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Platinum Tooling now offers custom machining center tooling solutions, designed around the unique requirements of each application. From modifications to existing tooling to completely new designs, Platinum Tooling says its team combines precision, expertise and application-focused engineering to solve challenging tooling needs.

OmniSurf 5.0 from Digital Metrology Solutions is software for analyzing surface profile data. Featuring a new interface and dozens of new features, the company says it is a complete toolbox for analyzing data from roughness measurement instruments.

Platinum Tooling Technologies, the importer of Heimatec live tools and angle heads, offers a variety of products designed to enhance the capabilities of Swiss CNC lathes. In addition to live tooling and angle heads, Platinum oofers speed multipliers in gear ratios of 1:2, 1:3 and 1:4 with max speeds to 48,000 rpm.

Horizon Microtechnologies is reporting that it is achieving measured progress in the manufacture of corrugated RF and millimeter-wave components using its combination of high-precision polymer micro-additive manufacturing and proprietary metallisation technologies. The activity covers three related but technically distinct application areas: overmoded waveguides, mode converter waveguides, and corrugated horn antennas.

Tungaloy Corporation and NTK Cutting Tools announce that, effective January 1, 2027, NTK Cutting Tools will merge with Tungaloy, marking a new chapter for both organizations. The merger is subject to compliance with applicable legal and regulatory requirements. Following the merger, the integrated organization will operate under the Tungaloy corporate name, while retaining the NTK Cutting Tools brand.

Kennametal Inc.'s new technology, KAF82 TM, is an exclusive 10% cobalt, fully dense tungsten carbide grade designed for additive manufacturing and advanced metal-cutting tools. The company says it is the first additive manufacturing, fully dense tungsten carbide grade of its kind to be commercialized at scale and with proven performance for metal-cutting applications.

Kennametal Inc. launched a new 10% cobalt grade tungsten carbide that the company says is a "breakthrough in additive manufacturing" that enables the rapid production of custom carbide hole-finishing tools with advanced features such as optimized cooling channels and complex geometries.

Shipments of cutting tools totaled $278.1 million in July 2026. The value of shipments increased 2.8% from June 2026 and was up 29% from July 2025, according to data from the Cutting Tool Market Report, a collaboration between AMT – The Association for Manufacturing Technology and the U.S.

E Tech Group, a provider of industrial automation and systems integration, has appointed Akshatha Shetty as its new director of AI Solutions. The Ohio-based company, which was named the 2025 System Integrator of the Year and Platinum-certified Rockwell Automation Partner, says Shetty will lead the development of E Tech Group’s AI strategy and customer-facing portfolio.

Germany-based software supplier, amsight, announced that AM North, a Norwegian additive manufacturing company serving industrial spare-part and production applications, is using amsight’s production-level quality management software to strengthen traceability, reduce manual documentation effort, and support certified AM production.

Lyndex-Nikken, manufacturer and provider of machine tool accessories and machine tending solutions, has appointed Jacob Mitchell as regional sales representative in Eastern Pennsylvania, Eastern New York, New Jersey, Maryland, and Delaware, and Sean Danielson as Product Manager – Lathe.

The new SolidMeisterPro series from Tungaloy NTK is a highly productive carbide endmill series for difficult-to-machine materials. The SolidMeisterPro series incorporates TiAlCrN silver composition PVD coating technology that the company says delivers excellent protection. The coating provides high thermal stability that handles higher temperatures and improves overall tool life.