Industry News

News • February 19, 2025

Star Cutter hires Adam Chipman in sales engineer role for Tru Tech Grinding Systems

Star Cutter has hired Adam Chipman in a sales engineer role to support sales and service of the company's line of Tru Tech centerless and cylindrical grinding machines.

News • February 18, 2025

Motion to acquire California-based industrial distributor

Motion Industries Inc., a distributor of maintenance, repair and operation replacement parts, and a premier provider of industrial technology solutions, signed a definitive purchase agreement to acquire the net operating assets of Thompson Industrial Supply, Inc.

News • February 17, 2025

Walter indexable inserts made of around 60 percent recycled material

Good news for machining companies: As they have a high content of recycled tungsten carbide, the CO₂ emissions of Walter's indexable inserts are 36 percent lower than those of indexable inserts made from virgin materials.

News • February 14, 2025

C.R. Onsrud hosts Factory Demo Day in expanded 80,000-square-foot facility

C.R. Onsrud, Inc., a USA manufacturer of CNC machinery, is hosting its Factory Demo Day on March 19, 2025, from 9 a.m.–2 p.m. in its newly completed 80,000-square-foot addition to its Troutman, North Carolina, campus.

News • February 13, 2025

Cutting tool orders end 2024 down 0.6% from 2023

Shipments of cutting tools, measured by the Cutting Tool Market Report compiled in a collaboration between AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology and the U.S. Cutting Tool Institute (USCTI), totaled $179.5 million in December 2024. U.S. cutting tool orders in 2024 drop 0.6% YoY compared to 2023.

News • February 13, 2025

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News • February 11, 2025

Mazak event targets job shop production

Mazak will highlight its extensive range of machine tool technology and automation that boosts job shop production and profitability during its three-day DISCOVER MORE WITH MAZAK event May 6 – 8, at its Midwest Technology Center in Schaumburg, Illinois.

News • February 10, 2025

Boeing commits to expand South Carolina operations

Boeing plans to expand its operations in Charleston County, South Carolina. The company plans to invest $1 billion in infrastructure upgrades at its existing site and create 500 new jobs over the next five years.

News • February 6, 2025

Humanoid robots projected to hit $76 billion by 2032

The Humanoid Robot Market Size was valued at $2.21 billion in 2023 and is expected to reach $76.97 billion by 2032 and grow at a CAGR of 48.36% over the forecast period 2024-2032.

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.