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The tool’s shape is a dead giveaway. The tooling, which resembles a Christmas tree, is often used for finishing blade root grooves and blade roots of turbines, is alternatively known as a fir-tree design, or a pine-tree, or now, a Pagode Tree Cutter developed by cutting tool solutions provider EMUGE-FRANKEN.

Burton Mill Solutions has acquired Oregon Industrial. Burton will be able to supply metal cutting bands that meet factory specifications for tough metals and abrasive surfaces.

Since May 2024, Intercable Tools GmbH, a more than 50-year-old manufacturer of connection technology and tools, has been using ultrasonic deburring technology from the German company UltraTEC innovation GmbH, part of the VOLLMER Group, to remove burrs from hydraulic units automatically and in a contact-free manner.

The nLIGHT Inc. company has announced the global launch of two new products: nfinity and ProcessGUARD, designed to meet advanced metal fabrication demands.

UNITED GRINDING Group has signed an agreement with Georg Fischer AG (GF) to acquire its GF Machining Solutions Division (GFMS) with the aim of strengthening its position in the market

Kennametal Inc. has named David Bersaglini vice president of Kennametal Inc. and president of the Metal Cutting segment.

Global standards organization ASTM International has been selected to launch a center of excellence focused on supporting standardization of critical and emerging technologies (CETs).

Wintriss Controls Group has added flexible and affordable purchase options for ShopFloorConnect® OEE, Production Tracking, and Data Collection software, which allows users to quickly and easily leverage data from their machines.

Ceratizit USA has named Eric Gerringer as the company’s new technical director. Gerringer brings over 25 years of leadership development and applications experience to the role with his expertise in strategic leadership, business development and technical engineering.

Emuge-Franken USA, a manufacturer of high-performance taps, thread mills, drills, end mills, clamping devices and other rotary tools, has appointed Mike Patterson as national sales manager for the U.S. and Canada.

The Fair Friend Group (FFG) said it has initiated a comprehensive strategic realignment to address the "current global challenges in the machine tool industry and to strengthen its competitive position.

ABB Robotics is sponsoring MassRobotics, a leading innovation hub and startup accelerator for robotics in the United States.

ModuleWorks, a leading innovator in toolpath generation and simulation technology for digital manufacturing, and Toolpath, a developer of a new cloud-based, AI-driven manufacturing workflow automation platform, have signed a multi-year Technology Partnership focusing on accelerated deployment of innovative cloud computing technology for machining estimation and CAM automation.

MSI Viking, a distributor of precision metrology systems and calibration services, has expanded its long-standing partnership with Mahr, a global leader in high-precision metrology instruments.

Universal Robots, the Danish collaborative robot (cobot) company, has today presented for the first time the UR AI Accelerator – a ready-to-use hardware and software toolkit created to further enable the development of AI-powered cobot applications.

3DEO, a Los Angeles-based leader in design, engineering, and metal additive manufacturing (AM) solutions, has appointed Scott Dennis as the company’s new chief executive officer (CEO).

Zoller Inc. selected the winners of its inaugural Toolroom of the Year competition during the 2024 International Manufacturing Technology Show in Chicago.

Shipments of cutting tools, measured by the Cutting Tool Market Report compiled in a collaboration between AMT - The Association For Manufacturing Technology and the U.S. Cutting Tool Institute (USCTI), totaled $209.3 million in August 2024. That represents an increase in tool orders of 9.1% from July to August of this year, but down 4.5% from August 2023. Year-to-date (YTD) shipments through August totaled $1.67 billion, up 1.5% from shipments made in the first eight months of 2023. The YTD growth rate has declined every month since April 2024.

Nidec Corporation plans to construct a technical center to exhibit a comprehensive lineup of its machine tools on Nidec Machine Tool Corporation’s premises in the city of Ritto, Shiga Prefecture.

CGTech unveiled a new identity as it rebrands to Vericut. The company said this strategic change marks a significant milestone in its evolution and "underscores its commitment to innovation, efficiency, and excellence in manufacturing technology."