General Machining & Manufacturing Processes

Among Cortec's wide variety of corrosion inhibiting solutions is Desicorr VpCI desiccant technology, whose synergistic action between desiccant and vapor-phase corrosion Inhibitors provides enhanced corrosion protection. Desicorr VpCI pouches are specially designed two-sided pouches containing a unique combination of desiccant and vapor phase corrosion inhibitors (VpCI). These pouches are suitable for protecting packaged ferrous and nonferrous metals from corrosion.

ATA, an Irish-owned and Cavan-headquartered international precision engineering group with facilities in Ireland, the UK and the USA, has acquired Karnasch Professional Tools GmbH located in Heddesheim, near Mannheim and in Gorsdorf, near Berlin.

(Phillipsburg, NJ) Bihler of America, a provider of complex components manufacturing and machines, recently opened a new 103,000 square foot facility.

St. Paul, MN --- Matsuura Machinery USA, Inc. announces the promotion of Cassandra Yanke to Logistics and Project Manager.

DMG Mori manufactures a wide variety of conventional chip-cutting machining centers for OEMs and production job shops that serve the demanding oil-and-gas industry. Inherent in this market are several factors that lobby for great care and planning in the machining process. Typically, components produced for the oil-and-gas field are large, heavy and often have complex contours, making the machining time long and the tool life short. The DMU 50, although an entry-level 5-axis machining center from DMG Mori, is a compact unit that features considerable strength.

In addition to three large horizontal milling machines with a maximum clamping weight of three tons, there are numerous CNC lathes, machining centers and bandsaws. The highly skilled workforce produces housings as well as drive parts for VETEC valves in two-shift operation. In addition to carbon and stainless steel, materials such as titanium, zirconium and numerous specialist alloys are used in the Speyer, Germany, plant.

Acton, MA – Methods Machine Tools is excited to announce the grand opening of its new Precision Center in Acton, Massachusetts.

CRESCO, PA. — Weiler Abrasives, a provider of abrasives, power brushes and maintenance products for surface conditioning kicked off what will be a months-long celebration of its 75th anniversary with its National Sales Meeting the week of April 22.

Kyocera Corporation (President: Hideo Tanimoto) today announced that it has concluded an agreement to acquire 100% ownership of SouthernCarlson, Inc. (CEO: Kenneth D. Sweder), a U.S. distributor of tools, fasteners, packaging and facility supplies, headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska.

Eriez Director of Heavy Industry Darrell Milton announces that Goodyear, Arizona-based Industrial Applications Group has been appointed as a new Eriez manufacturers' representative for the metalworking market. The Industrial Applications Group sales team will exclusively market Eriez metalworking equipment and cover the states of Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming.n

Entering the world of tool presetting is made easy with the Uniko Lite.

Mitsui Seiki's HPX63 II 4-axis horizontal machining center, an improved version of the company's proven HPX63 unit, features a 70% faster rapid feed rate of 54 m/min. that produces shorter cycle times and a 14% percent reduction in shop floor footprint (now 5,554mm x 3,530mm) to maximize manufacturing facility space.