Industry News

News • April 9, 2018

Fredon Corp. receives 2018 Technology Best Practices Award

Fredon Corp. of Mentor, Ohio, received the 2018 Technology Best Practices Award from the National Tooling and Machining Association. Fredon's use of a machine utilization tracker is an example of how manufacturers are using the internet of things and cloud technologies to improve performance on the factory floor, a company news release stated.

News • April 5, 2018

EMAG Technology Days set for June 6-7

EMAG LLC announces its plans to hold its annual Technology Days at the North American headquarters in Farmington Hills, Mich., June 6-7. On June 6, the event will run from noon til 9 p.m. On June 7, from 8 a.m. til 2:30 p.m. The event will include a variety of machine tools under power for live demonstrations, plus a series of technical and market presentations by industry experts from the company.

News • April 5, 2018

Infographic: The facts about manufacturing

There's a very old parable, thought to have originated in the Indian subcontinent, of six blind (or blind-folded) men asked to describe an elephant. They reach different conclusions depending upon which part of the elephant they touch: side – it's like a wall; leg – it's like a tree; trunk – it's like a snake; tusk – it's like a spear; ear – it's like a fan; and tail – it's like a rope.n

News • April 5, 2018

Bearing failure analysis

The accurate diagnosis of a bearing failure is imperative to prevent repeated failures and their additional expenses. While performing failure analysis is commonly left to outside vendors, the actual collecting of information can make a great difference in correctly diagnosing a bearing failure.

News • April 5, 2018

Nonprofit addresses challenges in finding and developing skilled workers

U.S. manufacturers face an aging workforce, concerns regarding safety best practices, ongoing movement toward lean manufacturing and the rapid emergence of new technologies. At the same time, people are struggling to pay bills, find work that provides a living wage, and support themselves and their families.

News • April 4, 2018

Haas Automation Inc. celebrates 30th anniversary of product

This year marks the 30th anniversary of Haas Automation Inc.'s first vertical machining center, the VF-1.

News • April 4, 2018

Chemetall opens laboratory

The surface treatment global business unit of Ludwigshafen, Germany-based BASF SE's coatings division, operating under the Chemetall brand, opened a laboratory at its 38,700-sq.-ft. manufacturing and office facility in Querétaro, Mexico.

News • April 4, 2018

Liftomatic Material Handling Inc. announces Asian headquarters

Liftomatic Material Handling Inc., Buffalo Grove, Ill., a material-handling equipment manufacturer, announced the opening of Asian headquarters in the near future.

News • April 4, 2018 • Alan Richter

Modernizing manufacturing with artificial intelligence

A sensei is a teacher or instructor, usually of Japanese martial arts. Sensai the company offers an augmented productivity platform for manufacturing operations, but transferring knowledge to help people make better decisions is at the heart of the company's concept, according to CEO Porfirio Lima. "We believe that the most valuable asset an organization has is the knowledge that comes from its people."

News • April 4, 2018

Vollmer of America Corp. hires Andrew Allwood

A rotary tooling development manager started March 19 and operates out of the office in Pittsburgh.

News • April 4, 2018

Tap Associates Inc. partners with MachiningCloud Inc.

Tap Associates Inc. is now available on MachiningCloud Inc.

News • April 4, 2018

OSG USA Inc. distributes Somta Tools (Pty) Ltd. tools

OSG USA Inc. now distributes Somta Tools (Pty) Ltd. tools in the United States.