American Machinist articles from September 2008

American Machinist archives from September 2008

Website showcase.(2008 TECHNOLOGY GUIDE)
September 1, 2008... Allied Machine & Engineering Corp. www.alliedmachine.com [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ALLIED MACHINE & engineering corp. is the leading manufacturer of precision drilling, reaming and threading systems, providing metal cutting solutions...

Omega Engineering, Inc.(2008 TECHNOLOGY GUIDE: ABOUT THE COMPANY)(Company overview)
September 1, 2008... ABOUT THE COMPANY Since its inception in 1962, OMEGA has grown from manufacturing a single product line of thermocouples to an established global leader in the technical marketplace, offering more than 100,000 state-of-the-art products for...

Allied Machine & Engineering Corp.(2008 TECHNOLOGY GUIDE: ABOUT THE COMPANY)(Company overview)
September 1, 2008... ABOUT THE COMPANY Allied Machine & Engineering Corp. (AMEC) provides holemaking solutions for the metal cutting industry worldwide, and is dedicated to providing the lowest cost-per-hole, from drilling, to reaming, to threading, by...

Sentry Insurance.(2008 TECHNOLOGY GUIDE: ABOUT THE COMPANY)(Company overview)
September 1, 2008... ABOUT THE COMPANY In 1904, the Wisconsin Retail Hardware Association started an insurance company to provide fire insurance for its members. Today, that small business has grown and prospered to become Sentry Insurance, one of the nation's...

Sunnen Products Co.(2008 TECHNOLOGY GUIDE: ABOUT THE COMPANY)(Company overview)
September 1, 2008... ABOUT THE COMPANY The 10-millionths solution to bore machining accuracy As design engineers strive for higher performance from engines of every size, hydraulic valves, drive trains, compressors, oilfield equipment, firearms--every...

Greenleaf Corporation.(2008 TECHNOLOGY GUIDE: ABOUT THE COMPANY)(Company overview)
September 1, 2008... ABOUT THE COMPANY Technologies & Special Services: Greenleaf Corporation is an industry leader in the development of cutting tool technology. Specializing in the manufacture of high performance inserts and innovative tool-holding...

Mastercam/CNC Software, Inc.(2008 TECHNOLOGY GUIDE: ABOUT THE COMPANY)(Company overview)
September 1, 2008... ABOUT THE COMPANY Mastercam delivers CAD/CAM software tools for all types of programming, from the most basic to the extremely complex. Mastercam supports 2-5 axis milling, turning, wire EDM, 3D design and drafting, artistic relief...

The Hardinge Group.(2008 TECHNOLOGY GUIDE: ABOUT THE COMPANY)(Company overview)
September 1, 2008... ABOUT THE COMPANY Founded in 1890, Hardinge Inc. has spent the past 10+ years steadily growing its product portfolio, as well as its family of famous brands, through strategic acquisitions and organic growth. Today, Hardinge has become a...

MSC/J&L Metalworking.(2008 TECHNOLOGY GUIDE: ABOUT THE COMPANY)(Company overview)
September 1, 2008... ABOUT THE COMPANY In 2006 MSC Industrial Direct announced the acquisition of J&L Industrial Supply, and two years later on September 1, 2008 the industry had its newest player, MSC/J&L Metalworking--Metalworking's 1st Choice Just Got...

Haimer USA.(2008 TECHNOLOGY GUIDE: ABOUT THE COMPANY)(Company overview)
September 1, 2008... ABOUT THE COMPANY [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Haimer today Haimer is a first class, 30--year-old, medium sized family run tool holder manufacturer located near Munich, Germany. From the basics of set-screw end-mill holders, face-mill...

Delcam.(2008 TECHNOLOGY GUIDE: ABOUT THE COMPANY)(Company overview)
September 1, 2008... ABOUT THE COMPANY Delcam is one of the world's leading suppliers of complete automated CAD/CAM solutions. Together Delcam's set of CAM programs--PowerMILL, FeatureCAM, PartMaker and ArtCAM--make up the worlds' most comprehensive collection...

Iscar Metals, Inc.(2008 TECHNOLOGY GUIDE: ABOUT THE COMPANY)(Company overview)
September 1, 2008... ABOUT THE COMPANY ISCAR is a dynamic full line supplier of precision carbide metal working tools, producing a wide range of carbide inserts, carbide end mills and cutting tools covering most metal cutting applications. ISCAR has found...

Southwestern Industries.(2008 TECHNOLOGY GUIDE: ABOUT THE COMPANY)(Company overview)
September 1, 2008... ABOUT THE COMPANY Company milestones Southwestern Industries began as an aerospace machine shop in the 1950's. The company's forty-year obsession with productivity has led to many remarkable firsts. In 1963 the company developed the...

