General Machining & Manufacturing Processes

Ingersoll Rand announced a new, greener approach to treating compressed air with a new line of heat-of-compression (HOC) dryers.

Powered with proprietary conversational software, Maruhide's Pipe Coaster from SB Machine Tools requires the bare minimum of operator involvement to achieve extremely precise and highly productive pipe cutting.

Walter USA LLC has expanded its Walter Titex X-treme line of versatile, high-performance solid carbide drills with the addition of a drill for shallow hole drilling, while maintaining high rigidity requirements.

Mitee-Bite Products introduces and new innovative line of CMM inspection tools.

The Allied Machine & Engineering Corp. HOLEMAKING Calculator is an easy-to-use guide that helps any machinist efficiently run tooling, minimizing the chance for scrapped material or broken tooling.

MC Machinery Systems Inc. says it has introduced its most productive and efficient 2D laser machine yet.

Brush Research Manufacturing Co. Inc.'s new pin vises offer a secure method of holding small diameter miniature deburring brushes when stem diameters are too small for chucking in automated machines.

The DynoSpindle Model 1860 series from Dynomax Inc. features compact, high-speed motorized robotic spindles designed for finishing operations requiring high-precision.

CTE Editorial Director Alan Rooks laments the long and winding road to economic recovery in this Lead Angle editorial in the September 2011 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.

Jeannine Kunz, director of professional development at ToolingU for the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, offers a walk-through of the society's Workforce 2021 Readiness Assessment tool. Unveiled at imX, the tool is intended to help manufacturers assess what steps they may need to take to help fill the gab in highly skilled workers.

Makino Inc. introduced its new iQ300 Micromachining Center at imX, the interactive manufacturing experience at the Las Vegas Convention Center Sept. 12-14. John Bradford, the Micromachining R&D manager for Makino, walks through the features and capabilities of the new machine.

Kennametal Inc. CEO Carlos Cordoso shares the company's plans to help resolve the looming shortfall in the manufacturing workforce. Plus, Cordoso discusses the industry's economic state and Kennametal's focus on helping customers find total solutions as opposed to another tool sale.