General Machining & Manufacturing Processes

Following the election of Donald Trump as the 45th president of the United States, the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) released a letter from more than 1,100 manufacturing and business leaders pledging to help bring the country together after a divisive election. NAM President and CEO Jay Timmons also pledged manufacturers' efforts to find ways to work with the president-elect and the 115th Congress on the pressing issues facing the country.

An OD-clamping machine for beveling small heavy wall tube and pipe that adapts to virtually any work environment and is ideal for training welders is being introduced by Esco Tool. The C-Monster MILLHOG can bevel, face and bore simultaneously, and pull a thick chip dry without cutting oils.

Weiler Abrasives Group has added a new flap disc to its Tiger coated abrasives lineup. New Tiger Angled flap discs deliver aggressive grinding and long life, along with greater flexibility for grinding fillet welds, T-joints, hard-to-reach places, and for repair and rework, according to the company.

The increased popularity of Swiss-style machine tools and the need for fast tool indexing with high repeatability and precision has inspired Iscar Metals to develop small-diameter cutting tools with precision indexing. The new PiccoAce system allows easy quick and easy clamping with modularity benefit of thousands of possible combinations between holders and bars.

LENOX announced the launch of LENOX METALMAX diamond abrasive, a new alternative to abrasive cutoff wheels for increased durability and smooth, clean and even cuts. LENOX METALMAX offers a solution for pain points bonded abrasives can bring, including diameter retention and less dust residue.

The Jabro-Solid2 JS554 range of solid-carbide endmills from Seco Tools gains further utility and versatility with smaller neck diameter options. These latest tools provide greater clearance when machining complex components, such as those found in aerospace, medical and general machining applications.

Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Ltd. and the Council on Competitiveness have released their 2016 Global Manufacturing Competitiveness Index. In it, CEO survey respondents were asked to rank nations in terms of current and future manufacturing competitiveness. Top performing nations have each demonstrated strengths across multiple drivers of manufacturing excellence. They also clearly illustrate the close tie that exists between manufacturing competitiveness and innovation. The 2016 study takes a closer look at six focus nations: United States, China, Japan, Germany, South Korea, and India.

To suit the increasing demand for dynamic data transmission in production processes, the continuous-flex cable experts at igus have increased their line of Ethernet cables to a total of 30 across a range of seven price points. Now, a cost-effective chainflex Ethernet cable is available for a wide range of applications.

IntelLiDrives has designed and manufactured an innovative large area XY gantry where Theta angle can exceed 20 degrees. The new kinematic approach allows large relative motions of the independent X1 and X2 parallel axes.

OSG USA Inc. has introduced its highly anticipated 2017/18 Cutting Tool Solutions Catalog in print and digital versions. The latest catalog edition has more than 1,300 pages and features new products including EXOCARB ADF flat drills and PHOENIX PSTW indexable shoulder cutters, and many new expansions to the company's quality lines, such as the EXOCARB MAX-MINI drills, EXOCARB WDO drills, PHEONIX PXD indexable exchangeable head drills and PHOENIX PFB indexable ballnose endmills.