Industrial Machinery Digest - September, 2019

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September 2019

WHY BUSINESS PURPOSE IS CRITICAL » Talking Shop with: Jennifer Blackford Vice President of Marketing, AGMA

» Structural Success Manufacturing company upgrades its inspection capabilities with two new pieces of equipment from KEYENCE

» Automation Training in Tennessee Motlow State Community College now an ABB Robotics Education Affiliate

» S pecialty Abrasives for Challenging Materials and Difficult-To-Reach Applications

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BUSINESS 4.0 Why Business Purpose is Critical

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TALKING SHOP Jennifer Blackford Vice President of Marketing American Gear Manufacturers Association

SAFETY & MAINTENANCE Structural Success

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FEATURES

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WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

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EDITORIAL DIRECTIONS INDUSTRY NEWS ON EXHIBIT WIMTS

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Whether you’re a job shop, a production manufacturer, an OEM, or a fabricator, you are constantly monitoring every aspect of your operation for streamlining opportunities. These can be found in supply chain efficiencies involving inventory levels, process improvements, technology upgrades, shifts in heat-treating and finishing choices, the consolidation of secondary and tertiary procedures, even material choices, among many others. By keeping a sharp focus on continuous improvement, your goals for increased efficiency are more easily realized over time.

We face similar challenges in publishing. While technological advances make things possible that simply weren’t even five years ago, there is the constant learning curve required to stay at the leading edge in order to capitalize on these wonders. Even the increased avenues of communication provided by social media brings an additional burden in terms of the time required to maintaining Twitter, Facebook, and various website and blog platforms, often while also—as in our case—publishing a traditional print magazine. We also investigate the best online and cloud-based systems that allow our team to collaborate seamlessly while traveling to cover the manufacturing industry.

One trend that demands constant attention involves how readers prefer to access their information, which is by no means a static activity. The internet has probably been the most transformative technology in recent decades in altering our reading habits, in that we’ve grown accustomed to absorbing brief, bite-size news items that are heavy on graphics rather than longer, more-detailed articles.

This, of course, translates to print… but to what extent? If you go too far in one direction, you lose the cohesion that marks a magazine as a semi-literary entity; too far in the other, and you risk losing the reader’s attention. In addition, for efficiency’s sake, we need to produce content that shifts easily between print and digital platforms without too much alteration required.

So even as we search out information that will help you meet your production goals, you can return the favor by providing us with feedback about our own efforts. Any ideas you could share about new content, features, or subjects would be of great interest to us. So thanks, and we look forward to hearing from you!

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Industry News OnRobot Opens First US Office Exclusively Dedicated to Research & Development in Los Angeles, California OnRobot has opened its first location specifically dedicated to research and development (R&D) in the United States. Based in Culver City in Los Angeles, California, the new office area boasts 6,000 square feet for engineers, researchers and local staff to work and develop new products. Last year marked OnRobot’s first foray into the LA area, as it acquired Perception Robotics.

With this acquisition, OnRobot brought the award-winning Gecko Gripper technology into its product offerings and developed it for commercial launch. The tactile Gecko Gripper uses millions of micro-scaled fibrillar stalks that adhere to a surface the same way that lizards climb. Originally created to help NASA salvage and repair satellites, the Gecko Gripper’s unique ability to pick up porous and delicate objects has already gained significant traction with OnRobot’s industrial automation customers.

Ian Johnson Extends Role as Official ESAB Spokesperson, Ambassador To The Off-Road And Digital Welding Community ESAB announced that it has extended its relationship with off-road vehicle fabrication expert Ian Johnson as an official spokesperson for its welding and cutting products. Johnson’s hardcore off-roading show Four Wheeler will debut on MotorTrend TV this fall, and he currently produces the digital show, Big Tire Garage, from his shop in Spring Hill, Tenn. ESAB sponsors both ventures and has equipped his shop with Rebel welders, Thermal Dynamics® plasma cutters and Victor® gas equipment. Johnson interacts with hundreds of thousands of fans through the online welding and off-roading communities and at events such as the Easter Jeep Safari and East Coast off-road events. Since 2015, he has been a fixture in ESAB’s interactive exhibits at the SEMA motorsports and FABTECH metalworking shows, answering visit questions and teaching them how to weld.

Coxreels® Announces New Shipping Program Coxreels goal has always been to listen to their customer’s needs and the challenges you face. They listen to your feedback and work tirelessly to deliver the products and services that will help you grow your business. As a result of your feedback, Coxreels are very excited to announce that they have launched a new Shipping Program called, “Coxreels Ship Ready”. With more than 80 SKU’s included, Coxreels Ship Ready Program ship all confirmed orders the next business day after you place your order, and if at any time we can ship it the same day, Coxreels will do their best to make this happen.

The maximum that can be ordered on a Purchase Order is 10 per SKU per order.

Mastercam Retains Top Ranking Worldwide According to CIMdata’s latest report, Mastercam is the number one CAM software used worldwide. CIMdata also ranked Mastercam’s global support network as the largest in the field of CAM. Mastercam topped the list in both the educational and industrial categories, with nearly twice as many installed seats as the nearest competitor*.

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Meghan West, President and CEO of CNC Software, Inc., stressed the importance of Mastercam’s leadership in both categories. “When we say that Mastercam is Shaping the Future of Manufacturing™, we are talking about more than technological advancements.

We are talking about our commitment to an incredible array of schools, educators, and organizations, working with our global support network to make sure students of all ages are introduced to opportunities in manufacturing and taught the programming skills necessary for meaningful employment.”

Exact Metrology GOM Challenge Exact Metrology, a leading provider of 3D and CT scanning equipment and metrology services, now offers the GOM CT scanner — the most accurate industrial CT scanner currently on the market. The GOM CT scanner offers the highest accuracy and highest resolution of any 225kV system available today and Exact Metrology devised the “GOM CT Challenge” to prove this.

“If a company is considering the purchase of a CT scanner, they can call us and validate the suitability, then send us a part. We’ll scan it and send them the images. If they don’t believe the output is superior to other scanners in the 225kV range, we’ll send them $100…no strings attached,” said Steve Young, co-president of Exact Metrology.

Epson Robots Introduces AutomateElite System Integrator Program Epson Robots announced the AutomateEliteSM Authorized System Integrator Program as part of the Epson Advantage Partner Program.

