeing that root cause, but other times, it's because that root cause
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seems too intimidating to tackle. And this is the first issue of being too close to the problem. When we're too close to a problem, we see can see the mountain of obstacles and rigor we face in turning it around. So instead, leaders often go to the "easy button". For example, when different departments aren't communicating effectively, we put in a process or software system to correct it. Or if a project is stalled, we increase pressure on the team, rollout an architecture of milestones, and impose hard deadlines. While this might seem all good and well, it's likely not addressing the real problem. Why are the departments not communicating?
Lack of tools (i.e. email, phone, meetings, etc.), is not likely the problem. Why is the project stalled? Awareness of urgency and deadlines is not likely the problem either. It's something else. Something deeper, which takes us to the issue of looking at the problem in the wrong way. Leaders often want a "quick fix" to issues because their plate is full, and they are under the gun to "get things done". So with the rollout of processes, procedures, and pressure, leaders can show that they are "taking action" to address the issue. However, these "solutions" are more frequently than not, ineffective. When leaders don't take the time to properly diagnose an organizational problem, they end up throwing good money after bad. They look at the problem through the lens of symptoms, rather than causes. Let's go back to our example of departments not communicating. While a leader might look at the high-level lack of communication (symptom), the real issue
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(cause) is likely something much more systemic. The cause could range from internal culturally-driven "silo" behavior to lack of employee empowerment and rampant micromanagement. When leaders jump to conclusions on the cause of an issue, they also jump to conclusions on solutions. People not communicating? Let's get them a tool to do so - which creates another project, uses more resources, uses more money, and doesn't fix the real problem. Leaders need to shift their mindset from "fixing problems" to "diagnosing problems". It's not about finding a solution, but understanding the problem completely and holistically first. Too many organizations spend countless hours and dollars trying to fix problems they don't really have because it's not really the problem. As leaders, we must focus on consciously stepping back from the problem, and take the time to examine it in a new way - with an assessment rather than a solution
approach. It will not only save time and money but actually help ensure that the real problem is being corrected.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Andrea's 22-year, field-tested background provides unique, applicable approaches to creating more customer-centric organizations. A 4-time ADDY® award-winner, she began her career at a tech start-up and led the strategic marketing efforts at two global industrial manufacturers. In addition to writing, consulting and coaching, Andrea speaks to organizations around the world on how to craft effective customer-facing operational strategies to effectively differentiate and build healthy, efficient organizational cultures. Connect with Andrea to access information on her books, workshops, keynote speeches, training or consulting. More information is also available on www.pragmadik.com and www.thecustomermission.com
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Titan Gilroy — Founder, CEO and President, TITANS of CNC: Academy Can you give us a quick tour of how this whole adventure began? Sure. I started working for different machine shops in Northern California in 1996, and then I decided to go out on my own in 2005. I only had a couple of guys helping me, and I basically worked 24 hours a day, grabbing a few hours of sleep on a couch in the office when I could. Within three years we were pulling in a million dollars a month. Then the recession hit and I almost lost the company. But we outworked the competition and started pursuing precision machining for the top aerospace companies. Seeing what manufacturing was going through made me start thinking about where the industry had gone wrong. We’d stopped reaching out to kids and teaching them what manufacturing was really about. The top companies from around the industry were locked behind closed doors, unwilling to share their knowledge and experience with the next generation. This really created a skills gap, or awareness gap, for the trade. It was left to the previous generation to figure out how to stay competitive, which has led to the major problems we’re still fighting today. Once the economy improved, unemployment numbers dropped, but many of those jobs were low-income and didn’t provide enough money for workers to get ahead. I also met employers at smaller shops who wanted to train their employees but didn’t know how. So I started wondering, “How could I make a difference in my trade? How could I find a way to bridge all these different needs in a way that made sense and actually worked?”
Sounds overwhelming. What was the first step you took in addressing the situation? This was before social media had come on strong, so we decided to start filming a show for cable TV that showed clean shops and innovators with amazing machines. We wanted to erase the image of manufacturing as a sweatshop in students’ minds, and we wanted fast-food workers to realize there was a way they could make a good wage for their efforts. Then, during the second season, the vice principal of Career & Technical Education for The California
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Department of Corrections, who oversaw San Quentin State Prison, called and said “look, we have 35 prisons, most of them with machine shops, can you help me out?” I thought “I used to be in that situation and have been in prison, so I can definitely understand.” So we built our own curriculum, which we fine-tuned and then helped to develop a similar program with Dan Frank at Rocklin High School, which is nearby. We worked with our amazing partners like Kennametal, who donated tools, and once we’d run the whole program through quality control, we put it all online for free, for anyone willing to put in the time. It markets itself, because it provides high-level training where nothing else like it exists. Suddenly we had kids all over the world making parts and posting them on Instagram and YouTube; it just went crazy. Students and their parents began realizing that manufacturing didn’t have to be a dirty, old-school environment anymore, but a modern facility using the latest technology to compete on a global scale. We found that employers were relieved to find out they didn’t have to develop a training program for their employees themselves, we were doing it all for them, and it was free. Fast-food workers saw there was a way they could make a decent living and support their families, and inmates were able to develop skills prior to their release that would allow them to find a job and build a life for themselves. We now have approximately 80,000 people enrolled in our Academy in 170 countries around the world, and we’re partnering with about 2,500
educational institutions. Our industry partners include companies like Kennametal, Mastercam, Makino, DMG Mori, Blaser Swisslube, Schunk, and many more. And now we get about 100 calls a day from industry giants who need qualified workers, seeking out our students. It’s just incredible. And on top of that we have a link on our website called “small groups” where you can punch in your zip code and it will give you a list of local companies that offer three-hour training sessions on Saturday mornings to people who want to attend. We also have a list of over 1,000 industry endorsements for companies that have validated our approach to teaching CAD, CAM, and CNC. Top manufacturers around the world are seeing the value and importance of high-level training for the next generation of employees. These are just a few examples of how we are doing our best to continually increase awareness that really shows results.
