Industry News

News • October 1, 2019

Richards Micro Tools rebrands as KEO Micro Tools

ARCH Cutting Tools announced that the Richards Micro-Tools product portfolio is being rebranded as KEO Micro Tools.

News • September 30, 2019

NIMS launches industry-recognized CAM credentials

The National Institute for Metalworking Skills (NIMS) is now offering standardized CAM credentials, CAM Milling and Turning. "The CAM field continues to grow and is expected to create almost 100,000 new programmer, designer, and engineer jobs by 2024," said NIMS Executive Director Montez King. "It is imperative that people entering the field are properly trained and capable, and these credentials show a potential employer that applicants are ready to program CNC machine tools. Further, employees already on the job may wish to secure an official, portable, industry-recognized certification."

News • September 27, 2019

5 industries that can’t do without custom machining

Precision and efficiency have become the leading demands for manufacturing. Modern equipment is changing rapidly. Sturdier, harder materials are used, complex geometries with tight tolerances and fine surface finishes are required, and all that has to be done at a faster pace. This race toward product perfection involves using professional custom machining services for more and more industries and for a lot of different purposes.

News • September 27, 2019

The impact on innovation in manufacturing from tariffs

When tariff hikes began in spring 2018, companies associated with manufacturing immediately went on alert. Over the past year and a half, continued escalations have increased pressure on U.S. and China relations, leaving international companies that rely on Chinese manufacturing looking to reduce uncertainty with short- and long-term solutions.

News • September 27, 2019

Mazak and Oak Ridge National Laboratory partner for wire additive R&D

Continuing collaborative efforts for the technological advancement of manufacturing processes, Florence, Kentucky-based Mazak Corp. and Oak Ridge National Laboratory's (ORNL) manufacturing demonstration center in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, have entered into a cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA). Working on behalf of the U.S. Department of Energy, ORNL and Mazak will further develop the use of hot wire deposition (HWD) in additive manufacturing part production operations.

News • September 25, 2019

GF Machining Solutions LLC expands distributorships

LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill. – GF Machining Solutions has announced that it will expand distribution channels and regional sales to further invest in its capability to deliver advanced manufacturing technology to customers throughout North America.

News • September 25, 2019

AIMS Metrology appoints national sales manager

DAYTON, Ohio—Five-axis coordinate measuring machine OEM AIMS Metrology announced the hiring of Chris Brown as national sales manager.

News • September 25, 2019

Walter USA LLC appoints 2

Waukesha, WI—Walter, a cutting tool manufacturer has announced the appointment of two new regional channel development managers to support its overall sales organization, channel partner relationships and aggressive business growth strategy.

News • September 25, 2019

Voestalpine Eifeler Coatings opens facility

Cleveland, TN – voestalpine eifeler Coatings today announced the opening of their newest coatings facility in Cleveland, Tennessee, thirty minutes north of Chattanooga on Interstate 75.

News • September 25, 2019

Mitsui Seiki Kogyo Ltd. names president

[FRANKLIN LAKES, NJ] Mr. Kinichi Kato has been named President of Mitsui Seiki Kogyo, Ltd., the parent company of Mitsui Seiki USA, Inc.

News • September 25, 2019

Allegany Capital Corp. acquires CID Performance Tooling Inc.

Rockford, IL – Bourn & Koch, an American manufacturer of new precision machine tools, today announces that its parent company, Alleghany Capital Corporation, has acquired Coastal Industrial Distributors LLC, (doing business as CID Performance Tooling); and has formed a new holding company for its subsidiaries in the machine tool and consumable cutting tool sectors.

News • September 25, 2019

Die Cad Group Inc. appoints president

Grand Rapids and Macomb, Mich. – Mary Nicholson has been named president of Die Cad Group, a Tooling Tech Group (TTG) company that specializes in engineering and tooling design services for the metalworking and plastics industries.