NewsDesk Deals, Openings, Acquisitions, Partnerships, Orders, Expansions, Awards IMTS Registration Tops 100,000 Registration at the International Manufacturing Technology Show, which was held at McCormick Place in Chicago Sept. 8-13, topped 114,000, according to The Association For Manufacturing Technology, which produces IMTS. The mood at the show was optimistic and busy. The 3D Printed Car Several show programs drew big crowds, such as the world s first 3D-printed car. During the six-day show, a vehicle was to be printed over 44 hours and then rapidly assembled by a team led by Local Motors. The historic first drive was set to take place the morning of Saturday, Sept. 13. Called the Strati, the vehicle was 3D printed in one piece using direct digital manufacturing (DDM), which is the first time this method has been used to make a car. Mechanical components, like battery, motor, wiring, and suspension are disrupts the manufacturing status quo, changes the consumer experience and proves that a car can be born in an entirely different way. A City of Students The IMTS Smartforce Student Summit also was well attended by students from middle school to college, welcoming 17,000 students this year. It gave the next generation a chance to learn, through interactive exhibits, demonstrations, and conversations with professionals in fields to which they might aspire. They learned about future opportunities in The American workforce must not only maintain the machines, but also design and troubleshoot them. Program and debug them. The jobs of the future will... require much more problem solving and critical thinking. sourced from a variety of suppliers, including Renault s Twizy, a line of electric-powered city cars. The Strati was designed by our community, made in our Microfactory and will be driven by you, said John B. Rogers, Jr., CEO of Local Motors. This brand-new process metrology from Mitutoyo America Corporation, robotics from FANUC, and 3D printing from 3DSystems and the SME Education Foundation, among other exhibitors. Among the keynote speakers in the program was Gregg Fleisher, chief academic officer of the National Math + Science October 2014 ManufacturingEngineeringMedia.com 17
Initiative, a public-private partnership whose goal is to scale up successful local academic programs in STEM fields science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Today, manufacturing requires a much more educated workforce, he told a group of about 100 students, teachers, parents and other guests. As our ingenuity creates machines that are increasingly capable of doing more of the actual manufacturing, we must rethink what kinds of jobs the future holds for us. The American workforce must not only maintain the machines, but also design and troubleshoot them, Fleisher continued. Program and debug them. The jobs of the future will involve a degree of the same mechanical skills of the past, but will also require much more problem-solving and critical thinking. He also challenged the students to think about how they could reshape the future. Many of us are constantly scrambling around looking to plug in because we are almost out of power. Imagine wireless power. Pressing a few buttons on your device that allows the device to instantly charge. Fleisher went on to list other futuristic ideas that have yet to be designed and assembled or put into practice: cars that fly, cures for cancer and other diseases, pizza delivery by drone, predicting tornadoes, and intergalactic commuting. Being here has opened me up to so many different things, said student Sopheria Ross, who s 33 and a freshman at Prairie State College, Chicago Heights, IL. Sopheria was showing off a ring she had just customized with two intertwined hearts because she s a people person on the front and 3D printed with the help of Josh Cramer, senior educational program officer with the SME Education Foundation. The experience was pretty fun. Other IMTS Announcements Companies unveiled a wide range of advanced new technologies and made a variety of announcements at IMTS. 18 ManufacturingEngineeringMedia.com October 2014
Among the highlights: Doosan Infracore America Machine Tools (Pine Brook, NJ) announced that it is offering new complimentary customer service products on its full line of machine Command s line of high performance Swiss-made reamer and boring application products by Urma AG of Switzerland are well-known world wide as a premier machining product. Together with Urma, Command has provided these high quality tools for over 20 years. The DigiTec fine boring system has the best digital readout available in inches and metric. This hand held unit is sealed to protect against coolant and chips, back-lit for low light conditions, and can be set to zero at any time. WWW.COMMANDTOOL.COM tools. One of the pillars of the commitment is a threeyear limited warranty offering three years of machine parts, two years of parts and labor on the FANUC control, and one year of labor costs. The company also has extended its availability to provide technical phone support for a full 24 hours each weekday. Modiig Machine Tool, a 70-year-old Swedish company that made the first commercial high-speed machining center in 1987 and is established in global aerospace circles, is coming to America for the first time. It s opening a US operation in Chicago this year. The BLM