Industry News

News • October 26, 2018 • Kip Hanson

Use your time wisely

It started with the email from "Sarah." "Dear Friend. We are precision CNC machining manufacturer from China. Please try us, so that you will cost-down 40 percent at least!" I hate junk mail. Next to robocallers and those dirtbags who leave ominous voicemails threatening legal action by the IRS, spammers are the worst. The intrusiveness of it, the endless inbox management, never mind the laughable English skills. It's irritating.

News • October 26, 2018

When Singer Manufacturing Co. built the best .45-caliber pistol

The .45-caliber pistol, aka the M1911A1, is one of the most iconic handguns ever made. Perhaps the rarest of this common breed are those made by Singer Manufacturing Co. Best known for manufacturing sewing machines, Singer produced a handful of .45s on the eve of World War II. The guns were so good that the U.S. military asked the company to build more complicated equipment instead.

News • October 25, 2018 • Alan Richter

Automation abounds at The Assembly Show

While attending The Assembly Show, it seems that I saw robots and other automation equipment everywhere I turned. The trade show and conference took place Oct. 23-25 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois.

News • October 25, 2018

Scholarship created for students in manufacturing-related programs

CNCMachines.net, an American used CNC machine dealer based in Sanford, Florida, announced it is accepting applications for a newly created $2,000 scholarship. The competitive award is for students enrolled in a CNC machinist, CNC operations, engineering or manufacturing certificate or degree program.

News • October 24, 2018

Carl Bass appointed to Oqton Inc. board of directors

August 21, 2018 10:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time. SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oqton, an autonomous manufacturing platform provider, today announced the appointment of Carl Bass to its board of directors.

News • October 24, 2018

LNS Group acquires ChipBlaster Inc.

September 10, 2018 Cincinnati, Ohio – The LNS Group has acquired Meadville, Pennsylvania-based ChipBLASTER, Inc. the maker of high pressure coolant systems, coolant chillers, cyclonic filtration systems and other machine tool peripherals.

News • October 24, 2018

Vimana selected by Sandvik Coromant Co. as manufacturing analytics platform

Berkeley, CA – September 10, 2018 - VIMANA has been selected by Sandvik Coromant as the manufacturing analytics platform for their newly announced CoroPlus® MachiningInsights offering.

News • October 24, 2018

CGW-Camel Grinding Wheels Ltd. hires Mike Sullivan

NILES, Ill. – September 2018 – CGW-Camel Grinding Wheels announces Mike Sullivan as president for CGW and PASCO in the U.S. and Canada.

News • October 24, 2018

Savannah Co. is no longer a mystery

For a long time, not much was known about Savannah Co. The precision machining firm didn't even have a sign out front. There is one now. Arne King, who purchased Savannah two years ago, is working to enhance its visibility.

News • October 23, 2018

Methods Machine Tools Inc. partners with Niigata Machine Techno USA Inc.

Sudbury, MA, U.S.A. (September 5, 2018) – Methods Machine Tools, Inc., a North American supplier of precision machine tools and automation, has announced it has entered into an agreement to represent Niigata Machine Techno USA, Inc. throughout the U.S., Canada and Mexico.

News • October 23, 2018

BobCAD-CAM Inc. partners with Proaktif Technology

Clearwater, FL -- (www.bobcad.com) -- To our valued customers, partners and resellers: We here at BobCAD are very excited to announce that BobCAD-CAM software and Proaktif Technology have aligned for a new partnership, providing quality BobCAD-CAM CNC software & training solutions in the Western Hemisphere.

News • October 23, 2018

Vero Software Ltd. hires Sam Richards

In response to the growth of its Edgecam, Surfcam and WorkNC metal-cutting brands, Vero Software has hired new Northeast Account Manager Sam Richards to support customers of the three brands in the region.