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New Positioning  Clamping Additions Expand Jergens OK-Vise® Multi Rail System Capability

8/25/2021

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Jergens New Positioning  Clamping Additions expand Jergens OK Vise Multi Rail System Capability
Easier Positioning And Clamping For Multiple Part Setups
Many machining operations benefit from multiple part setups, right? Maximize machine uptime, capacity and capability.

Size, shape and complexity of surfaces to be machined usually dictate what’s possible. So does the total machining envelope that the CNC will allow. Jergens has an answer to how to best position and clamp the highest number of parts while staying clear of tool paths and spindle movements – sound OK?

Watch Your Machining Take Off On A Rail
The OK-Vise® is Jergens low profile modular clamping system that uses the RM Multi-Rail and clamping modules to hold tight and stay out of the way. General-purpose and totally customizable, Multi-Rail and the other OK-Vise® system components, make it possible, even easy, to configure your workholding exactly to your need in order to optimize machining.

We’ve recently added a number of fixture set components for even greater ease of use and capability, including Parallels and Side Guides for positioning, as well as Clamp and Stop Modules to hold workpieces securely during machining.

Getting Positioned For Productivity 
QuicklyT Slot, magnetic and Snap-in Parallels assist in the positioning of a workpiece on the RM rail, avoiding contact with the serrations through a raised datum surface. Mechanical and magnetic Side Guides also assist in positioning the workpiece. They are mounted either to the tapped holes in the side of the rail or via the strong magnet for a wide range adjustment and the ability to move rapidly from one location to another. You can adjust each side guide for a specific product while keeping the guide ready for the next production batch.

Clamped In And Held Tight
Holding workpieces securely with OK-Vise® is done with Clamp and Stop Modules. In addition to our full line, we have added new B and D Series Clamp Modules that feature a standard clamp combined with a riser plate (B Series), socket head cap screw, and t-nut, as well as a choice of jaw faces – smooth, serrated, mixed and mounting jaw. Stop Modules hold fast against clamping pressure and are also available in several styles including smooth, serrated, knife, V-stops – both vertical and horizontal – and more.
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In total, this system provides near-endless fixture configurations, consistent holding and machining of challenging workpieces both large and small including multiples clamped simultaneously, and the ability to mount to the Jergens Quick Locating (QLS) Grid System for next-level productivity.
For more information on the new OK-Vise® additions, or any of our complete line of workholding solutions, don't hesitate to contact us. 
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Next Generation Tooling Opens Two Offices in California to Provide Technical Support During the Pandemic.

8/3/2020

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by Bernard Martin
Next Gen Tooling SoCal 22343 La Palma Ave, Yorba Linda, CA
Next Generation Tooling's new SoCal Office, Showroom, Warehouse & Training facility is located at 22343 La Palma Avenue, Suite 126, Yorba Linda, CA 92887
Sacramento, CA. -  Next Generation Tooling, LLC, a manufacturer's representative agency, founded in 1995 and servicing the California Nevada Arizona, Utah, Colorado and New Mexico CNC manufacturing markets has just opened TWO offices in California.
Most of Next Generation Tooling's customers know them as "the Next Gen guys" according to Chris Savolainen, the Founder and President of 'Next Gen Tooling'.

What was the rationale of opening not one, but two offices when the entire team has worked out of their own home offices for years?
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"We've grown our market service area quite a bit since we started out servicing just Northern California.  We now include most of the Western States of the US.  We've s been adding some of the best technical CNC application people we can find to support the unique mix of principles we represent. The products that we represent are what are considered very high performance tooling and workholding.  It's some of the premiere products in our entire industry! We determined that we really needed a place to provide on-site technical training.  We also needed to carry some inventory to support the unique needs of the aerospace, medical, electronics and defense industries that we support." Said Savolainen.

Rob Aldama, Vice-President of Next Gen Tool picks up the story,  "At first we thought that one training and showroom might be good enough, but as we started talk to our distributor, machine dealer and end-user manufacturing customers, we discovered that there was a real need for facilities in both Northern and Southern California. None of our competitors are providing the deep technical service that has helped us gain market share, so we really felt we should just take it to the next level and open two facilities."
Next Generation Tooling NorCal Office Showroom
Next Generation Tooling's new NorCal Office, Showroom, Warehouse & training facility is located at 8171 Alpine Ave, Suite A, Sacramento, CA 95829

But what about the Pandemic?

