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AUG 2017

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BETTER PRODUCTION Shops Using Technology 112 MMS August 2017 mmsonline.com decided to buy a milling machine with a control so he could develop par ts exactly the way he wanted within his own timeframe. After visiting Accurate Measurement Systems (AMS) in St. Louis, Missouri, last fall, he bought a demo Webb 4EVS-XL-HC-220V milling machine right off the floor. The two-axis machine has a "turbo" power knee and enables Mr. Kubin to draw ideas in CAD and load the DXF files directly into the MillPwr control via USB. " S i n c e h i s m a r ke t demand continues to swell due to the appear- ance and performance o f h i s r o t a r y t a t t o o machines, he felt a driv- i n g f o r c e to a c q u i r e something that could get his ideas to the CNC shop quicker. The G2 has allowed him to do t h a t , " s a y s A M S ' s Ed Albeitz. Mr. Kubin says that using the new milling m ac h i n e a n d c o ntro l system allows him to create his first prototype tattoo machine in half a day, and since he pro- g ra m s a s h e g o e s, a second one takes just an hour. Features such as the mill's quill and W a xis have been key to speeding up the proto- typing process, he says. H e c a n m o v e t h e machine's knee up and down, manipulating the W axis without changing the zero setting. The G2 control compensates fo r th at, a nd n oth in g needs to be reset, he says. The control also uses Acu-Rite Senc 150 1-micron (0.00005-inch) Check out our product video (707) 838-6272 sales@microvu.com www.microvu.com EXCEL 501 Automated Machine 500x400x160mm $48,200 VERTEX 251 Automated Machine 250x160x160mm $35,275 SOL 161 Manual Machine 160x160x160mm $14,775 Prices include InSpec Metrology Software. Other models with sizes up to 2500x1600mm. AUTOMATE Measuring Parts? MICRO - VU'S FAMILY of MEASURING MACHINES is a FAST , ACCURATE , and EASY solution. unsustainable, however, due to the number of different designs he makes, combined with the custom nature of the work. His constantly evolv- ing creativity was frustrating for everyone involved, he says. Instead of spending a day and a half using a small, hobbyist-type benchtop mill with a digital readout and a rotar y table to create the basic frame of new tattoo machine prototypes, Mr. Kubin

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