General Machining & Manufacturing Processes

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Open Mind Technologies, a developer of CAD/CAM software solutions worldwide, will highlight the latest advanced capabilities of its hyperMILL CAD/CAM software suite at Grob Systems' 5-Axis Live! technology event.

Star Cutter Company has hired Robert "Bob" Tennant as its round tool engineering manager overseeing three product lines, each produced at a dedicated facility.

During a tour of the NSK America booth at Eastec 2023, Senior Product Manager Greg Nottoli showcased the company's CTS-3030 high-speed, ultra-precise electric spindle designed to seamlessly transport coolant through the cutting tool.n

Steven Baier, vice president of sales for Haimer USA, demonstrated a couple of heat-shrink machines during Eastec 2023: the Power Clamp Premium i4.0 and the Power Clamp Air i4.0 Economic.n

ARCH Cutting Tools Marketing Director Rachel Dresser took time during Eastec 2023 to highlight the company's product series for KEO, Ultra-Dex, Patriot High Performance, and Revere, as well as its RECON360 remanufacturing service.n

Version 3.50 of edgeConnector Siemens, edgeConnector 804D and edgeConnector Modbus is now compatible with the 64-bit version of ARM (Advanced RISC Machines) processors. This extends the application possibilities to devices like Raspberry Pi, Cisco IR1101, Orange Pi 5 or RevPi Connect.

Engineering has long been male-dominated, but Seco Tools is working to encourage more gender diversity.

Mate Precision Technologies, a developer of metal forming and metalworking solutions, has named Tom Olmscheid as its new vice president for U.S. and Canada sales.

Ceratizit, a Plansee Group tooling company, will introduce the first standard for calculating and classifying the CO2 footprint of carbide products at EMO Hanover 2023, a trade fair for production technology.

Marubeni Citizen-Cincom Sales Engineer James Sabatino took a few minutes at Eastec 2023 to showcase the Cincom L32 XII Swiss-type CNC automatic lathe that features nine cutting axes and an automatic toolchanger.n

Platinum Tooling, the exclusive importer of Heimatec live tools and angle heads and other precision machine tool accessories, has named Frank Twomey as the company's regional sales manager.