Continuing to emphasize its Customer First initiative during these uncertain times, motion control feedback solutions firm HEIDENHAIN CORPORATION, Schaumburg, Illinois, has announced the opening of a new ACU-RITE Technology Education Center in the Chicago suburbs. ACU-RITE is a brand of HEIDENHAIN consisting of digital readouts, linear scales and controls. The ACU-RITE Technology Education Center (ATEC) is now open with the promise of providing special support to its North American customers and prospects with direct access to see and use all of its current popular ACU-RITE machine tool components, as well as the ability to call upon its expert trainers.

Now, by appointment and with safety/cleaning protocols in place, special access can be granted to view and test all of ACU-RITE’s full line of current products, including its popular controls, digital readouts (DROs), encoders and accessories as applied to various machine tools in many instances. Machine tools currently hosted at ATEC include ACU-RITE’s three-axis MILLPWRG2 control system on a vertical knee mill and two-axis TURNPWR control on a tool room lathe, all fully functional.

Custom training sessions can now be arranged at ATEC in Schaumburg, Illinois, as well as private meetings to review product options and discuss specific application needs. Those interested in a visit to this new technology center can contact any of the HEIDENHAIN/ACU-RITE regional sales managers via the ACU-RITE website or John Parker for a personal or small group appointment. Standard training sessions are listed on the website. Due to current COVID-19, CDC protocols must be followed.

For more information, visit www.heidenhain.us and www.acu-rite.com.