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Honoring A Legacy, Empowering The Future
Iverson Memorial Manufacturing Scholarship supports first recipient—Niko Aleksic, who is studying civil engineering at the University of Illinois Chicago.
Maximize Machine Uptime – By Streamlining Tool Setups Offline
Maximize machine uptime by streamlining tool setups offline. Manual tool setups are time consuming, inefficient, and a thing of the past. Today's most efficient shops integrate a presetter to maximize uptime, boost accuracy, ensure consistency, and improve overall machining efficiency - for both mills and lathes. Elbo Controlli Nikken presetters by Lyndex-Nikken provide rock solid precision, making them ideal for workshop environments.
Maximize Machine Uptime – By Streamlining Tool Setups Offline
Maximize machine uptime by streamlining tool setups offline. Manual tool setups are time consuming, inefficient, and a thing of the past. Today's most efficient shops integrate a presetter to maximize uptime, boost accuracy, ensure consistency, and improve overall machining efficiency - for both mills and lathes. Elbo Controlli Nikken presetters by Lyndex-Nikken provide rock solid precision, making them ideal for workshop environments.
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New CAMFIX and Square Turning Holders with Indexable Cartridges
Preventing tool breakage during machining is a significant challenge, leading to tool holder failures and costly replacements. Iscar's CER-M-TURN system addresses this by allowing the replacement of only the affected cartridge when an insert breaks, rather than the entire tool holder. This cost-effective solution ensures compatibility with various cartridges.nnThe system features four coolant inlets: two on the upper jaw and two on the lower jaw, directing coolant precisely to the cutting edge. An enhanced clamping mechanism also helps prevent the rotation or breakage of brittle ceramic, CBN, or PCD inserts, ensuring optimal performance and longevity.
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STREAKERS M213: Buy More, Save More
Engineered for aluminum, STREAKERS M213 end mills deliver fast, free-cutting performance—even during aggressive moves like ramping and plunging. These tools are built for high metal removal and consistent part quality. Now through 9/30/25: The more you buy, the more you save!
Overview of CemeCon’s HiPIMS PVD coating deposition process
Produced by CemeCon, this five-minute video offers a visual overview of the pre-treatment, coating and post-treatment steps the company takes to apply a PVD coating to tools using its high-power impulse magnetron sputtering (HiPIMS) method. (No audio.)
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Honoring Legacy Through the Jerry R. Iverson Memorial Scholarship
In this video, Terry Iverson, founder of Champion NOW!, shares the story behind the Jerry R. Iverson Memorial Scholarship and how it honors his father's legacy in manufacturing. He explains how the scholarship is funded, who it supports, and why it matters for the future of the industry.
Workholding Insights
Insights and important lessons conventional machines provide students training to join the workforce as a machinist.
A Welcome Cover Up
Determining the appropriate coating or combination of multilayered coatings for an application requires tool coating companies to consider many factors.
New Tax Law Aids Industry
Public Law No. 11921, formally known as the One Big Beautiful Bill, reshapes the tax landscape for machining, metalworking and manufacturing companies.
Preview: MT Series West 2025
The Manufacturing Technology Series West (formerly Westec) kicks off Oct. 7 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. Schedule at a glance.