Already a versatile moldmaker specializing in larger and/or more complex tools such as stack molds, gas-assist, and multishot, Triangle Tool Corp. (Milwaukee, WI) has fully moved into the 18,000-ft² expansion housing its new bridge-style 5-axis Mecof machining center. Specialty machining of large pieces is adding substantially to the moldmaking business.

This newly added 5-axis Mecof machining center is prominent in Triangle Tool’s recently opened expansion, but there is space for additional CNC systems.

Company sales manager Vic Baez says, “Triangle Tool had perfected high-speed machining through our mold building business. We bought this machining center knowing that our customers wanted faster machining with greater accuracy for their large pieces, and the Mecof does just that.”

The Italian-made Mecof system offers table travel distance of over 31 ft, and is one of more than 15 4- and 5-axis systems now operating at Triangle Tool. Baez says Triangle was amazed at the response from companies all over North America once the company had open time for custom machining. Business is coming from the defense, aerospace, and wind-energy sectors, among others, and additional CNC machining centers will soon enter the new expansion.

Triangle Tool’s total floor space, including the new addition, is now about 173,000 ft², and the company has added nine employees since the addition opened. Between its Milwaukee headquarters and its A-1 Tool Corp. facility in Melrose Park, IL, the company now employs over 160 persons.

http://www.plasticstoday.com/articles/mold-making-expansion-triangle-1228

M&M Manufacturing in Tulsa is a CNC machine shop producing parts, assemblies and tooling for the energy, healthcare, and manufacturing sectors. But, the shop’s specialty is in complex-geometry aerospace components. It uses four- and five-axis machines to manufacture parts that often have three controlling datum surfaces, as well as many contoured surfaces blending into each other.

These parts are programming challenges that M&M addressed with a switch to DP Technology’s ESPRIT CAM. The software makes it possible to apply toolpaths directly to a customer’s solid geometry and view simulations of the resulting program, with the machine, tools, fixturing, etc., included, to avoid crashes.

Creative Workholding, Machining

Machining plan for a Gulfstream G-650 fitting, as demonstrated by ESPRIT software.

“A key difference that we bring to our customers comes through our

creativity in developing a strategy for holding and machining the part,” said Ken Statton, president of M&M Manufacturing. Statton said the shop developed expertise in fixturing as it worked to meet tight tolerance requirements, but these efforts have advanced to using fixturing to reduce machining cycle time. He pointed to a four-station fixture that M&M developed for a four-axis machine that makes it possible to perform a tool change then proceed sequentially through all the operations with that tool on all four parts. “This fixture allows us to machine four parts with only a single sequence devoted to changing, advancing, and retracting the tool,” he said. “The result is substantial time savings.”

M&M began to move to four- and five-axis machining because of the increasing complexity of the aerospace parts it is producing, and this meant it needed a software package that could import complex geometries. It chose ESPRIT because of its programming simplicity and optimizing ability. “ESPRIT gives us the optimum level of control to make sure the cutter stays in the cut as long as possible and that the program works the first time we run it,” according to Statton.

Automatic Feature Recognition

In the past, for example, if the company was making a composite layup tool with many changing contoured surfaces, it had to define each surface independently and generate toolpaths. The cutter had to move around to reach each of the different toolpaths, typically taking several days to generate the program. With ESPRIT, programmers simply import the solid model and access the full functionality for the solid model. Then, the CAM software is used to integrate the solid model to automatically identify the part features.

The next step is to assign metalcutting operations to the features that have been defined. ESPRIT lets users create a knowledge base of pre-optimized machining operations that include a particular tool, cutting speed, feedrate, depth of cut, etc. Programmers choose from several different machining strategies that automatically develop an efficiency approach for machining the feature.

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TOLLAND, CT, Dec 23, 2009 - CNC Software Inc., manufacturer of Mastercam CAD/CAM software, announces the 2009-2010 Mastercam Innovator of the Future (IOF) national competition. This competition entices students with a real-world manufacturing challenge, celebrity judge, and a chance to win a scholarship as well as a trip to the celebrity judge’s headquarters. This competition provides instructors with a powerful motivational tool to get students excited about learning CAD/CAM and the manufacturing process.

