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Its latest investment in the MX7 Linear is grinding high-quality tools 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Tarık Öztürk, production manager at tool manufacturer Turcar, said: "Turkey is experiencing phenomenal growth and it is important to keep a close eye on trends so that you can take advantage of the opportunities.

Recently expanding to three other states after more than six decades located solely in central Iowa, Cline Tool is taking its hybrid distributor-supplier role to more customers than ever before on the strength of its technical expertise that rivals larger companies in the market.

If anything will revive U.S. manufacturing, it's certainly not an ever-changing package of hastily proposed and canceled tariffs. But as President Donald Trump pursues that nonstrategy, it's worth asking the longer-term questions of whether U.S. manufacturing even needs to be revived at all, and if so, what can accomplish the task.

An interview with Nikon's Corporate Vice President Tadashi Nakayama provides insight into the strategy of the firm's Industrial Metrology Business Unit, of which he is deputy general manager. In particular, he explained the company's strategic focus on Quality 4.0, where digital, automated and connected inspection enables complete process control from design through manufacture.

Some strange light and soft metals used in aerospace applications have proven to be difficult to precision abrasive grind because they are stringy, gummy, load wheel surfaces easily, get hot quickly and have slow material-removal rates. These include stainless steel alloys and nickel-base materials.

People tend to do exercises that increase and extend the health of their heart. Why not do the same for the heart of your machine tool, the spindle? Too many times we see a machine that has a premature failure. Some of the diseases that your spindle may succumb to are coolant contamination, overheating, or unclean/diminished lubrication oil.

U.S. machine shops are potentially underutilizing the machinability of brass by as much as 85 percent in their part processing operations, reports a recent study from the Copper Development Association Inc. The research shows that machine shops can and should be machining the material at significantly faster feeds and speeds – often five to 20 times faster – than they do to increase productivity and profitability.

When it comes to hobbing auto gears, dry machining dominates. "There are no new automotive applications that are being done wet," said Tom Ware, product manager for gear tools at Star SU Co. LLC, Hoffman Estates, Ill.

The international MAPAL Group, a manufacturer of precision tools for the machining of practically all materials, achieved significant growth during the 2017 business year. Consolidated group sales rose from EUR 575 million in 2016 to EUR 610 million in 2017.

Zahn GmbH relies on ARNO-Werkzeuge for the reliable production of high-precision parts, ranging from tool systems and the development of customised tools through to the optimisation of its enterprise resource planning system (ERP).

Research studies show that an ergonomically designed work place doesn't only increase motivation and improve concentration but also reduces the drop in performance. This is why ergonomics play a decisive role when planning new industrial work places.

Hearing chatter during an application is a telltale sign that productivity, surface finish and cutting tools are in jeopardy. The best way to combat vibrations is to know what the causes are. Follow these tips and tricks to minimize vibration tendencies in your turning operations.