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The Syncrex 38/8 Swiss-style CNC machine

Mazak's Swiss style CNC for small, precise parts

12/29/2025
The Syncrex 38/8 Swiss-style CNC machine handles bar stock up to 1.5" (38 mm), allowing shops to run full bar capacity with no special bar end preparation. The 8-axis configuration is standard…

Zeiss Industrial Quality Solutions opens a new Quality Excellence Center in Bloomfield, Connecticut to strengthen manufacturing in the Northeast.

ZEISS opens Connecticut Quality Excellence Center

12/29/2025
The new ZEISS facility in Bloomfield, Connecticut, will support the manufacturing community with cutting-edge metrology and inspection technologies, services, training, and access to a local team of…

Walter AG's TD610 Supreme thread milling cutter

Thread milling cutter with wear-resistant coating

12/26/2025
The TD610 Supreme thread milling cutter family from Walter AG features highly wear-resistant HiPIMS coating WB10TU made of AlTiSiN. The company says the coating is extremely smooth, robust and wear-…

CMTR October

October 2025 US Cutting Tool orders jump 14.7% from October 2024

12/22/2025
Shipments of cutting tools, measured by the Cutting Tool Market Report, a collaboration between AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology and the U.S. Cutting Tool Institute (USCTI), totaled…

Teradyne Robotics opens operations hub in Michigan

Teradyne Robotics to open operations hub in Michigan

12/19/2025
Teradyne Robotics, a leader in advanced industrial collaborative and autonomous mobile robotics, plans to open a new U.S. Operations Hub in Wixom, Michigan in 2026. This strategic expansion reflects…

Metal machinery orders surge

US metalworking machinery orders surge 40% year-over-year in October

12/18/2025
New orders of metalworking machinery totaled $538.9 million in October 2025, which was a 9% increase from September 2025 and a 40.3% increase from October 2024.

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November/December 2025 | Vol.77 | Issue 9
November/December 2025 | Vol.77 | Issue 9
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