Industry News

The EMAG Group is expanding its technology range in the field of grinding with cylindrical grinding technology from Weiss.

The production of comprehensive manufacturing solutions from a single source is the main requirement for many mechanical engineering production planners. Typically, a general contractor would be responsible for the development of a complex line of interlinked machines with a variety of technologies. This provides the manufacturing company with two major benefits: the overall planning is easier (of the new factory) and a production partner that guarantees a perfectly designed, flexible, manufacturing solution, even for the most complex production situation. For years, the EMAG Group has been this partner, as it is one of the few machine builders that covers the entire process chain from soft to hard machining. Now, the experts are taking the next step with the creation of EMAG Systems and combining their project engineering expertise.

Tooling Tech Group (TTG), a leading provider of engineered tools and automated assembly equipment to a wide range of industries, has announced Jeff Johnson as the company’s new chief financial officer. Johnson will be responsible for all areas of the company’s financial activity, including accounting and control, financial reporting, planning and forecasting, treasury, credit, collections and taxes.

Toolholders are the critical connection between a cutting tool and a machine tool spindle. A toolholder’s performance dictates productive output, part surface finish and cutter life. With the right toolholder for the application at hand, shops gain maximum benefit from their high-performance cutting tools and machine tools.

Manufacturer of Swiss precision toolholder Rego-Fix AG has named William Obras as the company’s new general manager Americas in charge of Rego-Fix USA, Rego-Fix Brazil and Rego-Fix Mexico. In his new position, Obras will play a key role in the implementation of the company’s regional management business concept, which will further strengthen sales and service support as well as customer responsiveness.

6-D Laser LLC was formed in 2018 as an affiliate of leading nanometer-level motion control specialist ALIO Industries, with the mission of integrating ultrafast laser processing with precision multiple-axis motion systems. 6-D Laser offers Hybrid Hexapod-based laser micromachining systems for wide-range taper angle control, 5-axis laser Gimbal-based systems for laser processing 3D substrates, and unlimited field of view scanning solutions for laser processing large-format substrates.

Sandvik Coromant wins the Technical Excellence Award from Ford Motor Co. for tool and process monitoring application of a gear grinding operation. The award was presented at a ceremony in Michigan on Nov. 7, 2019.

Marubeni Citizen-Cincom Inc. (MCC) announces a ribbon cutting and grand opening celebration for its new technical center and showroom at 800 Silver St., Agawam, Massachusetts. The doors will open at 9 a.m. on March 9, with a ribbon cutting ceremony at 10 a.m. An open house will follow to introduce the new L12 Type X and the new 12mm laser cutting and welding machine.

Universal Robots launched its new cobot leasing program in collaboration with DLL, a global vendor finance company. The new partnership enables all manufacturers, regardless of size or capital equipment budgets, to reap the benefits of automation without worrying about cash flow and seasonal fluctuations.

Romi Machine Tools Ltd. announces that Clayton Andrello has assumed the position of direct sales manager. Based out of the company’s U.S. headquarters in Erlanger, Kentucky, Andrello is responsible for managing all of Romi’s direct sales efforts in the U.S. and Canada, with a focus on Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana.

January is traditionally a month for new hope and new energy to meet life and business goals. But for manufacturers facing a new year with the lowest unemployment rate in more than five decades, it can be a tough time to expect workers to come back with enthusiasm from holiday celebrations to dull and menial tasks. That makes January an ideal time for National Cobot Awareness Month

When making a cutting tool, I tend to think of a drill, endmill or other metalcutting tool being produced on a CNC tool and cutter grinder in a factory. A book by Bradley Richardson, however, describes how to make a different type of cutting tool with manual tools and equipment in a nonproduction environment. Published by Fox Chapel Publishing Co. Inc., Mount Joy, Pennsylvania, “Making Your Own Bush Knife: A Beginner’s Guide for the Backyard Knifemaker,” details the process of creating a custom knife.

Fairport, NY: Steiner Technologies partners with German manufacturer, Hermann Bilz to fill the void left by the discontinuation of the main provider of manual back counterbore tools in North America

Hi-Tech Products, a precision die cutting company, has expanded its capability through the purchase of a new Ultra X6000 laser system from Universal Laser Systems Inc.

Modern truck engines are produced at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Mannheim, Germany. The requirements for ideal engine properties include extremely tight tolerances for the decisive dimensions of the engine blocks. Thanks to the close cooperation between the specialists from Mercedes-Benz, the machine manufacturer and toolmaker Mapal, significant progress was made when a new production line for machining engine blocks was designed.

In March 2019, FOBA provided the Innovation and Research Center (IFC) Tuttlingen at Furtwangen University (HFU) with a laser marking system. Since then, the system has proven itself in scientific research, as well as for demonstration purposes in front of interested parties from the surrounding medical technology industry. The first study project using FOBA's M2000-P laser marking system with a Y.0201 fiber laser systematically dealt with the determination of the laser parameters for the marking of stainless steel instruments.

Markus Stolmar has been elected as the new president and CEO by the board of directors for United Grinding North America Inc., Miamisburg, Ohio.

Birmingham, Alabama-based Motion Industries Inc., a leading distributor of MRO replacement parts and a wholly owned subsidiary of Genuine Parts Co., has named Chris Pacer to vice president of the company’s Central Group.

Driven by higher customer demand and expectations of further growth, Seco Machine began production at its new manufacturing plant.

The U.K. has approximately 10,000 miles of railway track on its network while the U.S. boasts over 140,000 miles. One thing that both networks have in common however is the need to maintain and repair the rolling stock, especially the wheels which can be prone to flat spots or other damage causing them to run out of round. In the case of the U.S. however, the scale of the network exacerbates these issues, so to maximize efficiency and productivity in their repair workshops, Simmons Machine Tool Corp. turned to Güdel for a solution.