The authorized system integrators are hand-selected by Epson based on automation experience, technical competency, and Epson Robots portfolio expertise. The new program will help them grow their business through sales of Epson Robots and makes it easier for customers to find the best system integrators for their automation projects. Epson authorized system integrators will have access to a variety of tools, including prioritized pre-and post-sales support, training, marketing materials, technical support and more.

FABTECH Explores the Impact of Tariffs on Metal Manufacturing For now and the foreseeable future, tariffs will remain a looming and evolving story that will continue to impact the metal manufacturing industry. Companies will need to adjust their business plans and adapt to both the challenges and potential benefits that tariffs will impose. FABTECH is focused on providing the industry with the support, education and opportunity to discover transformative metal manufacturing products and solutions, including insights needed to successfully face tariffs head-on. Two Leadership Exchange sessions at FABTECH 2019 will provide everyone from C-level executives from Fortune 500 manufacturing companies to small shop foremen with a fresh perspective and a plan to approach this ever-evolving issue. The Impact of Disruptive Technology and the Future of Manufacturing panelists will discuss disruptive technologies including 5G, IoT, AI, robotics and automation.

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Chicago Pneumatic Welcomes New Product Marketing Manager for Industrial Tools Chicago Pneumatic announced the addition of Paul Olsowske to the Chicago Pneumatic team as Product Marketing Manager at the company’s U.S. Headquarters in Rock Hill, South Carolina.

Olsowske will oversee the launch and promotion of tools in Chicago Pneumatic’s Industrial Tools segment in the U.S. and North American Territory. Olsowske has an extensive background in industrial pumps, which he notes shares a segment of the same customer base as Chicago Pneumatic’s industrial tools. Chicago Pneumatic has more than a century of expertise in manufacturing pneumatic and cordless tools for general and heavy industrial applications. Supplying controllable power, reliable performance, and uncompromising durability in every tool means unrivaled productivity in the toughest work environments. Business Line Manager Philip Warmbier says he expects Olsowske’s impact to be felt immediately as Chicago Pneumatic prepares for new tool releases in its industrial sector.

Pelican’s Kathy Gorey Appointed to Board of Directors for the Association of Rotational Molders Pelican Products, Inc. temperature-controlled packaging solutions and advanced portable lighting systems, is proud to announce Kathy Gorey, long time employee, has been invited to serve on the Board of Directors for the Association of Rotational Molders (ARM). The ARM is a worldwide trade association with the objective to increase awareness of rotational molding technologies and processes. Gorey started with Hardigg Industries (acquired by Pelican in 2009) in the Engineering Department as a Drafter and now works as a Project Engineer in the Manufacturing Engineering Department at Pelican’s South Deerfield, Massachusetts plant.

Kathy has a degree in Mechanical Drawing and certificates in Metal Machining and Metal Working.

by a NIMS-sanctioned review committee of industry volunteers, which guaranteed quality control, but could take up to four weeks or longer, and often created a backlog of uninspected parts. Now, the validation can be done on-site by instructors themselves, and credentials can be issued much quicker.

New Universal Robots-Phillips Partnership Eases Integration with Popular Haas CNC Machine Tools Loading and unloading CNC machines is becoming one of the most popular applications for collaborative robots as manufacturers face significant difficulties in staffing this tedious task. A new distributor agreement between Universal Robots and Phillips Corporation will further the rapid deployment of cobots with Haas CNC machines, offering machine shops a safe, user-friendly solution to optimize spindle uptime. Haas provides the best-selling CNC machines in the Western Hemisphere, and Phillips is the world’s largest Haas Factory Outlet. VersaBuilt’s Haas CNC Integration Kit is a simple yet powerful interface that enables UR cobots to easily execute any machining program stored on the Haas CNC directly through the cobot’s own teach pendant, maintaining all Haas safety interlock features. Versabuilt is available through the UR+ platform, a showroom of products all certified to integrate seamlessly with UR cobots.

Validate Worker and Student Inspection Skills with New NIMS Credential The National Institute for Metalworking Skills (NIMS) is pleased to announce that it has launched a new credential to validate an instructor’s or evaluator’s parts inspection skills. Designed for manufacturers and schools, the new “NIMS Inspector Credential” allows a much faster, more efficient performance validation process within the NIMS online structural framework. Until now, shops and schools had to send test parts to be inspected and evaluated

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Business 4.0

Why Business Purpose is CRITICAL

By: Andrea Belk Olson, MSC and CEO of Pragmadik

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emember back in 2014 when CVS made the decision to stop selling tobacco in their stores? CEO Larry Merlo was willing to leave billions of dollars in revenue on the table because the sale of tobacco products was inconsistent with the company’s purpose of helping people on their path to better health.

Today we hear so much talk about purpose, and we genuinely admire companies such as CVS that have the integrity to live up to their commitments. But having a clear, authentic business purpose is about more than simply having "corporate social responsibility".

A generic vision statement or a catchy marketing slogan can easily become a forced "purpose" that does more harm than good. Neither

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is genuine, and people see through them. On the other end of the spectrum, if your business "purpose" is to generate profit, increase shareholder wealth, or simply sell products or services - aiming there as the "purpose" of your business is to shoot terribly low.

Yet, when organizations are grinding under the pressure of expected quarterly – even monthly – growth goals, it’s easy to lose focus on something that feels as aspirational as "purpose".

But "purpose" has more value than many organizations truly realize or leverage. If you can clearly understand and define your organizational purpose, the downstream benefits go beyond a simple "warm and fuzzy" feeling to impacting many aspects of your business' health including:

Ability to More Effectively Attract And Retain Talent Purpose resonates strongly with people, and research shows that millennials prefer working for companies that are committed to bigger causes. A recent survey of 3,464 U.S. Millennials revealed they want to make a positive difference in the world (68%) and said a successful business needs to have a genuine purpose (81%) and the values of their employer should match their own (78%). And they’re willing to make compromises in order to achieve that. Over one-third said they would lower their expectations around having responsibility at work (35%) and career advancement goals (30%). To put that in perspective, 19% of U.S. Gen Xers felt the same way.

