AeroDef 2014 Show Preview February 25 – 27, 2014
Long Beach (CA) Convention Center
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eroDef Manufacturing, to be held February 25–27, 2014, at the Long Beach (CA) Con- vention Center, is the leading summit and exposition for the aerospace and defense manufacturing industry.
Produced by SME, in partnership with
an executive committee of industry OEM professionals, its mission is to foster innovation across the extended enterprise to reduce costs, expedite production times and maintain manufacturing competitiveness in the global economy. The AeroDef Manufacturing Summit gives attendees ex- clusive access to the most important people in aerospace and defense manufacturing today. AeroDef’s Exclusive Keynote Speaker, Featured Speakers and Executive Insight Series panel discussion participants come from the highest level of business and government. They come to share their vision of the potential of technology, collaboration and public policy to transform manufacturing—concepts that attendees can actually experience on the exposition fl oor and in the in-depth technical conference sessions.
The summit and expo showcase the industry’s most ad- vanced technologies across an innovative fl oor plan designed to facilitate interaction and business relationships between exhibitors and buyers looking for integrated solutions.
spindle with an optional high-speed 18,000-rpm spindle. Rap- id traverse is 1181 ipm in the X, Y, Z axes; table size is 19.69" (500-mm) diameter × 15.75" (400 mm) and it can handle workpiece diameters up to 19.69" (500 mm) and heights of 13.78" (350 mm). A rotary/tilt table provides an A-axis (tilt- ing) rotation of -120° to +30° and a C-axis rotation of ±360°. Machine travels measure 13.78 × 21.65 × 20.08" (350 × 550 × 510 mm). Mazak Corp.
Ph: 859-342-1700 Web site:
www.mazakusa.com
Metrology and Tool Monitoring TMAC (Tool Monitoring Adaptive Control) is a system devel- oped by Caron Engineering Inc. that learns a tools’ cutting HP used in the machining process. It can pinpoint breakage and wear while the tool is in its cutting cycle. The adaptive control feature automati- cally adjusts feed rates according to variations in cutting conditions (hard/ soft spots, more/
High-Performance
Five-Axis Machining Center Variaxis j-500 5X vertical machin- ing center provides cost-effective and effi cient single-machine part processing in titanium, hard metals and aluminum. The j-500 is equipped with a 12,000-rpm, 15-hp (11-kW), CAT 40 milling
less material, etc.). Corrective actions such as feed hold, cycle interrupt, tool retract, and other actions can be taken to save your machine from unnecessary downtime and costly repair. Blum LMT Inc. Ph: 859-344-6789 Web site:
www.blum-novotest.de/de/weltweit/other/usa.html
Fast Fixturing
The Carr Lock System allows accurately locating and clamp- ing at the same time, with just the twist of a hex wrench, for mounting quick-change tooling on a subplate. The new
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