ToolingU.(2008 TECHNOLOGY GUIDE: ABOUT THE COMPANY)(Company overview)
September 1, 2008... ABOUT THE COMPANY Our History ToolingU.com started as a division of Jergens, Inc., a privately held workholding and tooling component manufacturer located in Cleveland, Ohio. ToolingU.com launched its initial 30 classes and...

Flow International Corp.(2008 TECHNOLOGY GUIDE: ABOUT THE COMPANY)(Company overview)
September 1, 2008... ABOUT THE COMPANY In addition to being the largest manufacturer of ultrahigh-pressure (UHP) waterjet systems in the world, Flow has engineered the most innovative breakthroughs in waterjet technology, beginning with the development of the...

Sandvik Coromant.(2008 TECHNOLOGY GUIDE: ABOUT THE COMPANY)(Company overview)
September 1, 2008... ABOUT THE COMPANY Sandvik Coromant measures its success by the amount of cost savings provided to customers. The company helps customers think smart, work smart and earn smart by introducing innovative cutting tool technologies and...

FANUC Robotics.(2008 TECHNOLOGY GUIDE: ABOUT THE COMPANY)(Company overview)
September 1, 2008... ABOUT THE COMPANY FANUC Robotics America is the leading supplier of industrial robots and robotic systems. We offer the most reliable, intelligent robotic solutions available anywhere. It's an unbeatable combination of reliable robots and...

Haas Automation, Inc.(2008 TECHNOLOGY GUIDE: ABOUT THE COMPANY)
September 1, 2008... ABOUT THE COMPANY American-Made Value, Uncompromising Quality, Worldwide Service To remain successful in today's competitive economy, a company must constantly improve its products, develop new markets and optimize its manufacturing...

Timberland.(2008 TECHNOLOGY GUIDE: ABOUT THE COMPANY)(Company overview)
September 1, 2008... ABOUT THE COMPANY True to its reputation as an innovator in occupational footwear, Timberland PRO introduced several new lines in Spring and Fall 2008 and will continue to extend its offerings in the coming seasons. The following...

Allied Machine & Engineering Corp.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Allied Machine & Engineering Corp. (AMEC) proudly announces the Revolution Drill[TM]. The innovative design of the Revolution Drill[TM] allows for adjustability of 0.200" (5.1 mm) on diameter, eliminating the need...

Fanuc robotics.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] FANUC Robotics America is the leading supplier of industrial robots and robotic systems with over 200,000 robots installed worldwide. Contact us at: marketing@fanucrobotics.com

Greenleaf.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Greenleaf Corporation's newly updated 2008 catalog includes over 400 pages of revised content and features all standard products as well as stocking and technical information. www.greenleafcorporation.com

Haas machine tools.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Haas Automation is the world's leading builder of CNC machine tools. Haas products are built in the company's 1-million-square-foot manufacturing facility in Southern California, and distributed through a worldwide...

Southwestern Industries, Inc.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Southwestern Industries catalog provides full product specifications for its full line of CNCs and machines for small-lot turning and milling. It also discusses the application of CNC technology to the problems faced...

Sunnen Products Co.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Sunnen's SV-1000 vertical CNC honing machine--scalable from single- to fully-automated multi-spindle--provides bore sizing to 0.25[micro]m accuracy. www.sunnen.com

Tooling U.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Tooling U offers training classes for the manufacturing industry, including CNC, welding, safety, quality and inspection. Assessment tests are available to target specific skill gaps. www.toolingu.com/am

Delcam solution range.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Delcam provides complete, automated CAD/CAM solutions, to take products from concept to reality. The software is based on Delcam's own kernel, which incorporates unique, optimized mathematical methods for ease of...

Robots get a cold blast.(CASE STUDY)(RobotWorx)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... As a large robot integrator, RobotWorx of Marion, Ohio, buys and sells hundreds of used robots each year. When RobotWorx buys them, the robots typically arrive covered in grime, welding residues, paint, grease and other debris. The...

Gripper fingers get longer.(AUTOMATION)(Schunk Inc. )(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Schunk Inc. (www.schunk.com) has expanded its servo-electric, 2-finger, longstroke gripper of its peH series to include sizes 30 and 50. With a maximum stroke of 100 mm per finger for the peH 50, these grippers now...

Complete control packages.(AUTOMATION)(Ward Robotics Inc.)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... Ward Robotics Inc. (www.wardrobotics.com) offers intuitive multi-axis servo control packages. These complete, bolt-on packages include motors, cabling, distributed I/O, custom user interfaces, detailed data tracking, Internet connectivity and...

Get a grip on automation.(AUTOMATION)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Robots and some automation systems can be useless if they do not have the correct part-gripping device. Like a human hand, grippers hold, tighten, handle and release objects/parts. And, like hands, grippers come...

