Industry News

News • August 5, 2022

Tools and partnerships can achieve long-term quality

Anyone who manufactures sophisticated precision parts and highly complex assemblies for fluid technology must rely on their supply partners. If the partners also bring an understanding of the procedures and competence in the processes, this can lead to fruitful and long-term connections.

News • August 4, 2022

The seven pillars of Vollmer sustainability

A passion for perfection – for decades, this quote has stood for reliability and quality from Vollmer. The company has delved deeper into this concept.

News • August 3, 2022

Double-digit growth for robot sales in North America

The North American robotics market experienced its best quarter ever to begin the year.

News • August 2, 2022

Perfect surface finishes for prosthetic and orthotic components

The Ottobock company in Duderstadt, Germany, a manufacturer of all kinds of orthopedic systems, recently commissioned two new mass finishing systems from Rösler. The equipment is utilized at a factory in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria, which was opened in 2021.

News • July 29, 2022

Mikrosan is an extruder that makes a good screw

Mikrosan has a complete manufacturing process chain. Its core competence is the manufacturing of all the screws and barrels in-house, as customer requirements can be better fulfilled.

News • July 28, 2022

Boost productivity by better punch and die maintenance

Advanced rotary surface grinders speed maintenance, extend tool life, and decrease press downtime compared to traditional, labor-intensive grinding methods.

News • July 27, 2022

Ceratizit names business development head for solid round tools

Ceratizit has named Scott P. Walrath as its head of business development for the Solid Round Tools division. Walrath brings 39 years of management, sales and product development experience to the position.

News • July 26, 2022

Star Cutter donates to manufacturing excellence training center

Star Cutter Company is continuing its support of Alpena Community College's manufacturing programs through increased monetary and equipment donations to the college. The donations will be supplied over a two-year period of time, helping to bring state-of-the art manufacturing equipment, such as grinding machines and optical comparators, to the center for hands-on training opportunities.

News • July 25, 2022

Mastercam’s 2022 Wildest Parts competition open for entries

Mastercam sponsored competition encourages innovative design and manufacturing.

News • July 22, 2022

Small-batch medical shop embraces automation

Figuring out how to meet rising production demand can be deceptive. On the surface, it's a simple math problem. If you have one machine on the floor and it makes eight parts per day, and you need to produce 16 parts per day, just add another machine, right?

News • July 22, 2022

Research building bridges for Seco customers

Rachid M'Saoubi's role within Seco Tools as senior research and development expert might sound complex, but for him, it's about building bridges between the academic world and the needs of Seco Tools and its customers to help them stay competitive and thrive.

News • July 21, 2022

Mazak HR director named to workforce advisory boards

Mazak Human Resources Director William Weier has accepted appointments to two Northern Kentucky advisory boards that guide regional employment policies and align education to employer needs.