General Machining & Manufacturing Processes

No. 824 is a 500° F (260° C) modified universal oven from Grieve, currently used for housing a vertical conveyor system at the customer's facility. 9 KW installed in Nichrome wire heating elements, while a 600-cfm, 1/2-hp recirculating blower provides universal airflow to the workload.

Bridging the manufacturing skills gap calls for innovative training approaches to equip employees with the new technical skills they need to succeed in the industry. Simulation training is one approach that has the potential to recruit and onboard employees and provide them with the needed skills.

Local microfactories democratize innovation, making production more readily available to entrepreneurs, inventors and makers.

Single Phase Power Solutions introduces the 30-hp Belle Single-Phase Motor, which uses Written-Pole technology to deliver clean 230V or 460V 3-phase output from readily-available single-phase utility services. The utility-friendly starting and operating characteristics provided through the use of Written-Pole technology minimize voltage sags and flicker on long single-phase distribution lines.

No. 1047 is a 350° F (177° C) bench oven from Grieve, currently used for curing plugs on the ends of cords at the customer's facility. This bench oven has eight drawers with dimensions of 6" W x 13" D x 6" H with removable insert to close around cord.

Jergens Inc. announces fixture plate machining kits and new receiver bushing plugs for its popular line of Ball Lock quick-change mounting systems. The machining kits consist of one fixture plate, four extra-long Ball Lock shanks and four spacers that provide clearance between the fixture plate and subplate below. This open space allows cutting tools to "break through" the fixture plate without damaging the subplate, making it possible to machine fixture plates while mounted to the same subplates they will be used with during production.

Gleason has released a new edition of Practical Gear Engineering, a technical publication designed to benefit both gear engineering experts and engineers new to the field with comprehensive solutions for many of today's most common gear design and manufacturing issues.

MxD and AT&T announced they are working together to help accelerate the deployment of 5G to the U.S. manufacturing industry. AT&T is collaborating with MxD (Manufacturing times Digital) to install 5G technology and Multi-access Edge Compute (MEC) within MxD's Chicago-based innovation center dedicated to advancing manufacturing innovation.

Connecting machines and facilities with IT systems opens up enormous potential for more economical and intuitive processes. This is exactly where Bosch Rexroth's new CytroBox hydraulic power unit comes in. With its intelligent, energy-efficient modular design, CytroBox provides a new solution for the medium performance range up to 30 kW.

Volume Graphics has announced the latest generation of its software solutions for nondestructive quality assurance with industrial computed tomography (CT): Version 3.3 of VGSTUDIO MAX, VGSTUDIO, VGMETROLOGY and VGinLINE.

PI expands its PIMag series of high dynamics linear and rotary positioning systems with a new high-performance rotation stage. The V-610 is equipped with a high-force 3-phase torque motor direct incremental encoder for position feedback and closed-loop operation.

As part of its ongoing "Customer First" initiative, Heidenhain introduces the multiple-level online Encoder Selection Tool for automation. This new Encoder Selection Tool considers various industries and applications, and then suggests the brands with suitable options.