Light touch
Laser technology allows for precise, noncontact marking of thin, brittle or otherwise delicate parts without compromising part integrity.
Industry
Medical & Healthcare
Körber Schleifring becomes United Grinding
Körber Schleifring, the Hamburg, Germany provider of grinding machine technology and its North American arm, Miamisburg, Ohio-based United Grinding Technologies, have merged under the new brand name United Grinding Group — Körber Solutions, a move that expands the company's global market position in relation to technology, service and volume.
OMAX expands sales force
In response to increased demand across the country for its advanced abrasive waterjet systems, the OMAX® Corp. has expanded its sales force. The Kent, Wash.-based company added Brad Tumbleson as regional sales manager to serve customers throughout Southern California.
Shot peening offers cost-effective way to make stronger metal products
Medieval soldiers did it to strengthen their armor, Civil War engineers did it to improve gun and cannon barrels, railroad men did it to locomotive axles before they rolled into the untamed West and Henry Ford did it to enhance parts bound for his new invention, the assembly line. More recently, aircraft manufacturers began doing it to virtually every square inch of their metal wares before sending them skyward. What shared action connects these warriors, inventors and manufacturers? The cold working of metal workpieces.
August manufacturing technology orders down
August U.S. manufacturing technology orders totaled $285.92 million according to AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology. This total, as reported by companies participating in the USMTO program, was down 10.2 percent from July's $318.48 million and down 21.2 percent when compared with the total of $362.65 million reported for August 2014. With a year-to-date total of $2,771.23 million, 2015 was down 10 percent when compared with 2014.
Preset it and forget it
Minimize tool runout, extend tool life, reduce scrap and prevent fixture damage. An offline cutting tool presetter.
Free benefits come with a price
You never know when a simple comment will have a significant impact; sometimes that's not even the source's intention.
Twin-spindle beast
What possesses a new job shop to buy a $1 million, twin-spindle machining center when even the smallest purchases are subject to debate? At Jersey Elite Manufacturing (JEM), Rockaway, N.J., the answer is experience and detailed analysis, because sometimes a seemingly extravagant investment is the smartest move.
Ceramic savvy
Five factors shaping the ceramic tool market.
Eldorado M75-30T Gundrilling Machine
The Eldorado M75-30T from Kays Engineering Inc. is a twin-spindle gundrilling machine widely used for the manufacture of orthopedic implants, including femur nails and bone screws.
Coatings for Tanks and Baskets
Ultrasonic LLC has partnered with Toefco Engineered Coating Systems Inc. to offer impact and chemical resistant coatings for tanks and baskets.
Mini Tools
The Mini Tools line from Carmex Precision Tools LLC, combining long-reach carbide shank toolholders with through coolant with a wide selection of quick indexing coated inserts, are designed for high-performance threading, turning, grooving, boring and chamfering in conventional and hard materials.