Manufacturing News Northeast February 2010 : Page 1

NE MANUFACTURING NEWS Serving Since 2005 Vol. 6 NORTHEAST No. 2 Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont &West Virginia February 2010 INDEX Releases New R200 Turning/ Milling Center INDEX Corporation is intro- ducing a new design in turn- ing/milling centers that allows the machine to accomplish com- plex machining on difficult mate- rials in half the time it would require on conventional turn/ mills, according to INDEX. “The design of the INDEX R200 allows it to machine equiv- alent workpieces almost twice as fast as commercially available turning/milling centers that use only a motorized milling spin- dle,” said an INDEX spokesper- son. “One motorized milling spindle and one work spindle each are assigned to one another in two subsystems located one above the other permitting highly productive and flexible Continued on Page 7 EMAG Releases New BA 322 Machining Center Schwäbische Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH (SW) has introduced the B 322, targeted at the 4- or 5-axis m chining of small to medium size work pieces in steel, cast iron and light alloy. “BA 322 stands for 300 mm distance between the two spin- dles and two work tables,” said a company spokesperson. “This brief but accurate classification paraphrases the presently small- est frame size of SW’s series of heavy-duty machining centers. As a sensible addition to the suc- cessful single-table type BA 321 the BA 322 now covers the medium range of workpieces, such as wheel flanges or compo- nents for hydraulic valves and turbo chargers. Unlike the BA 321 with its simple design of work- holding unit, a single clamping Continued on Page 4 Online DIGITAL EDITIONS go to www.ipnews.com IMTS to Host Industry Inspiration Day IMTS (The International Manufac- turing Technology Show) management will host the first-ever Industry Inspi- ration Day as part of the September 13 kick-off for the all-new IMTS Industry & Technology Conference. IMTS is one of the largest industrial trade shows in the world, with thousands of exhibitors andmore than 91,000 visitors. Highlighting the opening day’s events will be a keynote luncheon pro- gram featuring speakers from key in- dustrial markets including aerospace, Continued on Page 11 H&R Mfg. and Supply, Inc. Expands Capabilities H&R Mfg. and Supply, Inc., an in- dustry leader in workholding, manu- factures custom designed and standard products for all workholding needs. H&R has expanded its product offering recently by adding many heavy duty products such as its new low-profile, extra heavy-duty boringmill jaws. H&R has also expanded its manu- facturing capabilities. Even in a down economy, H&R is looking to expand by recently adding a new Accutex 6-axis Continued on Page 8 Global Tooling Solutions to Distribute FUERDA and BPT Products in US Global Tooling Solutions (GTS), an The BA 322 with horizontal work spindles, for heavy-duty machining. Application: the 4- and 5-axis machining of small to medium size workpieces in steel, cast iron and light alloy. importer and master distributor of ma- chine tool accessories, has opened for business. GTS is the authorized master distributor of FUERDA Lathe Chucks and BPT Rotary Tool Holders. These two international brands are officially making their debut into the United States and Latin American markets, Continued on Page 4 Subscription Changes: Tomake name, address subscription changes contact: • Phone: 800-375-8488 • Fax: 817-488-7813 • E-mail: info@ipnews.com • www.ipnews.com/subscribe.html Workholding GTS FUERDA Chucks Global Tooling Solutions features FUERDA Forged Steel Body Adjustable Scroll Chucks for accuracy and repeatability. See Page 12 for Details Applying Technology CNC Software Helps Milwaukee Area Technical College MATC is a manufacturing lab populated with large numbers of CNC manufacturing systems. See Page 20 for Details Software Hexagon Metrology PC-DMIS 2009 MR1 Metrology Software Includes new features in all modules of the product including CMM, vision, portable and NC probing. See Page 23 for Details Saws Scotchman Releases DS-20 Band Saw The saw comes with a 1-1/4” blade, saw guides with carbide inserts, large material bed and a remote control console as well as other standard features. See Page 28 for Details EDM Machinery & Consumables Methods Introduces New Redesigned FANUCWire EDM FANUC’s new iD Series wire EDM machines are designed to deliver high cutting speeds, accuracy and surface finishes. See Page 30 for Details Advertiser Index Page 38 Feature Editorial Gross Publications, Inc. NORTHEAST MANUFACTURING NEWS P.O. Box 847 Grapevine, Texas 76099-0847 U.S.A. CHANGE SERVICE REQUESTED PRSRT STD U.S. POSTAGE PAID DALLAS, TX PERMIT 4245

Index Releases New R200 Turning Milling Center

INDEX Corporation is introducing a new design in turning/ milling centers that allows the machine to accomplish complex machining on difficult materials in half the time it would require on conventional turn/ mills, according to INDEX.

“The design of the INDEX R200 allows it to machine equivalent workpieces almost twice as fast as commercially available turning/milling centers that use only a motorized milling spindle,” said an INDEX spokesperson.

“One motorized milling spindle and one work spindle each are assigned to one another in two subsystems located one above the other permitting highly productive and flexible Machining, including simultaneous and independent 5-axis machining on both spindles.

