Grid encoder speeds machine-tool testing

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Milacron Inc, maker of machine tools, improved data-gathering speed by 600% using Heidenhain Corp's KGM 101 grid encoder. The grid encoder gives the user information on the contour accuracy of machine tools for any one plane, and then compares it against the actual tool produced. The KGM 101 is mounted where the user works, so there is no need to move test materials to a different location for evaluation. The grid encoder works at speeds up to 3,500 inches per minute and can be used to test the control systems of any suppliers.

Innovations, Testing, Milacron Inc.

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Multifaceted program tightens taper tolerances

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Manufacturer of tool-holders for the automotive and agricultural-machinery industries based in Camanche, IA Collis Tool Corp. has embarked on a multifaceted program to guarantee its products' accuracy to grade AT3. The firm worked with local community colleges to develop an employee-training program including instruction. The final facet of its program involved the installation of a Formscan 6100 circular-geometry gage made by Federal Products Co. of Providence, RI.

Machine tool accessories, Hand and Edge Tool Manufacturing, Precision Gauges, Methods, Production management, Design and construction, Total quality management, Measuring instruments, Collis Tool Corp

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Wheel balancer silences vibration problems

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Ford Motor Co. has utilized Ann Arbor, MI-based Baladyne Corp.'s BalaDyne IV automatic wheel balancers to remove the vibration problems observed in automobiles assembled in Ford's Cleveland, OH, plant. The new BalaDyne IV balancers reduced vibrations from 60 to 10 microinc, eliminated the whining noise from the engines, improved production in the Cleveland plant, balanced the machine, and extended the life of the product's grinding-wheel.

Motor vehicles and car bodies, Motor vehicle parts and accessories, Automobiles, Automobile Manufacturing, Auto Suspension Systems, Motor Vehicle Steering and Suspension Components (except Spring) Manufacturing, Product information, Equipment and supplies, Automobile industry, Ford Motor Co., Suspension systems, F, Baladyne Corp.

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