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CNC WEST February/March 2018 www.CNC-West.com 73 For a lot less than you’d expect. INDEX DESIGNS U S A WIN $1,000 or $2,000 off a rotary product. REGISTER ONLINE 818-280-8120 – We answer every call. 21720 Marilla Street, Chatsworth, CA 91311 www.IndexDesignsCNC.com American Made D E S I G N E D & M F G . I N S O . C A L I F O R N I A Made in the USA I n d e x D e s i g n s C N C . c o m Offering More Than 12 Models of CNC Rotary Tables and Indexers New Products New Robotic Abrasive Waterjet Cutting System —– Alliance Automation Alliance Automation, LLC., an- nounces that they have introduced a revolutionary fully enclosed robotic abrasive waterjet cutting cell for cut- ting small cast metal parts. Alliance Automation developed these robot cells for a safer and more efficient way of cutting small 3-di- mensional cast metal parts, which are commonly produced in the aerospace industry, and are often cut by hand, creating a safety hazard. The systems have a number of in - novative features, making it both safe and efficient. The enclosure consists of spe- cialized sound dampening panels, lowering the sound levels to 82db at the operator station. A turntable wall indexes and seals shut for operator load and unload. Two 6-axis Yaskawa Motoman MH24 XP robots are needed for the abrasive environment. The XP version is IP67 rated through the entire arm. A custom jacket is also added so these robots can be washed down with a hose for scheduled maintenance. All jobs can be preprogrammed and selected through the touch screen HMI or scanned fromRFID tags on the tool. In order to remove the used abra- sive garnet material, there is an inte- grated closed loop filtration system. All used water is filtered and reused. Next-Gen EDGE-Series of EDMS —Makino Makino presents its next-gen- eration EDGE-Series machines, the EDGE2 and EDGE3, to the U.S. manufacturing market. Built for gen- eral precision machining applications, both electrical discharge machines (EDM) provide accurate and reliable performance for standard die/mold components or contract manufacturing with a space-saving design for shop floors of any size. “We ’ve seen a re -emerging demand for general-purpose sinker EDM ma- chines in today’s market,” said Brian Pfluger, EDM product line manager at Makino Inc. “There are many shops that require advanced sinker EDM operations that are having difficulty