Ability to Shape A Better Growth Strategy Most people know what an organization does, but few know why they do it. In other words, most purpose-driven leaders can articulate their mission–but many mission-driven leaders cannot articulate their purpose. As a result, our culture is inundated by leaders who do not approach strategy from a place of purpose. Leaders not connected to the reasons behind what they’re trying to accomplish are more likely to get distracted by novel trends, to give up when the going gets tough, to be viewed as opportunistic by customers and employees, and to avoid taking risks that can lead to innovation.

their team faces, always asking, “Does this align with our purpose?”

Your purpose sinks into the collective conscience. The culture changes and the organization begins to perform at a higher level.

Processes become simpler and easier to execute and sustain. People start looking for permanent solutions rather than stop-gap measures that create more inefficiencies through process variations.

So, what does "purpose" mean for your business? Can you discover a purpose greater than simply creating a customer or increasing shareholder value? Can you create a business, a culture, built to communicate that bigger purpose? What might change if you did? What organizations could you model your working on purpose business upon? How can you draw people to commit and connect to your bigger purpose?

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Andrea's 22-year, field-tested background provides unique, applicable approaches to creating a more customer-centric organization. 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 leaders and industry organizations around the world on how to craft effective customer-facing operational

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strategies to discover new sources of revenues and savings. Connect

Purpose is certainly not just a marketing issue or positioning of your brand image. "Purpose" should impact every aspect of your company. By clarifying the purpose, leaders can emphasize and bring focus to every conversation, every decision, every problem

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Motion + Power Technology Expo is not just a tradeshow, but a technical reality that is coming to fruition as we speak.

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TALKING SHOP WITH: Jennifer Blackford — Vice President of Marketing, American Gear Manufacturers Association In what way is the show’s new name — The Motion + Power Technology Expo — reflected in its mission moving forward?

We have a saying at AGMA when people ask about the importance of what our members manufacture. We tell them “Gears make the world move.” The show’s new name is a direct reflection of the most simple and important function of a gear.

Although the name is new, the foundation of what the show represents is still very present, with the entire gear manufacturing supply chain represented.

Motion + Power Technology Expo is not just a tradeshow, but a technical reality that is coming to fruition as we speak. All over the world we see industries teaming up to offer consolidated supply chains where customers can meet all their needs in one place. In a global marketplace, with steep competition and technology changing rapidly, AGMA thought it was time to have a show that represents all the power transmission sectors that make the world move – fluid and electric power included. The name is part of this new vision for the show,

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bringing all types of power transmission buyers together to network, see the latest technology, and to learn about new processes. We are very excited to work with all parts of the industry to give exhibitors and attendees what they need to be successful.

Can we expect new events, seminars, or education platforms in Detroit this year?

We are really excited about all the new events and educational opportunities that we are offering in Detroit this October. It was important that with the new branding, we developed new ways in which we can support all parts of the power transmission industry and our expanded audience. The industry is busy, and letting staff leave their everyday work to attend a tradeshow is a tough decision for companies. That is why we wanted to make sure we offered more than just a place to do business by creating a two-track MPT Conference that includes 16 speakers on Emerging Technology and Business Intelligence topics. These presentations come from

subject matter experts in the fields of 3D printing, IIoT, Electric Drive Technology, Robotics, Blockchain, Cybersecurity, Market Information and Workforce. In addition, we teamed up with expert instructors that will cover all parts of the power transmission industry with education seminars on topics such as Supply Chain Management, Fluid Power Components, Bearings, Heat Treatment, Gear Engineering and more.

Additionally, we know that the show floor offers exhibitors the space to make sales, but we have extended this concept with new networking events that showcase the diversity of our industry.

With a Young Professionals networking event and a Women in Manufacturing Breakfast, AGMA and partners are providing exhibitor and attendees the time to build relationships and business contacts for the future. We want exhibitors to come to MPT Expo knowing that they have every available resource provided to them. We respect that coming to a trade show can be expensive, so we want to make sure that we offer everything they need for the best ROI.

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It’s really exciting to see this burst of fresh energy for the show. Does it also signal any new directions within the AGMA itself?

AGMA has been strategically working to build new and stronger relationships with other sectors of the power transmission industry.

The energy you see is reflective of the hard work, from members, our board and staff to make sure the gear industry stays current, relevant and up-to-date on the changing technology of the global marketplace.

AGMA has been collocating its show with ASM International’s Heat Treat Exposition for more than a decade, and has also had a long relationship with the American Bearing Manufacturers Association, who are supporting the show with an education seminar. Motion + Power Technology Expo

also brings a new partner with the National Fluid Power Association having a pavilion of more than 20 fluid power companies, which is also offering three seminars.

The show is a great way to represent how interconnected the power transmission industry is, and AGMA will continue to build strong partnerships with associations that can help bring value to our exhibitors and attendees.

What do you hope attendees will find most valuable about this new format? What do you feel might generate the most buzz?

The name change and rebrand has generated quite the buzz already. Gear Expo was a staple for our primary members, and the work we all did to bring the show to where it is today was

significant. Attendees will find that legacy is still there, and the fact that our exhibitors are not just companies that have been around for five years, but instead have over 50 years of experience, demonstrates the strength and quality of what we offer.

I think that history mixed with the new demographics, the MPT Conference, and the expanded education seminars will give companies a reason to send multiple people to the show with the confidence that they will be investing not only in growth, but in training.

Having a “one-stop shop for all things power transmission” will be convenient for many, so we look forward to hosting everyone this October in Detroit.

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Structural Success Manufacturing company upgrades its inspection capabilities with two new pieces of equipment from KEYENCE

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amma Aerospace LLC produces big parts: stringers and struts, doors and access panels, seat tracks, spars, and more, some longer than a pickup truck. In fact, if it’s used to construct a commercial airliner, helicopter, or military aircraft, chances are good that it came from Gamma.

But the Mansfield, Texas manufacturer makes plenty of small parts as well—the brackets and fittings, for example, that are needed to assemble larger structural components into a functioning aircraft. This product diversity was the problem facing Gamma’s director of quality and operations, Jason Jackson: how to measure the miniature, in a shop geared towards the macro?

Terrific Capabilities, Tiny Needs “Our digital inspection area has an array of measuring equipment including coordinate measuring machines (CMMs) and portable inspection arms, but even our smallest CMM has an 8-foot bed, and the arm has a 6- foot inspection envelope,” he says. “These are fine for our larger parts, but we also machine an awful lot of small, tight-tolerance parts. We found it time-consuming and a little awkward to setup a humungous measuring machine for parts that you can hold in your hand.”