With the Covid-19 pandemic raging there are not a lot of companies expanding. Most are cutting costs and employees. When asked about this both Chris and Rob stated that their team of people have remained pretty busy throughout this entire period. 

Chris said "We get asked in to shops to provide technical support pretty often. Putting on the full body PPE suits has been kind of common for us during the past few months." 

Rob picked it up from there, "I think we may be some of the really select few that have been asked to come into shops because we're not just taking orders, we're reducing cycle time and we're improving efficiency"

Chris jumped back in, "And maybe its a little bit self serving,  We can have the equipment set-up at both locations instead of trying to bring it into a facility.  It's actually a lot easier, faster and safer to bring people to one of our locations rather than try to move things with lots  of sweat and heavy breathing in PPE." 

"Yea, We can bring people to either location and do the training.  There are far less interruptions and the I think people learn a lot more, and learn it faster" stated Rob.

NGT Warehouse and Training

What types of training do they provide at Next Gen's new buildings?  They start off with a lot of fundamentals that people running CNC machines may never had any formal training about. That's where their basic Training Classes fit in.
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  • Machining 101
  • Basic Boring
  • Basic Chamfering
  • Basic Drill Training
  • Basic End Mill
  • Basic Indexable
  • Basic Tap Training
  • Basic Tool Holders
  • Basic Work Holding / Fixturing​

But they also can go much deeper with their Advanced Part Manufacturing training series
  • Programming Tool Path – Climb versus Conventional
  • Material Machinability – Cubic Inches of Stock Removal
  • Part Set Up / Workholding  & Fixturing
  • Tool Holder Selection, Collet, Solid, Hydraulic, Shrink Fit
  • Cutting Tool Selection – Substrate, Geometry, Coating, Speed and Feeds 
  • Estimating Part Cycle Time
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How Its Made: Metalworking Vises

3/14/2018

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In case you missed How Its Made, Season 24, episode 9, featured a show on 5TH Axis Metalworking Vises!

Check it out over lunch!

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David Edge joins Next Generation Tooling

11/2/2017

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We are very excited to announce that David Edge has joined the Next Generation Tooling team. David has a wealth of experience from his 45+ years in the metalcutting industry.  He not only knows the technical aspects of cutting tool applications but also the procedural functions that are important to manufacturers, Industrial distributors and machinery dealers.

David began his career in 1972 as a manufacturing engineer in turning applications, with Pneumatic Auto Turret lathes, Tracer lathes and manual Turret lathes.  He cut his teeth in sales for 11 years as a cutting tool specialist for Valenite in the Bay area.

He moved north to work for RTW and Iscar where he managed
Washington, Oregon and Western Canada for the many aerospace applciations in that area. In 2012 he moved back to the Bay area to manage Northern California for Tungaloy. 

David also brings first hand experience as a distributor from his time at J&L Industrial Supply and Aronson-Campbell Industrial Supply as a carbide application engineer.  He has a deep understanding of what the expectations are of a industrial distributor from a manufacturer.  

David also has an inside knowledge of the expectations of a machine tool dealer from his time back in the late 1980's working at Selway Machine Tools. 
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David and Helen live in Pleasanton,  CA.

He has three children and four grandchildren.

In his spare time he enjoys martial arts, cycling and target shooting. 
Please welcome David to our team. He can not only help run tools at the CNC Spindle, but he can also bridge the gap between the manufacturer and Industrial distributor as well as the the gap between the manufacturer and machinery dealer.

​Give him a call & say hello!


David Edge
cell: 925.784.2969
david@nextgentooling.com
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NEW! RockLock- Precision Quick Change Workholding System

7/19/2017

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The RockLock quick change system is here. Featuring Industry standard 96 mm pull stud spacing.
Available in steel or aluminum construction. Configurations available to fit all machine makes and models.

