CONTENTS FEBRUARY 2017 VOL. 158, NO. 2
c FEATURES
49 / RAISING THE STAKES WITH HIGH-SPEED AEROSPACE CNCs
New features for fast milling and turning operations enable the latest CNC machine controls to up the ante in aerospace productivity.
SHOP SOLUTIONS
39 / SPACECRAFT VALVE BODY 3D-PRINTED IN TITANIUM
Larger titanium aircraft components are being manufactured faster with selective laser melting 3D printing technology from SLM Solutions NA Inc. (Novi, MI).
44 / EDM SHOP ADDS MILLING TO SERVICE
ITS CUSTOMERS
Rich Mark has added milling machine capability from MC Machinery Systems Inc. (Wood Dale, IL) to his Infi nity EDM shop to meet his customer’s increasing demands for machining capability.
81 / ERP SOFTWARE GIVES REAL-TIME DATA ACCESS
59 / THE EVOLUTION OF Ti MACHINING
Machining titanium used to chew up tools and have machine operators gnashing their teeth. Now it’s just another day at the offi ce.
67 / NEW USES OF NONCONTACT METROLOGY
IN AEROSPACE
The question of how users can compare accuracy of one device to the next remains challenging.
74 / MATERIALS CHOICES TEST INNOVATIVE
CUTTING SOLUTIONS
Cutting tools step up to advanced composite materials.
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Enpress LLC (Eastlake, OH) selected ERP software from Epicor Software (Austin, TX) in March 2014 to gain real-time access to data to improve operational effi ciencies internally and communications with its customers.
ON THE WEB
BUYING A 3D PRINTER? TWO SOURCES CAN HELP GUIDE YOU
If a 3D printer is on your shopping list for 2017, writes contributing editor Ilene Wolf, you may fi nd two recent publications quite interesting. One is an academic paper, the fi rst to comprehensively evaluate bioprinters. The other is a third annual guide to printers that, for the fi rst time, includes industrial technology. More at http://advancedmanu-
facturing.org/2017-3d-printer-guide/
Cover: A turbine engine is a mission critical component of a jet aircraft, and parts machined with high precision are mission critical components of a turbine engine. High-speed aerospace CNCs deliver the necessary precision. Photo courtesy Siemens Industry Inc.
DEPARTMENTS
6 / UPFRONT Happier Times Are Here Again
8 / CONNECT & ENGAGE
10 / ADVANCED MANUFACTURING NOW
t Full Stream Ahead: Waterjet Smooths Production
t Advances in Ti Machining— Do More on Less Floor
15 / SME SPEAKS
Pilot Composites Workshop Wows Students
19 / NEWSDESK Manufacturing Expansion Forecast for 2017
26 / SOFTWARE UPDATE
PLE Software Helps Engineering Teams Reduce Product Development Complexity
33 / TECH FRONT New Graphene Synthesized for Industrial Uses
84 / AERODEF 2017 PREVIEW 92 / CLASSIFIEDS 93 / AD INDEX
94 / WORKFORCE PIPELINE Bridging the Advanced Manufacturing Skills Gap with Talented Military Veterans
96 / VIEWPOINTS
Three Tips for Countering Human Error When Weather Shuts Your Facility Down
MET AL WO RKIN G T O 3D PRINTIN G
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