TPT January 2012

T echnology U pdate

MicroGroup enhances capabilities

MICROGROUP is a manufacturer of precision metal components and assemblies, as well as a manufacturer and distributor of stainless steel tubing and fittings through the All Tube business unit. The company’s primary focus is meeting individual customer needs by offering a wide range of in-house manufacturing operations and engineering services that allows them to more effectively manage projects from prototype to commercial quantities. The company’s newAgieCharmilles Cut 30 brings added capacity and new capabilities to its electric discharge machine (EDM) centre. EDM is a non-traditional, non-contact method for creating complex geometries and Purge monitor HUNTINGDON Fusion Techniques has introduced a new dedicated Weld Purge Monitor.

that is consistent with our goals of delivering speed and precision to our customers,” commented Bill Bergen, MicroGroup’s president and CEO. “Continued investment into equipment and infrastructure remains an important part of ensuring we are positioned to help our customers remain successful; particularly on today’s smaller, more difficult and exacting components with increasingly tighter tolerances for assembly and higher

features which cannot be machined by more conventional manufacturing processes and, because it is a non-contact operation, does not impart any mechanical forces. This makes EDM a suitable method for machining thin-walled or fragile parts. According to Alex Magyar, vice president of operations for MicroGroup, the new machine is MicroGroup’s 22 nd machine utilising this technology: “What attracted us to this machine were the improved cycle times, ability to hold tighter tolerances and the capability to machine a longer part versus older machines.” “This is another example of MicroGroup’s commitment to investing in the technology Having developed the models MKI to MKV in a particular style, the company has embraced advanced technology to create a new instrument, designated PurgEye™100, which offers significant advances. Features include integrated auto-calibration, requiring

quality expectations.” MicroGroup – USA Fax: +1 508 533 5691

Email: info@microgroup.com Website: www.microgroup.com

just the press of a button to calibrate both at ambient and at the lowest oxygen reading, and providing instant calibration at 0.01% O 2 . Huntingdon Fusion Techniques – UK Website: www.huntingdonfusion.com

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