The Celebrity Judge

The 2009-2010 IOF competition will be judged by a team of celebrities from Stewart-Haas Racing. Stewart-Haas Racing is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series team co-owned by two-time Sprint Cup champion Tony Stewart and Haas Automation. The judging team consists of Tony Stewart, owner and driver of car #14; Ryan Newman, driver of car #39; and CNC Shop Manager, Brad Harris.

The Challenge

For the 2009-2010 competition, students are challenged to design and machine a NASCAR style gear shift lever and knob. Tony Stewart, Ryan Newman, and Brad Harris will select the winner based on several criteria including innovation and creativity, accuracy, quality of machining finish, and aesthetics.

The Awards

The student who creates the winning entry will be awarded a $1,000 scholarship to the school of their choice. In addition, the winner and their Mastercam instructor will receive an expense-paid trip to tour the Stewart-Haas Racing headquarters and machine shop in Kannapolis, North Carolina. A Mastercam IOF recognition plaque will go to both the winner and their school, and the winner’s instructor will receive a limited edition Mastercam IOF polo shirt. Everyone who enters the competition receives an exclusive Mastercam IOF shirt.

Competition Rules

All entries to the Mastercam 2010 IOF competition are subject to the following requirements:

• The part must be programmed with a licensed copy of Mastercam software.
• The part must have a professional look and remain consistent with the theme industry standards.
• The part must adhere to the specifications.
• Tell us the story behind the part; the inspiration for the design, materials used, etc.
• Include photos of you holding the part, your instructor, the school lab, and the CNC machine. Electronic files are preferred.
• The entry must consist of one finished, unpainted part.
• All entries become the property of CNC Software, Inc. Parts cannot be returned. All designs become the property of Stewart-Haas Racing.
• All entries and completed entry forms must be received by March 31, 2010.
• Send entries to CNC Software, Inc., Educational Division, 5717 Wollochet Drive NW, Ste 2A, Gig Harbor, WA 98335. (Please e-mail iof@mastercam.com to let us know to expect your entry).
• While we welcome past winners to submit entries, past winners are not eligible to win the grand prize.

For more information on the 2009-2010 Mastercam Innovator of the Future competition including the entry form and part specifications, please visit www.mastercam.com/iof.

About Mastercam

Developed by CNC Software, Inc., Mastercam is Windows®-based CAD/CAM software for 2- through 5-axis routing, milling and turning; 2- and 4-axis wire EDM; 2D and 3D design, surface, and solid modeling; and artistic relief cutting. CNC Software is a privately owned corporation founded in 1984. The U.S.-based company provides Mastercam CAD/CAM solutions to more than 124,000 installations in 75 countries in industries including mold-making, prototyping, automotive, medical, aerospace, and consumer products. Mastercam runs under Windows 2000, Windows XP, VISTA, and Windows 7, and is compatible with all other CAD/CAM systems.

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CNC Development Ltd. (”CNC” or the “Company”) (OTCBB: CDLVE) (OTCBB: CDLKE) (OTCBB: CDLWE) (fka InterAmerican Acquisition Group Inc.) announced today that all shareholders of Sing Kung Ltd. who were not parties to the stock purchase agreement have subscribed to the exchange offer for CNC shares. As a result, CNC owns 100% of the equity of Sing Kung.

Changes to Board of Directors

Following CNC’s acceptance of the shares tendered in the exchange offer, a requisite majority of CNC Preferred shareholders acted by written resolution to appoint two new members to CNC’s board of directors:

Steven Klein. Mr. Klein is a Partner with Apple Core Holdings, a privately held investment company. Mr. Klein also holds the position of Chief Executive Officer for Apple Core Hotels, a chain of hotels in mid-town Manhattan controlled by Apple Core Holdings. Mr. Klein also serves on the boards of directors of other Apple Core Holdings investments and currently holds two such directorships with Jumpnode Systems, LLC and Meaningful Machines IP, LLC. He is the producer of the movie version of the Broadway play, Passing Strange. Prior to joining Apple Core Holdings Mr. Klein was employed as an attorney practicing tax law at Skadden, Arps, Meagher and Flom LLP. Mr. Klein holds a J.D. from Boston University and a Masters degree in tax law from New York University.

