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Titanium-gold alloy is 4x harder than steel
News July 29, 2016
Titanium-gold alloy is 4x harder than steel
Titanium is the leading material for artificial knee and hip joints, but a discovery by Rice University physicists shows that the gold standard for artificial joints can be improved with the addition of some actual gold.
Penn State opens Advanced Mfg. & Innovation Center
News July 22, 2016
Penn State opens Advanced Mfg. & Innovation Center
Penn State Behrend's new Advanced Manufacturing and Innovation Center, a $16.5 million, 60,000-sq.-ft. building, will house Penn State Behrend's mechanical engineering program, the college's largest major, in terms of enrollment, and the industrial engineering program.
SCT brings coating in-house
News July 20, 2016
SCT brings coating in-house
Scientific Cutting Tools (SCT), Simi Valley, Calif., has added the capability of coating its own cutting tools on premises in the form of a new coating machine from Platit which enables the coating of up to 500 tools in 4 hours.
GTI Spindle’s new repair facility fully operational
News July 19, 2016
GTI Spindle’s new repair facility fully operational
GTI Spindle Technology Inc., Manchester, N.H., recently opened a state-of-the-art facility in North Carolina that the company said is capable of repairing and rebuilding high-precision spindles, including those made by Makino, Mazak, Kessler, Gamfior, Enshu and OKK.
Face Driver Free Trial Program
News July 18, 2016
Face Driver Free Trial Program
Riten Industries offers a free 30-day, risk-free trial program to metal workers who are undecided about committing to this different type of workholding tool. Face driving can completely turn or grind a workpiece in a single cycle, without stopping to flip and rechuck the part, reducing cycle time and increasing productivity.
Dormer Pramet impacts the railway industry
News July 15, 2016 Tomas Hantek
Dormer Pramet impacts the railway industry
It is a matter of course for manufacturers of rail and train components to ensure that quality products and services continue to be delivered to the industry every day. Increasing reliability through new tools, materials and machining techniques, as well as supporting productive and cost effective maintenance of existing infrastructure, is crucial.
N.H. tool maker going solar
News July 12, 2016
N.H. tool maker going solar
Jarvis Cutting Tools is constructing a 500W AC solar panel array in front of its property in Rochester, N.H. Jarvis President Costikyan Jarvis said the solar project will help the company cut production costs and capitalize on incentives for producing solar energy, according to a report on fosters.com.
YG-1 USA announces personnel moves
News July 11, 2016
YG-1 USA announces personnel moves
In two separate personnel moves, YG-1 Tool Co., Vernon Hills, Ill., recently promoted Shane Hollenbaugh to Executive Director of Sales and hired Bill Pulvermacher as Director of Marketing. Pulvermacher will be responsible for marketing, strategy and brand development.
News July 6, 2016
ISM Says New Orders, Production, Employment Growing
Economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in June for the fourth consecutive month, while the overall economy grew for the 85th consecutive month, say the nation's supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM Report On Business.
News July 6, 2016
NASA Research Supports IKONICS Technology
IKONICS Corp., a Duluth-based imaging technology company, announced today that IKONICS Precision Abrasive Machining capabilities align with NASA test results to reduce aerodynamic drag on acoustic jet engine liners.

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