Industry News

News • April 9, 2021

Aerospace company ensures quality parts

Technoset UK specializes in manufacturing highly complex, precision machined components for the aerospace market. After investing in production equipment, the company recently invested in a Vicivision laser-scanning machine.

News • April 8, 2021

Top 5 robot trends in 2021

Five trends have helped triple the number of annual installations of industrial robots within ten years (2010-2019) reaching 381 thousand units in factories around the world.n

News • April 7, 2021

Copper surfaces provide continuous protection against SARS-CoV-2

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that certain copper alloys provide effective long-term protection against viruses, including SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19.

News • April 6, 2021

Velo3D named to ‘World’s Most Innovative Companies’ list

VELO3D, a Campbell, California-based metal additive manufacturing (AM) producer, has been named to Fast Company's annual list of the World's Most Innovative Companies for 2021.

News • April 5, 2021

Star Cutter names new service manager

The Star Cutter Co. in Farmington Hills, Michigan, has promoted Bradley Cooper to service manager at its Elk Rapids, Michigan, location.nn

News • March 29, 2021

ARCH Cutting Tools embraces gender diversity

Diversity, including gender diversity, in the workplace can drive innovation, and ARCH Cutting Tools supports the idea that a gender-diverse culture, including in its engineering team, can spur innovation and growth. A key member of the ARCH Cutting Tools team is Dolores Morrison, an engineer at the company's ARCH Cutting Tools – Mentor (Ohio) facility.nn

News • March 25, 2021

GWS names technology director and application specialists

GWS Tool Group in Taveres, Florida, has named several new members to its team including a new technology director.

News • March 24, 2021

Mastercam reports a successful 2020 despite pandemic

Despite the challenges of a global pandemic, CNC Software Inc. reported strong financial results, and its Mastercam product continued to be the world's most widely used CAM software.

News • March 23, 2021

Mitsui installs machine tool with electro erosion technology

Mitsui Seiki in Indianapolis has produced the first commercial CNC machine tool that incorporates the Blue Arc HSEE (High Speed Electro Erosion) material removal process technology that is exclusively licensed by General Electric.nn

News • March 22, 2021

InfoSight names LaChapelle as its technical sales specialist for the Northeast

InfoSight Corp., the Chillicothe, Ohio-based maker of unique metal barcoding tag solutions for myriad industries, including the steel industry, has named Eric LaChapelle as its Technical Sales Specialist for the Northeast.

News • March 19, 2021

ANCA’s new EDG machine utilizes intelligent and adaptive controls

Utilizing intelligent and adaptive control and monitor technology, ANCA CNC Machines has developed a new electro discharge grinding (EDG) machine that monitors and controls sparks and the erosion gap to decrease cycle times for PCD tools by 50%.

News • March 18, 2021

Robotics company announces scholarship for veterans, active military

Halter CNC Robotics in Cascade, Iowa, established a $2,500 scholarship earmarked for a U.S. veteran or active service member who wants to study manufacturing automation, engineering or robotics.nn