Mag Cincinnati (www.cinmach.com) begins take-off roll for Tect Aerospace on a high-powered cell for automated machining of large titanium airframe components.(NEWS)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Mag Cincinnati (www.cinmach.com) begins take-off roll for Tect Aerospace on a high-powered cell for automated machining of large titanium airframe components. The order includes a three-machine five-axis machining...

De-Sta-Co (www.destaco.com) has promoted Leo McAuliffe to president of automation.(NEWS)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... De-Sta-Co (www.destaco.com) has promoted Leo McAuliffe to president of automation. In that position, McAuliffe will manage the company's global automation platform that includes operations in Monroe, Conn., and Wheeling, Ill., along with the...

For steam or dream, old or green, CAM makes parts in famous garage.(CASE STUDY)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] In a private garage in Burbank, Calif., three people repair, restore and maintain a fleet of vehicles for a well-known motoring enthusiast. The 77,000-sq-ft. facility houses 200 machines, including vintage and...

The big dog and barking at young people.(FROM THE EDITOR)(Cover story)
September 1, 2008... Jay Leno, host of the Tonight Show, is on the cover of American Machinist this month holding a new part for a stationary steam engine built in 1831. The engine is the oldest steam engine Leno has in his collection, which famously includes...

Economic challenges for the next president.(GOVERNMENT MATTERS)(Column)
September 1, 2008... The next President, whether it is Barack Obama or John McCain, will be faced by daunting challenges. The world has changed rapidly over the past eight years, and the old solutions do not necessarily fit the new problems. Despite reasonably...

Setting a price on multitasking.(INTERNET CONNECTIONS)
September 1, 2008... How do you "cost" a job, especially when your operator is running two or three machines? Do you low-ball it so that you give your customer a break, or do you maintain your shop rate--or more--to put $$$ in the bank? read what shop managers say...

Marking techniques on line.(http://columbiamt.com/CMT-Impact-Marking/)(Columbia Marking Tools)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... Columbia Marking Tools has revised its website (http://columbiamt.com/CMT-Impact-Marking/) for its Automatic Air Impact Markers. The website includes product information and pages with charts that list marking pressure, model pressure, air...

Technical resource for laser measurement.
September 1, 2008... Ophir-Spiricon has launched a new website (www.ophir-spiricon.com) to provide technical resources for power and energy measurement, laser beam profiling, and spectrum analysis. Resources include technical white papers, tutorials, frequently...

Online video for QC technology.(Faro Technologies Inc.)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... FARO Technologies, Inc. (www.faro.com) has put a video demonstration of its highest-accuracy device, the FARO GagePlus on its website. The FARO Gage-Plus is a portable CMM that the company said is accurate to.0002 in.

Precision component web site.(LAI International, Inc.)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... LAI International, Inc. has launched a re-designed web site (www.LAIco.com)and unveiled a new brand identity as a supplier of precision components and sub-assemblies for original equipment manufacturers.

Knee mill side-by-side.(MACHINE TOOLS)
September 1, 2008... Shops often purchase manual knee mills for prototype, toolroom or onesy-twoesy work. And, a lot of knee mills find their way into training programs. However, besides digital readout and axis power feed packages, most knee mill builders...

Big is in.(MACHINE TOOLS)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] Activities in the aerospace, oil and gas, power generation, mining, and heavy equipment industries continue to drive demand for big machines to produce large, beefy, complex parts. Drive rolls made from stock...

OEMs fulfill big demands.(MACHINE TOOLS)(OEM Nicolas Correa S.A. )
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The demand for large and accurate machines in the U.S. market will continue to grow, commented Javier Eguren, managing director of machine tool OEM Nicolas Correa S.A. (www.correaanayak.es). His company is producing...

Spanish innovation.(MACHINE TOOLS)
September 1, 2008... Domestic visitor numbers were up by 7 percent and foreign visitors by 10.4 percent, at BIEMH, the 25th International Machine Tool Biennial at the Bilbao Exhibition Center in Bilbao, Spain, this year. A total of 50,712 people visited the show,...

Compactor squeezes out more profit.(MACHINE TOOLS)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] No one is sweeping chips under the rug at Production Engineering Corp. (www.pecorp.net). The shop generates 3,000 lb of aluminum chips on a daily basis and views chip generation, handling and disposition as key...

Waterjets help make vehicles bullet-proof.(MACHINE TOOLS)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] U.S. Military Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles being used in Iraq and Afghanistan are withstanding the impact of bullets and blasts from explosives better because of waterjet cutting technology and...

From perms to programs.(MACHINE TOOLS)(Debra Mann)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Being a female in the maledominated machining trade wasn't easy for Debra Mann. She asked a lot of questions, and some of the guys she worked with didn't believe she belonged in their "territory." But Mann endured...

Methods machine tools Inc. (www.methodsmachine.com).(NEWS)
September 1, 2008... Methods machine tools Inc. (www.methodsmachine.com), a supplier of precision machine tools, is now the exclusive North American importer of Kiwa horizontal and vertical machining centers from Japan. the Kiwa line of machines and spare parts...

