CNH Industrial Reman recently added a 3D printer to its manufacturing facility. With the technology growing at an incredible rate, the new 3D printer offers CNH Reman the capability to produce a vast array of complex and custom components, fixtures, and tools.

As CNH Reman continues to develop its 3D printer capabilities and testing, the company anticipates expansion to the production of component parts that will be assembled into high-quality, finished products for its customers.

“These components typically come at a high cost due to minimum buy quantity restrictions or vendor upcharge for a small batch. The 3D printer will allow us to produce lower volume components in our facility at a reduced cost. The design flexibility will also allow our engineering team to make modifications to these components to improve performance and quality. In turn, producing a better product at a lower cost of ownership,”

said Jeremy Kelley, product engineering manager at CNH Industrial Reman.

In addition, each component, fixture, or tool can also be produced almost immediately within the CNH Reman facility, which reduces cost and long lead times.

CNH Reman is currently working through the setup process and producing prototypes with the 3D printer. To date, CNH Reman successfully produced tooling and fixtures to aid with production and component measurement processes. As the technology continues to advance, CNH Reman believes 3D printers will offer multiple opportunities for advancement in reman products.

“The possibilities of 3D printing are nearly limitless. The expansion of material types and size envelope can offer an endless opportunity in reman product life. This will help to keep our customers’ machines running throughout their lifespan,”

said Kelley.

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The new Vermeer QuickFire HD connection system for utility horizontal directional drills (HDD) helps reduce the labor involved with changing over from pilot bore and pullback tooling. This new connection system builds upon the original Vermeer QuickFire system introduced to the market more than 10 years ago.

“The QuickFire HD system expands the types of ground conditions contractors can use this type of quick connection system for. Crews familiar with the original QuickFire system will recognize the same 4-turn makeup on the QuickFire HD system, only they’ll now have some new ease of use of and reliability-minded enhancements,”

explained Jason Zylstra, product manager for Vermeer Lifecycle products.

The new Vermeer QuickFire HD system uses two heavy-duty roll pins to secure the locking collar over the non-torqued threaded connection. Resembling other proven Vermeer designs, this retention feature has performed well in extensive field tests. Also, the QuickFire HD allows the collar to be assembled at any orientation to avoid having to rotate the collar to align it with the retention bolt hole, unlike some other systems.

The new Vermeer QuickFire HD system is available in three sizes:

• QuickFire HD 300 for HDDs in the 10,000-pound (44.5-kN) drill range — Vermeer D10x15 S3 or Ditch Witch JT10 HDD
• QuickFire HD 400 for HDDs in the 24,000-pound (106.8-kN) drill range — Vermeer D23x30 S3 or Ditch Witch JT30 HDD
• QuickFire HD 460 for HDDs in the 40,000-pound (177.9-kN) drill range Vermeer D40x55 S3 or Ditch Witch JT40 HDD

Also, Vermeer offers weld-on connection options to cost-effectively convert existing tooling to the QuickFire HD connection system.

Source: Vermeer

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