Industry News

News • October 26, 2018

Oregon Manufacturing Innovation Center Research and Development adds 21st member

Scappoose, Oregon; September 21, 2018 – The Oregon Manufacturing Innovation Center Research and Development (OMIC R&D) continues to grow its company membership with the recent addition of IMS Software, based out of Haverhill, Massachusetts.

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

Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute hires Chandra Brown

CHICAGO (Sept. 19, 2018) – The Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute (DMDII) announced today that former federal executive and startup trailblazer Chandra Brown has been named executive director effective Sept. 26, 2018.

News • October 26, 2018

Saint-Gobain Abrasives Inc. creates innovation team

WORCESTER, MA, USA (September 6, 2018) – Saint-Gobain Abrasives, one of the world's largest abrasives manufacturers, announced the introduction of its new division, Performance Grinding Solutions (PGS).

News • October 26, 2018

5 questions for Rachel Ciullo

CTE Managing Editor Greg Bartlett spoke with Rachel Ciullo, owner and president of toolmaker Composite Cutter Technology Inc., Volo, Illinois, about her business and life. The company manufactures PCD cutting tools, PCD wear parts and precision-machined parts for customers in automotive, aerospace, electronics, optical and other industries.

News • October 26, 2018

When Singer Manufacturing Co. built the best .45-caliber pistol

The .45-caliber pistol, aka the M1911A1, is one of the most iconic handguns ever made. Perhaps the rarest of this common breed are those made by Singer Manufacturing Co. Best known for manufacturing sewing machines, Singer produced a handful of .45s on the eve of World War II. The guns were so good that the U.S. military asked the company to build more complicated equipment instead.

News • October 24, 2018

Carl Bass appointed to Oqton Inc. board of directors

August 21, 2018 10:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time. SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oqton, an autonomous manufacturing platform provider, today announced the appointment of Carl Bass to its board of directors.

News • October 24, 2018

LNS Group acquires ChipBlaster Inc.

September 10, 2018 Cincinnati, Ohio – The LNS Group has acquired Meadville, Pennsylvania-based ChipBLASTER, Inc. the maker of high pressure coolant systems, coolant chillers, cyclonic filtration systems and other machine tool peripherals.

News • October 24, 2018

Vimana selected by Sandvik Coromant Co. as manufacturing analytics platform

Berkeley, CA – September 10, 2018 - VIMANA has been selected by Sandvik Coromant as the manufacturing analytics platform for their newly announced CoroPlus® MachiningInsights offering.

News • October 24, 2018

CGW-Camel Grinding Wheels Ltd. hires Mike Sullivan

NILES, Ill. – September 2018 – CGW-Camel Grinding Wheels announces Mike Sullivan as president for CGW and PASCO in the U.S. and Canada.

News • October 24, 2018

Savannah Co. is no longer a mystery

For a long time, not much was known about Savannah Co. The precision machining firm didn't even have a sign out front. There is one now. Arne King, who purchased Savannah two years ago, is working to enhance its visibility.

News • October 23, 2018

Methods Machine Tools Inc. partners with Niigata Machine Techno USA Inc.

Sudbury, MA, U.S.A. (September 5, 2018) – Methods Machine Tools, Inc., a North American supplier of precision machine tools and automation, has announced it has entered into an agreement to represent Niigata Machine Techno USA, Inc. throughout the U.S., Canada and Mexico.