David Miller. Mr. Miller is a Partner with Apple Core Holdings, a privately held investment company. Mr. Miller also holds the position of Corporate Counsel and Chief Financial Officer for Apple Core Hotels. Mr. Miller also serves on the boards of directors of other Apple Core Holdings investments and currently holds two such directorships with Jumpnode Systems, LLC and Meaningful Machines IP, LLC. Prior to joining Apple Core, Mr. Miller was employed as an attorney practicing corporate and transactional law at Williams, Caliri, Miller and Otley LLP, a firm specializing in representing financial services clients. He received a B.S. in Economics from Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania and a J.D. from Duke University.

Mr. Klein and Mr. Miller were also designated as Class A Preferred Directors together with two continuing Directors, William Morro and Daniel Beharry.

Richard M. Wolfson and Dr. Hermino A. Blanco Mendoza resigned as CNC Directors, creating two Directorship vacancies that were filled by the appointments of Mr. Klein and Mr. Miller.

“We greatly appreciate the service of Mr. Wolfson and Dr. Blanco Mendoza,” said Mr. William Morro, Interim Chief Executive Officer of CNC. “We thank them for continuing to serve as board members until the exchange offer was concluded and replacement Directors were identified and designated by the Class A Preferred shareholders.”

Business Acquisition Program

Effective immediately, CNC has commenced a new business acquisition agenda. The Company is seeking to identify and acquire one or more profitable businesses with enterprise values ranging from $100 million to $500 million and is open to considering acquisitions domiciled outside of China that are not involved in the infrastructure or construction sectors.

Mr. Morro added, “Projected returns on private capital investments in the infrastructure and construction sectors in China appear to have been dramatically reduced due to the recent increase in liquidity in the China market. As a result, we have decided to expand our investment focus to other lines of business. Given the current conditions in the global credit markets, particularly for middle-market companies, we believe that CNC’s potential to access public equity for a newly acquired business could benefit both an acquired business and CNC shareholders.”

Trading Symbols

CNC also wishes to alert shareholders to the change in the trading symbols for its securities that was initiated by FINRA in November:

-- Common shares:               CDLVE
-- Class A Preferred shares:    CDLKE
-- Warrants                     CDLWE

CNC’s shares are quoted on the OTCBB. A complete description of CNC’s securities is available in the Company’s Proxy Statement/Prospectus dated August 7, 2009, and in its subsequent public filings available on the SEC website at: http://www.sec.gov.

About CNC

CNC, registered in the British Virgin Islands, has one operating subsidiary headquartered in Shanghai, P.R.C. that forms and leads consortiums to deliver comprehensive city planning and infrastructure build-outs to selected municipalities throughout China. The Company’s “Build-Transfer” business model allows local governments to overcome financial and project management constraints and to quickly unlock economic development potential and property value. In addition to supporting its clients with municipal development strategies, detailed planning and fully-financed project implementation, the Company also offers municipal government leaders support in obtaining long-term replacement financing and later-phase commercialization and project marketing. CNC’s principal corporate offices are located at 970 Dalian Rd, Suite 909, Shanghai 200092 P.R.C. The address of CNC’s U.S. agent, WHI, Inc. is 410 South Michigan Ave., Suite 620, Chicago, IL 60605. Additional information about CNC is available on the company’s website: http://www.cncdev.com or in IAG’s and CNC’s public filings, available from the SEC website: http://www.sec.gov.

Forward-looking Statements

This press release includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Forward looking statements are statements that are not historical facts. The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “predict,” “project,” “will,” “would” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. The parties may not actually achieve the plans, intentions or expectations disclosed in the forward-looking statements, and investors should not place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements. Actual results or events could differ materially from the plans, intentions and expectations disclosed in the forward-looking statements made by the parties. CNC assumes no obligation to update the information contained in this press release.

