Machining

Determining the appropriate coating or combination of multilayered coatings for an application requires tool coating companies to consider many factors.

Public Law No. 11921, formally known as the One Big Beautiful Bill, reshapes the tax landscape for machining, metalworking and manufacturing companies.

The Manufacturing Technology Series West (formerly Westec) kicks off Oct. 7 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. Schedule at a glance.

Maybe tariffs will drive U.S. manufacturing reshoring, maybe they won't. Based on how the industry has fared so far in 2025, I think meh is a precise one-word assessment. That's why, in August, two separate announcements from Apple and GE Appliances caught my attention.

The BA W06-22 from SW North America is a twin-spindle horizontal machining center built for large, lightweight parts made from aluminum and non-ferrous materials. With a work envelope of 600 x 900 x 650 mm, the machine is well-suited for machining battery trays, aerospace structures, and agricultural components with demanding tolerances and surface finish requirements.

Grob Systems Inc. says its G550T 5-axis mill-turn universal machining center provides the greatest possible positioning flexibility due to the axes' large swivel range (230ﹾ in the A'-axis and 360ﹾ in the B'-axis). A horizontal spindle position permits the longest possible Z-travel path and optimum chip fall, the company adds.

The GROB G150 5-Axis Universal Machining Center from Grob Systems Inc. is the company's smallest horizontal machining center in its modular G-series Universal line. According to the company, the G150 provides high precision, complex machining in a compact size with a smaller work envelope.

DMG Mori and Open Mind Technologies AG have entered into a global sales agreement to accelerate digital and machining transformation for customers worldwide.

For high-speed and high-precision turning in a space-saving design, the Mazak Corp. QTE-100 CNC turning center with a 6" chuck can process parts up to 11.42" in diameter. The QTE-100 features a built-in motor spindle designed to deliver high torque, even at low speeds, for enhanced cutting capacity.

A Rosler shot peening machine that provides high throughput helped BMW precisely and quickly surface finish gear components for electric vehicles.

While delving into thread milling for this column, Brandt Taylor met and learned something new from an EMUGE-FRANKEN expert on high-volume production.

Big Daishowa Inc. has named Jeffrey Leeman as a sales engineer for the Southeast region. Leeman will be responsible for sales and support in Alabama, Tennessee, and Georgia.