Industry News

News • September 20, 2024 • Dennis Spaeth

Meet a Modern Maker from the IMTS 2024 Student Summit

Rodrigo Perez's journey into the world of manufacturing began during high school, but not in a classroom. While working construction for his father, Perez crossed paths with an electronics engineer who taught him about machining and manufacturing; how to use a mill and a lathe; how to put together circuit boards; how to solder surface components and wires, and build robotic computer systems.

News • September 20, 2024

Taiwan industry leaders showcased at IMTS how AI is revolutionizing machining

Taiwan's International Trade Administration successfully hosted an "Integrate to Innovate: Smart Machinery Application Forum" at the International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) in Chicago

News • September 19, 2024

Redex USA showcased advanced machine tool drives at IMTS

Redex USA showcased its portfolio of high-performance drives for machine tool applications at IMTS.

News • September 18, 2024

Dorner names regional sales manager

Mark Schmid has been appointed regional sales manager, covering the upper Midwest portions of the U.S. for Dorner. Schmid will be working with sales channel partners and key accounts to grow the company's automation, industrial, and sanitary conveyor business within his region.

News • September 17, 2024

Aircraft company appoints chief technology officer

New Horizon Aircraft, the Toronto-based company doing business as Horizon Aircraft, an advanced aerospace engineering company and developer of the world's first electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL) vehicle has appointed Tom Brassington as chief technology officer.

News • September 16, 2024

Rösler offers ‘tune-up’ service

Rösler, a supplier of mass finishing and shot blasting technologies, now offers a Retrofit and TuneUp service for companies utilizing the company's equipment.

News • September 13, 2024

Cutting tool orders hit $208.1M in June, narrowing YTD gains

Shipments of cutting tools were $208.1 million in June 2024. Orders decreased 2.9% from May 2024 and were down 4.2% from June 2023. Year-to-date shipments totaled $1.27 billion, up 2.6% from shipments made in the first six months of 2023.

News • September 12, 2024

CGTech showcased latest software innovations at IMTS

CGTech, a developer of CNC simulation, verification, optimization and post-processing software is demonstrating its latest advancements in its suite of manufacturing software at IMTS 2024.

News • September 12, 2024

Ceratizit adds leader for oil and gas industry

Ceratizit has added Carlos Garza as the company's new business development leader for the oil and gas industry sector.

News • September 11, 2024

Olis Robotics launches new PLC capabilities at IMTS

Olis Robotics launched a remote diagnostics system for industrial automation cells at IMTS 2024 in Chicago, following the addition of powerful new PLC capabilities to its Olis solution.

News • September 10, 2024

Exair’s enhances its mobile App

Exair has increased the availability of free tools to help customers. The company's latest free tool, the EXAIR AR Mobile App is now available in both Apple and the Google Play Stores.

News • September 10, 2024

ZYGO displays automated optical measurement at IMTS

Zygo Corp. is showcasing part of its 3D optical profiler range — the ZeGage Pro HR, the NewView 9000, and the NewView NX (fitted with a robotic arm to demonstrate how sample measurements can be automated) — and the VerifireTM 3.39 IR laser interferometer.