Keep Cool
Machinist's Corner columnist recently ran across a "cool" product outside his normal focus that he thinks will help productivity on the shop floor.
Operation / Process
Additive Manufacturing
Honoring A Legacy, Empowering The Future
Iverson Memorial Manufacturing Scholarship supports first recipient—Niko Aleksic, who is studying civil engineering at the University of Illinois Chicago.
DMG Mori and Open Mind forge global sales alliance
DMG Mori and Open Mind Technologies AG have entered into a global sales agreement to accelerate digital and machining transformation for customers worldwide.
Preview
The Manufacturing Technology Series West (formerly Westec) kicks off Oct. 7 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. Schedule at a glance.
New Tax Law Aids Industry
Public Law No. 11921, formally known as the One Big Beautiful Bill, reshapes the tax landscape for machining, metalworking and manufacturing companies.
Preview: MT Series West 2025
The Manufacturing Technology Series West (formerly Westec) kicks off Oct. 7 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. Schedule at a glance.
Reshoring & Tariffs
Tariffs may drive U.S. manufacturing reshoring ... or not. Either way, small- and mid-sized shops stand to benefit from whatever work reshoring may bring.
High school robotics team cuts and forms metal at BLM Group USA headquarters
BLM Group USA welcomed the local robotics team, Frog Force 503 from Novi High School, for a hands-on, behind-the-scenes look at the cutting-edge tube and sheet laser technology driving the metal fabrication industry.
Press Event Previews EMO 2025
To help promote the 50th anniversary of the EMO trade show, which takes place Sept. 22–26 in Hanover, Germany, show organizer VDW (German Machine Tool Builders' Association) held the EMO 2025 Preview July 10–11 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Trade journalists from 28 countries attended the event, which featured 90-second "elevator pitches" from 26 EMO exhibitors, an interview with VDW Executive Director Dr. Markus Heering, a panel discussion about artificial intelligence, and a presentation by Jayson Myers, CEO of NGen (Next Generation Manufacturing Canada) in Hamilton, Ontario, about Alliance Country Canada @EMO2025 during the first day.
Allied Machine names Western Regional Manager
Allied Machine and Engineering, a leading manufacturer of holemaking and finishing cutting tools for the metal-cutting industry, has promoted Bill Ruegsegger III to Western regional manager.
Victor offers free oxyfuel safety audits
Victor, an ESAB brand, now offers qualifying industrial companies a free safety audit of their gas flow control systems and oxyfuel cutting and heating operations.
Inserts for 3D Printing
3D printing allows for rapid prototyping and testing of new designs, but while this ease of creation is great, plastic can pose issues when fastening together parts as 3D plastic printed threads are not generally robust enough to handle repeated use. Threaded metal inserts designed for plastic allow for strong, reusable metal threads to be put into 3D printed parts. These inserts can be installed in several different ways, ranging from press-in installation to heat-staking with a soldering iron. E-Z Press and E-Z Fin inserts from E-Z-Lok are suited for press-in installation applications, and the company's E-Z Sonic is suitable for heat staking.