What do you have on the horizon that you’d like to share with our readers? We’re always working on new projects, but there are a few in particular that will launch soon that we feel really good about. One is the Titans of CNC: Aerospace Academy. This platform, launching in April 2020, is designed specifically to teach CNC machining at the highest level. Because of our experience as aerospace machinists, we are qualified to help others achieve the same level of skills to get to that level. This will allow shops to grow and extend their clientele, while working on projects that will support the next generation of space travel and beyond. Our next project in progress is our certification platform,
CNC Expert. This platform will provide an opportunity for users to be validated on their hard work and skill producing Titans of CNC parts. We are developing our own list of skills and standards, validated by industry, that will ensure that each certification has real-life value to individuals looking for opportunities in the trade. All of this is based on a graduate actually being able to make a part according to a print. It’s a real-world approach to training and certification.
Why do you do this, Titan? Is it even possible to sum it all up? I never knew my father growing up, or anything about my family. Years later I met my dad, and I found out that both of my grandfathers were machinists, one in Detroit and the other in Seattle. That was pretty mind-blowing, to find out that I come from good people and have a lineage of great machinists in my family. I just walked into the trade and it clicked for me, but now I know it wasn’t an accident. The same opportunity is out there for others. A great career with great opportunities to make a difference. At this point in my life, that is what I am focused on; helping others reach their potential and bringing awareness to a trade that has made such a huge difference in my life. The older I get, the more I realize that what’s most important in life is to serve others. I have five great kids and a beautiful wife now. I want to help others find their way to a better place, as well. To learn more please visit academy.titansofcnc.com.
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View from inside the Lantek development team in Spain
Lantek Systems By Russ Willcutt
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ince Lantek Systems was founded in 1986 in Vitoria-Gasteiz, which is located in the Basque Country of Spain, it has grown to the point that it is now active in some 100 countries around the world. A designer of CAD/CAM software for oxy-fuel, plasma, laser, water jet, and punching operations, the company is now widely regarded as a pioneer of on-demand Management Software solutions (MES/ERP). Lantek’s U.S. operations were established in 1998 in multiple locations that are now consolidated in Mason, Ohio, just northeast of Cincinnati. Kevin Must operates out of that city as the company’s U.S. marketing manager. “In the mid-eighties, our founder saw the transition to CNC machining and recognized the value not only of developing a productive interface between the human operator and the machine but of compiling a database of process information for future use,” he says. “Building that database into the DNA of our software systems is really what set us apart from the beginning.” The first iteration of Lantek’s software technology was for the 2D coding of sheet metal, followed by a move into the manufacturing execution space around the turn of the century. This was followed by an avalanche of new products in a variety of categories (see sidebar), instigated by the founder’s observations of the industry,
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reports from the company’s sales force and field technicians, and especially solution-based customers requiring custom software packages. “We would take what we learned from meeting their needs and apply it to future releases from which everyone would benefit,” Must says. “In addition, we maintain an ongoing relationship with all of our customers to identify their pain points, and then we reinvest 20 percent of our annual revenues back into R&D.”
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Lantek also relies on more than 100 OEM relationships, providing them with a huge library of machine tool knowledge to fine-tune their designs across process platforms to enable solutions for any potential customer, no matter their market specialization. As for training, Lantek utilizes a number of methods, depending on the customer’s size and needs. The first level is conducted in company headquarters, where classes of no more than eight individuals meet for three days of in-depth preparation headed by Lantek experts, most of whom have shop floor/machine operator experience themselves. The second option involves onsite training by a technician generally suited for three employees or more, and the third is also held onsite for management-level instruction. The fourth mode is online training primarily utilized as a periodic refresher course. Software updates are provided both annually and on an optional service pack basis. Lantek understands that each customer is unique and schedules individual updates for all eligible customers as their maintenance contract is up for renewal each year. Systems are backed up, then reloaded and tested before the Lantek experts sign off on their work to ensure that all machines are operational and running at top capacity. Looking to the future, the company has a number of systems in development, including the Lantek 360 cloud-based suite of services. They will include Lantek Analytics, which configures with MES to store data for cross-checking and comparison; Lantek iQuoting, which will provide the automatic verification of stock availability and capacities to aid in quoting for non-technical sales staff; Lantek MetalShop, which is basically an online metal part shop for clients; and the Lantek Control Panel, which will allow data to be viewed and analyzed in real-time, showing the current status and availability of the machines, their workload, and receiving notifications regarding changes, providing a complete picture of a plant’s operations. “As proud as we are of our existing lineup, we’re really excited about what the future holds,” Must says. “We’re also venturing into augmented reality and next level nesting which will allow machine operators to utilize inline cameras, making them more efficient and autonomous.”
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Workforce Development
Instructor Ed Herger watches student Ryan Mathis programming a bracket component in IUPUI’s CAD/CAM lab.
CAD/CAM Revs Up a Top Capstone Project
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hen it comes to a really hits-the-nail-on-the-head engineering capstone project, it would be hard to top the one found at IUPUI’s Mechanical Engineering Technology program. The School of Engineering and Technology is located at a campus shared by Indiana University and Purdue University in Indianapolis (IUPUI). Program lecturer Ed Herger brings a strong background in the field to his classroom. After several years in industry, working in the research and development area of materials science to the manufacture of products ranging from thermal instruments to exercise equipment, he began a career in education as adjunct professor in a community college. It happened
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to be a Haas-affiliated school in California that stressed hands-on learning with Haas CNC (Computer Numerical Control) machine tools and CAD/CAM (Computer-Aided Design/Computer-Aided Manufacturing) operations with Mastercam® software. “This gave me the experience I needed to teach here,” said Herger. “The students who elect to study mechanical engineering technology, as opposed to mechanical engineering, are exposed to more of what happens on the manufacturing floor, beyond design disciplines. They’re getting a lot of practical skills that they can apply right away after college, whether it’s Mastercam or SOLIDWORKS® or some of the other software programs we teach here.”
