Industry News

News • May 5, 2023

Optimize machining time with a tapping arm outside your CNC

CNC time is expensive, and engineers always look to decrease machining time to improve productivity. Today's operations managers need more skilled help and are strategizing to reduce cycle time, automate more processes and be more productive.

News • May 4, 2023

Big Daishowa brings new products to trade show

Big Daishowa will exhibit at Eastec at the Eastern States Exposition (Booth 5252) in West Springfield, Mass., May 16-18.

News • May 3, 2023

GF Machining features wire EDM at Eastec

GF Machining Solutions will feature its new AgieCharmilles Cut F series wire EDM, which balances high precision with productivity, during Eastec from May 16 to 18 in West Springfield, Massachusetts.

News • May 2, 2023

United Grinding hosts summit featuring four new machines

United Grinding North America will host industry leaders and manufacturing professionals at the first-ever Precision Summit in Miamisburg, Ohio, on May 24-25. The event includes new machines, including three never shown in North America, and live demonstrations.

News • May 1, 2023

Micromolding places the focus on outcomes

For customers looking to embrace the possibilities that exist through the micromolding of parts or components, there is a given. They need to understand what micromolding can do in terms of stimulation of innovation, what it can deliver in terms of manufacturing efficiency and what — above all — it can do to achieve increased functionality in parts that are often required to be smaller and smaller.

News • April 28, 2023

Solid-carbide tool manufacturer standardizes on grinding software

TN Vaerktoejsslibning, Denmark's second-largest precision tooling company, is deploying NUMROTO, the programming system for tool grinding from NUM, across its entire production floor. The company cites highly successful long-term experience of the software, together with excellent technical support from NUM, as the key reasons for choosing to standardize on NUMROTO.

News • April 27, 2023

Developing a dunnage bag system using heat-sealable paper

In an age of online shopping and mass production, distribution centers are on the rise. Naturally, the amount of packaging is also increasing, and a practical solution is needed to close the loop of recycling so much waste. One major tool distribution company in the Midwest has found its own "circular economy" answer to this problem by using EcoShield Heat Sealable Paper to recycle used boxes into dunnage bags.

News • April 26, 2023

Five ways colorful PPE makes a difference

With a market full of PPE options, choosing the right safety gear isn't always an easy task. Plus, finding safe, comfortable PPE that workers will want to wear is more important than ever as the Occupational Health & Safety Administration continues to increase fines.

News • April 25, 2023

Project uses data to create a new level of added value

The transnational 'EuProGigant' project aims to ensure smart, sovereign use of data for production and bring this to Europe.

News • April 24, 2023

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News • April 21, 2023

Solving the challenges of small-part machining

As big electronics players squeeze more functionality into smaller devices and printed circuit boards, new challenges are presented in applications, such as microdrilling.n

News • April 20, 2023

Top 5 robot trends for 2023

The stock of operational robots around the globe hit a record of about 3.5 million units, and the value of installations reached an estimated $15.7 billion (U.S.). The International Federation of Robotics analyzes the top five trends shaping robotics and automation in 2023.