Industry News

News • October 20, 2022

Going beyond the basics helps ensure quality

Product quality is a critically important consideration when purchasing electromechanical components, such as electric gear motors. But what does quality mean, and how do you evaluate it as a customer?

News • October 19, 2022

Mazak’s Brian Papke receives leadership award

Recognized for his lifetime of leadership and investment in research that led to advances in machine tool and factory technologies, Brian J. Papke, former Chairman and now Executive Advisor to the Board of Mazak Corp., received the prestigious M. Eugene Merchant Manufacturing Medal of ASME/SME.

News • October 18, 2022

Abrasive Technology names new CEO

Abrasive Technology LLC, a manufacturer of superabrasive products, has named Clement Wiekrykas as the company's chief executive officer.

News • October 17, 2022

Mastercam tops worldwide ranking for CAM usage

Mastercam is the most widely used CAM for the 28th year in a row.

News • October 14, 2022

ANCA aims for integrated manufacturing

In this video, users can see how to connect, automate and create with ANCA's Integrated Manufacturing System (AIMS).

News • October 13, 2022

Ceratizit acquires AgriCarb, producer of agricultural wear parts

Ceratizit S.A., part of the Plansee Group, has acquired all shares of AgriCarb SAS. Both sides have agreed not to disclose the financial details of the transaction.

News • October 12, 2022

Star SU names new president

Star SU, part of the Star Cutter family of companies, has announced Andreas Blind will take on the role of president of Star SU.

News • October 11, 2022

Star Cutter expands representation in Europe

The Star Cutter Company in Farmington Hills, Mich., has acquired a majority share of Samputensili Cutting Tools in Bentivoglio, Italy. The company has been incorporated into the Star SU brand, serving the European market as Star SU Europe S.r.l.

News • October 10, 2022

Universal milling head helps achieve ideal lead times

Increased flexibility and productivity were achieved thanks to a traveling column milling machine equipped with a universal milling head.

News • October 7, 2022

Hermeus to use Velo3D’s printers to build hypersonic aircraft

Velo3D, a metal additive manufacturing technology company for mission-critical parts, announced that Hermeus, a company developing hypersonic aircraft for defense and commercial applications, has acquired two Velo3D Sapphire printers for high-volume production: an original Sapphire and a large-format Sapphire XC.

News • October 6, 2022 • Alan Richter

Talking points with Sandvik Coromant’s Helen Blomqvist

She began her role as president of AB Sandvik Coromant in Sandviken, Sweden, nearly two years ago, but Helen Blomqvist started working at the toolmaker as a research engineer about two decades ago.

News • October 5, 2022

Mitsubishi Electric’s products for a resilient, sustainable future

Mitsubishi Electric Automation Inc. exhibited innovative solutions for a resilient and sustainable future at IMTS. The company previewed its enhanced CNC controller, the M800V/M80V Series, which is currently slated for an early 2023 release in the Americas.