Industry News

News • November 10, 2021

Torque technology wins Henry Ford Technology Award

Niels Bredick, senior solutions specialist at Sandvik Coromant, is a member of a winning team of the 2020 Henry Ford Technology Award (HFTA) for development and implementation of the Torque Monitoring of Gear Machining Process.

News • November 9, 2021

Improved Mastercam certification program

The Mastercam Certification is a rigorous set of knowledge-based and practical tests that demonstrate a programmer's ability to work effectively with CAM software, overcome common issues facing today's shops, and produce high-quality finished parts.

News • November 8, 2021

Overcome the barriers to automation

At every stage of manufacturing, there is an opportunity for automation. Unfortunately, many manufactures often let perceived barriers keep them from implementing complete machine or process automation. With this mindset, they end up limiting their productivity by automating only one or two aspects of the process or not automating at all.

News • November 5, 2021

Transmission manufacturer cuts inspection times in half

At the U.S. transmission plant of a global automotive manufacturing group, component inspection times have been reduced by half or more by upgrading the company's coordinate measuring machines (CMMs) to incorporate 5-axis scanning technology in addition to touch probing.

News • November 4, 2021

Metrology meets Industry 4.0

When looking at the place of metrology in the "Fourth Industrial Revolution," it is interesting to ponder whether Industry 4.0 is being driven by developments in metrology or metrology developments are being driven by Industry 4.0.

News • November 3, 2021

Eriez’s recycling test center solves separation challenges

Eriez's recycling test center gives customers a full-scale laboratory opportunity to test their own materials on state-of-the-art recycling equipment to determine the most effective solutions for the toughest separation challenges.

News • November 2, 2021

Grinder option tackles non‐round punch and pin jobs

Rollomatic, the original inventor of pinch/peel grinding machines, showcased a new model of pinch/peel machine at the recent Eastec show that can perform non-round grinding of punches and pins.

News • October 29, 2021

KEO brand turns 80, makes plans for future

On its 80th anniversary, the KEO brand looks ahead to the future. The company's long-range strategy is to build upon the trust and reputation of the brand and to acquire diverse, complementary companies to drive overall growth.n

News • October 27, 2021

Seco helps customers reduce carbon footprint

Seco Tools LLC has established methods for life-cycle analysis of its own products and for mapping its production processes as part of its aim to reduce the company's climate impact. Now, it plans to help reduce its customers' carbon footprint.

News • October 27, 2021

Bearing makers adopt laser marking to prevent counterfeiting

Counterfeiting is a challenging problem for bearing manufacturers. Laser marking is one way to overcome this problem.

News • October 26, 2021

Exposing the myth that all spindle rebuilders are alike

Expert spindle rebuilders that pay attention to the details and communicate throughout the process offer fast, reliable rebuilds that last.

News • October 25, 2021

GF Machining showcases equipment solutions

GF Machining Solutions showcased at Eastec 2021 equipment for mold and die and job-shop applications that the company says can increase production and reduce energy consumption.