Industry News

News • August 7, 2020

Mazak Corp. launches holistic digital experience for customers

FLORENCE, Kentucky – Mazak Corp. announced the launch of a three-pronged holistic digital customer experience, which features an interactive tour of the Kentucky campus, an immersive virtual technology center and All Axes Live, a series of robust online events where attendees will gain exclusive access to never-before-seen Mazak manufacturing technology.

News • August 7, 2020

BIG KAISER Celebrates 30 Years of Advancing Modular Boring Tools

Hoffman Estates, Illinois – BIG KAISER Precision Tooling Inc., a provider of premium high-precision tooling systems and solutions for metalworking industries, is celebrating its 30th anniversary.

News • August 3, 2020

Vision Engineering offers microscope trade-in special

Vision Engineering Inc., a manufacturer of optical and digital inspection and non-contact measurement systems based in New Milford, Connecticut, in June launched a microscope trade-in program for North America. Set up for a trade-in on any microscope, the program in return offers participants a 25% discount on Mantis eyepiece-less microscopes until Aug. 31.

News • July 31, 2020

Survey: Manufacturers don’t expect recovery until 2021

Members of the National Tooling & Machining Association and Precision Metalforming Association say more federal programs are needed.

News • July 30, 2020

Ecoclean earns German innovation gold award

The EcoCvelox deburring, cleaning and drying machine from Ecoclean Inc., Southfield, Michigan, in May earned a gold award in the machines and engineering division of the German Design Council's "Excellence in Business to Business" competition.

News • July 24, 2020

New coolant sensor tech seeks strategic partner

Developed by Josef Maatuk, a consultant at Los Angeles-based Max Em Engineering, a new unifying smart sensor designed for autonomous fluid management systems is said to monitor, in real time, the heat removal capability of coolant, acidity levels, amount of coolant, and the temperature of the coolant across the height, rather than a single point.

News • July 21, 2020

10th Annual Women in Manufacturing SUMMIT going virtual

New format offers same networking and education opportunities while maintaining safety and health

News • July 2, 2020

Coalition of American Metal Manufacturers and Users to president: No new aluminum tariffs on Canada

The Coalition of American Metal Manufacturers and Users issued the following statement.

News • July 2, 2020

RobotWorx boosts robotic parts inventory amid COVID-19

RobotWorx breathes new life into its extensive robotic parts inventory to meet increasing demand in a shifting market.

News • July 2, 2020

Gleason Corp. launches Gear Trainers webinar series

Rochester, New York. In March, Gleason Corp. staged its first Home Trainer webinar for gear technology as a free customer service in response to COVID-19. Overwhelming success encouraged further webinars in this series.

News • July 2, 2020

GWS Tool Group LLC hires Brant Pascavis

Brant Pascavis has filled a position of Sr. Application Specialist at GWS Tool Group.

News • June 26, 2020

Future-proof a shop with high-speed machines and brass

Global competition and high demand for everything from electronics to new transportation infrastructure have propelled manufacturing to rapid advances in productivity not only to keep pace but reduce cost per part and maintain competitiveness.