Industry News

News • June 5, 2019

Setco Inc. adds 5th North American service center

Setco is pleased to announce the opening of its fifth North American Service Center in Ramos Arizpe, Coahuila, Mexico.

News • June 5, 2019

Grinding Symposium 2019 focused on exchange

Over 1,500 international visitors experienced new technologies from precision machining and current trends in the manufacturing industry at the Grinding Symposium 2019 held May 8-10 by the United Grinding Group in Thun, Switzerland. Customers, experts and company representatives used the opportunity for one-on-one conversations.

News • June 5, 2019

Armac Inc. expands sales territory

Erie, PA— Eriez® announces that ARMAC, Inc., its longtime manufacturers' representative based in Lynnfield, Massachusetts, has expanded its sales territory for the company to include upstate New York, western Vermont and Berkshire County, Massachusetts.

News • June 5, 2019

Park Industries Inc. receives recognition

Value-added ALPHACAM reseller Park Industries of St. Cloud, Minnesota, was presented with an award naming the company ALPHACAM's "No. 1 Global Reseller" earlier this year at International Surface Event-Stone Expo West 2019, which took place in Las Vegas, Nevada.

News • June 4, 2019

Kaiser Tool Co. Inc. celebrates anniversary

Kaiser Tool Company was founded in 1964 with the purpose of supplying small lathe cutting tools.

News • June 4, 2019

Vollmer of America Corp. breaks ground

VOLLMER of America broke ground on Saturday May 11, 2019 at their new location in Findlay Township, PA near Pittsburgh Airport.

News • May 31, 2019

How one manufacturer solved its skilled labor shortage by starting a training school

"We knew we were facing a problem when we had tens of jobs open and not a single qualified candidate was applying," said CEO of Precise Tool and Manufacturing, John S. Gizzi. "Customers were ordering parts, but we had to wait to machine them because so many of our machines sat unmanned."

News • May 29, 2019

Improving spindle speeds with Haimer

Making chips means making money, so keeping the spindle turning is critical for a company's bottom line. Timothy Mooney, Midwest regional sales manager for Starrag USA, distributors of high-precision machine tools, said his customers strive for a 75 percent spindle engagement time "That is the only time that they are making money."

News • May 29, 2019

Nontraditional workholding solutions at BIG KAISER

Metal working facilities constantly strive to reduce machining times, and saving a minute or two here or there can really add up. According to John Zaya, workholding product manager for Big Kaiser, time savings can be achieved using flexible workholding systems. This is especially true for companies that have a high part mix, low volume, and when parts might be tall, large, or oddly shaped.

News • May 29, 2019

DMG Mori brings the digital factory to the real world

Metal cutting used to be about making chips, but in modern manufacturing it is just part of the story. In today's digital world, metal might be a product's core component, but data is the raw material that drives improvement. That was clearly the case at DMG Mori's Chicago Innovation Days held May 13-16 at the company's Hoffman Estates, IL, facility.

News • May 29, 2019

Multitasking by Mazak

Multi-tasking machines for big parts, small parts and everything in between were on display at the Discover More with Mazak Midwest 2019 event. The May 9 event featured a variety of multi-axis machines. Kevin Bates, general manager - Midwest Region at Mazak Corp., provided Cutting Tool Engineering with a tour of some of the high-productivity technology on display at Mazak's Midwest Technology Center, Schaumburg, IL.

News • May 28, 2019

Doosan draws huge crowds at DIMF 2019

Doosan Machine Tools hosted a record number of attendees from 50 countries at the 2019 edition of the Doosan International Machine Tool Fair (DIMF) held in Changwon, South Korea. A total of 80 machines were on display, including 38 new or upgraded models.