Now, You can forget building all those different sub plates and adapters for all of your machines. 
RockLock 5th Axis Mill 5 sides Vertical
Mill 5 sides Vertical Milling machine!
Standardize them all with incredible speed and repeatability.
  • 100% compatibility with Jergens or Lang systems.
  • Outstanding repeatability Less than <.0003”
  • Mounting patterns at 4″ and 100mm allow for effortless mounting to standard sub plates, tables, and tombstones.
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Adhesive Workholding on Display at this Years IMTS in the Blue Photon Booth W-1392

6/16/2016

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Be sure to add Blue Photon to your IMTS 2016 Booth Plans.  They will be explaining their new adhesive workholding system that enables you to machine 5 and sometimes even 6 sides of a part in a single set-up on your CNC Milling Machine.  

The Blue Photon System is a revolutionary workholding product that utilizes BlueGrip Adhesives and UV light to grip and hold all types of machined parts and materials.

​Blue Photon adhesive workholding is perfect for both metallic and ceramic near-net shape parts. It provides the most versatile method of fixturing for complex geometries while providing more cutting tool access than any other 5th axis workholding on the market.
Blue Photon works with other workholding platforms used in your facility including MPower, Orange, 5th Axis, and UniLock.

The systems uses UV light to cure the adhesive in 30-60 seconds and then you are ready to machine your parts.  Take a look at this short video we put together and be sure to add Blue Photon to your IMTS 2016 Show Planner! 
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Head In Gripper (top); Head Out Gripper (bottom)

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CAM Software Helps Shop Gain Machining Efficiencies

6/7/2016

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Note: This article originally appeared as a Case Study From: 5/1/2016 Modern Machine Shop, Edited by  Emily Probst , Associate Editor
VIDEO NOTE: Scroll to the bottom of the page for a behind-the-scenes look at 5th Axis, and hear Chris Taylor talk about how Hypermill software has helped his company.

From day one, 5th Axis Inc.’s business strategy has been to take advantage of the most advanced software, equipment and technologies available so it could competitively enter demanding niche markets like aerospace, medical and other challenging high-tech industries.

​However, during the company’s entry into five-axis machining, co-founders Steve Grangetto and Chris Taylor realized their CAM software had major shortcomings—machining collisions were common, and they weren’t able to realize the full potential of their machine tools. Using Hypermill from Open Mind Technologies AG of Wessling, Germany, the company achieves faster run times, better surface finishes and overall better quality
Eleven years ago, Mr. Grangetto and Mr. Taylor recognized that five-axis machining would give their new San Diego, California-based company a competitive advantage.

Today, the company offers complex machining, along with its own line of fifth-axis workholding products including vises, fixtures and adapters that complement a broad spectrum of CNC machines. In fact, this product line is now a substantial part of its business.

The shop floor is lined with high-end three and five-axis machining centers from Germany, Switzerland and Japan.

​All of the machines are programmed with Hypermill, and they clearly demonstrate the company’s commitment to taking advantage of advanced technology. However, it wasn’t always this way.
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With Hypermill, 5th Axis can simulate not only the part in its fixture, but the tool, the toolholder, the spindle and the entire machine envelope.
Business grew dramatically during the company’s first three years. To meet the growing demand for complex, five-axis machining, 5th Axis purchased a new high-performance five-axis machine to accompany its original Haas machine. However, during programming, the company realized the shortcomings of its existing, mainstream CAM software. Along with unexpected machining collisions, the company couldn’t fully utilize the speed, capabilities and potential of its new high-end machine. That’s when Mr. Grangetto and Mr. Taylor decided to give Hypermill a try.
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5th Axis Model with Hypermill
According to Mr. Taylor, they demoed Hypermill on a complicated five-axis part that was giving them fits. They were very impressed by the efficient tool paths, reliable collision avoidance and how seamlessly the software integrated into SolidWorks. “The demo clinched the deal, and we have been successful using Hypermill ever since,” he says.