Group is looking to double the size of their 40,000 ft 2 ( 3716 m 2 ) facility in Wixom, MI soon, according to Product Manager Tom Worley. He also said BLM will have a big presence at FABTECH 2014 in Atlanta. Sandvik Coromant (Fair Lawn, NJ), the Swedish tool company, showed off its Adveon digital tool library, using standard tooling language that could revolutionize how quickly CAM programs are built out with tooling. It brings an Amazon-store-like flavor to tool selection and everybody is welcome to contribute tooling data. Big Kaiser (Hoffman Estates, IL) showed off some gorgeous Speroni tool presetting systems from Italy, which use software and vision systems to measure tools in new ways. So, yes, even the tool presetters are in the digital communication matrix now. Siemens Industry Inc. (Elk Grove Village, IL) introduced its new blackline operator panels for the Sinumerik 840D sl CNC controls. The blackline is available in two models, the OP 015 and OP 019, which are 15 and 19 displays that offer inductive sensor technology for easy use when operators are wearing gloves. ME 20 ManufacturingEngineeringMedia.com October 2014
Korean Cutting Tool Leader Opens Tech Center in US YG-1 Co., Ltd, a global leader in advanced cutting tool manufacturing based in Korea, in August announced it would establish a technical center in North Carolina. Full operations are expected to begin there in mid-october. The YG-1 America Technical Center, based in Charlotte, NC, will be an engineering, R&D, and technical solutions hub for North and South America. It will provide technological and quality solutions that meet manufacturing needs for the aerospace, power generation and medical industries, among others. The YG-1 America Technical Center will focus on research and development of special tooling solutions; technical assistance and product management, education through the YGU (YG-1 University) and customer relationship management enhancement. Other Openings & Expansions GF Machining Solutions (Lincolnshire, IL) has opened a state-of-the-art facility in Southern California. This Center of Competence is part of a brand new, 106,000 ft 2 (9847 m 2 ) Georg Fischer campus in Irvine, Orange County. With its large machine demonstration space, customer training rooms and resources for sales, service and applications staff, as well as an extensive spare parts and consumables warehouse, this impressive facility will further strengthen support for West Coast customers. Goessling USA Inc. broke ground for its new headquarters and manufacturing plant in the Tri-County Industrial Park in Piney Flat, TN., on Aug. 21. The company supplies conveyors, interlinking systems and centrifuges for the fastener industry. The new building will encompass 1161 m 2 of office and production space. Some larger conveyors made in Germany may be produced at the new THE BEST TOOL BOX YOU LL EVER BUY GUARANTEED FOR 55 YEARS 100% Made In The USA In Every Way B61581 SEE US AT: Farm Progress Show Ohio Farm Science Review MADE BY AMERICAN CRAFTSMEN IN THE USA See us at FABTECH Booth #A-2526 22 ManufacturingEngineeringMedia.com October 2014
facility. The company expects the project to be completed in spring 2015. Events in person from Professor Laszlo Monostori, CIRP President, during the 64th General Assembly of CIRP in Nantes, France. NewsDesk is edited by Editor-in-Chief Sarah A. Webster. Please email NewsDesk submissions to editorial@sme.org. FABTECH, North America s largest metal forming, fabricating, welding and finishing event, is expected to attract over 27,000 attendees and 1400 exhibiting companies to the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta on Nov. 11 13. More at FABTECHexpo.com. At FABTECH, join SME for Drinks After Work during the "Mix, Mingle and Connect" event with SME Members and Manufacturing experts. It will be held from 6 p.m. through 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 11 in Room B308. RSVP by November 10, 2014, to Deborah Robbins at drobbins@sme.org. This event is sponsored by SME's Technical Community Network. Announcements How2Media, the producers of the television show World s Greatest!..., featured Wintriss Controls Group (Acton, MA) on their television series over the summer. The show focused on Wintress ShopFloorConnect, which allows manufacturers to remotely track the status of their machines, in real time, on any computer, smart phone or mobile device. The episode can be viewed at http:// worldsgreatesttv.com/watch-an-episode. Awards Chuck Hull, the Founder and Chief Technology Officer of 3D Systems (Rock Hill, SC), was honored in August with the General Pierre Nicolau Award from the International Academy for Production Engineering (CIRP). Hull accepted the award The New Modular Chip Processing Systems from PRAB volume REdUcTion FlUid REcYclinG Contact us at sales@prab.com 1.800.968.7722 prab.com Engineered to Get You Up and Running Faster Fully-integrated chip processing systems from PRAB combine prewired modules that integrate and communicate seamlessly. They move and process scrap and fluid efficiently and maximize returns. They re also designed for mobility as your process changes. PRAB engineering designs every system to meet your specific application. And they re backed by our industry exclusive Performantee. scrap TRAnsFER load out All-in-onE October 2014 ManufacturingEngineeringMedia.com 23