Manufacturing News Southeast March 2010 : Page 1SE SE MANUFACTURING NEWS SOUTHEAST Serving Since 1997 Vol. 14 No. 3 March 2010 Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee & Virginia Online Publication: www.ipnews.com FAROReleases NewLargeVolume LaserTracker “The FARO Laser Tracker ION is the most advanced, state-of-the-art FAROLaser Tracker ever introduced,” said a company spokesperson. “Specifically, the ION has im- proved the volumetric accuracy by 27% over the previous model to .002 inches (.049mm) at 33 feet (10meters). The measurement diameter range has been extended 36%to 361 feet (110 me- ters), and the weight has decreased 12% to 39 lbs (17.7 kg).” “At FARO, our goal is to continu- ously provide advanced solutions that empower our customers,” said Jay Freeland, FARO CEO. Apatented feature available exclu- FAROTechnologies, Inc., a leading provider of portable measurement and imaging solutions, has announced the release of its latest 3D measurement system, the FARO Laser Tracker ION. sively in the IONis AgileADM. “Agile ADM represents the latest advance- ment in Absolute Distance Meter (ADM) technology,” said Ken Steffey, FARO Director of Product Manage- ment - Tracker Products. “The ION al- lows for high density scanningwithout Continued on Page 6 Summit Announces New 35-52 Big Swing Lathe Series Controlling shavings has been a challenge for manufacturers. Unusual applications or setups during the manufacturing process can present Continued on Page 6 NTMA Sets Dates for Summit Machine Tool Manufac- turing Corp has expanded its Summit family of lathes with the addition of the new Summit 35-52 Big Swing Lathe series. These big swing heavy-duty lathes feature extrawide hardened and precision ground bed ways, clutched headstocks fitted with precision ground gears in stepped or variable speed models, a 6.1-inch spindle mounted in special angular contact thrust bearings for accuracy and smooth running and an integral feed and thread gear boxwith awide range of inch andmetric threads available at the turn of a lever, the company said. The new Summit 35-52 Big Swing Continued on Page 6 2010 Purchasing Fairs TheNational Tooling&Machining Association (NTMA) has announced it has selected two sites for Contract Pur- chasing Fairs for 2010. The fairs will be co-sponsored by the Precision Metal- forming Association (PMA). For the first time a theme has been chosen for the fairs, “Bringing Work Back to theU.S.A.” The organizers will put heavy emphasis on attracting cus- tomers that have sent work to other countries, in hopes of convincing them to attend the fairs and meet U.S. metal- working vendors that canmake their Continued on Page 8 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 Continental Machine is well positioned to produce a wide variety of metal and plastic prototypes used by its diverse customer base. See Page 24 for Details Material Handling / AGVs / Inventory Control Creform Introduces Extreme Size Carts for Large Parts Handling Innovator of the Future Competition CNC Software Inc., manufacturer of Mastercam CAD/CAM software, has announced the 2009-2010 Master- cam Innovator of the Future (IOF) na- tional competition. This competition entices students with a real-world manufacturing challenge, celebrity judge and a chance to win a scholar- ship as well as a trip to the celebrity judge’s headquarters. This competition provides instructors with a powerful motivational tool to get students ex- cited about learning CAD/CAM and themanufacturing process. Continued on Page 4 Tool-Flo Turns Shavings Into Chips Feature Editorial Quality Control & Measurement CCP Offers NewTruLight Illumination System CCP offers TruLight all-LED illumination on its new range of optical comparators. See Page 12 for Details ApplyingTechnology Shop Gets 20% Faster Set-Up and Running Times with New CNCTurning Machine The carts can be manufactured in virtually any size and showcase the range of cart possibilities using the Creform System of plastic coated steel pipes, metal joints and accessories. See Page 30 for Details Advertiser Index Page 36 Gross Publications, Inc. SOUTHEAST MANUFACTURING NEWS P.O. Box 847 Grapevine, Texas 76099-0847 U.S.A. PRSRT STD U.S. POSTAGE PAID DALLAS, TX PERMIT 4245 FARO Releases New Large Volume Laser TrackerFARO Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of portable measurement and imaging solutions, has announced the release of its latest 3D measurement system, the FARO Laser Tracker ION. Summit Announces New 35-52 Big Swing Lathe SeriesSummit Machine Tool Manufacturing Corp has expanded its Summit family of lathes with the addition of the new Summit 35-52 Big Swing Lathe series. These big swing heavy-duty lathes feature extrawide hardened and precision ground bed ways, clutched headstocks fitted with precision ground gears in stepped or variable speed models, a 6.1-inch spindle mounted in special angular contact thrust bearings for accuracy and smooth running and an integral feed and thread gear box with a wide range of inch and metric threads available at the turn of a lever, the company said. Innovator of the Future CompetitionCNC Software Inc., manufacturer of Mastercam CAD/CAM software, has announced the 2009-2010 Mastercam Innovator of the Future (IOF) national competition. This competition entices students with a real-world manufacturing challenge, celebrity judge and a chance to win a scholarship as well as a trip to the celebrity judge’s headquarters. This competition provides instructors with a powerful motivational tool to get students excited about learning CAD/CAM and the manufacturing process. Tool-Flo Turns Shavings Into ChipsControlling shavings has been a challenge for manufacturers. Unusual applications or setups during the manufacturing process can present problems. Tool-Flo offers a solution with a full line of standard grooving and threading inserts in all styles to control any type of shaving, according to the company. “We can even design one to work in any special application,” said a Tool-Flo spokesperson. “We have just introduced the API 8 Round threading insert with chip control available in both Flo-Lock and laydown style inserts. Our FLDC-3- 8RDR75-CB and FLDC-3-8RDL75-CB as well as our 16ER 8RD-CB and 16NR 8RD-CB are now available with our patented chip breaker and in our standard and premium, high performance grades to provide total chip control for API 8 Round threading. Readers can contact us for free test samples.” NTMA Sets Dates for 2010 Purchasing FairsThe National Tooling & Machining Association (NTMA) has announced it has selected two sites for Contract Purchasing Fairs for 2010. The fairs will be co-sponsored by the Precision Metalforming Association (PMA). Publication List |