One of these was a triangular, two-inch long metal clip destined for Lockheed’s F-35 fighter jet, which Gamma machines in quantities of 300 of parts per month. Until recently, one of Jackson’s team members would inspect a representative sample of each production lot on one of the CMMs, but because the parts would later be cadmium plated, it was necessary to 100% inspect each of the part’s three close-tolerance holes, verifying they would meet post-plating tolerance requirements.

“The CMM part of the inspection process wasn’t super long, maybe 10 minutes or so, but we had to use an inside micrometer to check all the holes,” Jackson explains. “Think about hand-checking three-hundred parts times three holes each—that’s 900 holes per job. That’s what got me thinking about the KEYENCE.” Jackson is a chemist by trade. He’d used the inspection equipment provider’s digital microscopes in the past, and says “he loves KEYENCE equipment.” So, when he was approached by the local system specialist about the company’s IM Series Instant

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Transitioning Teams And Technologies There’s more to this story than finding an efficient way to check small parts, however.

Jackson was also plagued with a problem that virtually all manufacturing companies can relate to: finding qualified people—in his case, inspectors. Fortunately, he soon discovered a way to address both of these issues.

Since 1971, Gamma Aerospace has made a name for itself as a leader in aerospace component manufacturing. With extensive machining capabilities as well as proficiency in deep drawing, forming, bending, and assembly, the company has attracted customers such as Boeing, Bell Helicopter, Spirit AeroSystems, and others.

Once a family-owned company, Gamma was acquired by the Chicago-based private investment firm, Ashland Capital Partners, in March of 2017. Since then, the company has invested heavily in new equipment and

manufacturing technology, and during a board meeting late last year to review department needs, Jackson was asked to define his biggest hurdle going forward.

“Though we had some great equipment at our disposal, we were definitely lacking the right tools to measure the smaller parts,” he says. “But even if we’d had those tools, our biggest bottleneck was a lack of skilled inspectors. So, when the board asked me what I was going to do to resolve the situation, I told them about the KEYENCE equipment, explaining that it would not only solve our small parts challenges, but was easy enough to use that we could leverage less experienced people to operate it.”

The board’s response: “Why haven’t you bought it yet?”

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the triangular clip mentioned earlier, he says the IM is not only significantly faster than the previous inspection method, but much more accurate as well.

“We can check a complete part in just a couple minutes now, and measuring the holes literally takes just a few seconds,” he says. “There’s no need to align the part, no fixture, we just set the part or even multiple parts on the stage and push the button. The KEYENCE goes out and finds whatever’s on the stage, identifies a pre-defined key feature, electronically orients the part, and gets measuring. The dimensions are recorded automatically, and as long as you can tell the difference between a green light and a red one, anyone can operate it.”

The team has programmed dozens of other parts since the IM and XM’s arrival.

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lthough it is a subsidiary of an OEM that has been in existence for 84 years, 2015 marked a particularly important milestone for KHK Co., LTD. That’s the year it established a direct-sales footprint in the United States—namely in Mineola, New York—after years of marketing its metric stock gears through a global network of distributors; a model it still utilizes beyond North America. The reason? “With increasing globalization, and the need for drop-in aftermarket metric gearing for all manner of equipment, we saw a great potential for market growth and wanted to position ourselves to service those company’s needs,” according to General Manager Brian Dengel. “The growth we’ve experienced has been quite encouraging.”

Founded in 1935 in the Saitama Prefecture north of Tokyo, Japan, the Kohara Gear Industry Co., Ltd., is an established manufacturer and supplier of stock metric gears to companies located around the world. KHK USA is its primary North American distribution point with various satellite warehouse placed as needed. While some previous distributors have retained limited sales rights in a grandfathered fashion, the predominant trend is a direct relationship between KHK and its customers throughout North America, and sometimes further south.

One benefit to these markets involves blazing fast lead times.

Just a sampling of its stock items includes spur, pinion, helical, ring and internal, miter, bevel and worm gears, in addition to gear racks.

It also provides inch gears, screw gears, and gearboxes. And with some 20,000 stock keeping units (SKUs) in inventory, about 6,000 are blanks ready for immediate secondary customization (also known as the “J” series), shipping in three days on average. Plus, there are no quantity limitations — buy one gear, or buy a thousand; all according to your needs. The company even offers a service providing three-day shipping on any gear that, for whatever reason, must be sent from Japan for a quite reasonable $25 surcharge.

As Dengel explains it, the company’s products can basically be broken into four categories: “First, there are the standard stock gears just as they are stored in the KHK stockroom,” he says, “Then there are the custom-made gears that are made to order to the customer’s specifications. Then there are items with secondary operations — standard stock gears with customer specified secondary operations — and then the J series, which are standard stock gears with KHK specified secondary operations that can include enlarging the bore, adding a keyway, or adding tapped holes. These modifications generally require no more than two working days and form the core of KHK’s BTO (Built to Order) system.

Another service KHK’s North American customers enjoy is the engineering expertise it provides. It is capable of stepping in and providing whatever level of assistance an end user requires — Dengel himself performs in this role, along with other staff engineers — including design suggestions, metallurgical

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challenges, process improvement, and hardening process such as laser finishing, which creates no distortion. The company also offers free 3D CAD models on its website, providing design engineers with a drop-in component rather than having to calculate the proper gear geometry for their assembly.

The gear selection process is critical to the ease of use for the customer when choosing stock gearing, or blanks with slight modifications. For this reason, KHK is constantly updating its catalogs as well as offering it in a number of different formats including digital, PDF, and print according to the customer’s preference. Whatever the format, the end user is able to select gears based on specification requirements involving measurements, shapes, precision grades such as JIS, DIN and AGMA, pitch such as modules and DP, hardness, polish or lack thereof, and also strength-related issues such as allowable torque. Usage guidelines, etc., are also a plus.

The primary benefit of the online digital catalog is that it is searchable based on catalog number, tooth pitch (module), number of teeth, and bore size.