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Students in the program spend the first two years covering a range of academic subjects before getting heavily into the technology itself beginning in their junior year. Until recently, the program used little online material and concentrated on a traditional curriculum of classroom lectures and practical projects. When it came to CAM software, they taught Mastercam for SOLIDWORKS as an add-in to the program. “The direction we wanted to go in,” said Herger, “was to provide more CAM experience as well as online and external certificate opportunities. This meant concentrating on Mastercam and the online benefits of Mastercam University, which would give our students the option of receiving a proficiency certificate in addition to a Bachelor of Science degree, with online lessons both in our lab and on the students’ own laptops and home computers. I’ll take two or three units from Mastercam University and have them go through those units on their own and then give them an assignment based on the CAM operations or features shown in those materials. In the class, I’ll put the Mastercam lesson, as well as my own assignments, on the computer and project it onto a large screen when it comes to sharing various operations with different work groups. I believe they’ve been pretty successful completing the Mastercam University assignments and my own assignments. In my class, students simply follow the online course from start to finish. I just monitor them as they go through the lessons and I’ve been pleased with the way their certificate work has progressed.”
IUPUI student Ryan Mathis uses Mastercam to create a transmission bracket toolpath program in their CAD/CAM lab.
Before students get to Ed Herger’s Mastercam classes, they first complete several courses in 3D types of modeling, as well as quite a bit of print reading and hands-on manufacturing processes. This is followed by a focus on parametric modeling using SOLIDWORKS. Once in Mr. Herger’s class, they begin receiving a strong diet of Mastercam. “I typically give them a big project to work on,” said Herger, “such as mold work or dies for certain parts. My overall approach is to give them a more all-encompassing type of project as opposed to several small, specific exercises that have little in the way of practical application. For example, I recently had them reverseengineer a micrometer, a precision measuring device. They designed several programs for tooling to make parts for the micrometer. They then figured out how to use some advanced features of Mastercam to program the machine operations in our computer lab. I guess
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what I’m saying is that I try to give them a project with real-world application and I try not to give them too many hard guidelines on how to do it. They also learn more effectively when they try to figure things out for themselves before I jump in.” Mr. Herger said that he uses quite a few features of Mastercam to get the most out of their CNC machines’ capabilities, pointing to the benefits of Dynamic Milling. “We’ve made a lot of big, complicated parts out of aluminum blocks,” he said. “A lot of what we focus on is 3D surface milling in order to make complex shapes for molds and dies. A good example of this is the U-shaped frame of the micrometer. It’s about a six-hour program and the die came out great. Of course, we do all the contouring and circle-type toolpaths required to complete the part using Mastercam from start to finish. I can’t really think of any 3-axis CAM feature we haven’t at least touched on. The micrometer measured in the 0-1” range and overall length of the device was about three inches or so. We made a set of dies in tool steel to make the U-shaped frame and we made a small stamp, also in tool steel, in order to mark the sleeve of the micrometer with all the different numbers and markings.” Also included in the micrometer project was a small mold for the rotating thimble. It contained tiny ascending numbers and position marks inside the mold. “They had to put a number of different fillets inside the CAD program and then make sure they could actually machine those tiny markings into the die,” said Herger. “The students took a few iterations to figure out which of the 3D milling surface approaches would be effective and certainly a few of them failed to generate toolpaths. They finally figured out that a parallel type surfacing toolpath was a little less sensitive to the weird geometries that they were doing, and it ultimately came out really nice.” The class also produced a marking die for all the .05” marks on the micrometer sleeve, run as an inverse engraving program. “They machined out all the outside areas,” he said, “and left the raised marks using a 1/8”, 60-degree engraving tool. I try to impress on them that they should use every bit of this great technology that’s available to them, to their advantage.” Ed Herger is especially enthusiastic when it comes to the big capstone project for his students. “Because we’re in Indianapolis,” he said, “it’s only natural that we’re in touch with the automotive racing scene and even have our own motor sports program. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway has a demonstration transmission from an Indy car on display at their museum and it’s cut away in a number of places so you can see what’s going on inside. Up until last fall it was a static display. We were fortunate to get the project from the museum where we would animate and automate the
IUPUI student Daniel Zwissler fine-tunes the now automated transmission display.
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Student Kyle Knoerzer holds a component for the transmission capstone project.
IUPUI students produced this bracket for their capstone transmission display using the Dynamic Milling function of Mastercam.
Dies produced by IUPUI students for a precision micrometer project.
transmission so that it would be an interactive display that would rotate at a slow speed and visitors would be able to shift it with a model of the steering wheel from the same car. All of the brackets that connected the small electric motor to turn the transmission, as well as many smaller components and a linear actuator to actually shift the linkage, were machined using Mastercam.” Using the Dynamic Milling feature of Mastercam, students are able to push the machines pretty fast. “For example, when it came to the brackets,” Mr. Herger said, “we started off with a 2” x 2” x 2” block of aluminum for a component that wound up as a 5/8” thick plate with a couple of cylindrical bosses on the back that extended out somewhere between ½” and ¾,” depending on location. These bosses allowed the plate to be bolted up to the transmission while still giving it some standoff clearance. Using the Dynamic Milling program, we used a ½” end mill and full depth of cut to get rid of most of the material. “Essentially, we were removing all the material down to about an inch-and-a-quarter with the exception of the three cylindrical
IUPUI students Shaun Rifield, Ryan Mathis, Daniel Zwissler, and Kyle Knoerzer (L-R) with their transmission display for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s museum.
