General Machining & Manufacturing Processes

Kennametal Inc. completed the relocation of Kennametal Extrude Hone GmbH to its new location in Holzgünz, Germany, after a year of planning and construction. The new building combines several previously separate production and administrative sites in one new building, which is based on "green" design principles. The inauguration and a Technology Days event took place May 6-8 and an employee family day was held May 10. During Technology Days, Guest speakers from industry and academia universities provided insights into market developments and new technologies while Kennametal experts answered questions on metal cutting and other topics.

HEIDENHAIN is adding another absolute linear kit encoder to its kit encoder family.

Behringer has added an automated inclined magazine to its HCS-90E carbide circular cold saw.

Greater energy efficiency and safety increasingly determine the selection of electric drives, even at high levels of power. With its IndraDrive CL/ML, Bosch Rexroth now offers a scaled product range of strong drive solutions from 110 kW to 4 MW for applications in metal forming, plastics, test, printing, metallurgy, marine, offshore and other heavy industries.

Walter has expanded its range of tough, reliable and long-life standard solid carbide deep-hole drills with the introduction of the Walter Titex X-treme D40 and the X-treme D50.

Sheet Metal Forming Processes and Die Design, 2nd Edition, by Vukota Bolijanovic, is the new edition of a best-selling text and reference from Industrial Press Inc.

Accu-Square, presquared tool steel from Diehl Steel saves tool, die and mold makers time by reducing or eliminating the need for further squaring of the blocks.

Baumer further develops the MX camera series by adding the fast USB 3.0 interface and additional performance features, increasing added value for users in industrial image processing installations or medical and laboratory technology.

The new Automation Interface in TwinCAT3 automation software from Beckhoff enables remote control of TwinCAT engineering systems and the automatic generation of programs and configurations.

Solving Engineering Problems in Dynamics by Michael Spektor is a new 171-page book from Industrial Press Inc.

TDM Systems has launched a new video to help explain how efficiently and intelligently the company's software can support the entire tool circuit from the planning up to the machine.