Machining

As part of the company's recent sales and marketing realignment efforts, GF Machining Solutions, Lincolnshire, Illinois, has announced that Peter Eigenmann, former head of sales for the Southeast region, has been promoted to the position of director of sales and marketing, effective Oct. 7, 2019.

Industrial cutting processes have played a significant part in the overall manufacturing of products. From metal foundries to automobile manufacturing, the effectiveness of cutting technologies has been employed across multiple industrial verticals. Among which, plasma cutting methods have gained lucrative grounds in the global industrial landscape.

Tungaloy has expanded its T9200 CVD grade insert series to include T9205 and T9235 grades as well as the -TSF and -TM style chipbreakers.

Tungaloy has expanded its Tung-AluMill line of indexable shoulder milling cutters to include an insert with a 2.5 mm (0.1") nose radii.

Tungaloy is introducing TZ120 grade ceramic inserts designed for turning cast iron at high cutting speeds.

Hardinge Inc. announced the introduction of the Voumard 1000 Universal CNC internal grinding (IG) machine. The new Voumard 1000 offers a high-performance, economical grinder for a wide range of universal internal grinding requirements to obtain fine surface finishes and tight tolerances.

The EMAG Group is expanding its technology range in the field of grinding with cylindrical grinding technology from Weiss.

The Grinding Doc urges shops to carefully determine where to start their rapid in-feed if they want to reduce cycle time for a cylindrical OD plunge grinding operation.

6-D Laser LLC was formed in 2018 as an affiliate of leading nanometer-level motion control specialist ALIO Industries, with the mission of integrating ultrafast laser processing with precision multiple-axis motion systems. 6-D Laser offers Hybrid Hexapod-based laser micromachining systems for wide-range taper angle control, 5-axis laser Gimbal-based systems for laser processing 3D substrates, and unlimited field of view scanning solutions for laser processing large-format substrates.

Marubeni Citizen-Cincom Inc. (MCC) announces a ribbon cutting and grand opening celebration for its new technical center and showroom at 800 Silver St., Agawam, Massachusetts. The doors will open at 9 a.m. on March 9, with a ribbon cutting ceremony at 10 a.m.

Company turns to TDM Systems to control and optimize its tooling data.

Kennametal's 3D-printed stator bore tool weighs about half that of the conventionally manufactured version.