bosses. We used a ½” ball end mill to leave a fillet at the bottom of the bosses. We let Mastercam come up with the toolpaths and Dynamic Milling optimized cutting operations. The Verify (simulation) feature of Mastercam is something we use for every single program right before we run it. We go back through all the different steps of each program that need to be checked out to make sure there’s no potential issue sitting there. I’d have to say, this capstone project, as well as many other projects, have been fantastic for our students and our program.” Shaun Rifield is one of Ed Herger’s students. “Using Mastercam at school has been a revelation,” he said. “I’ve had the opportunity to work around CNC machines for a few years now, but never had an opportunity to really learn a CAM software. The videos were easy enough to follow and the homework assignments were good practice. The micrometer project was interesting. I enjoyed having the chance to design a new way to ‘zero,’ manufacture, and assemble the tool. Working cross-functionally with other teams reminded me of working at Navistar. This project felt very real world.”
Rounding out IUPUI’s Mechanical Engineering Technology program with such a strong hands-on capstone project is certainly within Ed Herger’s aim to give his students a strong set of skills looked for by today’s hiring manufacturing firms.
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New Technology
Taking Machining, Roughing, and Turning Further Kennametal offers a number of new solutions that make turrets more flexible and collet chucks more capable
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ith over 80 years as an industrial technology leader, Kennametal Inc. delivers productivity to customers through materials science, tooling and wear-resistant solutions. Customers across aerospace, earthworks, energy, general engineering and transportation turn to Kennametal to help them manufacture with precision and efficiency. Kennametal announced an expansion of the turret adapted clamping units (TACU): ER-ready driven units in conjunction with a line of solid ER collets which are threaded to accept screw-on milling cutters. “Together the new TACU ER units and the solid ER collets are a great marriage of technology. Available in sizes ER25 through ER40 with thread sizes ranging from M08 through M16, this innovation provides machining center-like capabilities to your live tool lathe. These new products provide the flexibility to use standard ER collets with solid end mills, or the new solid ER collets together with screw-on indexable milling cutters”, said Ronald West, Manager, Tooling Systems. Sealed for through-the-tool coolant and there is a one-millimeter standoff for additional clearance on larger end mills with a precisionground locating boss for minimal runout. It’s a very compact design, reducing the chance of interference on smaller machines. Compared to a standard spring-style ER collet, they’re very rigid, so you can take heavier cuts. The TACU offering can be used on seven leading brands of CNC lathes, both VDI and bolt-mounted turrets (BMT) with a variety of static and driven blocks. TACU’s are equipped for internal and external coolant, with up to 12,000 RPM possible on specified driven tools. “This addition greatly increases the capabilities of our TACU offering”, said West.
With chip splitters, coolant through the tool, a tapered core, and an innovative flute design, the KOR 5 is poised to change the face of aluminum machining.
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Much of the machining magic happens right here, with the innovative twisted end face of HARVI I TE. Increasing corner stability, enabling soft cutting action even at highest ramping angles.
Introducing the KOR™ 5: The King of Roughing Representing the latest innovation in high-velocity aluminum roughing is the KOR 5 solid carbide end mill. Designed for maximum productivity in aerospace machining, with this five-flute end mill table feed rates increase up to 66 percent compared to commonly used three-flute tools—redefining productivity for aircraft manufacturers and their suppliers. KOR 5 is aimed at removing large amounts of metal and getting it away from the work zone as quickly as possible: » Tapered core, variable pitch design, and 35° helix – eliminates chatter and tool deflection » Coolant through the tool - flushes chips away while reducing heat. » Unique chip splitter pattern - designed to break up long chips, eliminating re-cutting, but still contributes to high surface qualities.
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The tool has the potential to become the new standard for machines utilizing CAD/CAM tool paths. KOR 5 has more active contact points versus a 2-fluted or 3-fluted end mill because it is a 5-fluted end mill, which creates improved stability and eliminates chatter on even the heaviest cuts. Applying the tool with low radial engagement, but high depth of cut results in much higher metal removal rates than traditional methods. To assure predictable, no pull-out performance at maximum feed rates, the KOR 5 is available with Safe-Lock™ shanks. “Slotting, deep pocketing, dynamic milling—whatever your aluminum application, KOR 5 can do it faster”, said Thilo Mueller, Manager for Solid Carbide End Milling.
Making Hard Turning More Cost-Effective Kennametal’s hard turning-KBH10B and KBH20B PcBN grades, double-sided inserts were developed for materials up to 65 HRC. The new grades are specially designed to deliver higher productivity and longer tool life when turning tool steels and other hardened materials. “Kennametal’s new KBH10B and KBH20B grade inserts are an excellent choice for high-volume production of hardened gears, shafts, bearings, housings, and other drivetrain components, where tooling cost per part is an important metric”, said Robert Keilmann, Product Manager, Turning. Polycrystalline cubic boron nitride (PcBN) mini-tipped inserts have long been recognized as a great option for reducing part cost when turning hardened steel components. Kennametal’s new grades of PcBN inserts improve upon that value proposition by delivering increased productivity with a lower cost per part. Features include: » Patented ceramic binder structure and TiN/TiAlN/TiN coating that provides extreme wear resistance even at elevated cutting speeds. » A gold PVD coating makes it easy to identify when an insert
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Solid ER collets in sizes ER25, ER32, and ER40. Compatible with any standard ER collet chuck, and any ER turret adapted clamping unit.
needs indexing, while the numbered corners assure that a machine operator won’t inadvertently switch to a used edge. » Two edge preparations in a “trumpet” style hone for heavier and interrupted cuts, and a light hone for continuous turning. Both are free-cutting, further extending tool life and generating surface finishes down to 0.2 Ra. » The PcBN mini-tips are offered in four insert shapes—three rhomboidal and one triangular—which means up to six cutting edges per insert.
