Industry News

08/24/2016
SLM Solutions played its part helping athletes strive for gold at the Rio Olympics by providing selective laser melting metal additive manufacturing technology to help bicyclists improve their equipment. SLM Solutions customer Erpro & Sprint is a leading company in the field of digital manufacturing in France, offering a range of 3D printing services at its facility just north of Paris.
08/18/2016
At Forbes, commentary by Adam Smith Institute Fellow Tim Worstall: "There seems to be some idea that making things in huge sheds is a well paid occupation – it isn’t. Or that making things is hugely profitable for a company – it isn’t. And if it isn’t either of those things then nor is it hugely important to an economy."
08/15/2016
With a high-precision machining center placed in the Institute for Machine Tools and Production Processes, researchers are entering into a new dimension in micromanufacturing.
08/15/2016
With demand for machine tools still weak in China and a drop-off in Japan, capital investment is losing momentum worldwide, according to a Nikkei Asian Review report.
08/15/2016
Klarm specializes in creating precision machining parts, prototypes and components.
08/15/2016
Rodney Brooks, founder of Rethink Robotics, introduced the concept of cost-effective and collaborative robotics in manufacturing. He explains why he believes robots like Rethink’s Baxter and Sawyer won’t endanger jobs.
08/12/2016
UNITED GRINDING conducted a groundbreaking ceremony August 9 for its new North American headquarters to be built in Miamisburg, Ohio. With the new facility, the grinding machine builder says it will further strengthen its customer service and support, and boost its operational agility for even faster response to ever changing customer needs.
08/12/2016
More than 2,000 companies will be exhibiting manufacturing solutions at IMTS 2016.
More than 2,000 companies will be exhibiting manufacturing solutions at IMTS 2016.
08/12/2016
Chicago at a glance: a guide to some must-do activities
As involving as IMTS is, you’re bound to have some free time while in Chicago, which you can spend either appreciating the city’s archiitecture or finding the nearest place to order a delicious deep-dish pizza or other culinary treat
08/12/2016
Multiple-axis machining offers many benefits to parts manufacturers that can correctly harness and implement the capabilities of this technology. Ultimately, it is an effective step towards factory automation, offering the opportunity to condense multiple machine operations into one, saving takt time, total production time, production cost and improving tolerances.
08/10/2016
A 57-year-old maintenance worker was crushed fatally by a 4,000 pound machine part while performing maintenance inside of a sand core machine at a Warrensburg, Mont. aluminum foundry.
08/10/2016
The Manufacturing Leadership Council recognized Lockheed Martin with four awards in three manufacturing categories.
08/10/2016
Researchers are developing a prototype welding system that will demonstrate the field deployment capabilities of flexible hybrid friction stir welding technology.
08/10/2016
U.S. job numbers strong for second month
For the second straight month, job numbers in the U.S. economy were relatively strong, with each above the consensus estimate, according to the National Association of Manufacturers.
08/03/2016
Pittsburgh-based Kennametal Inc. says it's cutting 1,000 jobs over the next 15 months, citing weak demand for the coal-mining and gas-drilling cutting tools it makes.
08/03/2016
Applications are now being accepted for a machine tool training program at the Tennessee College of Applied Technology Elizabethton this fall.
08/02/2016
Wendy Doll to oversee Northwestern states
Bunting Magnetics Co., Newton, Kan., named Wendy Doll territory manager for Oregon, Washington, Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, and portions of California and Nevada. The company makes magnetic separation and material handling equipment.
08/02/2016
Peter Loetzner, the company’s CEO
Farmington Hills, Mich.-based EMAG LLC held an open house and ribbon-cutting ceremony June 8 to celebrate the opening of its new laser welding laboratory. The facility features equipment and a staff of experts to enable automotive supply-chain companies to better fabricate differential gears, camshafts and other components using laser welding technology. 
07/29/2016
Heller Machine Tools, Troy, Mich., is the first manufacturer to finance energy upgrades through a 2010 program authorized by the state of Michigan that allows municipalities to fund energy-efficiency improvements through a special assessment on a property. 
07/29/2016
Holmes County, Fla., home to a cluster of metal machining and fabrication outfits that employ skilled machinists and welders, has seen the manufacturing industry provide a solid foundation for economic opportunity and demand for a skilled workforce.

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