Industry News
10/23/2018

Global revenues for linear motion products reached a record high of $7.9 billion in 2017. Revenue growth of 10.2 percent is expected in 2018, primarily due to substantial order backlogs. Growth will then slow to 4.5 percent in 2019. Due to improved global economic conditions and an increase in manufacturing activity, total revenue from linear motion products is forecast to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.6 percent from 2017 to 2022.
10/23/2018

Any good machinist knows when to hit the stop button when their operation goes awry. Human senses - touch, see, hear, all come into play when optimizing a machining process. But as the saying goes, we're only human. Manually checking all machines running at all times leaves room for error and is next to impossible. Digital machining gives you a pair of digital eyes and ears providing you with the most accurate data from your machine – so you can know about disruptions before they happen.
10/22/2018

(Wapakoneta, OH) –FlexArm will break ground on their new $4 million state-of-the-art headquarters on September 17 at 10 am EST.
10/22/2018

DRESDEN, NY, September 6th – Abtex Corp., a manufacturer of brush/machine deburring solutions for the manufacturing industry, today announced the promotion of Damian Clemons to Vice President of Engineering.
10/22/2018

PROVIDENCE, RI – September 6, 2018 – Mahr Inc., a provider of dimensional metrology solutions, announced today a three-year extension of the company’s long-standing technology partnership with Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) to ensure the ultimate quality of designs for its racing teams through the use of metrology.
10/22/2018

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (September 6, 2018) – Okuma America Corporation, a builder of CNC machine tools, announces that Summer Cline has joined the company as Vice President of Finance.
10/22/2018

Troy, MI — Dallas Industries (www.dallasindustries.com), a manufacturer of coil handling, press feeding equipment and controls for the stamping industry has announced the appointment of Robert Herrada as Regional Sales Manager.
10/19/2018

Three ways to view the positive impact of a new technology approach that will drive the digital factory of the future … with your machines.
10/19/2018

CNC Software Inc. has announced the winners of the 2017-2018 Wildest Parts competition. The company develops the industry leading CAD/CAM software, Mastercam, and holds the Wildest Parts Competition each year to encourage student interest and participation in manufacturing. The competition is open to students at the secondary and postsecondary levels to create parts demonstrating creativity and technical skill using Mastercam.
10/18/2018

Waukegan, IL - LMT Onsrud LP is announcing that Chandan Shiroy has join LMT Onsrud LP as the new Field Sales and Application Specialist covering the California, Nevada, and Arizona states.
10/18/2018

ODENSE, Denmark – Sept. 5, 2018 – Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR), a global supplier of autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), announced six new distributors in the US, Mexico and Argentina to help meet the ever-increasing demand for its robots worldwide.
10/18/2018

SUDBURY, MA. U.S.A. (September 4, 2018) – Methods Machine Tools, Inc. (www.methodsmachine.com), a North American supplier of precision machine tools and automation, has announced that Mr. Sergio Tondato has been appointed as Nakamura-Tome Product Manager.
10/18/2018

Clearwater, FL -- (www.bobcad.com) -- To our valued customers, partners and resellers: We are incredibly pleased to announce that BobCAD-CAM software and SystemCreate Co. are aligning together for a new partnership, further catering to the manufacturing solutions of tomorrow.
10/18/2018

Xometry, an on-demand manufacturing platform, launched the Xometry Shop Advantage Program, which is exclusive to qualified members of Xometry's manufacturing partner network of over 2,400 small and midsize manufacturers. The program provides Xometry's manufacturing partners with easy access to a portfolio of offers on computer hardware, tooling, raw materials and business services, such as equipment financing.
10/18/2018

Where do we come from – what is our destination? This was the question after the first introduction of this new cutting material “polycrystalline diamonds” (PCD) at the Hanover Trade Show in 1973.
10/17/2018

HARTLAND, Wis., (September 4, 2018) — Serge Abou-Jaoudé has been named Vice President – Dorner Europe.
10/17/2018

ODENSE, Denmark, August 30 – Purple Robotics, which has just developed an innovative vacuum gripper within just one year—the world’s first gripper specifically for cobots—has now been acquired by OnRobot.
10/17/2018

Accenture believes that investment in artificial intelligence has the potential to double the annual economic growth rates of major developed economies, such as Germany, and triple Japan’s economic rate by 2035. In the manufacturing industry, Accenture believes that the power of AI technologies will increase profitability by 39 percent, boosting gross value added by almost $4 trillion in 2035.
10/16/2018

Haas Automation, Inc., is pleased to announce the installation of the 200,000th Haas CNC machine – another major milestone in the company’s history as a machine tool builder.
10/16/2018

In addition to TIR (total indicator runout) is the dimension of the grinding wheel side flutter, runout, roundness and tolerance. This is accomplished by truing, dressing, forming and conditioning.