Company Contact:
Mr. William C. Morro
CEO
CNC Development Ltd.
Phone: +1-312-957-4172
Email: wmorro@interamerican-group.com
www.cncdev.com
Investor Relations Contact:
Mr. Crocker Coulson
President
CCG Investor Relations
Phone: +1-646-213-1915 (NY Office)
Email: crocker.coulson@ccgir.com
http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/marketwire/0571774.htm

Vertically integrated CNC manufacturing company provides innovative high-quality solutions

BOYERTOWN, PA - Judson A. Smith Company, a leading manufacturer of precision, custom tubular parts and machined components in most materials, offers in-house CNC Machining capabilities for milling, turning, screw machining, wire EDM and laser fabrication. These vertically integrated capabilities enable the company to fully control the process and part quality throughout all manufacturing stages. Competitive lead times, high quality parts and services result in the lowest overall cost for customers. Judson Smith’s CNC machining capabilities allow a complex design prototype to take shape in production. Many years of experience, a creative approach to problem solving and latest machining technology allow Judson to manufacture and package a variety of components and finished assemblies. The materials machined by Judson include: stainless steels, titanium, cobalt chrome, aluminum, plastics and more.

All customers are provided with quality assurance through Judson’s ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 13485 certification, Non-Destructive Testing (NDT), MIL-I-45208 inspection system, and ANSI/NCSL Z540-1 calibration system. Inside their 40,000 square foot manufacturing facility, Judson Smith’s staff and equipment work to exceed the needs of customers in a variety of industries including: the medical device, aerospace, automotive, electronics and more.

About Judson A. Smith Company
Judson A. Smith Company is part of the ATW family of companies. For over 40 years, Judson Smith has manufactured precision, custom tubular parts, and machined components in various materials to rigid specifications. Industries served by Judson Smith include Medical, Aerospace, Automotive, Electronics, and many more in which specialized capabilities, including the ability to hold extremely tight tolerances when critical. The company maintains a number of quality certifications, including; ISO 9001:2000; and ISO 13485.

The company blends prototype engineering with short and long run production expertise; it is geared toward fast prototype turn-around and quick ramp-up to full scale production. For more information on Judson A. Smith Company, visit www.judsonsmith.com , call 610-367-2021 or jshields@judsonsmith.com

About ATW Companies
Headquartered in Warwick, RI, ATW Companies runs state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities located in California, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island. ATW Companies offers global sales and support and is a highly engineered metal solution provider to the metal component marketplace servicing customers worldwide. ATW provides a wide range of fabrication technologies to meet the exacting requirements of industries and diverse technologies for the most critical applications. Through continuously adding value and innovation to their products and services, ATW offers the best solutions for customers and their partners.

http://news.thomasnet.com/companystory/570090

The complete service provider for analytical and medical OEM devices is starting production at its new location in the People’s Republic of China.

Schwalbach, Germany (PRWEB) December 17, 2009 — The BIT Group (www.Group-BIT.com) has placed the first order for several CNC cutting machines in Kunshan. The production start-up at the new Chinese subsidiary is gradually becoming more concrete. Last week the contract for the supply of two milling centers and a lathe were concluded with an internationally leading machine manufacturer. The contract was negotiated in Kunshan and has a total value of approx. 500,000 euros. Commissioning is scheduled for mid-2010.

The new location is specially oriented towards the mechanical production of components for the parent company, with the aim of minimizing costs and boosting efficiency in the production of high-quality instrumentation. The technology transfer between the various BIT locations will enable the highest possible quality requirements to be fulfilled.

With the establishing of its subsidiary in China, BIT (www.Group-BIT.com) does not only have the production location in mind, but also the rapidly growing total mar-ket for medical technology within the country itself. Therefore BIT has specifically tailored its range of products for the OEMs to ideally suit market prospects in China. The company aims to make use of the existing know-how together with the OEMs so that all parties involved can profit from this growth.

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/12/prweb3350534.htm

Cut-Off Machine

Rush Machinery, Inc. offers a production-rated Carbide Rod Cut-Off machine for the carbide tool and carbide rod manufacturing industries.

The “Auto-Cut”, a CNC Carbide Rod Cut-Off Machine, can double the production rate for cutting carbide and hardened steel rod when compared with manual cut-off machines. It has easy to use CNC controls with a touch screen operator interface. Parameters can be quickly set for rod diameter and length. The machine automatically loads and cuts rods from a large capacity magazine.

Capacity of the “Auto-Cut” is .055″ (1.4mm) to 1-9/16″ (40mm) diameter rod, up to 16″ long, and it comes standard with a flood coolant system.