HARVI™ I TE - Your New Best Friend for Steel, Stainless Steel, High-Temperature Alloys, and Cast Iron Kennametal has announced the latest addition to its best-selling HARVI line of high-performance solid end milling tools, the HARVI I TE four-flute solid carbide end mill. With a radical new design, the HARVI I TE delivers outstanding performance in a broad range of materials, including steel, stainless steel, high-temperature alloys and cast iron –with tool life to match. And thanks to significantly reduced cutting forces, this game-changing tool can be used on any machining center or mill-turn center in the shop. “The HARVI I TE consistently outperformed competing four-flute end mills in both wet and dry machining tests on a variety of materials and applications, with unprecedented tool life in many cases,” said Bernd Fiedler, Manager, Solid End Milling. “It performs exceptionally well on heavy roughing and finishing cuts alike – from deep cavities and full width slots to shoulder and dynamic milling.” Kennametal engineers designed the HARVI I TE to address four key problems that plague more than 90 percent of all milling applications: chip evacuation, tool deflection, corner stability, and breakage due to radial cutting forces. The result is a tool that’s durable and versatile enough to tackle the lion’s share of milling applications. Consider chip evacuation. The HARVI I TE has an innovative flute design that helps curl and break chips into manageable pieces, while a series of chip gashes within the flute
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Turning a CNC lathe machine into a milling machine by providing access of any small diameter screw-on milling cutter to ER driven units.
lift those chips up and away from the workpiece. Both serve to promote coolant flow, eliminate chip re-cutting, and improve tool life. A twisted end face and unique gashing further promote chip evacuation but are also responsible for the HARVI I TE’s awesome ramping and plunging capabilities. Tool deflection is reduced thanks to the tool’s parabolic core, as well as an eccentric, faceted relief along the entire flute length that significantly lowers cutting friction. This relief also increases edge strength, making the tool a versatile solution. Together with a variable helix angle and asymmetric flutes it dampens vibration before it can negatively affect machining operations. “The HARVI I TE improves process stability, surface quality and chip evacuation,” said Fiedler. “Most importantly, it maintains these benefits even at increased feeds, speeds, and depths of cut – delivering maximum metal removal, tool life and productivity.” Learn more at https://www.kennametal.com Follow @Kennametal: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube Kennametal’s new KBH10B (45% PcBN content) and KBH20B (60% PcBN) mini-tip: two grades, four shapes, a variety of corner radii, and twice as many cutting edges per insert.
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Flying J Machine: Flying Forward San Diego manufacturing company simplifies its inspection processes with equipment from KEYENCE
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ike most of us, Jay Hegemann deletes a lot of emails every day. Everything from miracle cures for baldness to special offers from credit card vendors go right into the trash. However, something about the email from KEYENCE’s sales engineer earlier this spring caught Hegemann’s eye and he decided to take another look. It’s a good thing, because the product advertised in that message has been a game changer for this small manufacturing firm. “You usually read one sentence and hit the delete button, but then I saw a little picture of the KEYENCE XM and it got my attention,” he says. “It was interesting enough for me to say, ‘Yeah, I’ll actually take time out of my day to look at this thing,’ so I gave our system specialist a call. I’m glad I did.”
The Take Off Hegemann is the President of Flying J Machine, an Escondido, CA machine shop
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and specialty manufacturing company. He’s been in business since 2000, has nine employees, nearly 8,000 square feet of floor space, and a variety of modern equipment. This includes several Haas CNC machining centers and lathes, a Mitsubishi wire EDM, laser cutting equipment, and a small hole EDM machine. Much of his work is oceanographic in nature—instruments that measure water properties, mostly— but Flying J also has customers in the semiconductor, communications, and defense industries. Thanks to President Jay Hegemann, Flying J Machine has grown to 14 CNC machines and 9 employees in its short history, and now services a variety of high-tech industries. Hegemann is self-taught. While working in his father’s small product development company during his early twenties, Hegemann convinced him to buy a CNC knee mill. Over the next six months, he read
the manual and began making prototypes for his Dad. When a local business asked him to machine some parts, Hegemann jumped at the prospect. Since then he’s gone off on his own, continuing to add capabilities to his growing company, even though he’s often had to stay up all night learning a new skill or mastering a machine tool.
The Climb Like most machine shops, Flying J has a CMM, and as Hegemann explains, there’s usually one guy that knows how to run it. “It uses PC-DMIS, which requires a fair amount of training to learn. So you send someone out to class, thinking they’ll train everyone else when they get back, but then that person quits, or he does train other people but they use it so seldom that they forget. Unless you have a large shop where
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The Cruise Hegemann says the XM is simple enough to use that they skipped the offered training and got right to work—everyone in the shop has since been able to check their own parts with just a few minutes of instruction. “It’s so much better than our CMM,” he says. “You just walk up, click on the appropriate icon, and you measure a bore, distance between holes, flatness, whatever. I can’t really say how much time it saves, because it’s more a case of something that is actually being used compared to something that’s not being used.” To those who might be skeptical of the handheld probe (as was Hegemann, initially), he says the XM is incredibly accurate. “I wasn’t sure at first, so I grabbed a 1.4375-inch ring gauge, which is ground to within 50 millionths (0.000050 in.), and started checking. Every time I measured it, the KEYENCE XM was within a tenth (0.0001 in.) of what it was supposed to be. You don’t have to be super careful, you just hold the probe to the surface, apply a little pressure, hit the button and move on to the next point. It’s the real deal.”