At its launch into the North American market in 2015, Dengel says that metric gears made up a relatively small percentage of the total market from drop-in and changeout gears—about 20 percent — but growth has come over time and is expected to continue as more foreign made equipment and systems are purchased for us in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. KHK is clearly poised to seize that moment and continue its upward trajectory as a premier manufacturer and provider of stock and custom metric gearing.

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n May 2019, ABB instructors began teaching certificate training classes at the recently built Automation & Robotic Training Center (ARTC) adjacent to the Motlow State Community College in McMinnville, Tennessee, which is a new member of the ABB Robotics Affiliate Education Program.

The 12,500 square-foot ARTC has a dedicated ABB Robotics lab equipped with six 6-axis ABB robots and robot controllers, and all the necessary software and peripheral equipment to teach ABB customers how to program and operate ABB industrial robots.

Students who successfully complete the training earn comprehensive qualification as an ABB customer certified robot professional in the specific curriculum area of focus.

Motlow is ABB’s sixth US affiliate training facility and continues ABB’s strategic plan to establish certified training campuses throughout North America where customers have more access to comprehensive training and certification. It is expected that approximately 125 students will receive training at Motlow in 2019.

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the skills needed to transform productivity and keep pace with technology,” said Joe Chudy, US general manager, ABB Robotics.

“The answer in creating the manufacturing jobs of the future lies in education. We must train the workforce of today and adapt education for the workforce of tomorrow.”

As the relationship progresses ABB will train and certify Motlow instructors to teach the robotics classes, providing all the required professor certification, curriculum materials and ongoing support. Beginning in August 2019 Motlow will offer its enrolled students robotics classes at the ARTC for college credit and robotics degrees. Motlow instructors will also begin teaching the ABB customer certification courses later this year.

Funding for the ARTC came from a $5.5 million grant awarded to Motlow as part of the “Drive to 55 Capacity Fund.” The primary purpose of the ARTC is to train skilled workers to support existing and new industries throughout the area as they utilize more industrial robots. Construction began in June 2018. The official opening and dedication ceremony took place April 26th, 2019.

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Mounted Points Offered in many sizes in several different shapes, Norton Merit Pink 86A Vitrified Bond Mounted Points are used in a broad range of operations on a variety of machines. Mounted points are small grinding wheels permanently fastened to its own spindle. Diameters range from 1/4" to 1", and are offered in a multitude of configurations and heights.

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Even better, the hob supplier will collect information about the entire hobbing application. With this detailed information, the hob manufacturer can engineer specifications that positively impact the gear hobbing application. Without a drawing and other important application information, or if the manufacturer merely provides “generic” hobs, decisions on hob design are made for an average case. Thus, if an optimized hobbing application is the goal, an average hob design will likely fall short in competitive performance.

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This example illustrates that at a 50% increase in hob cost may be recouped after cutting only 427 parts. For medium- to high-volume jobs, an engineered hob is obviously preferred, provided it delivers on its promises. Consider, too, that shorter cycle times mean quicker turnarounds and increased machine time availability. Today’s top gear manufacturers know this is one key to remaining competitive.

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SAFETY IS OUR BUSINESS treatment process. This can lead to extended hard finishing tool life and/or shortened hard finishing cycle times.

Similar thinking can be applied to a re-hobbing finishing process.

Furthermore, this type of hob engineering can impact design choices for coating, profile and lead modifications, thread starts, number of flutes, tooth relief, hob grinding method, and more. To make the most of a hob, the gear manufacturer should fully discuss all possible parameters with the tool manufacturer.

In conclusion, a tool manufacturer can engineer an optimized hob for measurable improvements in productivity.

However, this engineering requires the tool manufacturer to consider the full context of the specific hobbing application. It also requires a tool manufacturer with the appropriate level of expertise to deliver a hob’s full potential. Consequently, gear manufacturers can open new doors for their production to remain competitive for the future.

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Industry Insight

Targeting the Aerospace Industry with Diamond Coated Cutting Tools

California Tool is reaping the benefits of technology with a robotic loader that uses ANCA software to incorporate different diameters and collet sizes, reducing the need for individual setups.

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alifornia Tool has been making custom carbide cutting tools that are specifically designed for their customers’ needs for over 30 years. Cutting tools come in many different shapes and sizes, but you can also have the same tool with many different geometrical features, including hook, helix, and clearance angles.

That is why California Tool has remained outside of the catalogue market, a strategy that has born them great success.

Jordan Armitage, Manufacturing Manager at California Tool and Cutter said: “We make high performance cutting tools made to print, and we also offer regrinding services. The main market that we service is aerospace, we do tailor to automotive cutting tools and medical cutting tools.”

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“We're not trying to compete with catalogue companies, we are trying to diversify and operate as a high end, high performance house that can grind anything that you can dream of. We also understand it is vital for our customers to have their request turned around quickly. A lot of companies will say they can do it, but they take 16 weeks to make it. We're looking to doing it in six days, it's a huge difference.”

“Our regrinding services, although small in scope and hyperfocused, are a cost-effective way for the customer to extend the life of a tool. For some of our customers their tools have a lot of intricacy. There is tribal knowledge that is built in to these cutting tools, and it's taken a long time to develop what works for the customer.

From our end we need to regrind the cutting tools to a high level of complexity to meet the demands of our customers intricate geometries. We have an in-house CAD system that enables us to generate prints. We can reverse engineer some of their prints, or we can make custom-tailored tools to their process.”

“What I see personally as a fantastic opportunity in the industry are diamond coated cutting tools. A diamond coated tool will offer longevity, repeatability and predictability. That means customers will know exactly how long the cutting tool will last and they can predict their machine process based on that. With the materials being used to build airplanes today, the

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manufacturing process uses a significant amount of carbon fibre, and you need diamond coated tools to cut it.”

“There's a specific kind of grade of carbide required to make the diamond coated tools and we stock all that in-house to enable us to move quickly on our customer inquiries. We manufacture any cutting tool to specification and send it out for diamond coating.”

Technology gives a marketing edge “I would say that California Tool is keen to invest in the latest and

greatest technology and we have banked on ANCA to be able to bring the latest and greatest to our doorstep.”

“Our facilities are an important aspect of how we market ourselves as a lot of our customers want to come in and vet us, they want to see our production floor. I believe that this collaboration that we have between Zoller and ANCA is just a fantastic way to showcase how we make cutting tools.”

