Greensboro, North Carolina – MFGmatch.net, the leading custom manufacturing marketplace focusing on made-to-order parts from American manufacturers announced today its latest offerings for Machine Shop Services. The company, a division of Industrial Leaders said the site includes over 1,000 additional offerings from custom manufacturers in the United States with emphasis on custom made industrial parts, precision components, metal fabrication, plastic molding and prototyping services.

According to John Kelly, engineer, journeyman machinists and spokesperson for MFGmatch.net, the site enables companies and individuals to explore offers for CNC machining services, metalworking, welding, machined parts and other custom manufacturing solutions while being able to interact with them utilizing online tools provided by MFGmatch.net. Kelly said the whole platform is about introducing qualified job shops in the United States to national and international buyers of custom made products constructed in metal or plastic.

“MFGmatch.net was created specifically to provide members and users the opportunity to connect directly with buyers and suppliers of custom manufacturing services primarily in but not limited to the United States and Canada,” said Kelly. He added, “New job shops are added to the marketplace every business day as well as frequent RFQs (request-for-quotes), outsourcing proposals, partnership requests and other business opportunities.” Kelly continued, “MFGmatch.net is designed to help engineers, product designers, inventors and others source efficiently in their search to locate a qualified shop able to meet their specific needs.”

About MFGmatch.net

MFGmatch.net is a free custom manufacturing online marketplace for machine shops, product designers, engineers, foundries and other companies looking to buy and sell machines parts, precision components and other custom manufacturing services in local, national and international markets.

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China CNC Machine Tool Fair (CCMT) has been successfully held for five sessions since 2000 in Shanghai / Nanjing in even years .It has been recognized as an important machine tool exhibition by exhibitors and end-users.
CCMT (China CNC Machine Tool Fair) is recognized by exhibitors and visitors as one of the most important machine tool exhibitions in China. CCMT is the sister exhibition of CIMT (China International Machine Tool Show). Represented product groups include CNC machines, machine controls, machine components, industrial machinery, encoders, linear systems and many more.
The 6th China CNC Machine Tool Fair (CCMT2010) will be held in Nanjing on April 12-16,2010 in Nanjing International Exhibition Center(NJIEC).
With the rapid development of China` s economy, China has remained the largest machine tool consumption country in the world for five consecutive years. Machine tool import ranked the first in the world while the production value was in the third position.
In Jan. to Jun. 2009 , China imported ablut USD31.6 billion machine tools from Taiwan with the increasing more than 11.4%

Exhibitor Products:
·CNC metal cutting machine
·CNC metal forming machinery
·Fabrication equipment
·Non-traditional processing machinery
·Industrial robot
·Material and testing device

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Designed for machining products such as mold layups and thermoformed parts, RAM-Z style CNC machining center offers up to 48 in. of gantry clearance and stroke. Available features include automatic tool changing components, up to 20 hp spindles, and 3- or 4-axis (simultaneous) configurations. Oversize gantry supports ride on dual 35 mm linear bearings on each side of tubular steel frame, and RAM-Z axis assembly also rides on 35 mm linear bearings supported by 6 bearing blocks.

CNC Machining Center features large work envelope.

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Vision Engraving and Routing Systems (http://www.visionengravers.com) displayed a number of their innovative products, including their new 25 Series CNC Routers and Digitally Aligned Cutting System (DACS) at the Graphics of the Americas Trade Show.

Vision’s 25 Series CNC Routers (http://www.visionengravers.com/products/cnc-router-engraver-machines.html) feature a larger work area which enables users to produce accurate, repeatable and cost-effective work in considerably less time than it takes to do the same work by hand. They also feature bothrouting and engraving head options which allow users to handle applications like milling, drilling, contouring, routing and engraving. Customers may also add Vision’s new DACS camera, an alignment tool that provides perfect print-to-cut registration for their routers and engravers.

