CNC West Feb March 2019

74 www.CNC-West.com CNC WEST February/March 2019 Industry News e-1250V multi-tasking machine and one MAZATEC Smart Manufacturing System (SMS). The new cell in Kentucky will incorporate Mazak’s SmartBox for process monitoring and optimization. Mazak will also use this new cell setup to demonstrate the company’s SMOOTH Technology digital manu- facturing solutions. Anew fully automated MAZATEC Smart Manufacturing System (SMS) for both machine pallet and raw mate- rial stocking will supply the six new machine tools for continuous produc- tion. The newmanufacturing cell, with four load/unload stations, will combine the three different models of machines, three different size work pallets and one new raw material/stocker system all in one cell. Community College of Denver Becomes First ATP of HEIDENHAIN Con- trols in North America Heidenhain announced that Com- munity College of Denver’s (CCD) Advanced Manufacturing Center (AMC) as the first HEIDENHAIN authorized training partner (ATP) focusing on its CNC controls in North America. Here, both students and industry stakeholders alike can now access and train on the latest in state- of-the-art manufacturing equipment. To become a Heidenhain ATP, CCD staff completed several rounds of advanced training on the 5-Axis HEIDENHAINTNCmachine controls and successfully passed an extensive exam. “We are thrilled to be able to con- tribute to domestic manufacturing with these advanced capabilities,” saidMat- thew Sweeney, AMC Director. “It’s exciting to see what can now be done HEIDENHAIN announces that Com- munity College of Denver (CCD) is their first Authorized Training Partner for HEIDENHAIN TNC controls in North America. Pictured here (from left to right) are: HEIDENHAIN’s Julian Renz, CCD’s Eric Miller, HEIDENHAIN’s Joe Pizzoferrato and CCD’s Matthew Sweeney