Industry News

News • April 26, 2021

Velo3D goes public after merger with Jaws Spitfire

Additive manufacturing company Velo3D has entered into a definitive business combination agreement with Jaws Spitfire Acquisition Corp.

News • April 23, 2021

Making implants from tough-to-machine titanium

Machining medical components cost-effectively and reliably requires high-precision tools that have been tested in practice to meet specifications that often reaches the micron level. Tool manufacturer, Inovatools, offers the Inomed range of tools for this application.nn

News • April 22, 2021

Star Cutter names VP of operations

Star Cutter Co. in Farmington Hills, Michigan, promoted Mike Billiel from corporate operations manager to vice president of operations.

News • April 21, 2021

Mastercam changes channel to better serve educational customers

CNC Software Inc. changed its U.S. industrial channel for Mastercam CAD/CAM software to now also serve its educational customers throughout the country.

News • April 20, 2021

Primus Aerospace adopts Velo3D’s titanium AM system

Primus Aerospace, a contract manufacturing partner to aerospace, defense & space OEMs, has joined the VELO3D partner network with the purchase of a Ti6Al4V Sapphire metal additive manufacturing (AM) system.

News • April 19, 2021

Starrag and Amorphology open lab for machining aerospace parts

Starrag, a manufacturer of CNC metalworking machinery and Amorphology, a developer of advanced amorphous metals, established a laboratory where customers of both companies can observe real-time precision engineering and machining of complex gears using amorphous metals.nn

News • April 16, 2021

Get inspired with Seco’s virtual medical manufacturing best-practice event

For the first time ever, on Wednesday, April 21, and Thursday, April 22, the annual 'Inspiration through Innovation' event, hosted by Seco Tools and industry partners, will focus on precision manufacturing in the Medical industry.

News • April 16, 2021

Saw manufacturer invests in Vollmer CNC technology

Wisconsin-based Integrity Saw & Tool Inc. purchased a Vollmer CHX 840 circular saw blade sharpening machine with the Vollmer HS automated loading station to increase capacity to meet the demand from a new pallet manufacturing customer.

News • April 15, 2021

Choose digital, choose the right drill

Fewer than 30% of manufacturers have extensively adopted Industry 4.0 technologies, according to findings published in a new report, but manufacturers' reluctance to go digital might have to change if they are to adapt to an unpredictable future. Sandvik Coromant's testing finds that an increase in machine utilization can result in a higher gross profit margin.

News • April 14, 2021

Coalition asks Commerce Secretary to terminate job-costing tariffs

Continued job losses and lost business can be expected if the Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum are allowed to continue, according to a manufacturing coalition.

News • April 13, 2021

Velo3D used by leader in aviation and energy MRO

Chromalloy, a manufacturing and repair solutions provider for gas turbine engine manufacturers and operators, selected Velo3D's Sapphire system as its additive manufacturing solution.

News • April 12, 2021

TDM Systems names new vice president

TDM Systems names Jean-Paul Seuren vice president of global sales and marketing.