CNC West Dec jan 2019

68 www.CNC-West.com CNC WEST December 2018/January 2019 In addition to manufacturing, Cre- ative CNC offers programming servic- es for turnkeys, first article production and time studies. They sell iMachining for NX, IMS Post and ZW3DCAD and CAM software with a VoluMill add-on available for 2- or 3-axis machining TechMet Carbides New West Coast Manager TechMet Carbides, a major supplier of carbide blanks in North America, has hired Patrick Sheehan as sales manager serving the West Coast re- gion. In this position, Sheehan will be responsible for providing support to cutting tool manufacturers for finished carbide rod blanks as well as the ap- plication of milling and cutting tools at the end-user level. Sheehan has over 25 years of expe- rience in the manufacturing industry. He previ- ously held the position of technical sales pep- resentative and major a c c o u n t m a n a g e r for a global cutting tool manu f a c - turer. His primary focus was on the application of indexable and solid carbide cutting tools to provide process and productiv- ity improvements at the end user. Along with the addition of Patrick Sheehan, TechMet announced the opening of their new Western region warehouse. Located in Southern Cali- fornia, the new warehouse will serve their valuedWestern region customers with local inventory and faster delivery times. Industry News Heimatec Inc. to Combine with Other Tooling Lines Under New Corporation, Platinum Tooloing Tech- nologies, Inc. Heimatec Inc. announced that it will become part of a new corpora- tion, Platinum Tooling Technologies, Inc. The announcement was made by the longtime president of Heimatec, Inc., Preben Hansen, who will lead the new company as its president and COO, holding a majority stake in its ownership. Mr. Hansen is a 30-year veteran and recognized authority in the machine tool industry for tooling and its applications. “I’d been pondering this move for some time and, after considerable dis- cussions with Heimatec GmbH, Tec- nicrafts Industries, Henninger GmbH, and other principals we represent, it seemed time to make this decision and move forward with the new company,” said Hansen, speaking from the Hei- matec NorthAmerican headquarters in Prospect Heights, Illinois, just outside Chicago. Hansen continues, “The new com- pany will enable us to serve our exist- ing and new market opportunities in a more pro-active fashion.” He cited the recent expansion of the Chicagoland facility, with added office and ware- house space, allowing more staff to be hired and greater inventories to be carried on all lines to be represented by the new company. The Heimatec products will continue to be our main focus but we are fully committed to the growth and success of Tecnicrafts and our other product lines. Other developments in the works, Hansen states, include additional lines of machine tool accessories and related machine components. Heimatec Inc. has been adding various other brand names to its roster over the years, most recently the very successful guide bushing and collet line from the global supplier Tecnicrafts Industries. Tec- nicrafts manufacture products made specifically for the Swiss machine tool market. Platinum Tooling will make a further investment to this line with extensive inventory and the purchase and installation of a grinding machine. Bringing this process “in house” will improve delivery times and strengthen market position. Additional personnel and sales representative firms are being sought to augment the existing team, Hansen notes. “Nothing will change in our interaction with current customers, reps and distributors. We’ll be enhanc- ing our capabilities, however, with more application engineering, service technicians and staff dedicated to the specific tooling lines we represent”. Creative CNC LLC Now Offers Machining Services Creative CNC LLC in Hartland, WI now offers machining services. Driven by a shortage of skilled machinists and lack of machine capacity, Creative CNC has begun manufacturing to help existing and new customers meet tight production schedule deadlines in a very competitive market. Specializing in difficult to machine 5-axis parts, they now perform short run production, develop prototypes and generate first article production in materials ranging from aluminum and steel to exotic metals. Current proj- ects include parts for the automotive, aerospace, energy and turbo machinery industries. According to Janet Murphy, presi- dent, “The decision to offer manufac- turing services to our customers just made sense. Our machining expertise with impellers, molds and blisks, as well as our tooling and fixture design capabilities made it the next logical step for us.”