Industry News

News • June 5, 2018

Franklin Bronze Precision Components LLC promotes employees

Franklin Bronze Precision Components LLC, Franklin, Pa., announced promotions and implementation of a significant number of continuous improvement suggestions, all geared toward improving production processes, product flow and quality, ultimately resulting in reduced time to market.

News • June 5, 2018

Siemens PLM Software appoints Brenda Discher

Siemens PLM Software, Plano, Texas, appointed Brenda Discher to a new position for the company: senior vice president for strategy and marketing.

News • June 5, 2018

Weiler Abrasives Group partners with Workshops for Warriors

Weiler Abrasives Group announced the launch of a national fundraising campaign, Leading a Warriors' Charge, in partnership with Workshops for Warriors, a nonprofit school that trains, certifies and helps place veterans, wounded warriors and transitioning service members into advanced manufacturing careers. Weiler donated $25,000 to kick off the year-long campaign that will support machining and welding training programs at the nonprofit trade school, as well as contribute to long-term growth of the organization.

News • June 5, 2018

Big Kaiser Precision Tooling Inc. appoints Gillian Campbell

Big Kaiser Precision Tooling Inc., Hoffman Estates, Ill., appointed Gillian Campbell marketing communications manager.

News • June 5, 2018

Force feedback machining

Big Data! The Sensor Revolution! IoT! Industry 4.0! These terms are flying about with promise of improvements in capacity and efficiency, ushering in the "Third Industrial Revolution!" There is always hype when talking about what new technologies can deliver, but I see real and significant potential advances and will come to those who have the boldness, vision, and technical talent to effectively and efficiently develop these new technologies.

News • June 4, 2018

Gleason-Pfauter Maschinenfabrik GmbH inaugurates technology, manufacturing center

Gleason-Pfauter Maschinenfabrik GmbH held a grand opening ceremony for its facility in Studen, Switzerland.

News • June 4, 2018

Hi Pro Equipment Inc. wins award

Eriez Manufacturing Co., Erie, Pa., announced that Hi Pro Equipment Inc., Kalamazoo, Mich., earned the 2017 Merwin Sales Award.

News • June 4, 2018

The Whittemore Co. adds cutting tool manufacturer to portfolio

The Whittemore Co., Addison, Ill., added the cutting tool brands of Precision Twist Drill, Dormer, Pramet and Union Butterfield to its already broad portfolio of products it represents.

News • June 4, 2018

LMT Onsrud LP hires Chris Stewart

LMT Onsrud LP, Waukegan, Ill., hired Chris Stewart as the composites application specialist covering the U.S. and Canada.

News • June 4, 2018

Teradyne Inc. acquires Mobile Industrial Robots ApS

Teradyne Inc., North Reading, Mass., and the shareholders of Mobile Industrial Robots ApS, Odense, Denmark, announced the acquisition of privately held MiR for €121 million ($148 million) net of cash acquired plus €101 million ($124 million at the current exchange rate) if certain performance targets are met extending through 2020.

News • June 4, 2018

Southern Midwest region strengthened by Jtekt Toyoda Americas Corp.

Jtekt Toyoda Americas Corp., Arlington Heights, Ill., welcomes ACI Machine Tool Sales LLC as the latest edition to the company's distribution network.

News • June 4, 2018 • John Hagan

Optimizing grinding and dressing with ‘dressing speed ratio’ parameter

To achieve the quality and productivity requirements for most precision grinding operations, it is necessary that the grinding wheel is trued and dressed prior to grinding and periodically during the grinding operation. The truing process is initially carried out to correct for any wheel runout, create the required profile on the wheel, and condition the grinding wheel face.