Acu-Rite Solutions
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Did you know that a team of hobbyists use the G2 to make custom auto parts?

A couple of hobbyists in southwest Florida with a 2-axis Bridgeport and MILLPWRG2 use that system to build custom one-off parts for street rods and hotrods. Hobbyist Len Milheim is a master tool-and-die maker from Michigan, and Bill Hutchison is a retired high-tech industry exec. They have teamed up over the last couple of years in Sarasota, FL, to make some really cool custom hot rod parts. Project 1: Transmission Adapter Hutchison is currently rebuilding a 1949 Studebaker ¾ ton pickup truck and was unhappy with the 3-speed column shift transmission, but wanted originality. So he found a 1949 Studebaker 4-speed out of a larger truck, and Milheim designed and cut this aluminum adapter to mate it to the original engine block. Pictured here is the original 3 speed on the right. The shiny ring on the 4-speed on the left is the collar that adapted the 4-speed input shaft to the clutch and pressure plate. These two units allowed the old 4-speed to bolt right up. Project 2: 1948 International KB6 Dash Hutchison has a 1948 International car hauler sitting on a late model Freightliner chassis. A lot of fabrication was required for this combo. According to Hutchison, this solid aluminum dash bezel was machined from a billet and matches the dash contours and houses all the rocker switches. He noted the engraving under each switch, stating that was also done with the G2, as was the engraving on the steering column horn button (picture right) sitting on a custom base to mate the handmade leather covered steering wheel to the steering column. Project 3: Custom Rear Axle knucklesA more ambitious current project under way involves the machining of one-off custom rear axle knuckles to adapt a 1996 Corvette independent rear suspension assembly to a 1955 ½ ton pickup truck. Hutchison says “I have built hot rods for years but I am a blacksmith compared to Len the “jeweler”.Len is making it possible to produce exceptional one-of-a-kind components for my projects that I never thought affordable before, but [...]

2024-07-02T20:20:08+00:00

Helping schools offer the best in machining

SCHAUMBURG, IL (December 2015) — Acu-Rite Solutions, a brand of HEIDENHAIN, has renewed its initiative to bring students interested in the precision metalworking field the newest and best technology available today. To do so, Acu-Rite Solutions is partnering with local distributors to provide its MILLPWRG2 CNC controllers and DRO packages at deep discounts to all schools with precision metalworking and vocational programs. This new Acu-Rite Solutions equipment, when added to new or existing manual machines, will allow educators to instruct their students in all aspects of turning and milling machine cycles (taper calculations, hole patterns, pocket & inclined milling), probing functions (DROs) and conversational CNC programming with the MILLPWRG2. The Acu-Rite Solutions MILLPWRG2 controller — when added to a manual milling machine — allows it to be controlled as a 2- or 3-axis CNC. The Acu-Rite Solutions linear encoders and DROs can be added to lathes, mills, grinders, CMMs, optical comparators, etc. to precisely measure their movements and display that information in a clear and easy-to-read digital display. The only requirement to receive the discount is that the school’s local distributor must present a copy of the institution’s P.O. to HEIDENHAIN at the time of order. Acu-Rite Solutions is a brand of products offered by DR. JOHANNES HEIDENHAIN GmbH, a leading international manufacturer of precision measurement and control equipment based in Traunreut, Germany. The Acu-Rite Solutions digital readouts and MILLPWR controls are manufactured in Jamestown, NY, and distributed by HEIDENHAIN CORPORATION, the North American subsidiary in Schaumburg, IL. For more information, contact Tom LaRocca, HEIDENHAIN Product Specialist at (847) 519-3398 (tlarocca@heidenhain.com) or Kathleen Stoneski, HEIDENHAIN PR Manager at (847) 519-4702 (kstoneski@heidenhain.com) or write to us at HEIDENHAIN CORPORATION, 333 E. State Parkway, Schaumburg, IL 60173. Website: www.acu-rite solutions.com

2024-07-15T15:02:38+00:00

MILLPWRG2 control now offers more to milling

SCHAUMBURG, IL (July 2015) The Acu-Rite Solutions MILLPWRG2 control is today’s easiest-to-operate CNC for vertical knee and bed mills and is now available with an optional AMIG2 console offering users the ability to use common interfaces as well as control its host machine tool’s spindle. This compact AMIG2 electrical cabinet is now available in two configurations: The AMIG2 Standard has I/O that can be used for various purposes. For example: Machine guards, Limit switches, Automatic oiler, AMI Program Step. The AMI Program Step allows the programmer to specify the outputs to be turned ON or OFF, or PULSED for a certain duration. This can be used to control external devices such as an indexer. The AMIG2 Standard can also be used with an inverter-controlled spindle. The spindle control console is required for inverter-controlled spindle. The console provides the standard + 10 Vdc and a spindle override knob. The AMIG2 Deluxe includes everything in the Standard configuration plus the ability to control spindle and coolant pump using M-Functions for controlling direction (forward or reverse) and turning the spindle off. The Acu-Rite Solutions MILLPWRG2 control is equipped with full 3-D contouring capabilities and is available as a complete retrofit package for two- or three-axis knee or bed mills or on a new mill from a machine builder. It continues to provide machinists the convenience of straightforward 2-1/2-axis conversational shop floor programming as well as powerful calculators, eliminating the need for time-consuming manual calculations and to learn complicated programs. Acu-Rite Solutions maintains its operator-friendly design concept by offering a sturdy operator console on the MILLPWR G2 that features a 12.1-inch flat panel, color LCD display; a color-coded well-organized keypad; USB and remote stop/go pendant which are all standard equipment. Acu-Rite Solutions products are represented and distributed through HEIDENHAIN CORPORATION based in Schaumburg, IL. HEIDENHAIN CORPORATION is the North American subsidiary of DR. JOHANNES HEIDENHAIN GmbH, a leading international manufacturer of precision measurement and control equipment. Acu-Rite Solutions products include digital readouts, precision glass scales, and CNC controls. For more information, please go to www.acu-rite solutions.com or contact Product Manager John Parker at jparker@heidenhain.com [...]

2024-07-15T15:04:13+00:00
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