Industry News

News • October 28, 2017

Jamie Jones receives Metal Treating Institute award

Souderton, Pa.-based Solar Atmospheres President Jamie Jones was presented with the Metal Treating Institute Distinguished Service Award for 2017 and nominated as vice president/president-elect of MTI for 2017-2018.

News • October 28, 2017

Parker Steel Co. appoints sales manager

Parker Steel Co., Maumee, Ohio, appointed James "Jamie" Kaufman sales manager of the company's Maumee-based sales operation.

News • October 27, 2017

Kyocera Corp. to acquire power tool business from Ryobi Ltd.

Kyocera Corp., Kyoto, Japan, announced that it has concluded a basic agreement to acquire the majority of shares of a company to be established from the company split of Ryobi Ltd.'s power tool business.

News • October 27, 2017

Heule Tool Corp. appoints sales & marketing coordinator

Heule Tool Corp., Cincinnati, announced that Lynn Bissell joined the company as sales & marketing coordinator.

News • October 27, 2017 • Michael C. Anderson

Manufacturers to women: ‘Daughters of Rosie, we need you!’

In a clear echo of the 'Rosie the Riveter' campaign of WWII, manufacturing organizations in 2017 are striving to let women know that their talents are needed, the work is important and rewarding, and unlike in their grandparents' time, the jobs are permanent.

News • October 26, 2017 • Alan Richter

Manufacturing parts in outer space

One day everything in space will be made in space. That's the ultimate goal for Made In Space Inc., said Matt Napoli, the company's vice president of in-space operations, during his Oct. 25 keynote presentation titled "Made in Space: Manufacturing at 17,200mph" at The Quality Show. The trade show took place Oct. 24-26 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, Rosemont, Ill.

News • October 24, 2017 • David S. Goetz

Wear mechanics of cylindrical grinding wheels

We all know that as grinding wheels wear and get smaller, they eventually stub out, requiring replacement. But what really happens as they wear? Does performance change? Do wheels act or behave differently as they wear? Do we need to change the grinding or dress parameters throughout whel life to compensate for these changes?

News • October 23, 2017

Illinois manufacturing industry celebrates Fourth Revolution Awards

Inaugural awards hosted by manufacturing innovation centers mHUB, UI LABS and IMEC celebrated region's manufacturing innovation and leadership by recognizing the companies, products and initiatives driving a new revolution.n

News • October 20, 2017 • Michael C. Anderson

CNC lacks options? It may not be too late.

A recent CNC Cookbook survey included respondent comments about what they found lacking in their current CNC control. They mentioned inadequate work offsets, lack of web monitoring, limited tool data management and other shortcomings. FANUC Corp.'s Paul Webster explains why for some users, it may not be too late to easily add the capabilities they need.

News • October 19, 2017

MITGI wins Workforce Development Award

Midwest Industrial Tool Grinding Inc. (MITGI) has been named the winner of the Workforce Development Award, part of the 2017 Minnesota Business Manufacturing Awards. This award recognizes a Minnesota-based manufacturing company for innovation and excellence in talent recruitment, efforts to retain employees and enhancing the image of the industry.

News • October 18, 2017 • Don Nelson

Cutting tool association gets upbeat news about economy

Good news about the manufacturing economy was shared with members of the United States Cutting Tool Institute who attended the trade association's fall meeting, held Oct. 7-9 in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.

News • October 18, 2017 • Alan Richter

Boring tools will be a focus in CTE

In connection with my canvassing efforts to best focus the boring tools topic scheduled for the January issue of Cutting Tool Engineering, I spoke with Harvey Patterson, product development engineer at Scientific Cutting Tools Inc., Simi Valley, Calif.