General Machining & Manufacturing Processes

Many reasons are given, including the bad image of manufacturing, lack of training in high schools and competition from other economic sectors. All of these reasons seem plausible. But now comes a study by The Boston Consulting Group, a management consulting firm, that seems to throw cold water on the idea of a serious skills gap. According to the authors, the skills gap in U.S. manufacturing is more limited than many believe. The study is part of BCG's ongoing "Made in America, Again" study, which examines the changing economics of manufacturing.

In business today it's not enough to have great products and procedures. In order to thrive, companies must have committed and knowledgeable employees. Morris Group Inc. came to this realization and took bold steps to ensure that its employees have the necessary educational resources readily available.

Kitamura Machinery introduces its Mycenter-4XD high-capacity vertical machining center.

Rosler's RDGE series Wire Mesh Belt Machines are for complete and continuous blasting treatment.

Camfil Farr APC has announced major updates to its popular line of Gold Series cartridge dust and fume collectors.

Abtex Corp. has introduced a compact, portable, affordable system for deburring aluminum extrusion profiles in preparation for scanning measurement.

A full line of blades designed to cut and finish rolls of paper, film and foil, corrugated materials, textiles and abrasives down to size is available from Hyde Industrial Blade Solutions (IBS).

J.W. Winco Inc. announced it now offers series DIN 6320 Jig Feet, in metric sizes.

E-Z Burr Tool Co.'s Stubby series tools deburr the front and back of holes in a single pass and are available in HSS and carbide versions.

The new CUT-TN inserts carried by FLP Tooling Inc. offer a negative cut-off application allowing for faster cut-off operation.

NuSol Lubriform Superior is a new forming technology that Chemtool Inc. has introduced to the metal forming industry for the forming of ferrous metals and exotic alloys.

Sandvik Coromant recently launched two new reamers.