Machining

Kyocera says its MA90 milling series features 4-edge tangentially mounted inserts, ensuring ultimate body rigidity, superior chip evacuation, enhanced tool life, and impeccable surface finishes. Available in a variety of inch and metric end mill, face mill, and modular head sizes, the MA90 mills are designed with rigidity and ease-of-use in mind.

The Tiger Mill Scale wheel from Weiler Abrasives is an abrasive product designed to quickly and efficiently remove mill scale from hot-rolled carbon steel. This new addition to the Tiger portfolio provides a targeted solution for industries such as shipbuilding, pressure vessel manufacturing, and metal fabrication, where heavy mill scale removal is critical for weld preparation.Tiger Mill Scale wheels feature a circular studded design that aggressively cuts through thick scale and prevents loading or glazing.

Iscar's Quick-D-Mill combines the functions of Drilling and Milling into one cutter for Maximum Machining Efficiency.

Teradyne Robotics, a leader in advanced industrial collaborative and autonomous mobile robotics, plans to open a new U.S. Operations Hub in Wixom, Michigan in 2026. This strategic expansion reflects Teradyne Robotics' commitment to operating close to its customers and meeting the growing manufacturing demand in the U.S. and the Americas.

New orders of metalworking machinery totaled $538.9 million in October 2025, which was a 9% increase from September 2025 and a 40.3% increase from October 2024.

The Sphinx Drinox Pilot Step Drill at 3xd from BIG DAISHOWA features a unique design that the company says delivers up to three times longer tool life, three times higher coolant-through output and three times faster drilling.

Sugar River Machine's "2.0" strategy—facility expansion, Mazak multitasking tech, and diversified customers—is driving rapid growth and new opportunities.

Shops new to automation can start with turning. Simple tools like bar feeders, tool monitoring, redundancy, and probing create stable, unattended processes.

Broaching evolves with rotary, single-point and CNC-driven tools, plus cleaner electromechanical machines—delivering faster cycles, higher accuracy and lower costs.

Manufacturers must close widening skills gaps through automation, structured training and global knowledge-sharing to build a stronger 2026 workforce.

Despite tariffs, labor shortages and tech gaps, manufacturers see renewed optimism—driven by automation, training, reshoring efforts and strong 2026 demand.

NASA Glenn engineers created 3D-printed vibration-damping inserts that boost machining accuracy, cut cleanup time and improve prototype manufacturing efficiency.