Industry News

News • August 23, 2022

ANCA to unveil machines that produce high-accuracy cutting tools

Cutting tools are essential components across many industries, and as these industries expand their own product range and complexity, manufacturers increasingly demand high-quality cutting tools that meet unique requirements. For cutting tool manufacturers, deciding what technology to invest in should be driven by business goals, and at IMTS, ANCA will present the grinding technology that it says demonstrates the advantages of investing in a technologically advanced future.

News • August 22, 2022

Collecting and using maintenance data

The quality and value of a decision depends on the quality of the data on which it is based. As in any other aspect of maintenance management, decision-making and operational performance depend heavily on ensuring that the right kind of data is available when required by the relevant decision-makers.

News • August 19, 2022

Leveraging IIoT integration into your quality control plan

No matter if your business is producing 1,000 or 10,000 products a day, the risk attributed to poor quality management remains the same. Having appropriate protocols in place to consistently deliver reliable goods is essential to not just maintaining customer loyalty, but to sustain a business's costs and profits.

News • August 18, 2022

Contain the mess for cleaner, more precise grinding

Advanced precision rotary units are designed to minimize surface grinding mess and completely contain any debris.

News • August 17, 2022

Make better tooling choices with new online resources

Free, expert, no obligation, online technical resources are now available to answer questions prior to project bidding or purchasing new equipment.

News • August 16, 2022

Ten things you need to know before using photochemical etching

In this Q&A, Dr. Angel Lopez, director of business development at micrometal GmbH, one of Europe's leading PCE etching specialists, discusses what considerations design engineers need to bear in mind when working with PCE.

News • August 15, 2022

Tactics to counter the labor shortage

Manufacturers are struggling to find employees and as a result have had to get creative by making investments, re-skilling staff and automating time-consuming manual labor, such as deburring and finishing. Automating these processes results in more consistent, quality products in less time.n

News • August 12, 2022

Ways to increase parting off and grooving productivity

Parting off and grooving are among the most important, but also among the most demanding turning operations. Many parameters determine the result and productivity of the process and production. In addition to the rigidity of the machine, feed rate, and cutting speed, the parting-off and grooving tool and its holder are decisive factors governing the quality and efficiency of the grooving operation and workpiece.

News • August 11, 2022

Sandvik’s sustainable metalcutting program: people, planet, profit

With Sandvik Coromant's CoroPlus Productivity Improvement Program, machine monitoring solutions give data insights in real time, which can be accessed remotely to provide an in-depth analysis of a complete production cell, right down to the cutting tool.

News • August 10, 2022

Spartanburg Steel automates five-press tandem line

Spartanburg Steel Products automated one of its existing tandem lines with five large presses that were manually operated at the time. The solution was an AP&T SpeedFeeder.

News • August 9, 2022

Rush Machinery showcasing a range of equipment at IMTS

Rush Machinery will showcase a range of equipment at the 2022 International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) including wheel truing and dressing machines, CNC and semi-automatic carbide rod cut-off machines, and a CNC carbide rod chamfer machine.

News • August 8, 2022

Control system secures Swedish production line

With a modern control system, a 20-year-old production line can perform and have the same availability as if it were new. Shiloh in Olofström, Sweden is well aware of this – they tasked AP&T with exchanging the control system on one of their existing press lines in 2019.