Industry News

Hypertherm Associates’ OMAX plans to “put decades of advanced waterjet engineering expertise on display” at IMTS 2026 in Chicago from Sept. 14-19 at McCormick Place, booth #135020 in the East Building. Attendees can view live machine demonstrations for every machine and technology displayed in the booth to showcase how OMAX waterjets enhance cutting accuracy, efficiency, and flexibility compared to traditional cutting methods.

To highlight its extensive range of machine tools and automation, Mazak Corp. hosted the Discover More With Mazak Midwest event May 5-6 at the Mazak Midwest Technology Center in Schaumburg, Illinois. The machine tool builder reports that it has a long-standing commitment to job shops and the rigorous demands they face, and the event allowed attendees to explore Mazak innovations for driving results in 2026.

Mazak will showcase advanced machine tool, automation and digital solutions designed to help manufacturers increase throughput and do more with fewer resources at IMTS 2026, Sept. 14-19 at McCormick Place, Chicago, Illinois in booth #338300. As production demands accelerate across key industries, manufacturers are under increasing pressure to boost output while managing labor and cost constraints.

Sandvik Coromant Co. hosted its 2026 TechDays May 6-7 at the toolmaker’s U.S. headquarters in Mebane, North Carolina. The event included machine demonstrations, seminar presentations and production unit tours.

Emuge-Franken USA, a manufacturer of high-performance taps, thread mills, end mills, drills, gages, other rotary tools, and precision clamping solutions, is collaborating with GibbsCAM and Matsuura to host a 5-Axis Machining Live Demo Event. The event takes place on May 21, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Emuge-Franken Technology Center, 1800 Century Drive, West Boylston, Massachusetts.

Eurotech Elite's Trofeo BMX Series delivers dual spindles at 10K RPM, 15 HP driven tools, and 15-station turrets supporting up to 110 tools. The Trofeo BMX features a direct-drive turret system, which is a tool-holding mechanism designed for rapid indexing, high precision, and maximum rigidity in multi-axis CNC turn-mill centers.

At Hannover Messe 2026, Siemens has announced significant expansions to its Industrial Edge ecosystem, accelerating data and AI integration and releasing enhanced cybersecurity functionalities. These enable a seamless integration of IT and Operational Technology (OT) environments, optimize processes and reduce operational disruptions.

We4Ce, a Dutch engineering authority in rotor blade technology, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with CEWA Plus, a Thai developer and investor in renewable and infrastructure projects, to scale on-site blade root bushing remanufacturing across Asia. Serial orders start in April 2026.

Lyndex-Nikken, manufacturer and provider of high-performance machine tool accessories and machine tending solutions, has been named a FANUC Authorized System Integrator for machine tending. According to the company, this collaboration highlights the company’s commitment to delivering cutting-edge machine tending, specifically through the modular Lyndex-Nikken EZ-AutoCart machine tending system with the FANUC CRX-20iA cobot.

Jorgenson Conveyor and Filtration Solutions, a 76-year conveyor manufacturer of coolant filtration solutions, has been recognized as a Southeastern Wisconsin Top Workplace for 2026 in partnership with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel newspaper. “We are incredibly honored to be recognized as a Journal Sentinel Top Workplace,“ said Jenifer Schulz, human resources manager at Jorgensen.

Siemens and KION are making supply chains and warehouses future-ready with AI, automation and simulation technologies. The two companies have entered into a strategic partnership to digitalize complex intralogistics processes. The goal is to make operations more predictable and flexible, while improving productivity and resilience.

ModuleWorks has appointed Gürsel Demircali as chief strategy and transformation officer. The newly created role is intended to strengthen the company’s global partner network and support its continued expansion in digital manufacturing. In this position, Demircali will be responsible for advancing ModuleWorks’ global partner strategy, supporting expansion into new markets and aligning commercial execution with the company’s long-term strategic roadmap.