Industry News

News • February 5, 2025

‘Miss Vollmer,’ Sieglinde Vollmer, has died

Vollmer, daughter of company founder Heinrich Vollmer, was an integral member of the company's management team who also founded the Sieglinde Vollmer Foundation

News • February 4, 2025

Dillon Manufacturing’s Soft Jaws showcased at Eastec

Dillon Manufacturing, a manufacturer of chuck jaws, collets and collet pads, and other standard and custom work holding devices, will feature their soft jaws with easy location features at Eastec.

News • February 3, 2025

Sandvik acquires three US-based CAM resellers

Sandvik has acquired ShopWare, MCAM Northwest and the CAD/CAM solutions business line of OptiPro Systems, three US-based resellers of Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM) solutions in the Mastercam network.

News • January 31, 2025

Canerector acquires Promac Industries

Canerector has acquired Promac Industries Inc., a move that the company says strengthens its machining capabilities, particularly in the energy services sector.

News • January 29, 2025

Star SU names Richard Rickert as round tool product manager

Star SU, the marketing, sales and service affiliate of Star Cutter Company, has announced the appointment of Richard Rickert as its round tool product manager.

News • January 27, 2025

Seco integrates Life Cycle Assessment in effort to meet sustainability goals

Seco is taking steps toward a sustainable future, leveraging Life Cycle Assessments (LCA) to meet ambitious sustainability goals as well as supporting customers in making environmentally conscious decisions.

News • January 24, 2025

Methods Machine Tools, Multiaxis LLC partner on AI-driven manufacturing

Methods Machine Tools Inc. and Multiaxis LLC have announced an exclusive collaboration to bring Multiaxis Intelligence to market, an AI assistant designed to "streamline operations and revolutionize how manufacturers interact with technology in their daily workflows."

News • January 23, 2025

OPEN MIND highlights additive manufacturing capability at AM-user group expo

OPEN MIND Technologies, a developer of CAD/CAM software solutions, plans to demonstrate an additive manufacturing capability option in its hyperMILL CAD/CAM Software Suite at the Additive Manufacturing Users Group (AMUG) Exhibition.

News • January 22, 2025

HEH Group partners with Agile Robotics Systems

The HEH Group announced via Facebook that it had partenered with Agile Robotic Systems to distribute its robotic solutions to customers in the Ohio, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia.

News • January 21, 2025

Hexagon acquires 3D Systems’ Geomagic software suite

Hexagon has acquired the 3D Systems' Geomagic suite of interoperable software packages, which are used to create high-quality 3D models from multiple sources, including laser scanning.

News • January 20, 2025

Royal Products accelerates expansion with new financial backing

Royal Products announced Jan. 7 that it had received a recent investment from growth-oriented investor Heartwood Partners in partnership with the management who will continue to lead the company. This financial backing will position Royal for continued expansion and market leadership.

News • January 17, 2025

Complex machining tasks made easy

One method to solve manufacturing needs is to utilize fast, close tolerance, and flexible machine tools such as the GROB G550T 5-Axis Mill/ Turn Universal Machining Center and the G150 5-Axis Universal Machining Center.