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oneycutt Manufacturing, a Mukilteo, Washington (Seattle) job shop in service to the aerospace, marine and general industrial markets, made a major investment recently in a GROB G550T 5-axis universal machining center. To say the purchase was a “game changer” would be an understatement. This family-owned and operated machine shop was running
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2-axis lathes and VMCs for a number of years and doing quite well. The business came largely from the various Boeing Everett facilities and other aerospace-related companies in the local supply chain to that major OEM. As General Manager Nick Honeycutt explains, “We didn’t feel we had the workload for a 5-axis machine at the time our local machine tool dealer, Vince Selway of Machine Tools
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NW, approached us about the GROB machines. We have a long and mutually beneficial relationship with Vince, so we were certainly interested in his suggestions.” Honeycutt subsequently purchased a 4-axis HMC and the results were acceptable plus a base savings had been realized, but then a particular job opportunity presented itself and the shop purchased its first GROB, a G550T 5-axis machine, with advanced machining technologies to move his shop forward. After the commissioning and training, including sessions with the Siemens CNC account manager, Daniel Vitullo, who gave the operators assistance with the SINUMERIK 840D sl control, the first parts were produced to spec on the very first day of run-time. In two weeks, Honeycutt Manufacturing brought a variety of customers into their shop to see the GROB machine in action and the company was immediately awarded more work. As Honeycutt explains, “We were able to reduce the machining setup operations from six to two with the GROB, cutting cycle times by 50% and reducing our tooling costs about 60-70%.” Within 30 days, the shop was ready to buy its second GROB with Siemens CNC and plans are in the works for an addition to the building to house 3-4 more machines. While much of the aerospace work here is aluminum with very high removal rate, a further advantage emerged with the GROB-Siemens combination. On jobs involving Inconel and Titanium, the power of the machine plus the 0.0006” typical accuracies and 32Ra finishes they were able to achieve, won the
machine shop even more work, according to Honeycutt. These levels of accuracy and finish are critical on parts produced, which range from aluminum leading edge to titanium elevator controls on the 737, lab devices for precision measurement, and commercial as well as pleasure boat components. Vince Selway, the machine tool dealer for GROB in the area, is a longtime partner to Honeycutt. “My father sold machines to Honeycutt, so we have a long history with the shop.” He detailed the sale of the first 5-axis machine, noting that, “…it worked so well that
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they were so excited by what they witnessed on their shopfloor, as it performed aluminum hog outs at such an incredible rate, they could barely keep up with the chips flying. Even better were the accuracy, finish and speed being achieved on the really tough-to-machine materials.” Andy Krupp, a universal machine applications engineer at GROB, elaborated on his company’s focus for this project. “GROB is a global supplier to the automotive, aerospace, mold-and-die and energy industries. We’re involved in many emerging technology developments, such as e-mobility, too. We build our 5-axis machining centers for our metalworking customers, plus we can supply full automation cells to meet their specific production requirements. This can be a dedicated, high-volume solution or a highly flexible solution for a low-volume, high-mix production. The GROB horizontal 5-axis design is unique and offers many advantages over conventional 5-axis vertical machines on the market. All these machines are built at our factory in Bluffton, Ohio. On this Honeycutt project, the addition of our 5-axis machines helped to significantly improve their aerospace part production, while maintaining the highest quality standards.”
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Commenting on the SINUMERIK 840D sl CNC, he further notes, “Siemens is one of several controls we use on our machines, but is the only control for special complex machining options we’ve developed on our machines, including multi-tasking mill-turn, skiving (used for gear production), high-end hobbing, crossfeed spindle configurations and more.” Krupp continues, “One of the great things about using the SINUMERIK 840D control is its ease of use. Training people who have used other brands of CNC and bringing them to a comfort level using Siemens has actually been quite simple. Inputting information and using the control seem to be much more intuitive than with other brands and we’ve found this cuts the learning curve, significantly.” Complimenting his customer, Vince Selway of Machine Tools NW mentioned, “The capabilities of the GROB machines with Siemens helped sales at Honeycutt, almost immediately. My customers who are most successful are the ones who follow the proper protocol for training, invest in it and take the time to do it properly. They go to the factory, meet the people at GROB, get a deep understanding of the machine’s functionalities and diligently complete the training for their operators. This all contributes to more success with the
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machines, in a much shorter time span. The owners of Honeycutt Manufacturing were motivated and took the time to learn. It’s clearly paid dividends at their company… and mine,” Selway muses. On the 5-axis machines at Honeycutt, the SINUMERIK CNC is outfitted with the GROB-4 Pilot control panel, allowing the machine builder to incorporate additional applications onto the 24” operator interface (HMI). Nick Honeycutt further observes, “The Siemens CNC was a relatively easy learn for our operators, due to the training we received from GROB and Daniel from Siemens. We had a lot of experience with other control brands, but the speed and power of the GROB 5-axis machines with SINUMERIK made the higherlevel CNC very necessary to execute our complex operations on a single machining center.” He also noted the Siemens control on the GROB machines easily interfaces with the Honeycutt CAD and CAM platforms they use here, namely, Dassault SolidWorks and Open Mind Hypermill. Nick, along with his brothers Steve and Tim, run the company their father founded in 1980. The shop runs multiple shifts, seven days a week, and is continuing to expand to meet the additional business being generated by the GROB 5-axis machines and other services they provide, including waterjet and laser marking. Honeycutt has a network of local machine shop partners, who provide swaging, certified aerospace and marine welding, precision gun-drilling, wire EDM, super-finishing, and large-scale as well as flat precision grinding services.
