Industry News

News • March 31, 2023

What types of CNC machines will smart factories demand?

Different types of CNC machines will appear in smart factories. Here's what you need to know about upgrading and updating your machines.

News • March 28, 2023

Proving out metal AM for ‘distributed manufacturing’

A network of contract manufacturers enables IMI Critical and Velo3D to print the same certified part in six locations and three different countries.

News • March 27, 2023

Philadelphia school establishes advanced manufacturing program

Mastercam, the world's most used CAM software, and Andrew Crowe, a manufacturing leader and speaker to the White House and Pentagon, recently presented Benjamin Franklin High School with software, equipment and Crowe's vision to establish an advanced manufacturing program at the school.

News • March 24, 2023

Coolant filtration is a value-adding factor in tool grinding

In tool grinding, all influencing parameters in the overall cutting chain must be perfectly coordinated. Cleaned coolants and lubricants are an important piece in the mosaic.

News • March 23, 2023

Zoller schedules fourth annual open house and technology days

Zoller's fourth annual Open House & Technology Days is May 9-11 at the company's state-of-the-art North American headquarters in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

News • March 22, 2023

Today’s workforce development requires a sound strategy

Companies continue to face unprecedented workforce challenges. In the manufacturing sector, meeting the demand to find, recruit, develop and retain qualified, skilled employees has become a business imperative that requires a holistic, highly strategic approach to workforce development.

News • March 21, 2023

Gear manufacturer retrofits CNC grinding machine

Bharat Gears Ltd., one of India's largest manufacturers of quality gears, has successfully retrofitted a Reishauer RZ361A gear grinding machine with an advanced NUM Flexium+68 CNC system.

News • March 20, 2023

A smart approach to a connected factory

Building a smart factory requires a smart approach. Over the past decade, new technologies have increasingly permeated the factory floor. Automation, always a part of manufacturing, has quickly escalated thanks to ever-increasing computer processing power and data storage.

News • March 17, 2023

Star Cutter awarded ‘Going PRO’ funds for employee training

Star Cutter facilities received 2023 Going PRO Talent Funds from the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity-Workforce Development (LEO-WD) through the Michigan Works! agency.

News • March 16, 2023

GF Machining opens center to support medical manufacturers

As demand for implants, surgical devices and other medical components continues, GF Machining Solutions says it plans to intensify its support of North American medical manufacturers with the opening of a Medical Center of Competence at its Lincolnshire, Illinois, facility.

News • March 15, 2023

The many ways Asia, Europe and America invest in robotics

The International Federation of Robotics published the updated report "World Robotics R&D Programs."

News • March 14, 2023

‘Crazy’ good changes at Mikron Tool

Mikron Tool recently announced a change in leadership with Markus Schnyder, the long-standing chief operating officer of Mikron Switzerland AG, Division Tool, handing the reins to Elio Lupica to continue the company's exceptional market performance in recent years. In the following Q&A, Lupica shares some optimistic views for what comes next.