WEST Exhibitor: Whether you're a practitioner, an emerging professional or a student at any level, an SME Membership gives you the tools you need to succeed at all stages of your career and in all areas of manufacturing. SME members can connect with peers, gain knowledge related to manufacturing technology and trends, solve problems and participate in leadership opportunities. An SME membership provides all these benefits and more.
WEST Exhibitor: While our roots are in traditional metalworking and shop operations, we are an industry thought leader and keep our eyes on what’s next. From additive manufacturing, software and robots to virtual reality and the Industrial Internet of Things, SME Media keeps industry professionals up-to-date on the innovations that are leading the charge of advanced manufacturing. We are committed to keeping our readers informed about relevant news, technology and advances that improve their ability to make decisions in an intensely competitive global environment.The Most Comprehensive & Collaborative Collection of Media Products for ManufacturersRobust Database of Over 1M Manufacturing Contact PointsOver 750K Website Views Annually75K Subscribers to Manufacturing Engineering Magazine4 SME Industry Reports Reaching Over 60K Readers Each55K Subscribers to Smart Manufacturing MagazineAudience of Over 34K Across Social Media Platforms30K Email Newsletter Subscribers
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WEST Exhibitor: As the philanthropic arm of SME, the SME Education Foundation inspires, prepares, and supports the next generation of manufacturing and engineering talent. Established in 1979, the Foundation works to expose youth to modern manufacturing technologies, train students on relevant manufacturing processes, and award millions of dollars in scholarships annually. All Foundation programming seeks to empower youth to consider and pursue careers in manufacturing and engineering and increase engagement with historically underrepresented populations to help diversify the manufacturing industry. We continue to inspire, prepare and support the next generation of manufacturing and engineering talent – now as many as 10,000 students every year.
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WEST Exhibitor: S.L. Munson & Company is the North American representative for Dr. Kaiser Diamantwerkzeuge GmbH & Co. and Krebs & Riedel Schleifscheibenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG. Our qualified local reps provide application and process development support to gear producers and OEM builders of gear grinding equipment. Stop by our booth to speak to our product specialists regarding your diamond dressing and grinding applications. Dr. Kaiser is a world leader in rotary diamond dressing tools for parallel and bevel gear grinding applications. Krebs & Riedel offers customized tools and individual grinding solutions for continuous generating grinding, single profile grinding, bevel gear grinding and power honing. Under our brand name, MB Superabrasives, S.L. Munson & Co. markets direct plated Diamond Dressing Gears (DDG) for gear honing applications. IGA Abrasives is a Grand Rapids, MI based producer of vitrified conventional and superabrasive (CBN) ID wheels, fine grit cup wheels, honing abrasives and super finishing abrasives to 1200 grit.
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WEST Exhibitor: We will demonstrate the new IPG LightWELD hand held Laser Welder. The LightWELD will weld Aluminum, SS, Steel, Titanium, copper, and brass, using wire or no wire. Welding with a laser welder introduces way less heat into a part and almost no spatter, so clean up is very easy. Instead of expensive argon shield gas nitrogen shield gas can be used for aluminum, SS, and steel. Welding wire consumption is greatly reduced as the wire used is only the length of the weld itself. The LightWELDER will be demonstrated inside the new light tight LightSAFE welding enclosure specially designed to make LightWELDing safe, and can be located anywhere in a shop. The LightSAFE is movable on free stroke bearings and can be repositioned. Modular construction the LightSAFE can be expanded and added to in the future. Layouts include corner (2 walls), wall (3 walls), and island (4 walls) configuration. Optional Welding fume extraction from Nederman can be added, as well as Siegmund welding tables out of Europe. Financing is available with no money down and payments from 2 to 5 years. Training is included at Serra Laser where we operate a IPG Demo and Training center, conveniently located in Anaheim, California. If you have a special weldment you want to see laser welded let us know and we can schedule a personalized demo, either in person or on line. The LightWELDER includes a 12 month parts and labor warranty and service is available nationwide and locally thru IPG service engineers. In addition to LightWELDER and LightSAFE systems Serra Laser provides laser and waterjet cutting, including tube laser cutting and 5 axis laser cutting. We can also do laser welding on a contract basis. We are the distributor for the IPG Laser Cube linear motor lasers, ideal for small part - high accuracy machining