For further information, please contact:

Ted Hildebrant, Sales Manager

RUSH MACHINERY, INC.
4761 Route 364
Rushville, NY 14544
Tel: 800-929-3070
585-554-3070
Fax: 585-554-4077
Email: ted@rushmachinery.com

http://news.thomasnet.com/companystory/570087

Lantronix, Inc. (Nasdaq: LTRX), a leading provider of secure, remote management, device networking and data centre management technologies, today announced that its MatchPort b/g wireless device server has been chosen by Spectrum CNC, the developer of the most reliable direct numerically controlled (DNC) software to deliver a highly-dependable wireless industrial automation solution. Spectrum CNC has selected Lantronix’ MatchPort b/g wireless device server to enable the company to network 250 Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) machines while eliminating the need for wiring throughout the production floor.

Spectrum CNC’s ‘Multi-DNC’ is a software-based machine tool communications system and the first product to enable simultaneous uploads, downloads and drip feeding of data into multiple Computer Numerical Controlled (CNC) machines. Following its launch, customers began demanding a wireless solution that would simplify installations, reduce costs and increase flexibility for machine movement.

Spectrum CNC chose Lantronix to assist in engineering the product on account of its expertise in wireless network connectivity. Lantronix’ engineers paired its embedded wireless device server, MatchPort b/g, with SpectrumCNC’s software. The combined product allows wireless connections between CNC machines using IEEE 802.11b/g networks. Spectrum CNC can now offer its customers the flexibility to locate equipment practically anywhere on the shop floor while monitoring it via a centralised operations console.

MatchPort b/g is the first in a family of pin and form-factor compatible wireless and wired module solutions. The MatchPort family enables users to ‘future proof’ their designs with a choice of flexible media-independent 802.11 b/g or Ethernet networking products. It takes the complexity out of RF design and embedded Ethernet networking, enabling users to focus on their products. Most importantly, it minimises engineering risk, reduces cost and shortens development time.

Toni Novak, President, Spectrum CNC, said: “Working with a recognised industry leader like Lantronix has ensured our ability to innovate the most reliable wireless solution, which provides great benefits to our customers. MatchPort b/gis the perfect complement to our software and has allowed us to edge out competitors, while continuing to evolve our offerings to meet our customers’ needs.”

Jerry Chase, CEO of Lantronix, said: “Spectrum CNC has provided innovative technologies to the industrial automation space for years and we’re happy that we can contribute our expertise to assist in the evolution of its solutions. The combined offering meets growing customer demand to create a more flexible operating environment for computer controlled manufacturing equipment while cutting cost.”

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The first Promac Sharav machine to be sold in the UK has gone to Melton Mowbray-based KS Composites.

KS Composites is a global player in the design and manufacture of composite and GRP components, along with the mould tools required in their manufacture. As part of an ongoing investment programme, it installed the Promac Sharav GVT 3.5, a large capacity, high performance, high accuracy, 5-axis moving bridge milling centre.

Work undertaken by KS Composites includes a Le Mans car chassis, the skin of a train, ski bindings, and historic sports car restoration.

Promac Sharav machines are sold in the UK by Lemoine (UK) and are designed and manufactured in Italy by Promac S.A.S.

Chris Mayne, managing director, Lemoine (UK), said. “This new machine will provide KS Composites with high performance 3- and 5-axis contouring capability, coupled with high accuracy, for all machining applications in steel, aluminium, composites and resin model board. While providing such high performance and accuracy, Promac has also created an exceptional machine with a competitive price.”

The installed machine has X, Y and Z-axis travels of 3,500, 4,000 and 1,500 mm, respectively, a 32-position tool changer, and is fitted with Heidenhain iTNC 530 CNC control, laser tool probing, optical linear coded scales and a continuous automatic 2-axis milling head incorporating a patented high torque drive system (2,000 Nm torque per axis).

http://www.machinery.co.uk/article/21248/First-in-UK-Promac-Sharav-machine-goes-to-composite-parts-maker.aspx

Chris Carter of Barker Collins says that innovative thinking has allowed the company to make dramatic savings in machining times. This has given customers much shorter leads times and lower machining costs – and has fuelled growth at the subcontractor.

The machining of large clevises for off-shore platforms demonstrates the Barker Collins approach