The Digitally Aligned Cutting System (http://www.visionengravers.com/products/Vision-router-engraving-accessories.html#B12) is an easy-to-use system that requires minimal training and setup time and is the most cost-effective, accurate solution for improving digital finishing. The DACS which provides perfect print-to-cut registration forCNC routers is ideal for graphic cutouts and signs.

“Vision Engraving is very excited about the new 25 Series routers and the DACS because we believe they are the most innovative and cost-effective products available,” said Joe Marziano, Vice President of Vision Engraving andRouting Systems. “We were very pleased with the response we received about these new machines as well as all of our other great products at the Graphics forthe Americas Trade Show.”

Vision Engraving and Routing Systems displayed their products at booth #563 at the Graphics of the Americas Trade Show. Graphics of the Americas was held Thursday, February 25- Saturday February 27, 2010 at the Miami Beach Convention Center in Miami, FL.

About Vision Engraving and Routing Systems

Vision Engraving & Routing Systems is the largest & oldest manufacturer of engraving machines in the United States. Vision has been designing and manufacturing quality engraving machines, CNC routers, and accessories in Phoenix, Arizona for over 28 years.

Vision’s product line offers a wide range of rotary systems that will suit most any marking application. The Vision product line includes a variety of machines for a range of budgets and applications for business, from small-format and specialty engravers to large-format, heavy-duty engravers and routers.

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Broadbent Stanley has produced a rubber-roll variant of the Yorky Type O grinder, designated the Yorky Type R, which is a high-precision CNC grinding machine for the rubber-roll industry.

The machine handles rolls up to 2000mm long and 1244mm in diameter and caters for both solid and hollow section weighing up to 3000kg between centres.

It shares the same design as the Type O oilfield grinder, featuring a fixed table and headstock, with a ballscrew-driven wheelhead mounted in maintenance-free, frictionless linear rails traversing in the X and Z axes.

The heavy duty tailstock has a powered quill and the facility for both morse taper adapters and special hub mounts, subject to the roll being machined.

The machine utilises a fabricated base, offering high levels of stability and enhanced thermal protection.

Fanuc is used throughout, with operation by the Oi-TC controller and high-performance, high-torque A/C motors and drivers, which control both wheel and work heads along with X and Z axes.

The controller is said to be simple to programme and comes complete with a large selection of dedicated grinding cycles, ranging from parallel to complex concave, convex and taper shapes.

It incorporates grooving cycles, with all types of diamond, herringbone and chevron patterns available as standard.

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Hexagon Metrology has revealed that MKS Telvac has invested in a Global Performance co-ordinate measuring machine (CMM) to complement its range of test and inspection equipment.

MKS Telvac specialises in the production of high-quality machined components and complex electromechanical assemblies to ultra-high vacuum standards for the scientific, semiconductor and medical industries.

The company’s resources comprise advanced machine shop facilities including a range of modern CNC machines that are programmed centrally using CAD/CAM systems; clean-room and assembly facilities; and a fully equipped quality control department.

MKS Telvac recently invested in a high-precision Global Performance CMM from Hexagon Metrology to keep pace with demand for its output.

Mathew Ensor, machine shop manager at MKS Telvac, said: ‘In order to help satisfy the growing demand for our output, we recently purchased a high-throughput, five-axis machining centre.

‘As part of the same investment programme, to enable our inspection department to keep pace with increasing levels of production, we considered the various advantages of several high-accuracy CNC CMMs.

‘Having had in-depth demonstrations of a number of alternative CMMs, we purchased a DEA Global Performance from Hexagon UK,’ he added.

Several factors influenced MKS Telvac’s purchasing decision.

The machine’s use of PC-DMIS Pro software was one factor, as the company said PC-DMIS is easy to use, has minimised the potential for errors and has ensured operators have experienced a reduced learning curve.

As the Global Performance is available in a range of sizes, the company was able to order a machine that matches the dimensions of its current components and assemblies with scope for larger parts, should they be specified by customers.