“The innovative axis arrangement produces directional kinematics, which in turn enables comprehensive and complete machining. Within the machine design the main spindle moves in Z, the sub-spindle in X and Z, milling spindle one (top) in X/Y/B and milling spindle two (bottom) in Y/B. The result is amachinewith two independent subsystems, exceptional stiffness and impressive dynamic response.Workpieces can be machined efficiently and in parallel on the front and reverse sides.

“The R200 can accomplish full reverse sidemachining aswell as parallel machining. Both heavy-duty roughing operations and highly accurate fineturning operations can be performed simultaneously on the main spindle and sub-spindle.

“To assure a high degree of thermal stability and vibration damping to enable machining of difficult-to-cut and high-strength materials, the R200 has a vertical cast machine bed with a heavily ribbed, enclosed modular design.

“Two separate shuttle units independently load the two motorized milling spindleswith theHSK-A40 tools required in each case from a common chain tool magazine. With 80 or 120 places, the INDEX R200 has an extensive tool stock. Short chip-to-chip times of approximately four seconds contribute significantly to the minimization of secondary processing times.Whilemachining is performed on the main spindle, the lowermilling spindle can load a new tool, protected from falling chips and coolant. The results in high productivity and improves process reliability.

“The two quill-guided motorized milling spindles are located in the center of the machine bed. This diagonal arrangement allowed the usual crossslide to be omitted. When combined with the play-free and wear-free hydrostatic circular guide, an overall system with exceptional stiffness is produced.

“The R200 exhibits high acceleration and rapid traverse rates due to the powerful drives andweight-optimized assemblies. Key data, such as 11 kW power and 18,000 RPM, milling spindles as well as 0.9 s ramp-up time (0 to 5,000 RPM) make possible the highperformance machining operations.”

Emag Releases New Ba 322 Machining Center

Schwäbische Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH (SW) has introduced the BA 322, targeted at the 4- or 5-axis machining of small to medium size workpieces in steel, cast iron and light alloy.

“BA 322 stands for 300 mm distance between the two spindles and two work tables,” said a company spokesperson. “This brief but accurate classification paraphrases the presently smallest frame size of SW’s series of heavy-duty machining centers.

As a sensible addition to the successful single-table type BA 321 the BA 322 now covers the medium range of workpieces, such as wheel flanges or components for hydraulic valves and turbo chargers. Unlike the BA 321 with its simple design of workholding unit, a single clamping Schwäbische Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH (SW) has introduced the BA 322, targeted at the 4- or 5-axis machining of small to medium size workpieces in steel, cast iron and light alloy.

“BA 322 stands for 300 mm distance between the two spindles and two work tables,” said a company spokesperson. “This brief but accurate classification paraphrases the presently smallest frame size of SW’s series of heavy-duty machining centers.

As a sensible addition to the successful single-table type BA 321 the BA 322 now covers the medium range of workpieces, such as wheel flanges or components for hydraulic valves and turbo chargers. Unlike the BA 321 with its simple design of workholding unit, a single clamping 100% energy recovery. New feed drives work at lower speeds than before. This not only lowers the energy consumption and noise emission of the acceleration process, but also increases the life expectancy of the ball screw drives, by keeping thermal growth at a minimum.

The concept was first introduced at EMO 2007 on the BA 321 and has stood the test of time.” Open on All Sides “The machining center was designed to be highly efficient. This has been realized, as will become evident from a look at: coolant supply, flange contact surfacemonitor, hydraulic pack and positive-locking, actuated,wear resistant tool receptor,” the spokesperson said. “In lieu of synthetics, Swrelies on lost-wax-cast collets in high-alloyed steel, controlled by a cylinder andmonitored as towhether the tool is correctly locked.Achoice of three different sizes of magazine, located over the machining area, can be inserted into the monobloc with ease and are easy to expand.

Tools are changed using the pick-up system. The untensioned chain of the magazine reaches speeds of up to 80 m/min and runs in a link rail.

Retightening is definitely unnecessary.

“The hydraulic pack is required because SW does not only offer the clamping fixtures with its components but also provides the elements necessary to control them. Each of the two workholding units on the twin swivel trunnion of the BA322 is controlled by up to eight hydraulic pipes and an additional five pneumatic ones, all featur ing rotary di s t r ibutor s . For machines of this size such arrangements are the exception rather than the rule. The basic hydraulics are part of the standard machine, so that only the relevant valve modules need to be added.

Imts To Host Industry Inspiration Day

IMTS (The International Manufacturing Technology Show) management will host the first-ever Industry Inspiration Day as part of the September 13 kick-off for the all-new IMTS Industry & Technology Conference. IMTS is one of the largest industrial trade shows in the world, with thousands of exhibitors and more than 91,000 visitors.

Highlighting the opening day’s events will be a keynote luncheon program featuring speakers from key industrial markets including aerospace, Automotive, energy and medical manufacturing.

Around-table panel discussion will conclude the luncheon program, which will be held from 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM in the Industry & Technology Conference area of the West building of Chicago’s McCormick Place.

