b'CNC machine tool enclosures needper shift. chine down for 2 weeks while they to look good these days. That isThats why you have to educatedo an investigation, McDevitt said. because machine tool OEMs arepeople about the cost if somebodyAn enclosure pays for itself over the using the aesthetic appeal of enclo- gets hurt and then OSHA or an in- long haul because it keeps you from sures as a marketing tool to maketernal safety team shuts that ma- getting into those situations.CTEmachines more appealing to po-tential buyers, according to Chavez. Hennig sells enclosures to machine OEMs for new products, as well as retrofitting machines already in use with enclosures.Faztek Faztek designed this enclosure for a customers machine. Star SU / Neher PCD ToolsStar SU LLC and the Neher Group have partnered to sell a comprehensive Overthelast5years,thePCD tooling line in North America including:industry has really moved in this- PCD Precision Reamersdirection to give customers some- - PCD Combination Toolingthing pleasing to the eye, Chavez- PCD Deep Pocket Side Millssaid. He cited examples such as the- PCD Milling Cuttersaddition of radius corners, attractive- PCD Drillscolor schemes and backlit laser cuts of the machine OEMs name. - PCD Form ToolsThough enclosures tend to im- Star SU / Neher line of PCD products prove machining operations, they doare delivered to the market in a timely have downsides. For one, they addmanner with reconditioning centers located in Europe and the United States to setup times. In addition, they cre- creating a cost effective tool life cycle.PCD Form Tool with ate a speed bump for operators,Chip Breaker TechnologyMcDevitt noted, requiring opera- For more information or to request a quote, give Star SU a call or visit our website:tors to open and close the enclosure door to move parts in and out of the machine. Even though these actions248-474-8200 www.star-su.comtake only seconds, he said, the sec-onds add up for operators who are trying to machine thousands of parts ctemag.com/cteguide.com27MachineTech.indd 27 2/14/18 3:09 PM'