Smith & Wesson.(NEWS)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... Smith & Wesson, a 156-year-old firearms manufacturer in springfield, mass., has donated $40,000 in cutting tools to technical schools in its area through the Western massachusetts Chapter of National tooling & machining Association. The...

Joe Lundvick, Accredited equipment Appraiser (AEA) of perfection machinery sales Inc. (www.perfectionmachinery.com).(NEWS)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... Joe Lundvick, Accredited equipment Appraiser (AeA) of perfection machinery sales Inc. (www.perfectionmachinery.com), has earned the Accredited equipment Appraiser designation by completing all of the necessary coursework, testing and...

Industrial metal supply Co.(NEWS)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... Industrial metal supply Co., of Calif. and Arizona, has invested nearly $2 million in equipment, facilities and people to create a new division that is designed to deliver previously unavailable services. The company's Laser services Group...

There is CAD, and then there is CAD.(SOFTWARE)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] All of the various Computer Aided Machining (CAM) software packages available have some capability to create and edit part models, and while all of the developers call that capability their CAD function, in most...

CAD translation, preparation, and sharing: wasting time and money.(SOFTWARE)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The preparation of 3D CAD files is critical in sharing files with others and involves the redaction of information, security measures and reduction of geometry size and complexity. The key problem that surrounds...

Coatings for problem-material turning.(CUTTING PRODUCTS)(Editorial)
September 1, 2008... A breakthrough in coating technology has resulted in a physical vapor deposition (PVD) aluminum oxide (Al2O3) coating for difficult-to-machine materials with the thermal resistance of traditional chemical vapor deposition (CVD) coatings. ...

New angle heads, collet chucks and drills.(CUTTING PRODUCTS)(BIG Kaiser precision tooling Inc. )
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] BIG Kaiser precision tooling Inc. (www.bigkaiser.com) has introduced two new angle heads--the ONBS and the Compact Angle Head. Angle heads combine vertical, horizontal and angular operations on one machine,...

Combo bar puller/cut-off tool.(CUTTING PRODUCTS)(Somma Tool Company Inc.)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The new Somma Bar Puller Cut-Off Tool is a combination bar puller and cut-off tool for CNC from Somma Tool Co. (www.sommatool.com) that saves a turret position because it is a bar puller and cut-off tool in one unit....

High performance deburring tool.(CUTTING PRODUCTS)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Weiler Corporation (www.weilercorp.com) has developed a deburring tool that was designed to be the ultimate in high aggression, compliant deburring tools. The company's Burr-Rx has filaments that are co-extruded with...

New president at Parlec.(CUTTING PRODUCTS)(Doug Woods appointed as president and Michael Nuccitelli promoted as chief operating officer )(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... Doug Woods has been named president of Parlec Inc. (www.parlec.com), a manufacturer of tooling, workholding and presetting equipment. Previously, Woods was the president of Parlec International. He now will be responsible for Parlec's...

How to use and maintain metalworking fluids.(FLUIDS)
September 1, 2008... The society of tribologists and Lubrication engineers (www.stle.org) has a white paper that points out the key operating steps needed to determine if a metalworking fluid has gone beyond its effective operating life. "Development of...

Productivity potential of HMC realized with customized vises.(CASE STUDY)(Haberman Machine Inc.)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Haberman Machine Inc. Oakdale, Minn., uses innovative workholding that is designed to increase productivity. The company uses dozens of pre-set tower and vise fixtures for quick setups on repeat projects instead...

Direct-drive rotary reduces cycle times by 30 percent.(CASE STUDY)
September 1, 2008... It was in the early 90's when Mike Langlois, owner of Aero Precision Machine, Julian N.C., decided to set up a shop to specialize in close-tolerance aerospace parts. A friend recommended that he consider a colleted-spindle turning machine...

Slim hydraulic expansion toolholders.(TOOLING & WORKHOLDING)(schunk Inc.)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... schunk Inc. (www.schunk.com) has introduced a slim version of its tendo family of hydraulic expansion toolholders. The tendo Lss has been optimized to keep interfering contours to a minimum. the toolholders can provide access to difficult...

Thread inspection system.(ACCESSORIES)(Johnson Gage Co.)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... The new CHT Thread Inspection System from The Johnson Gage Co. (www.johnsongage.com) with an extended range of measurement capability was designed for in-process inspection of large-diameter parts. Available for any UN, UNJ, Buttress,...

Flush disks for directing coolant.(ACCESSORIES)(Rego-Fix)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... Rego-Fix (www.rego-fix.com) has introduced the ER Coolant Flush Disk for users without coolant-through tools. Equipped with a long nose that acts as a directional spray nozzle, the Swiss-quality flush disks are able to direct coolant down the...