Industry News

10/26/2018
Kip Hanson reflects on the frustrations of dealing with spammers.
It started with the email from “Sarah.” “Dear Friend. We are precision CNC machining manufacturer from China. Please try us, so that you will cost-down 40 percent at least!” I hate junk mail. Next to robocallers and those dirtbags who leave ominous voicemails threatening legal action by the IRS, spammers are the worst. The intrusiveness of it, the endless inbox management, never mind the laughable English skills. It’s irritating.
10/26/2018
GETTY IMAGES/WILLIAM VANDIVERT
The .45-caliber pistol, aka the M1911A1, is one of the most iconic handguns ever made. Perhaps the rarest of this common breed are those made by Singer Manufacturing Co. Best known for manufacturing sewing machines, Singer produced a handful of .45s on the eve of World War II. The guns were so good that the U.S. military asked the company to build more complicated equipment instead.
10/25/2018
Automation abounds at The Assembly Show
While attending The Assembly Show, it seems that I saw robots and other automation equipment everywhere I turned. The trade show and conference took place Oct. 23-25 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois.
10/25/2018
Scholarship created for students in manufacturing-related programs
CNCMachines.net, an American used CNC machine dealer based in Sanford, Florida, announced it is accepting applications for a newly created $2,000 scholarship. The competitive award is for students enrolled in a CNC machinist, CNC operations, engineering or manufacturing certificate or degree program.
10/24/2018
Oqton Inc.
August 21, 2018 10:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time. SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oqton, an autonomous manufacturing platform provider, today announced the appointment of Carl Bass to its board of directors.
10/24/2018
LNS Group
September 10, 2018 Cincinnati, Ohio – The LNS Group has acquired Meadville, Pennsylvania-based ChipBLASTER, Inc. the maker of high pressure coolant systems, coolant chillers, cyclonic filtration systems and other machine tool peripherals.
10/24/2018
Vimana
Berkeley, CA – September 10, 2018 - VIMANA has been selected by Sandvik Coromant as the manufacturing analytics platform for their newly announced CoroPlus® MachiningInsights offering.
10/24/2018
Mike Sullivan
NILES, Ill. – September 2018 – CGW-Camel Grinding Wheels announces Mike Sullivan as president for CGW and PASCO in the U.S. and Canada.
10/24/2018
Credit: Peter Lindblad
For a long time, not much was known about Savannah Co. The precision machining firm didn’t even have a sign out front. There is one now. Arne King, who purchased Savannah two years ago, is working to enhance its visibility.
10/23/2018
Niigata Machine Techno USA Inc.
Sudbury, MA, U.S.A. (September 5, 2018) – Methods Machine Tools, Inc., a North American supplier of precision machine tools and automation, has announced it has entered into an agreement to represent Niigata Machine Techno USA, Inc. throughout the U.S., Canada and Mexico.
10/23/2018
BobCAD-CAM Inc.
Clearwater, FL -- (www.bobcad.com) -- To our valued customers, partners and resellers: We here at BobCAD are very excited to announce that BobCAD-CAM software and Proaktif Technology have aligned for a new partnership, providing quality BobCAD-CAM CNC software & training solutions in the Western Hemisphere.
10/23/2018
Sam Richards
In response to the growth of its Edgecam, Surfcam and WorkNC metal-cutting brands, Vero Software has hired new Northeast Account Manager Sam Richards to support customers of the three brands in the region.
10/23/2018
WB Industries
ST. LOUIS (August 29, 2018) – WB Industries, a custom metal and structural fabrication, welding, and precision machining company, announces the addition of Joseph Behlmann as its director of operations and Richard Wages as its newest project manager.
10/23/2018
Massive order backlogs drive growth in the linear motion market
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
An introduction to digital machining
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
FlexArm Inc.
(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
Damian Clemons
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
Mahr Inc.
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
Summer Cline
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
Robert Herrada
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.