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Grid encoder tests accuracy of CNC machines
- May 11, 2017
- Testing and Measuring
- Product Release
Heidenhain has released the KGM 281 grid encoder for accuracy testing of CNC machines. It is available with a measuring range of Ø 5.5 in. and an increased accuracy of ± 1 µm. The unit’s grid plate with phase grating has an optical measuring standard. It is embedded in a two-piece aluminum...
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- By Vicki Bell
- May 11, 2017
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
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Hypertherm announces Spark Something Great Education Grant recipients for 2017
- May 11, 2017
- Plasma Cutting
- News Release
Hanover, N.H.-based Hypertherm, a manufacturer of plasma, laser, and waterjet cutting systems and software, has announced the recipients of its 2017 Spark Something Great educational grant. The winners, selected from a record 119 grant applications, represent high schools, vocational schools, and...
- From The Fabricator
Minding your P’s, Q’s, R’s--and revenue too
- By Shahrukh Irani, Ph.D.
- May 11, 2017
- Shop Management
- Article
Incorporating the PR Analysis (relating product mix and routing similarities) into a PQ Analysis (relating product mix and quantities), creates the PQR Analysis.
- From The Fabricator
LAI Intl. accredited to Nadcap’s Additive Manufacturing checklist
- May 11, 2017
- Laser Cutting
- News Release
LAI Intl., a contract manufacturer of precision-engineered finished parts, components, and subassemblies, has earned the first Nadcap Welding Additive Manufacturing Certification. The checklist, developed by the Nadcap Welding Task Group and used to get the Nadcap Accreditation, is based on...
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Festool announces product tour schedule
- May 11, 2017
- Power Tools
- News Release
Power tool manufacturer Festool, Lebanon, Ind., has announced the schedule for its second annual Festool Roadshow product tour. The company’s 48-ft. truck will make numerous stops throughout the U.S. and Canada in 2017 to highlight its current and upcoming product lines. Tour dates are updated...
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T&D Metal Products names director of sales, marketing
- May 11, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
T&D Metal Products, Watseka, Illinois, a manufacturer specializing in initial prototype design to the delivery of a finished product, has named Seth Yon as director of sales, marketing, and new business development. Yon has 16 years of experience in sales growth, marketing strategy, and...
- From The Welder
Combining art, metal, and friendship
- By Amanda Carlson
- May 11, 2017
- Arc Welding
- Article
At Hawkins, Texas-based Fusion Metal Art, every day is different, and every job is unique and memorable in its own way.
- From The Fabricator
Magnetic encoder system provides absolute position information
- May 11, 2017
- Testing and Measuring
- Product Release
The BML-S1G magnetic encoder system with absolute quadrature interface is available from Balluff. Its interface, compatible with incremental A/B input cards, offers absolute position information so that no homing procedure is required. Developed for measuring and positioning tasks in all...
- From The Fabricator
Schuler to deliver 15 presses to U.S. automotive supplier
- May 11, 2017
- Bending and Forming
- News Release
Schuler’s Weingarten, Germany, location has received an order from a U.S. automotive supplier for 15 presses including automation with a press force between 400 and 2,000 tons. The package will include transfer, ProgDie, and stamping presses. They will go to sites in the U.S. and...
- From The Fabricator
Analyzing products, demand, margins, and routings
- By Shahrukh Irani, Ph.D.
- May 11, 2017
- Shop Management
- Article
Unlike the Toyotas of the world, a typical job shop manufactures a diverse mix of products (P) with different routings (R) produced in various quantities (Q) with varying revenue and profits ($) and demand repeatability (T). These parameters for each different product make up a PQR$T Analysis.
- From The Fabricator
Linear position sensor automatically adapts to number of magnets
- May 11, 2017
- Shop Management
- Product Release
Balluff offers a linear position sensor with Ethernet/IP interface. The magnetostrictive system with flexible magnet mode allows the user to work with up to 16 position magnets. Two values can be output for each magnet: position and velocity. The sensor automatically adapts itself to the number of...
Orbital fusion weld head features ultralow profile
- May 10, 2017
- Assembly and Joining
- Product Release
Magnatech has introduced the model M500 head for fusion welding tubes and fittings. The ultralow-profile head is designed for precision welding of fittings and components with minimal straight extensions as short as 0.25 in. It covers sizes 0.125 to 0.500 in. using interchangeable, size-specific...
Peters Machine purchased by BMC Global
- May 10, 2017
- Machining
- News Release
Decatur, Ill.-based Peters Machine Inc. has completed a going concern sale transaction with Ventoux Capital subsidiary BMC Global LLC, Blissfield, Mich.
Peters Machine specializes in machining and drilling tube sheets and baffles.
- From The Fabricator
Analyzing product mix and volumes: Useful but insufficient
- By Shahrukh Irani, Ph.D.
- May 10, 2017
- Shop Management
- Article
The Product Quantity (PQ) Analysis method can be used to segment the product mix based on the annual production volume for each product, which helps determine the type of layout best suited for each product segment. For job shops, however, the tool may be insufficient, because it does not consider varying margins, revenue, routings, and repeatability of various jobs.
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