Medical & Healthcare

Products • October 29, 2018

MT 733 Series Vertical Spindle Mill-Turn Centers

For machining a wide range of complex parts complete in a single work cycle, the new MT 733 series vertical spindle mill-turn centers from STAMA, a member of CHIRON Group, is capable of six-sided/simultaneous 5-axis machining, including milling and turning from bar or from chucked parts in lot sizes as low as 1. The highly flexible machines are designed to fit the needs of aerospace, automotive and medical parts manufacturers.

News • October 26, 2018

Oregon Manufacturing Innovation Center Research and Development adds 20th member

Scappoose, Oregon; September 20, 2018 – The Oregon Manufacturing Innovation Center Research and Development (OMIC R&D) continues to grow its company membership with the recent addition of global cutting tools manufacturer Seco Tools, LLC.

News • October 26, 2018 • Kip Hanson

Use your time wisely

It started with the email from "Sarah." "Dear Friend. We are precision CNC machining manufacturer from China. Please try us, so that you will cost-down 40 percent at least!" I hate junk mail. Next to robocallers and those dirtbags who leave ominous voicemails threatening legal action by the IRS, spammers are the worst. The intrusiveness of it, the endless inbox management, never mind the laughable English skills. It's irritating.

News • October 25, 2018 • Alan Richter

Automation abounds at The Assembly Show

While attending The Assembly Show, it seems that I saw robots and other automation equipment everywhere I turned. The trade show and conference took place Oct. 23-25 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois.

News • October 23, 2018

Massive order backlogs drive growth in the linear motion market

Global revenues for linear motion products reached a record high of $7.9 billion in 2017. Revenue growth of 10.2 percent is expected in 2018, primarily due to substantial order backlogs. Growth will then slow to 4.5 percent in 2019. Due to improved global economic conditions and an increase in manufacturing activity, total revenue from linear motion products is forecast to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.6 percent from 2017 to 2022.

News • October 22, 2018

Abtex Corp. promotes Damian Clemons

DRESDEN, NY, September 6th – Abtex Corp., a manufacturer of brush/machine deburring solutions for the manufacturing industry, today announced the promotion of Damian Clemons to Vice President of Engineering.

Products • October 19, 2018

Synthis T6 All-in-One SCARA Robot

Epson Robots announced the expansion of its award-winning T-series with the Synthis T6 All-in-One SCARA robot. The new robot offers a way to automate factories without wasting time or money on expensive, complex, slide-based solutions. Available at the low price of $9,495, this innovative alternative installs in minutes and virtually eliminates any space-constraint issues.

Products • October 17, 2018

Custom Manufactured Clad Metal Wire

Custom manufactured clad metal wire designed for specific performance characteristics such as corrosion resistance, biocompatibility and more have been introduced by Anomet Products.

Products • October 16, 2018

High Torque Retention Knobs Offer Added Safety

Safety in design is critical to CNC milling operations end products, as well as to the machine's profitability. As the trajectory of today's new milling technology trends toward machines producing extremely high speeds/high rpm within a smaller overall foot print–potential safety issues can't be ignored. Loose tools moving fast could present the potential for a lot of damage to the machine and workpiece.

Products • October 15, 2018

SV-1000 Digital Video Borescope

Toshiba America Information Systems' (TAIS) Imaging Systems Division introduces a small, digital video borescope with illumination, the SV-1000. The small, water-resistant chip-on-tip inspection camera measures only 1.6 mm diam. and features an integrated LED light for illumination within the 1.9-meter flexible shaft.

Products • October 11, 2018

Hydraulic Chucks for Swiss-Type Lathes

BIG KAISER says its hydraulic chucks for Swiss-type lathes are the first improvement to this technology in more than 30 years. These toolholders use a single wrench, which makes for a quick and easy change of the cutting tools on a gang slide.

Articles • October 9, 2018 • Robert Weinstein

Stabilizing gummy metal for more efficient cutting

Look Ahead: Researchers find sticky solution to an old problem.