General Machining & Manufacturing Processes

In his new role, Herendeen is responsible for overseeing an expansive sales team and dealer network for MC Machinery lasers, press brakes and automation equipment in North America. He also works closely with Mitsubishi factories on research and development, pricing, ordering and more.

A titanium nitride (TiN) bearing nut improves rigidity as the uniquely designed gold ring reduces collet damage, reduces micro vibration with the collet flange, and eliminates friction with the collet. It improves the cutting rigidity and the quality of the cut compared to traditional collet chucks.

The RenAM 500 Ultra metal AM system is the latest model in the RenAM 500 family, which also includes the Flex system, optimized for R&D work, and the flagship closed-loop powder recirculation model for series production. The entire RenAM 500 family is available with one (500S) or four (500Q) high powered lasers, each able to access the whole powder bed simultaneously.

A concentration of 0.5% VpCI-649 BD may be all that is needed to inhibit corrosion inside the tooling cooling water system. As time passes, this concentration may change as water is lost. Workers should therefore periodically monitor the water (e.g., by the molybdate tracer or refractometer) to make sure the right level of VpCI®-649 BD remains. Additional water or VpCI-649 BD can be added as needed to maintain the proper concentration of corrosion inhibitor for protection.

Technomark's Graphix laser workstation holds all in a single cabinet creating a small footprint.

HEULE Tool Corp. President Gary Brown discussed several products on display at the company's Westec 2023 booth, including Heule's back counter boring tools, a new manual back spot-facer, air activated back spot facer, a centrifugal force back counter boring tool, and its standard counter boring product.

Scytec Consulting Inc. President and CEO Josh Davids and CGTech Director of Product Management Gene Granata discussed the ability of CGTech's Vericut software to produce CNC simulation, verification, optimization and connecting to CNC machines.

Scientific Cutting Tools National Sales Manager Todd White highlighted the company's port cavity tools for the aerospace and military industries during a brief Westec 2023 video booth visit with Cutting Tool Engineering. SCT, he explained, specializes in putting coolant-through holes to each flute in the tool to maximize productivity.

LANG Technovation General Manager Jon Dobosenski discussed several new products introduced at EMO Hannover 2023, including the company's new workholding rail system, a new mini vise with a two-stud pattern, and a new FS series of vises with serrated jaws.

Michael Herman, vice president sales for BIG DAISHOWA Inc., discussed a special promotion for the company's fine boring kit, which features the EWN2-152 fine boring head from BIG KAISER is said to enable manufacturing precise bores with guaranteed precision of .00005". The set comes with dedicated accessories such as a boring bar, screw-in insert holders, and 2 inserts to cover Ø.701"-2.126".

BASF's North American Apprenticeship Development Program has expanded for a second consecutive year in 2023, launching at eight additional regional manufacturing sites.

A powerful system does not have to be complicated! With every further development of our software, we take great care to ensure that the users only see the data on the screen that they currently needs for their current task. Everything else is consistently hidden. This ensures quick integration and minimal training efforts.