Getting diameters down to the millionths “A lot of the cutting tools that are coming in nowadays are very complex. The Zoller Genius and the whole team at Zoller have really helped us as a business to be more repetitive and to be more competitive in the marketplace because we're able to give customers exactly what they're asking for, with diameters down to the millionths and with cutting geometries that are plus or minus one degree.”

Software to automate manufacturing “The ANCA machines have everything that a grinding house needs and you can even get beyond that. There's just so much to the software that a lot of people don't even tap into. The RoboMate software for example, allows you to incorporate all different kinds of diameters and even collet sizes. It makes it easy for the guys to be able to set up jobs -we're constantly doing setup so to be able to scramble between all our different setups and still use a robot is pretty fantastic. I think that speaks volumes to the software that's involved.”

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On Exhibit WIMTS – Wisconsin Manufacturing & Technology Show

DATES: OCTOBER 8TH – 10TH Location: Wisconsin State Fair Park – West Allis, WI The Wisconsin Manufacturing & Technology Show (WIMTS) is a business event that combines well-known companies, products and key buyers in manufacturing. WIMTS is the industry-leading Midwest manufacturing trade show–from additive manufacturing to robotics, machining centers to welding, tooling and fabricating equipment and many more technologies in between. »» For more information, visit www.wimts.com

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Suhner Machining Block Spindle for High-Speed Operations Suhner Industrial Products Corp., Automation Division introduces the BEX8, a high-speed machining block spindle capable of maintaining rigidity, precision and reliable performance at extremely high-speed operations, up to 25,000 rpm. The BEX8 is a smaller version of the popular Suhner BEX15 but weighs only 33 lbs. and features the ability to mount directly onto robotic arms for fully automated machining operations in high-speed, high-production departments in automotive, appliance, off-highway and other industries. The standard motor supplied is either 0.37kW or 0.75kW and the standard toolholder supplied is ER20. This new machining spindle from Suhner adapts to the UA15 slide unit via the integral mounting supports. »» For more information, visit www.suhner-machining.com/en/ BOOTH: 1018

380 Series PC3 Vertical Tilt-Frame Band Saw from Amada-Marvel Featuring automatic Indexing, ± 60° miter, and programmable controls, the 380 Series is a versatile high-speed, metal cutting, bandsaw. Provides a Programmable Logic Control Unit with an 9" color, touch screen display. The control features graphical part programming with memory for up to 500 jobs and parts, as well as a material selection chart and customizable material library. Both blade speed and feed force are automatically set according to material type for optimal cutting performance. Job features include Inch/Metric capability, out-of-stock shut down device, a fast cut job option and expanded memory storage using removable media. »» For more information, visit www.marvelsaws.com BOOTH: 1036

BIG KAISER Introduces New Stainless Steel and Aluminum Insert Grades for Milling and Chamfering BIG KAISER has released a new set of insert grades for its indexable tools—C-Cutter Mini, C-Centering Cutter and Fullcut Mill. The new inserts are optimized to extend tool life in stainless steel or aluminum. Suited for peck-drilling, ramping, helical and shoulder milling, the Fullcut Mill is now available with the PVD-coated carbide ACP300 with nanometerlevel thickness and ultra-multilayered TiAIN and AICrN film. The new ACM300F is designed specifically for stainless steel work. The ACM300F boasts excellent fracture and welding resistance and has demonstrated a lifespan 1.5x of conventional inserts in testing. »» For more information, visit www.bigkaiser.com

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Structured Light 3D Scanner for Industrial Design Professionals Cobalt DesignTM combined with the recently introduced RevEngTM software platform, delivers a one stop, comprehensive digital design solution where small to medium objects can be scanned with precision, in color with multiple levels of resolution. It is the first color structured light scanner from FARO specifically developed for design applications and is ideal for scanning complex surfaces, especially highly detailed organic shapes. Cobalt DesignTM addresses a variety of design requirements, including reverse engineering, prototype design, packaging design, digital cataloging and even jewelry and fashion design. »» For more information, visit www.faro.com BOOTH: 555

Hypneumat’s FX-46 Ball Screw Rail Unit Hypneumat, Inc. has developed into the leading supplier of automatic drilling and tapping units, which customers find in nearly every major manufacturing industry throughout the world. The FX-46 is a model of their versatile autofeed units. With a repeatability of 0.001 of an inch, the ball screw allows four revolution-per-inch of travel. Maximum thrust capacity is 1600 pound-feet dynamic. The guide system features THK linear guides and rails with a PVC coated nylon rear way cover. The FX-46 also includes integrated over travel switches and counter balance option. »» For more information, visit www.hypneumat.com BOOTH: 959

Ingersoll Super-finishing face mill - Gold-Max 4 FFIN The generous .300-inch-wide crowned wiper of the Gold-Max 4 FFIN provides high quality finishes with superior flatness, eliminating the need for finish grinding operations.

While most MicroMill finishing inserts are designed for depths of cut less than .010 inch, the Gold-Ma x4 FFIN easily handles depths cut up to .38 inches. Featuring cutter diameters from Ø3.00 inch thru Ø8.00 inch, the high precision cutter bodies with tangentially mounted inserts offer (4) insert indexes. Micro finishing is possible at four times the typical axial depth of cut. The large elliptical radius aligns itself to the surface and multiple carbide grades are available for all material types. »» For more information, visit www.ingersoll-imc.com BOOTH: 327

Jorgensen Conveyor’s MunchMan® II Conveyor The MunchMan® II Conveyor is an improved release of a unique and very effective chip and scrap removal conveyor for the machine tool industry. The MunchMan® II employs a unique twin-belt conveyor arrangement at the lower curve and through the incline and chip discharge areas of the system. The primary and secondary belts run in unison to grab hold of chips, compress them and securely carry them up steep inclines, eliminating the risk of conveyor jams caused by chip balls tumbling at the lower curve or jamming in the conveyor incline section. »» For more information, visit www.jorgensenconveyors.com

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RS010L Robot Kawasaki’s High-Speed, High-Performance Robot The R series robots are setting the benchmark for all small-to-medium duty industrial robots. The compact design, along with industry leading speed, reach and work range make the R series robots ideal for a wide range of applications throughout a multitude of diverse industries. The general-purpose R series Robots are setting the benchmark for all small to medium duty industrial robots. The compact design, along with industry leading speed, reach and work range make the R series Robots ideal for a wide range of applications throughout diverse industries. »» For more information, visit robotics.kawasaki.com BOOTH: 336

Stor-Loc’s CNC Tool Caddy STOR-LOC® offers a variety of choices for organization and storage of CNC tools. Each STOR-LOC® CNC tool product provides protection and security, helping to get the most of your investment.

