CNC West Feb March 2019

CNC WEST February/March 2019 www.CNC-West.com 3 Feature Stories Sunnen’s Latest Bore Finishing Machine Takes Flight with Aerospace OEMs and Suppliers .............................20 Faith in the Unknown Pays Off at Bob Lewis Machine El Monte aerospace shop investment in a 5-axis machine pays off. .................................................................................. 22 Precision Machining and Family go Hand in Hand Okuma six-pallet machines help Liberty Industries grow..... 32 Boeing Sets New Airplane Delivery Records, Expands Order Backlog .....................................................................38 Study by Transparency Market Research Reports that the Aerospace Composites Market to Reach US$24.8 Billion by 2024 . ................................................. 40 High Speed Machining is the Core at SKM Industries A Valencia, CA company changes tooling to receive better results. .................................................................................... 44 Moto Proto’s High Performance Is Standard Mastercam Software is vital at this San Diego area shop . 54 CAD/CAM/CNC Perspective Tim Paul takes a look at the perfect 3D surfacing toolpath .............................................................................................. 62 CNC West February/March 2019 • Volume XXXVII No 3 Departments Our cover story explains how Bob Lewis Machine worked with NuTech Machine in Ontario to get a new Che- valier 5Axis machine. The machine is just as good as advertised. ......Pg.22 4 Publisher Editorial 8 Executive Hotline 66 Industry News 84 New Products Jodie Brock, Bill Brock, “Big” Bill Carter and Sadie the dog head up Liberty Industries ................ Page 32 Sanjeev Kapoor of SKM Industries Inc. has cut his own path, embracing technology, and inventing solutions to meet his needs. ........................... Pg.40 Coming in April/May 2019 Software and Controls — Don’t miss this issue! It will be an idea-packed focus on developments in computer controls, networking, automating plant management, the latest in CNC soft- ware, hardware and machine control technology. Editorial: March 25, 2019 Ad Space: March 27 2019 Ad Material: April 4, 2019