Medical & Healthcare

News • March 19, 2015

MITGI wins workplace award

Minnesota Business Magazine announced the companies has selected for this year's 100 Best Companies to Work for Award. Midwest Industrial Tool Grinding, Inc., Hutchinson, Minn., a first-time applicant and recipient, has been recognized as "the best that McLeod County has to offer" for work environment, employee benefits and culture, according to the company.

Articles • March 1, 2015 • Christopher Tate

Selecting and using the best gages

Tiny medical parts, mass-produced automotive components and multiple-ton power generation parts share a common activity: inspection. Generally, inspection is seen as a nonvalue-added activity and most companies encourage the reduction of inspection time. However, because verifying that parts are made correctly is critical to maintaining profitability, inspection will never go away.

Articles • March 1, 2015 • Alan Richter

Wave control

New metamaterials that 'bend' acoustic and elastic waves.

Articles • March 1, 2015 • Kip Hanson

Choosing wire EDM workholders

There comes a time when some chipmaking shops add wire EDMing to their repertoire. This is often done to reduce costs, because bringing what were once subcontracted, secondary EDMing operations in-house often makes good financial and logistical sense.

Articles • March 1, 2015 • Alan Richter

Smooth roughing

Software for high-efficiency roughing makes moldmaking faster, more efficient.

Products • March 1, 2015

UR3 Robot

With the new UR3 robot, Universal Robots brings the collaborative benefits of a user-friendly robot to the table.

Products • March 1, 2015

ESPRIT 2015 CAM Software

DP Technology Corp. announces the release its ESPRIT 2015 CAM software.

Articles • February 1, 2015 • Alan Richter

Micromachine for max accuracy

Accurately machine EDM electrodes used to produce micromolds for medical parts. A high-speed, high-precision, 3-axis micro milling machine.

Articles • February 1, 2015 • Keith Jennings

Discounts and increases

I strive to start each year on a positive note, but 2015 sure hasn't taken long to throw us our first challenging management scenario. It requires immediate oversight of rapidly changing economic conditions.

Articles • February 1, 2015

Look out below

I don't like bringing this up, but two key metalworking markets -- defense and energy -- are in a bit of trouble.

Articles • February 1, 2015 • Alan Richter

Cryogenic machining systems can extend tool life and reduce cycle times

Efficient removal of heat from the tool/workpiece interface is the main route to high-productivity machining. Several conventional methods are available to accomplish that -- dry machining, minimum-quantity lubrication, flood coolant and high-pressure coolant -- but cryogenic machining can be added to the list.

Products • February 1, 2015

Yasda YBM Vi40 5-axis Vertical Jig Boring-Milling Machine

Methods Machine Tools Inc. has introduced the YASDA YBM Vi40 5-Axis Vertical CNC Jig Boring-Milling Machine for high accuracy, hard milling applications of complex dies, molds and components in industries such as aerospace, defense, automotive, medical and electronic.