When space is limited, the Stor-Loc Tool Caddy offers mobility and is equipped with your choice of six shelves and any taper. Stor-Loc® is one of the few companies that does not use nylon rollers in their support system. Only Steel Ball Bearings and heat-treated steel rollers are used providing consistent, lifetime drawer performance. »» For more information, visit www.storloc.com

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Motion+Power Technology Expo DATES: OCTOBER 15TH – 17TH, 2019 Location: Cobo Center | Detroit, Michigan The Motion + Power Technology Expo connects the top manufacturers, suppliers, buyers, and experts in the mechanical and gear power, electric power, and fluid power industries. Over three action-packed days in Detroit, end-users can shop the latest technology, gear products, and services, and compare benefits side-by-side. Prominent exhibitors will conduct demos and host information-rich seminars as well as offer-up technical expertise. »» For more information, visit www.motionpowerexpo.com

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H-Series Machines Produce High AGMA Quality Gears In A Compact Footprint Bourn & Koch H-Series gear hobbers are used throughout numerous industries as the leader in horizontal gear hobbing. The H-Series Hobbers can produce AGMA Class 9-10 gears without grinding. Each gear hobber’s base, hob swivel and hob slide is machined at Bourn & Koch, ensuring that tolerances are not just met, but exceeded. Bourn & Koch manufactures our H-Series Gear Hobber in four sizes from our 25H with a pitch range of 1 module to up to our 600H with a massive 12 module pitch range. Each machine is CNC-controlled with servomotion control on precision linear roller ways, hand-scraped bearing surfaces and accurate ball screws for easily achieving high tolerances. »» For more information, visit bourn-koch.com BOOTH: 2400

VL 3 DUO Multi-Spindle Machine This CNC machine is an efficient twin-spindle machine solution for chucked parts up to 150mm in diameter and expands the EMAG offering in its VL Series. Each work area has its own spindle for independent operation and each tool turret has 12 positions, which can be loaded with live or static tools. Features EMAG TrackMotion for full automation, including part flipping between OP 10 and OP 20. This automation system consists of three central components: the track, the TransLift NC gripper moving along the track, and the storage unit for raw parts. »» For more information, visit www.emag.com BOOTH: 3307

Emuge Introduces Thread Mills With Superb Performance, Thread Finish And Tool Life Emuge Corp. has introduced advanced Threads-all™ ZGF-S-Cut Solid Carbide Thread Mills featuring multiple teeth, a helical flute form and multi-layer TiAlN T46 coating. The new ZGF-S-Cut Thread Mills increase tool life over ten times more than conventional tools and produce precise threads in exotic materials including Inconels, nickel-based superalloys, monel, titanium, 420 stainless steel and more.

Emuge ZGF-S-Cut Thread Mills multiple teeth, the first acting as a rougher and the next two teeth performing finishing. By dividing functions into three cutting edges, speeds and feeds can be increased, and threads can be produced in a single pass. »» For more information , visit www.emuge.com

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Gear Design and Transmission Simulation with KISSsoft Gleason will demonstrate the current KISSsoft® Release 2019 with numerous new highlights, among other things, "KISSdesignTM", an instrument that allows intuitive concept design at system level, is now available. SKF and KISSsoft have also created a new interface to simplify the gear development process. This interface enables engineers to perform calculations using the latest bearing data from SKF via a direct connection to the SKF cloud.

After generating a special report with workpiece and tool data, a report can be transferred to Gleason if required, which makes data exchange between the designer and the tool supplier much easier and less error-prone.

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Scudding® and Hard Scudding® With Profilator Gear Machines GMTA (German Machine Tools of America) in Ann Arbor, Michigan represents the Profilator line of gear pointing, rounding, cutting, Scudding®, Hard Scudding®, deburring and polygon machine tools for North America. These highly modular machines are used for polygon and slot facing, shifter stop machining, chamfering and deburring of highly complex automotive and other powertrain gears. The Scudding® and now the Hard Scudding® process sets the Profilator line in an unmatched position in the market for manufacturing efficiency. Hard Scudding® allows the machining of green and hardened gears on the same machine, using the same programs. »» For more information, visit www.gmtamerica.com

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Latest Helios Gear Manufacturing Solutions on Display Helios equips manufacturers for profitable gear production with solutions such as the Helios Hera series of CNC gear hobbing machines from YG Tech. Hera machines offer several attractive features: Fanuc or Siemens CNC, high-speed hob heads with automatic retraction during power failure, direct-drive torque motors, friendly dialog programming for easy operating and quick training, re-hobbing (skiving), world-class construction and components, compact footprints. The Hera 350 enables profitable vertical hobbing of spur gears, helical gears, and other hobbed profiles. The machine is rated at 6 module (4.3 DP) and 350 mm (13.780 in) diameter for automatic loading. »» For more information, visit www.heliosgearproducts.com BOOTH: 3422

Retrofitting, Remanufacturing, and Custom Machines from New England Gear If you're in the market for a late-model Fellows gear shaper, look no further. New England Gear is your complete source for both parts and machines. In addition to millions in inventory-with no fewer than 150 machines on the floor at all times-we offer retrofitting, rebuilding, custom remanufacturing, and complete service capabilities for your existing machines. Our number-one goal is to provide you with the parts and the machines you need, exactly when you need them, so that we can add you to our long list of repeat customers. »» For more information, visit www.newenglandgear.com BOOTH: 3803

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DiaGrind 535 grinding oil is available in a variety of viscosities.

(5, 15, 25 centistokes) The premium formulation shows broad versatility and is being used for Gear grinding, hobbing, honing, and cutting. It is successfully in use by internationally operating automobile and transmission companies and has helped these entities in the demanding process of increasing production and tightening specs. Diagrind 535 contains a blend of high quality additives and superior base oils and does not require regeneration or complete exchange for many years. Its high performance characteristics are coveted by many OEM machine tool manufacturers such as Reishauer, Gleason, Pfauter, Klingelnberg, Hoefler and others. »» For more information, visit www.oelheld.com

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Powerful yet compact 24 V gripper for small components with IO-Link The use of compact, mechatronic 24 V grippers for small components SCHUNK EGP with IO-Link enables flexible Pick & Place processes.

