Industry News

News • November 17, 2017 • Michael C. Anderson

Are you ready to ‘Integr8’ IIoT technology?

Earlier this week we shared the conclusions of the McKinsey Report, which concluded that it may be possible for U.S. manufacturing to grow by 20 percent and add more than 2 million jobs by 2025. That was the good news. It can only happen, however, if manufacturers embrace Industry 4.0 technology. The Integr8 conference in Detroit showed how to get started.

News • November 17, 2017

Pferd Inc. announces new U.S. sales regions

Pferd Inc., Milwaukee, a global manufacturer of abrasives, brushes and power tools, announced a restructuring of its sales operations into three distinct regions: East, Central and West.

News • November 17, 2017

Mazak Corp. partners with MachiningCloud Inc.

Mazak Corp., Florence, Ky., and MachiningCloud Inc., Camarillo, Calif., announced their partnership.

News • November 17, 2017

United Grinding North America Inc. opens new headquarters

Just over a year after breaking ground, United Grinding North America Inc., Miamisburg, Ohio, opened its new 110,000-sq.-ft. headquarters.

News • November 17, 2017

Parker Steel Co. appoints information technology manager

Parker Steel Co., Maumee, Ohio, hired Shawn Kaelber as information technology manager.

News • November 17, 2017

RedLine Tools partners with MachiningCloud Inc.

Over 26,000 RedLine Tools, Plymouth, Minn., items are now available through MachiningCloud Inc., Camarillo, Calif.

News • November 17, 2017

Mastercam, Kennametal Inc. partner to automate tooling for customers

CNC Software Inc., Tolland, Conn., developer of Mastercam, partnered with Kennametal Inc., Latrobe, Pa., to provide customers with the ability to quickly import tool assemblies from Novo directly into Mastercam 2018.

News • November 17, 2017

Emco Group celebrates 70th anniversary

Emco Group, which includes Emco Corp., Novi, Mich., is a machine tool manufacturer that provides multifunctional metalcutting machine tools.

News • November 14, 2017

Forbes shares its “30 Under 30” list of young manufacturers

Who says American manufacturing is dead? The young innovators on Forbes' 30 Under 30 list in Manufacturing and Industry are finding plenty of opportunities to design useful new products, make factories more efficient and create better materials. More at the link.

News • November 6, 2017

Google vs the Machinery’s Handbook at Winn Manufacturing

Stephen Winn, owner of Winn Manufacturing Inc., blogs about how his search for information on bending formulas came up short when he relied on the popular Internet search engine. "It was about that time that I saw my 20th Edition of the Machinery's Handbook sitting in the corner of my desk," he writes. "Within about 10 minutes I had the bending formulas that I vaguely remembered and the standard method of measurement for the pitch diameter of the V-Groove of a "B" size pulley groove." Read his entire post on the satisfaction of kickin' it old-school at the link below.

News • October 30, 2017

Motion Industries Inc. acquires Apache Inc.

Motion Industries Inc., Birmingham, Ala., a wholly owned subsidiary of Genuine Parts Co., agreed to acquire Apache Inc., Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

News • October 30, 2017

Michigan governor visits FANUC America Corp.

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder toured FANUC America Corp.'s North American headquarters and technical center in Auburn Hills, Mich., accompanied by Dr. Kiyonori Inaba, executive vice president and general manager of FANUC Corp.'s robot division, and Michael J. Cicco, president and CEO of FANUC America.