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HONEYCUTT MANUFACTURING INC. 12402 Evergreen Drive, Mukilteo, WA 98275 425-493-0525 www.honeycutt-mfg.com Nick Honeycutt, General Manager nick@honeycutt-mfg.com
GROB SYSTEMS, INC. 1070 Navajo Drive, Bluffton, OH 45817 419-369-6994 www.grobsystems.com Emily Brock, Marketing Coordinator ebrock@grobsystems.com
SIEMENS INDUSTRY, INC. Machine Tool Business 390 Kent Avenue, Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 847-640-1595 www.usa.siemens.com/cnc John Meyer, Manager, Marketing Communications cnc.marketing.us@siemens.com
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Creaform’s Lightweight Portable Metrology Solution: HandySCAN BLACK Creaform has thoroughly reengineered and refined update to the HandySCAN 3D™: the HandySCAN BLACK™. This is the third-generation version of Creaform’s patented metrology-grade scanner. Its launch marks more than 15 years of innovation of technology to meet the evolving needs of the manufacturing and engineering industries. The HandySCAN BLACK™ is made for professionals who need the most effective and reliable tool on the market to capture accurate dimensional measurements of physical objects. HandySCAN BLACK combines high-performance 3D scanning with improved optics, multiple blue laser technology and a sleek, ergonomic design. Its distinctive simplicity and portability advantages are a staple of Creaform’s product line » For more information, visit www.creaform3d.com BOOTH: 436
FANUC’s New CRX-10iA Robot Raises the Bar in Collaborative Technology FANUC offers a wide range of collaborative robots that can handle products from 4-35kg. The new 10kg payload CRX-10iA and CRX-10iA/L provide a reach of 1249mm and 1418mm respectively. Like the entire family of collaborative robots, the CRX-10iA and CRX-10iA/L are designed with FANUC’s world-renowned technology, proven reliability and sensitive contact detection that allows them to work safely alongside people in a variety of industrial and manufacturing jobs. The CRX-10iA/L arm’s swing motion makes it easy to access/grab parts located behind the robot. » For more information, visit www.fanucamerica.com BOOTH: 707
Fastems Launches New Version of its Versatile Manufacturing Management Software The new version of Fastems' Manufacturing Management Software (MMS) integrates both automated and non-automated processes into digital manufacturing management, bringing together three application areas in a single manufacturing software platform: pallet-based automation, automation of direct part handling with robots, and work cell operations for standalone machines and other manual manufacturing operations. Further, with the latest MMS version, it’s possible to plan and control the aspects of manufacturing which are not automated with robots or FM-systems. As a result, the MMS software closes the gap between the automated and manual manufacturing processes. » For more information, visit www.fastems.com
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ABB Launches IRB1100 Robot And Omnicore™ Controller For Harsh Environments ABB is introducing a new harsh environment version of its IRB 1100 robot and OmniCore controller, designed with enhanced protection against water and dust. The entire body of the new IRB 1100 model has an IP67 rating, with all electrical components sealed against contaminants. This makes it resistant to water and provides the robot with complete protection from dust ingress. For manufacturers, the new IP67 protection rating will enable the robot to be used in applications generating substantial dust, water and debris including 3C polishing, wet grinding, buffing and deburring. » For more information, visit www.abb.com BOOTH: 4026
New TwinCAT Analytics One-Click Dashboard from Beckhoff Provides Tools for Engineering 4.0 To reduce the once time-consuming process of dashboard creation down to a simple mouse click, Beckhoff has introduced the new TwinCAT Analytics One-Click Dashboard. The automated functionality in TwinCAT Analytics to convert analysis configurations into executable PLC code now also includes dashboard generation. With One-Click Dashboard, all it takes for users is a simple mouse click to generate an entire HTML5-enabled analytics dashboard based on the PLC code that is then loaded into a selected Analytics Runtime container. When the process completes, users receive a network address that they can use to access the dashboard in a web browser. » For more information, visit www.beckhoffautomation.com BOOTH: 4311
The Leading Edge in Modular Ergonomics Proline has been a leader in workbench manufacturers providing world class production furniture since 1978. The aesthetics of their workbenches combined with the heavy duty, independent four leg design and the almost infinite selection of modular accessories have made many of their models the workbench of choice for production areas. Proline believes your production areas should be as professional as your office environment. They can custom paint their products to an existing corporate color for a professional look throughout a company’s facility. » For more information, visit www.1proline.com
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The SIG-VCS Automatic Corrugated Cross Strapping and Squaring Bundler The SIG-VCS is designed to strap standard folded boxes and provide high-speed bundling, squaring and strapping for variable package sizes and configurations. With precise bundle compression and consistent strap tension and placement, it produces up to 25 squared bundles per minute for single strap applications. The SIG-VCS has flexible features like adjustable strap tension up to 10 levels and a control panel that stores up to 2000 different bundle combinations, making it easy to integrate into any operation with ease and a promise of maximum productivity. » For more information, visit www.signode.com BOOTH: 2124
TAB Wrapper Tornado Automatically Secures Pallet Loads for Safe Transport TAB’s patent-pending orbital wrapping machine is includes the company's signature automation package that enables a single forklift driver to manage the entire wrapping function without leaving his/her seat. The automation package features the company's proprietary automated cut and wrap device, wireless remote control system, and its new Smart Controls. At the press of the start button, lift truck operators simply raise the palletized load, approach the orbital wrapping ring, press start on the wireless remote and monitor the TAB Wrapper Tornado as it encases the entire load and pallet in 360 degrees of protective, plastic film in seconds. » For more information, visit www.tabwrapper.com BOOTH: 5014
Wildeck, Inc. to Showcase Suite of Access Products at MODEX 2020 Wildeck’s portfolio of access products includes stair crossovers, modular platforms, access ladders, pallet access gates, stairs, rolling ladders, work stands and aerospace/specialty products. Two products of especial interest to MODEX’s 2020 show attendees are Wildeck’s stair crossover products and Finger Gates. Wildeck’s crossover products improve access and mobility around material handling/automated systems (like conveyors). Wildeck’s Finger Gate is a durable steel gate that easy integrates into any facility and provides a strong, protective barrier at elevated work levels.