Hexagon claims that the cost-effective DEA Global range brings affordability to multi-sensor technology and that the machines are ideal for users that need to undertake a variety of metrology operations on a single CMM.

Based on a modular design, Global Performance models are available in a range of sizes, from X-axis of 500-1200mm, Y-axis of 500-3000mm, Z-axis of 500-1000mm, and can be configured according to each customer’s measurement needs.

The machine can be equipped with touch-trigger probes, for efficient single-point measurements on prismatic elements, and analogue scanning probes that support high-accuracy scanning operations on complex contoured parts.

PC-DMIS Pro software provides the user with an intuitive graphical user interface, including a suite of ‘wizards’ to help operators quickly learn and manipulate key inspection functions.

The metrology software’s features include a full programming environment with high-level programming functions, customisable menus and quick start routines for probe qualifications, part alignments and hyper reporting functions.

For traceability, PC-DMIS Pro has a suite of adaptable reporting and advanced hyper reporting tools.

Ensor said: ‘Now installed in our air-conditioned inspection department, our Global Performance CMM has allowed us to further develop our already advanced inspection function.

‘We have received excellent levels of support, in terms of off-line programming and instant access to help on the phone from Hexagon.

‘The machine has removed any potential for part-inspection bottlenecks as its CNC capability enables us to place a part on the machine’s granite bed and instigate an automatic part programme.

‘As the Global Performance is able to operate both quickly and accurately, it is able to give our operators almost instant size verification of first-offs and also complete long and complex measuring routines unattended.

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Eastmar, a CNC machine shop in Tyngsboro, Massachusetts launches their new website with live chat support. Manufacturing buyers and purchasing agents can get immediate access to owner, Chuck DeLong and receive price quotes online.

Eastmar, a CNC precision machine shop in Tyngsboro, Massachusetts, is excited to announce the launch of their new website that now offers live chat support for buyers and purchasing agents of machined metal parts.

According to Chuck DeLong, owner of Eastmar, “The website will give potential buyers an opportunity to see what we’re about, view samples of the work we’ve done over the years, read customer testimonials and get immediate access to chat with me personally to answer their questions and provide price quotes online without having to wait days to get a response.”

Eastmar prides itself on having CNC turning and CNC milling centers that are capable of producing custom made, high quality metal parts constructed in stainless steel, copper, brass, aluminum, nickel alloy and other metals for various industries, including Aerospace, Medical, Commercial, Biotech, Environmental and R&D.

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Haas Automation has designed and redesigned a number of new and improved machines for 2010.

The latest Haas VF models benefit from enhanced motion control to ensure smooth, precise motion control.

The new Haas vertical machining centres (VMCs) use next-generation digital servomotors and high-resolution encoders on all axes.

Combined
with software and motor-control advancements, the machines give even
better surface-finish performance and higher accelerations.

Haas
has redesigned the chip pans and reviewed the coolant flow of the new
VMCs to reduce chip build-up and efficiently flush chips into the auger
trough for removal.

For
high-volume-production applications, the VF-1 through VF-6 VMCs are
available with optional chip-removal systems that combine multiple side
augers with either a front discharge auger or belt-type conveyor, to
move chips out of the machines faster.

To
prevent chip and coolant egress during machining, the new VF machines
feature optimised enclosures, providing better panel fit, easier
maintenance access and the simpler internal routing of plumbing and
cables.

The result is a better
enclosure and a simpler overall design that contains chips and coolant,
while increasing reliability and simplifying service, according to the
company.

The new VF machines have
also been given a contemporary redesign, as well as better fit, feel
and ergonomics, to make operation easier and more efficient.

The
2010 ST-series Haas turning centres has also been enhanced and include:
a redesigned base casting, which increases rigidity and improves chip
and coolant flow.; a compact, symmetrical spindle head, which increases
rigidity and improves thermal stability; a redesigned tailstock with
shorter geometry to improve cutting performance; an optional automatic
tool probe with an interface, simplifying tool setup, which can be
programmed to check for tool breakage during unattended operation; and
a redesigned live tooling option, which is gear driven for efficient
power transmission and continuous maximum torque.

