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60 www.CNC-West.com CNC WEST February/March 2018 North American Tool Earns Certification North American Tool, a manu- facturer of special taps, dies and gauges, has recently announced its upgraded quality certification under ISO 9001:2015 standards. The com- pany previously earned certification under ISO 9001:2008, and is audited and registered annually by DNV GL Business Assurance USA. International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001:2015 fo- cuses on quality management systems and performance. It assists companies as they develop business models and goals that align quality initiatives with their strategic customer-driven mission. Designed to facilitate unmatched precision when machining parts with demanding complexity. Over 50 types of standard angle heads. Industry News The company specializes in assist- ing manufacturers to increase produc- tivity. SFAis the number one reseller of Predator Software and Scytec DataX- change, and they are also well known for engineering various hardware solu- tions to fit customer needs. Some notable solutions the com- pany offers are: DNC software – Man- aging and sending machine programs efficiently with DNC software helps to increase overall productivity. This type of system replaces laptops or portable media throughout the shop floor to allow for more control over CNC programs. Machine monitoring – Improving OEE on a shop floor is often a priority for manufacturing operators. Increasing utilization helps to measur- ably change productivity. Production scheduling – Real-time scheduling of jobs on the shop floor helps to eliminate inaccurate spreadsheets and helps to get more jobs on-time to cus- tomers. Improving legacy machines & replacing old media – Shop floors . Hardware implementation for legacy machines allows for adding USB ports to machines, replacing floppy disks via floppy drive emulators, and being able to read/write files over a wireless sig- nal. On-site service from professional technicians – SFA technicians are well versed in dealing with CNC machines, as well as Industry 4.0 and protocols such as MTConnect.