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(847) 934-4500
tdaro@bernardandcompany.com
It’s that time of year again… IMTS 2024 is just around the corner and we’re looking forward to seeing you there! This year, we’ll have a total of eight clients exhibiting, hosting either Media Days or Press Conferences exclusively for editors.
ANCA – well-known manufacturer of CNC grinding machines will be showcasing the MicroX Ultra, an innovative six-axis grinding machine, is meticulously designed for volume production of nano and micro cutting tools down to 0.03mm. It offers a superior solution for manufacturing high-quality, high-performance micro cutting tools. The ANCA edge preparation machine, EPX-SF, features unmatched automation, resource optimization, machine learning capabilities, traceability and predictable precision. The annual Tool of the Year award invites creative cutting tool makers to submit their designs in the #MadeonANCA and/or Most Innovative Tool Design category. The company’s Female Machinist of the Year Award celebrates female machinists actively working with ANCA technology in the tool and cutter grinding industry. Winners for both will be announced at IMTS. ANCA will also continue the celebration of its 50th anniversary in business.
Booth 237406, North Building, Level 3
Zimmermann – the leading manufacturer of high-tech portal milling machines will display its FZU22 gantry milling machine in monoblock structure for machining a variety of workpiece shapes and sizes. Their strong suit includes aluminum, wood, plastics and the finishing of CFRP parts (carbon fiber and composites). The top-moving gantry also ensures high precision in the production of models and molded parts, while the standard version includes the tool changer for 12 tools and a control of the latest generation (Siemens or Heidenhain). The specially developed 5-axis milling head with 15 kW spindle is also suitable for machining hard-to-reach workpiece locations due to its geometry.
Booth 339336, South Building, Level 3
E-Z LOK – a manufacturer and master distributor of threaded inserts for metal, plastic and wood, will display E-Z Sonic™ inserts with threaded insert assortment kits. Inserts are designed for post-molding installation in thermoplastic materials such as acrylic, polypropylene, and PVC. Machined out of high-quality brass and available with both inch and metric threads, these inserts are durable enough for the toughest environments and versatile enough to meet the needs of any application. The Heat Staking threaded insert assortment kits quickly add machine threads to 3D printed parts and prototypes. E-Z LOK will exhibit in tandem with its sister company, TCI Precision, a supplier of metal materials and near net shapes to speed production for the busy job shop.
Booth 432123, West Building, Level 3
FISCHER USA – world leader in the manufacture of high precision spindles, service and repair, will display its branded spindles and formally introduce the expansion of its repair services and exchange programs for non-FISCHER spindle brands to the North American market. The company will target Kessler spindles, commonly found on large format SW machines and typically used in the automotive market for high-production work, as well as MAG3 Makino spindles used in the aerospace sector. FISCHER will also target a repair and exchange program for Voumard multi-spindle, ID high-speed grinding machines.
Booth 237470, North Building, Level 3
Platinum Tooling – the importer and master distributor of live tools, angle heads, marking tools, Swiss tools, speed multipliers and multi-spindle tools manufactured by various global suppliers, will display its QUICK knurling and marking tools from Hommel + Keller. The QUICK product spectrum offers solutions for both form knurling and cut knurling, while marking tools make it possible to mark workpieces in seconds on a variety of surfaces and part geometries. Platinum will also display its new line of broaching tools.
Booth 432245, West Building, Level 3
Nidec Machine Tool America – will unveil its LAMDA500 Powder DED Metal 3D Printer. The LAMDA500 boasts a generous build volume of 500mm x 500mm x 500mm and five-axis functionality, ideal for producing complex industrial metal parts. It complements Nidec’s existing LAMDA series, featuring the LAMDA200 and LAMDA2000 models. Features include highly advanced local shield, AI-powered anomaly detection and two material gradient printing. Federal Broach & Machine, a division of Nidec Machine Tool Corporation, will exhibit their Vertical Rising Table Broach Machine (VRT). Permitting the fully automatic broaching of internal spur splines, the machine can be built with five to 20 tons of force for a wide range of applications. Capable of hard broaching, the VRT has a small footprint and is suitable for mass production as well as job shop installations. The company’s award-winning CF26A cut chamfer machine is used to machine the chamfered portions of gears. The machine is designed to achieve high-precision and high-efficiency machining, and it is particularly well-suited for the machining of gears for electric vehicles. It features a tool design simulation that designs the desired chamfer shape before machining, a unique circuit configuration that reduces the time required to align the workpiece groove and the dedicated tool blade and a dry-cut method that does not use coolant, reducing the environmental load.
Booth 338948- Metal Removal, South Building, Level 3
Booth 237238, Abrasive Machining/Sawing/Finishing, North Building, Level 3
Siemens – productivity enhancing solutions and services for the North American machine tool industry. Part of Siemens Xcelerator, the open digital business platform that includes a portfolio of software and IoT-enabled hardware, Machinum analyzes and optimizes machine tools and manufacturing areas virtually and in real production. The first digital native CNC, SINUMERIK ONE, works with software to create the machine controller and the associated digital twin from one engineering system, thus contributing to the seamless integration of hardware and software. The generative AI-powered assistant, Siemens Industrial Copilot, is connected to plant via the Totally Integrated Automation (TIA) Portal, enabling teams to find a given topic and to generate a basic visualization and code faster for programmable logic controllers (PLCs). The Copilot functions to reduce workloads, take on repetitive tasks and reduce errors when engineering complex tasks. Cloud-based SINEC Security Guard offers automated vulnerability mapping and security management optimized for industrial operators in OT environments. The software can automatically assign known cybersecurity vulnerabilities to the production assets of industrial companies, allowing industrial operators and automation experts to identify cybersecurity risks among their OT assets on the shop floor and receive a risk- based threat analysis.
Booth 133249- Software, East Building, Level 3
Booth 433028- Additive Manufacturing, West Building, Level 3