The Haas DT-1 is a high-speed drill and tap machine with full CNC milling capabilities.

It has a 508 x 406 x 394mm work area and a 660 x 381mm T-slot table.

A 30-taper spindle provides 15,000rev/min and allows tapping at speeds of up to 5,000rev/min.

The DT-1 also comes with a high-speed 20-pocket tool changer and rapids of 61m/min on all axes.

With high acceleration and deceleration rates, cycle times are kept short and non-cutting time is reduced.

The DT-1 is described as an all-round CNC machine tool for the busy general-machining workshop.

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The Invention Factory and Makery in Manoa, Hawaii, used Delcam’s FeatureCAM feature-based CAM system as part of a project to train 24 students to design and build their own Hawaiian electric steel guitars. The software enabled the students to produce CNC programs to make almost every part in the instrument.

“FeatureCAM reduced the time required to program a typical part from a day with our previous software to a few minutes,” said Neil Scott, Director of the Invention Factory and Makery. “The result was that our students were able to design and build their own electric guitar from scratch in only 15 hours.”

The limited depth and breadth of Hawaii’s workforce opportunities continue to remain major reasons why start-up companies fail to grow, local students leave for the mainland, and a significant third industry behind tourism and defence has yet to appear. The concept of the Invention Factory and Makery is to provide an environment in which high-school and middle-school students can conceive an invention and actually make it. By learning to design and build things, students develop the skills needed to work in home-grown industries as entrepreneurs, engineers, scientists, machine operators and CNC programmers.

“The biggest obstacle we had to overcome in developing the curriculum was to simplify the design and programming process,” said Instructor Raemi Shibata. “The software that we used in the past required so much knowledge that it was bewildering. How could we teach the kids when we were having trouble understanding it ourselves?”

“FeatureCAM provides the ability to automatically recognise features such as holes, slots, pockets and bosses in CAD models,” explained Mr. Scott. “This means that students don’t have to deal with each individual surface but can program a much smaller number of features instead. We train the students to import the model and use feature recognition so that the software automatically recognises and organises the features in the part. The students then review the list of features identified by the software and make any changes they wish.”

After the students are satisfied with the list of features, the next step is assigning machining operations to each one. With help from the software, the students created machining operations by picking tools, and speeds and feeds for creating particular features. When making a typical part, there are often many features that are duplicated, so the machining operation to make these features only needs to be defined once. After that, it can be copied to similar areas of the design.

After finishing the program, students viewed a simulated version on the computer screen. They check this to be sure the part is made exactly as intended and that the tools stay clear of the machine and fixtures. The program is then passed to the CNC machine and the parts for the guitars completed.

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SYDNEY-based John Heine & Son has enhanced its manufacturing operations with a new Yu Shine 1600ATC CNC Vertical Borer from CNC Machinery Sales Australia.

SYDNEY-based John Heine & Son has enhanced its manufacturing operations with a new Yu Shine 1600ATC CNC Vertical Borer from CNC Machinery Sales Australia.
SYDNEY-based John Heine & Son has enhanced its manufacturing operations with a new Yu Shine 1600ATC CNC Vertical Borer from CNC Machinery Sales Australia.

The foundry and engineering company specialises in the manufacture of hard wearing slurry pumps for the mining industry. John Heine & Son will use the new borer to machine high chrome cast irons with hardness values of 650 to 700 Brinell.

According to CNC Machinery Sales Australia, the Yu Shine 1600ATC CNC Vertical Borer has a capacity of 1950mm turning diameter by 1250mm high, with 12 tool ATC and 8t table load.

CNC Machinery Sales says it can offer a range of borers and vertical lathes from 600mm up to 3,400mm turning diameter, with options including power chucks, auto pallet change, ATCs, and Live Tooling C and Cf Axis for multi-function machining.

For more details, contact CNC Machinery Sales Australia on 1300 262 622.

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