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Dynabrade Introduces New Line of Aluminum Housing Power Tools Dynabrade, Inc.’s Newly refined Die Grinders, Disc Sanders and Drills are manufactured to ensure a lightweight tool. Excellent for or overhead or extended use. Each tool is manufactured with the rigidity and strength of a housing machined from a single piece of aluminum bar stock. » Straight Line Die Grinders: Available in 25,000 and 30,000 RPM: These rear exhaust tools are widely used in aerospace manufacturing facilities for deburring and material removal applications. The straight-line design is ideal for applications in confined areas. » Right Angle Die Grinders: Available in 12,000 and 20,000 RPM: These rear exhaust tools provide greater torque under load when aggressive material removal is necessary. The compact size improves maneuverability and the precision gears provide enhanced durability and performance. An Extension Die Grinder is also offered. Available in 12,000 and 18,000 RPM, each tool features a ¼” collet. Ideal for use as both a Die Grinder and Disc Sander. » Mini Right-Angle Drills: With eight models available with RPM’s from 900 to 5,000, each Drill features a Rotatable Head which is adjustable without tools. The head rotates in both a clockwise and counterclockwise direction; ideal for various drilling applications. » Pencil Die Grinder: Utilized in grinding and deburring applications where a high degree of precision is needed. At 100,000 RPM, the tool features low run out for smooth operations. The high RPM creates chatter-free cutting and the top-quality bearings provide long tool life. These new Dynabrade Aluminum Housing Air Tools are manufactured in the USA. » For more information, visit www.dynabrade.com
Integrated Air Bearings Make Machinery Hover: Reposition, Relocate, Reconfigure on the Fly In today’s manufacturing environment, moving machinery to optimize floor space, flex for lean manufacturing, or position for optimum productivity is imperative. Embedding air bearings on OEM machinery provides manufacturers the ultimate capability to adapt and flex to ever-changing manufacturing configurations. Embedded air bearings can now be designed into the OEM equipment via an online toolkit available from AeroGo. Air bearing systems utilize compressed air to lift and float heavy machines, structures and tooling within their own footprint. Air bearing technology eliminates friction – making heavy loads easy to move – and it floats on the surface without damaging the floor. » For more information, visit www.aerogo.com
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Hunter Industrial Releases New Digital Controllers for HVLS Fans Hunter Industrial, a division of the Hunter Fan Company, has released three new controllers today for each of its HVLS (high-volume, low-speed) fan lines—named the 350 Series, 430 Series, and 700 Series. Hunter Industrial is proud to now offer network-capable controls across its entire HVLS fan lines. Purposefully designed for the user, each Hunter Industrial controller is a highly intuitive touchscreen that incorporates a “plug and play” design and allows for a hassle-free installation. Able to manage up to 30 fans at once, the 700 Series also features building management system (BMS) integration with an optional gateway, scheduling, zoning, password protection and fan diagnostics directly from the screen.
Selectable Voltage Power Supply for Static Eliminators EXAIR’s new Gen4 Two Outlet Selectable Voltage Power Supply allows you to choose input voltages of 115VAC or 230VAC. Two 5kV stainless steel output connectors can energize two static eliminators. Applications using up to two Gen4 Super Ion Air Knives, Ion Air Guns, Ion Air Cannons, Ionizing Bars or any other EXAIR Gen4 static eliminator product can be connected to one power supply. Like all EXAIR Gen4 products, these two outlet power supplies are UL component recognized, CE and RoHS compliant. They also feature an electromagnetically shielded modular power supply cable which eases routing and connections.
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Konecranes redefines heavy lifting with new M-series winch Konecranes next-generation heavy-duty winch offers improved hook approaches and flange mounted motors for the positive motor to gearcase alignment that reduces component wear. M-series’ updated trolley layout improves safety while better facilitating inspections and maintenance with the use of convenient and safe trolley walkways. These design features, combined with Konecranes purpose-built, crane-duty Core of Lifting components have resulted in a winch that can easily be configured to fulfill the needs of various production processes. The M-series winch is available in capacities up to 70 metric tons, and CMAA ratings from D through F for service in a broad range of process duty applications.
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Walter expands its MX system with Walter CaptoTM toolholders, opening a new range of applications Walter has added Walter Capto™ toolholders and insert widths to its Walter Cut MX grooving system. Capto toolholders feature enhanced rigidity and modularity, while the tapered polygonal shape handles both torsional and bending forces with ease. This interface can be used for lathes, and for turning/milling centers. With the new Walter Capto™ monoblock tools (C3–C6), the MX system can now also be used on machines with Capto interfaces. In addition, new parting blades are introduced to work with automatic lathes and multi-spindle machines. Walter has completed the range with new grooving inserts and toolholders for larger insert widths. » For more information, visit www.walter-tools.com
Combination Anvil and Bench Vise from Palmgren Designed differently than conventional style vises, Palmgren’s combination Anvil and Bench Vise features a horn, step, a hardened face, and a hardy hole. It comes with replaceable serrated jaws, pipe jaws, and a precision-machined slide bar. The anvil vise is perfect for flattening or forming a wide range of metals. This Anvil Vise from Palmgren is carefully machined to provide an exceptionally smooth working surface as well as secure safe clamping Now observing its 100th anniversary, Palmgren is a C.H. Hanson brand. » For information, visit www.palmgren.com
Jumbo Electric Walk-In Oven From Grieve No. 976 is a 500ºF (~260ºC) electrically-heated jumbo walk-in oven from Grieve, currently used for heating molds at the customer’s facility. Workspace of this unit measures 13’W x 28’D x 7’6”H. 360KW are installed in Incoloy sheathed tubular elements to heat the oven, while 49,000CFM from two 20HP recirculating blowers provide a combination airflow to the workload. This Grieve jumbo walk-in oven features 4” thick insulated walls, removable top-mounted heat chamber, aluminized steel interior and exterior, door seals eliminated and doors equipped with drag seals, plus the unit was constructed to split into four sections for shipment to the customer’s location. » For more information, visit www.grievecorp.com
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