With Hypermill software in place, the company started buying more high-end equipment. The new machines included Mikron HSM 400Us, Hermle C 30 Us, Grob G350 mills and a couple of Okuma MB-5000H horizontal machining centers. 5th Axis takes advantage of its high-speed, five-axis machining centers programmed with Hypermill to manufacture a wide range of precision parts, including turbine impellers that cannot be made efficiently any other way.

​This machine-software pairing delivers part precision and time-saving benefits.
For instance, five-axis machining greatly improves part precision by eliminating alignment errors that are introduced in standard machining when a part is removed and refixtured in another orientation. It is also extremely time-efficient, because most or all of the work is performed in a single setup with no delays while waiting for an operator to unload, reload and reposition the part.
The software also provides time-saving benefits by enabling Jesse Norton, director of manufacturing and senior programmer, to simulate not only the part in the fixture, but the tool, the toolholder, the spindle and the entire machine envelope itself.

​According to Alan Levine, managing director of Open Mind’s U.S. subsidiary, located in Needham, Massachusetts, the Hypermill calculation confidently monitors the cutting tool assembly, toolholder, spindle, workpiece and fixture to provide a collision-free tool path. Collision avoidance is also included in the toolpath calculation when possible to further increase assurance. Machine simulation is then used as a final check of the machine tool components to make sure that the machine does not collide with itself. Mr. Norton concurs.
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Five-axis workholding fixtures are now a substantial part of 5th Axis’ business.
Stepping through the tool path to watch it remove material and verify that it clears the machine without any collisions is a valuable time-saver. “I do not have to walk out to the shop floor and manually look inside a machine with coolant flowing to check clearances,” he says.
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Five-axis workholding fixtures are now a substantial part of 5th Axis’ business.
Another benefit of the CAM solution is the Hypermill Maxx Machining roughing module, which is designed to create extremely efficient roughing tool paths due to careful control of material removal and use of smooth trochoidal toolpath motion where possible. Trochoidal tool paths enable a higher feed rate without overloading the cutter or causing premature tool wear, because they take smooth, gradual “nibbles” out of the material, Mr. Levine says. They allow feed rates to be set for the best cutting conditions, rather than the most challenging cut, such as a corner condition.
By controlling the amount of volume or the angle of the cutter’s engagement, the cutter can loop into a corner. The Maxx Machining roughing module extends tool life, and machining time is reduced by 30 to 75 percent by maintaining a constant chip load, Mr. Levine says. 5th Axis can use Hypermill Maxx Machining on materials ranging from aluminum to hard materials like Inconel because its high-speed machines are fast enough to keep up with the rapid toolpath motion that is generated. “The bottom line is that using Hypermill Maxx Machining results in super-efficient and fast tool paths,” Mr. Norton says.
Mr. Taylor says that Open Mind’s support is one of the things that separates the company from other CAM software vendors.

In fact, the company takes complete ownership of postprocessor development. “That’s a really big deal,” he says.

​“Especially with five-axis machining, where an accurate post becomes extremely critical in avoiding crashes. The machine does exactly what we simulate on the computer screen.” 
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Five-axis workholding fixtures are now a substantial part of 5th Axis’ business.
Open Mind uses internal experts to develop postprocessors, which it considers to be a core technology of the company. The customized postprocessors have configurable parameters that enable users to control their particular environments. This means that the core mathematics and the basic structure of the post are created and locked down by Open Mind, but 5th Axis can change certain parameters, which influence the locked portion.

According to Mr. Levine, “Some companies give the customer a tool kit and the ability to build their own post, but those guys are not there to write postprocessors; they are there to cut metal. Also, writing the entire postprocessor is too much for the original equipment manufacturer that has to ensure compatibility with various CAM software products. An alternative approach is to give the customer no control, but then they would have to call back to the service supplier to make custom changes. Our combination of locked and open is not entirely common, and we believe it gives customers the best of both worlds.”
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The high-quality tool paths, advanced CAM software capabilities, postprocessor support and skilled technical support give 5th Axis the confidence to take on ever more challenging jobs that require programming complex parts, Mr. Taylor says. “With Open Mind’s help, we never burn money getting stuck on a job. Their contribution has been a really big part of the growth of our business.” 
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