It is based on the meanwhile tried-and-tested SCHUNK EGP and also scores with a high speed and at the same time high gripping force.

The electric gripper can be directly connected with an IO-Link Class B Master. Its gripper fingers can be freely positioned within every cycle, meaning the maximum degree of flexibility, and also due to the prepositioning the shortest cycle times can be ensured.

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ZOLLER Smart Manufacturing Solutions With transparent data transfer between the ZOLLER TMS Tool management Solutions software and CAM software, manufacturers can ensure that their 3D tooling models are produced correctly.

From the CAM software, ZOLLER solutions next aim to focus on optimizing tool storage, organization and management and do so by integrating powerful TMS software with the extraordinary new ZOLLER Smart Cabinets. Each tool storage cabinet can be designed and graphically displayed in the software, and single components, tool assemblies and accessories can be tracked down to the individual compartment of the specific drawer and cabinet in which it’s stored. »» For more information, visit www.zoller-usa.com

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SOUTHTEC DATES: OCTOBER 22ND – 24TH, 2019 Location: Greenville Convention Center | Greenville, SC SOUTHTEC is the top southeast manufacturing trade show at the Greenville Convention Center in Greenville, South Carolina. SOUTHTEC draws manufacturing suppliers, distributors and equipment builders from across North America and around the world. With hundreds of exhibiting companies, attendees can find all the latest technologies and services – plus the experts who build them. »» For more information, visit www.southteconline.com

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Cosen Introduces Their New Circular Line Cosen Saws is proud to introduce their new Circular Series line of saws, and offer end-users an alternative solution to high speed production. With cold saws becoming more and more popular, Cosen has accepted the challenge of bringing customers a quality machine with a variety of options, standout features and all at a competitive price. Cosen offers carbide circular saws ranging from 0.314" to 10.236" in size and in both ferrous and non-ferrous options. Cosen’s industry changing Mechalogix software is also optionally available for each circular saw, and offers real time machine diagnostic and utilization reports to help make the operators work flow more efficient. »» For more information, visit www.cosensaws.com BOOTH: 1928

GEN3SYS® XT Pro from Allied Machine & Engineering The material-specific XT Pro insert combines a substrate coating and geometry specifically designed to achieve optimal results in different ISO material classes. With quick connectivity to existing GEN3SYS drill insert holders, the XT Pro insert can be interchanged with previous XT inserts with ease, resulting in minimal set-up times so you can immediately increase your productivity. Advantages include increased tool life, material-specific geometries for ISO material classes, increased coolant flow, and deeper drilling capabilities. Inserts available in increments of 0.1milimeter from 11milimeter to 34 millimeter. »» For more information, visit www.alliedmachine.com BOOTH: 429

HBP Series Large Horizontal Bandsaw The HBP series large horizontal bandsaw makes short work of any material Solid forgings, slabs, profiles, molds or bundled material. Beheringer Saws wide range of different large bandsaw variants caters to practically every requirement. Large bandsaws from BEHRINGER come with roller conveyors, as tabletop machines or gantry versions with traversing saw frame. To save the need to shift heavy loads from one place to another more often than necessary, Beheringer offers a rotating-action blade guiding system.

Options include CNC controlled automatic bandsaws up to a cutting width of 82.7 inches. »» For more information, visit www.behringersaws.com

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GF Machining Solutions Spotlights Advanced Manufacturing Technology The AgieCharmilles CUT E 350 offers 10 automated measurement cycles, onboard AC CAM Easy for fast part programming at the machine and Intelligent Power Generator (IPG) and POWER-EXPERT modules for the highest EDM performance and productivity. On the die sinker side, the AgieCharmilles FORM E 350 is a compact EDM solution with the highest priceperformance ratio per square foot. For high-speed precision milling, the Mikron HSM 200U LP is a small-footprint solution capable of full 5-axis simultaneous machining with a 50,000 rpm, 11.4 hp Step-Tec spindle. »» For more information, visit www.gfms.com BOOTH: 2512

New K5.3 Low Pressure Pneumatic Clamping Module from Jergens Inc. Jergens Inc. has introduced revolutionary technology that can cut set-up time by up to 90 percent by combining fixing, positioning, and clamping in a single operation. The K5.3 Low Pressure Pneumatic Clamping Module features the zero-point clamping system for set-up-time-optimized clamping. The compact size makes it ideal for light-duty machining applications as well as non-machining applications like assembly fixtures and test stands.

Jergens, Inc. is an ISO 9001:2015 certified company committed to helping its customers achieve leaner, more profitable manufacturing, and continues to add products and engineered solutions for an integrated approach to manufacturing Efficiency. »» For more information, visit www.jergensinc.com BOOTH: 1709

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Mazak Showcases Solutions in Premier Engineering, LLC Booth For those SOUTHTEC attendees that want to process large parts or multiple small workpieces in single machine setups, Mazak’s Kentucky-built VCN-570C offers advanced technology, performance and value for an expansive variety of metalcutting applications.

Contributing to the machine’s productivity is an extremely fast traverse rate of 1,654 ipm in the X, Y and Z axes. A servo-driven automatic tool changer can be combined with an optional 60-tool magazine to bring even more part-processing versatility through reduced tool setups for more spindle uptime and more productivity. »» For more information, visit www.mazakusa.com

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Tormach Introduces New Autofeed Bandsaw Tormach Inc. has introduced its newest product, the AF50 Autofeed Bandsaw. This powerful new saw is programmable and fully automatic, providing an attractive option for users of manual or semi-automatic bandsaws. The new AF50 is Tormach’s first bandsaw offering. By combining a pneumatic clamping system and hydraulic feed control, the AF50 provides consistent and repeatable cuts. It operates on 115 Vac, single-phase power and cuts lengths from 0.157” – 50” (4mm – 1270mm). The pneumatic clamping system features an adjustable soft-squeeze, which reliably holds material from thin-walled tubing to 7-inch round steel bars.

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