IMTS attendees registered for a conference session will be admitted to the luncheon program. Exhibiting company representatives will also be eligible to attend on an RSVP basis.

“IMTS attendees repeatedly tell us that they come to the show to learn, to network and to find newresources and innovative manufacturing technology resources,” said John Krisko, IMTS Director

- Exhibitions. “We are committing significant energy and resources to make the conference the premier educational offering available to the manufacturing industry.” The IMTS Industry & Technology Conference will bring the industry together, under one roof and at one time, to discuss new opportunities, network with industry peers and explore innovative ways to overcome day-to-day and long-range challenges.

The conference program, September 14-17, will focus on six topic tracks featuring a wide range of industry specific sessions including:

• Materials Engineering (Physical Properties, What’s New, Future [R&D]).

• Machining Technology & Trends (General Cutting [turning,milling, etc.], Grinding, Tooling/Workholding).

• Alternative Manufacturing Processes (Waterjet, Laser, EDM, Welding, Fastening/ Joining).

• Metrology (Measuring, Testing, Inspection, 3-D Inspection, Standards).

• Plant Operations (LeanManufacturing, CAD/CAM, Training/Work Force, Government, Energy Efficiency,MTConnect).

• Rapid Prototyping.

H&r Mfg. And Supply, inc. Expands Capabilities

H&R Mfg. And Supply, Inc., an industry leader in workholding, manufactures custom designed and standard products for all workholding needs.

H&R has expanded its product offering recently by adding many heavy duty products such as its new low-profile, extra heavy-duty boring mill jaws.

H&R has also expanded its manufacturing capabilities. Even in a down economy, H&R is looking to expand by recently adding a new Accutex 6-axis Capablewire EDMmachine aswell as a new 40 taper Johnford CNCmill. Since this is the first EDM machine for H&R, they wanted a flexible and highly-optioned machine to suit current and future needs. TheAccutexAU-300-I EDM Machine was their choice. It has a table workspace of 13.8” X, 9.8” Y and 8.7” in Z height. H&R also bought the PEPS EDM wire cut software CAD-CAM system for this machine.

“The Accutex EDM has many bonus features including a flushing operation where the machined part does not have to be submerged to be machined,” said a company spokesperson.

“TheAccutex EDM also has an automatic wire threading operation which will allow H&R to return to the cutting operation faster than most traditional machines. H&R is looking to expand its own process through better accuracy as well as provide customers with complex partmachining capabilities that will hold 0.00004 inches. The true 5-axis machine capability will allow us to do many odd shapes and angles with a one-time cut rather than the traditional straight line 3-axis that many other machines provide.”

Global Tooling Solutions To Distribute Fuerda And Bpt Products in Us

Global Tooling Solutions (GTS), an importer and master distributor of machine tool accessories, has opened for business. GTS is the authorized master distributor of FUERDA Lathe Chucks and BPT Rotary Tool Holders. These two international brands are officially making their debut into the United States and Latin American markets, Through Global Tooling Solutions.

GTS is owned and operated by Andrew Latawiec, Karl Ganshirt and Adam Chen. Latawiec, VP of Product Development for GTS, has spent the last 30 years working with Bison-Bial, a leader in the production of manual lathe chucks and rotary tool holders.

Most recently, Latawiec was Senior Product Manager for Toolmex Corporation.

Ganshirt, President and GM of GTS, worked for 21 year s wi th Grainger Industrial and eight years with Toolmex Corporation as GM, Tool Division. Chen is the owner of FUERDAWorkholding Solutions,manufacturer of FUERDA Lathe Chucks.

“The U.S. market is the most competitive in the world,” said Chen. “The right partner was hard to find. Our combined expertise will give us a unique advantage, and I am very confident that we will be successful selling FUERDA and BPT into the U.S. and Latin American markets.” “FUERDA is a universal manual lathe chuck line designed for high accuracy and long life with one of the most complete offerings available on themarket today,” said Latawiec. Two-, three-, four- and six-jaw scroll chucks are available in steel and semi-steel bodies and with two-piece reversible or hard solid jaws. Scroll chucks are available in sizes 4- to 50-inch. Along with scroll chucks, FUERDAoffers a 4-jawindependent series with steel and semisteel bodies, two-piece or solid jaws.

The chucks are offered in plain back or direct mount executions and in sizes ranging from 3- to 55-inch.” BPT, a division of Birla Precision Technologies, produces precision rotary toolholders and collets. BPT, formerly Birla Kennametal, offers collet chucks, end mill holders, shell mill holders and other holders and adapters in CAT, BT, HSK and straight shank executions.

Shrink fit holders, hydraulic milling chucks, collets and pull studs round out this extensive offering. All BPT holders are produced toAT3 specifications, and all collet chucks and end mill holders are balanced to G6.3 at 15,000 RPM. “BPT has a similar value quotient as the FUERDAline, bringing quality products and real value to the end user and our distributors,” said Ganshirt. “The response from our customers for both lines has been strong and positive.”

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