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11/14/2025
DMG MORI Co., Ltd. and Haimer GmbH announced an expansion of their long-standing strategic cooperation to accelerate tool room digitization, automation, and global software distribution. The…

11/13/2025
Pascal Engineering Inc. has announced that Norio Kobayashi will be stepping up to the role of vice president to oversee operations in North and South America.

11/12/2025
The DoFeedTri high-feed cutter series from Tungaloy-NTK America, Inc. is now available with a broader selection of tool body diameters, offering customers enhanced flexibility in matching tool…

11/11/2025
Big Daishowa's new negative inserts for its SW rough boring and EWN fine boring heads feature proprietary six-edge designs to help machinists realize major productivity gains.

11/10/2025
With a focus on the company’s flagship initiative “Road to Automation,” Rollomatic Inc. hosted OpenHouse 2025 at the grinding machine builder’s headquarters in Mundelein, Illinois, Nov. 4-5.

11/07/2025
Precision is everything when it comes to manufacturing for the Oil and Gas industry. Gavin Schmitz and John Whitmore from WellHead Systems Inc. (WSI) take us behind the scenes on how their team,…
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The Grinding Doc resolves a debate over whether a shop should balance a wheel before grinding or dress a wheel before grinding.

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October 2025 | Vol.77 | Issue 8
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