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NEW CNCs MANUFACTURED IN THE U.S.
MILLPWR a powerful yet easy to operate CNC retrofit systems for knee mills and bed mills. Faster set-ups, shorter run times and a major boost in productivity are just one "powerful easy" retrofit away. Our new MILLPWRG2 control and retrofit kits can turn just about any knee mill into a powerhouse money-maker.
TURNPWR is a workshop-oriented turning control that enables the user to program conventional machining operations right at the machine. It is designed for turning machine tools with up to two axes. TURNPWR was developed to satisfy the wants and needs of lathe machinists where manual and automated operation are both useful and needed. TURNPWR promises to enable the user to maximize throughput by significantly reducing setup time, scrap and other non-productive operations.
Speaker: John Parker, MT Business Development and Product Manager, HEIDENHAIN Corp.
#ANCATooloftheYear 2022 celebrates the deep experience and creativity of the craftspeople who create the next generation of cutting tools.
Now in its fifth year, ANCA's industry-first competition launched for 2022 at GrindingHub. Participants and winners in ANCA Tool of the Year (TOTY) achieve important brand recognition as well as cash and other prizes.
ANCA’s Tool of the Year customers can submit their favorite tool, with the winners being judged and announced live at IMTS 2022. There will be two competition categories to recognize both the functionality and creativity of cutting tool manufacturers.
The winner of #MadeonANCA receives $10,000 AUD worth of ANCA innovations for parts, accessories or software that fit the winner’s grinding needs or a trip to ANCA's headquarters in Melbourne, Australia. This amazing prize further includes access as an ANCA VIP to exclusive opportunities with our ANCA tool experts. The winner of the most innovative virtual tool will receive a full CIM software package.
Submissions are open from through August 8, 2022.
The competition will be based on the passion and the craft of tool making, celebrating a highly skilled tool grinding community.
The judging panel consists of:
At IMTS 2022, the top five finalist tools will be judged on the following criteria:
Learn how to use logged data to complete future projects using directed energy deposition.
About the presentation Within the various additive manufacturing (AM) processes, several process parameters determine the resultant geometry and quality of a build. Understanding and controlling these parameters are the key to quality, part-to-part replication, and certification. In certain systems, data from builds remain locked away in a closed box, but can this data be useful for the end-users? Yes, and it’s useful. Along with developing and integrating in-process sensors and closed-loop control features, a data logging capability is essential for understanding the build history and variability from build-to-build. With data logging capability, a file is automatically generated in real-time and contains the time history of all parameters and process-monitoring sensors. The data sets provided can be used in post-process analyses to enable machine learning and defect-detection algorithms. This presentation discloses data that was used to correlate defects to anomalous process parameters using two Department of Defense (DoD) applications as examples.
Meet your presenter Melanie Lang, FormAlloy co-founder and CEO, is motivated by developing disruptive technology that delivers the future of AM by creating high-value components with superior performance. Her passion has manifested into making wave(length)s in metal additive manufacturing since co-founding FormAlloy Technologies Inc. in 2016. Prior to FormAlloy, Lang interned at Boeing and spent 14 years as an engineer and program manager at Lockheed Martin. In 2020, she was named one of SME’s 20 Exceptional Women in Aerospace & Defense Manufacturing for her focus on opening the design space for multi-material components. She holds a B.S. in aerospace engineering from the University of Illinois and an M.S. in systems architecture and engineering from the University of Southern California. In addition to her role at FormAlloy, Lang serves on the America Makes Executive Committee as the vice president of legislative affairs for Navy League San Diego. She’s the Women in 3D-Printing ambassador for San Diego.
The new facility in Fort Wayne expands reach and ensures quality for customers in the Midwest and western United States
Boston Centerless, a supplier of precision ground bar materials for close tolerance CNC Swiss machining applications, announced the opening of a second manufacturing plant in Fort Wayne, Indiana. This latest expansion represents continued robust growth in key market segments in the Midwest and western United States. The facility increases manufacturing and distribution capacity with more than 16,000ft2 and state-of-the-art equipment.
A variety of raw materials is in stock, facilitating reduced lead times to customers in that part of the country. Precision grinding, straightening, and bar end chamfering services are provided at the new plant.
“Our Midwest and western customers in the U.S. will now benefit from even shorter lead times,” says Laurent Cros, chief commercial officer, Boston Centerless. “This investment in a substantial amount of increased capacity and an additional strategically located base of operations represents our commitment to continuously strengthening our supply chain services for our customers.”
The fast-growing team at the Fort Wayne facility has a plant manager and a full crew of certified grinder operators, carefully trained by the skilled personnel at Boston Centerless’ headquarters in Massachusetts, ensuring the quality Boston Centerless is known for is maintained at the new plant. The Fort Wayne plant carries the same certifications as the headquarters including ISO 9001, ISO 13485, and AS9100.
“No matter where we go or what we do, the quality of our materials and services is never compromised,” says David Mersereau, chief operations officer, Boston Centerless. “We knew with our expansion to the second facility that maintaining Boston Centerless’ impeccable quality was priority number one. That’s why we took the time to fully train our new operators to achieve Boston Centerless’ level of expertise before producing customer orders.”
Discover the best practices for CNC machining automation.
About the presentation Today’s manufacturing operations are complex with increasing product variants, changes in demand, and lead time requirements. Further, as computer numerical control (CNC) machining evolves toward done-in-one processes and the supportive device and data system integrations become more common, the necessity for smart operations planning is of paramount importance. Compounding constant conditions are the sustainability and skilled labor challenges. Establishing a production environment that’s resilient and flexible is the goal, but what are the best ways to achieve that? How does a manufacturer build in flexibility, yet also profitability? The short answer: with the proper tools and mindset. Nathan Turner will present field-proven ways to produce small, high-mix batches economically by combining the efficiencies of physical movement, process integration, production planning, and employee engagement.
Participants in this dynamic session will learn:
• The three building blocks for economical batch manufacturing: automating physical movements, production planning, and process integration • How to automate multi-functional machine tools and integrate secondary operations such as finishing, washing, and metrology • The emerging and exciting automation technologies, including AGVs, 3D printing, and 5G connectivity • How factory automation helps attract and keep talented employees
Meet your presenter Nathan Turner, president of Fastems LLC, has more than 30 years of experience in automation technologies. Prior to joining Fastems, he held leadership roles at Rockwell Automation, including director of business development; director of integrated architecture – EMEA, which involved a three-year assignment in Belgium overseeing Europe, the Middle East, and Africa; and director of product development. Turner also served Beijer Electronics as director of sales, marketing, and product management of the Americas. Other engineering and management positions include Miller Electric, Automation Inc., Mitsubishi Electric, and Yaskawa America. Turner holds a BSME degree in Mechanical Engineering at Northwestern University, and has continued to develop and enhance his knowledge with focused courses in product management, distribution, sales, marketing, and finance. He often speaks to international audiences on engineering and advanced factory topics.
About the company Fastems is a supplier of CNC automation solutions for variable batch production, also known as high-mix, low-volume manufacturing. We’re an open integrator with more than 40 years and 4000 installations of experience with more than 90 machine tool brands. Fastems typically automates 3-5 axis milling machines, turning and turn-mill machines, grinding machines, and more. Our MMS control connects to various data systems and is praised for its production planning and resource management features. We integrate and automate measuring, washing, marking, finishing, and various other devices or processes to be part of our intelligent CNC automation systems. We also offer deburring and robotic finishing cells (RFC) and robotic systems for automated part loading to/from pallets (ALD). Solutions for cutting tool automation including pre-setters are also included.