Tradeshow Tuesday: On Display at IMTS 2018
Cruise through this week’s slideshow for a peek at some of what will be on display at the upcoming, biennial manufacturing show.
Marposs will provide an augmented reality experience to visitors at its IMTS 2018 booth. Visitors will be able to measure features on a cylinder-head component using the handheld Marposs iWave2. Read about using the Marposs iWave2 through augmented reality at Marposs’s IMTS 2018 booth.
Mitsui Seiki USA Inc.’s Vertex Hybrid G series of five-axis VMCs (models 55-5X, 75-5X and 100-5X) offer lights-out milling and grinding of die and mold, optical and tooling components. Read about the Vertex Hybrid G series.
Zeiss’s optical 3D scanners, CT scanners, high-resolution X-ray microscopes and coordinate measuring machines detect 3D printing defects and downstream processing problems. Read about these measuring tools.
Takumi USA’s series of five-axis machining centers includes the U600 model and the U800 model. Read about Takumi’s U600 and U800 machining centers.
Renishaw’s Equator gauging system is designed for speed, repeatability and ease of use in manual or automated applications. Read about Renishaw’s Equator gauging system.
By 3D printing the mill fixture using ABS thermoplastic material instead of machining it from aluminum, Baker Industries was able to reduce the weight of a customer’s tool by 70 percent, which served to protect the parts that were being trimmed and provide a safer solution for employees handling the tool. Read about the mill fixture project.
ID1 fiber laser welding system from Alliance Laser Sales has more pure power per application driven by the diodes (and not dependent on any crystal or mirror life as with YAG lasers) and requires almost no maintenance. Read about Alliance Laser’s ID1 fiber laser welding system.
Okuma America Corp.’s MU-8000V Laser EX multitasking machine combines five-axis machining with a Trumpf laser. Read about Okuma America Corp.’s MU-8000V.
Version 8.2 of CGTech’s Vericut optimization and verification software simulates all types of CNC machining. Read about Version 8.2 of CGTech’s Vericut software.
Erowa’s SmartChucks line has been redesigned to combine precision and stability with wireless signal transmission. Read about Erowa’s SmartChucks.
Trumpf’s TruPrint 3000 is a medium-format additive manufacturing machine geared towards the large-scale production of complex metal parts. Read about Trump’s TruPrint 3000.
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IMTS 2018 is fast approaching! This year it will be held September 10–15, 2018 at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois. Cruise through this week’s slideshow for a peek at some of what will be on display at the show.
Preparing for IMTS 2018?Be sure to check out theIMTS Zone, where you can find up-to-date information on show news, products, blogs and stories from the editors atMoldMaking Technology,Modern Machine Shop,Additive Manufacturingand more. This year, Hannover Messe, the Additive Manufacturing Conference andTop Shopsare co-located with the show, so be sure to visit the IMTS Zone so you can get what you need to plan a productive event.
Featured in this week’s slideshow are products from Marposs, Alliance Laser, Erowa, Trumpf, Takumi, Mitsui Seiki, CGTech, Renishaw, Zeiss, Baker Industries and Okuma America Corp.
