CNC West Dec jan 2019

CNC WEST December 2018/January 2019 www.CNC-West.com 3 Feature Stories Finecut Micro Abrasive Waterjet ............................................. 20 Quality is in Their DNA A Colorado company makes sure every part is right with the help of Zeiss............................................... 22 Quality is at the core of everything at Twatchtmann Industries Good machines help Twatchmann get Boeing 737 work and more................................................................... 32 Triple Action Press Technology The three ‘W’s................................................................... 38 Putting the Auto in Automation at TRD Need for speed leads to a new manufacturing cell .......... 40 Laser CNC Platform.................................................................... 46 Making Life More Precise at IMT Precision An LK Metrology CMM helps a northern California Shop be more precise....................................... 48 Boeing, ELG Carbon Fibre Find New Life for Airplane Structure Material ................................................................. 54 CAD/CAM/CNC Perspective Fundamentals that changed Tim Paul’s 3D game ........... 56 New Technology for Hurco Control .......................................... 58 CNC West December 2018/January 2019 • Volume XXXVII No 2 Departments Wayne Fraley and CMM programmer Gary Williamson point out a difficult feature on the sample part and how the Zeiss Contura using the Vast XT scanning probe head easily switches between styli for optimum speed and accuracy. - Pg.22 4 Publisher Editorial 8 Executive Hotline 60 Industry News 70 New Products Twelve years after opening the doors Ted and Linda Twachtmann owners of Twachtmann Industries is bursting at the seams with machines and poised to double production in the very near future. - Page 32 Coming in Febr uar y / March 2019 This issue will look at the aerospace and defense industries. These two industries are vital to the west coast, especially the Pacific Northwest and southern California. We will have ar- ticles on shops that specialize in these two industries and the machines and methods that make them successful. Editorial: Jan 18, 2019 Ad Space: Jan 22, 2019 Ad Material: Feb 1, 2019