CNC West Dec jan 2019

64 www.CNC-West.com CNC WEST December 2018/January 2019 Industry News director of application development / Nakamura-Tome, retired from Meth- ods after 29 years of service. “We are wishing Rich all the best in his retirement and warmly welcoming Sergio onboard,” said Jerry Rex, president and CEO of Methods Machine Tools, Inc. “We are looking forward to Sergio bringing his machine tool knowledge, in addition to his prior experience with Methods, to our key Nakamura multitasking turning centers line.” Methods has been the exclusive U.S. importer of premier Nakamura- Tome multitasking turning centers for 35 years. Tondato’s background in the ma- chine tool and manufacturing indus- tries spans over 28 years. Prior to join- ing Methods in his current role, Ton- dato has held various positions such as director of sales with Fanuc America Corporation, regional manager for a production machining company and applications engineering manager for the Methods’ Michigan office. Rex-Cut Abrasives Invests Nearly $1M in Capital Equipment Rex-Cut Abrasives, the oldest and primary manufacturer of cotton fiber abrasive grinding and finishing products, is investing in a new abra- sive material manufacturing line. This equipment investment will allow Rex- Cut to product high quality abrasive material and finished goods well into the future. Since 1928, Rex-Cut has made a proprietary abrasive material using a unique process that embeds grain into non-woven cotton fabric. Material varying in hardness and grit are pro- duced to manufacture finished goods that are used in grinding, blending, and deburring applications in metalwork- ing industries. All of Rex-Cut’s cotton fiber products, including type 1 wheels, type 27 wheels, mounted points, and finishing sticks are all produced with this abrasive material made in their Fall River, Massachusetts manufactur- ing plant. This new system will increase ef- ficiency and productivity throughout the abrasive material making process. This investment will also improve product consistency and quality as well See what’s new in PowerMill 2019.1 https://www.autodesk.com/products/powermill/new-features Expert high-speed & 5-axis software www.autodesk.com/products/powermill/free-trial Expert Machining Software RAMLAB and Autodesk have manufactured a ship propeller thanks to a new hybrid process combining wire and arc additive manufacturing using industrial robotic arms and subtractive machining and grinding techniques. As a main software partner, Autodesk has played a key role in developing this innovative hybrid manufacturing approach. Both teams have mainly relied on Autodesk PowerMill’s extensive CAM know-how to develop this new technology. 210X297ad-fr.indd 1 02/10/2018 19:15