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Articles • March 1, 2015 • Doug Fair

Creating visibility with the cloud

Most manufacturers have made great strides in optimizing operations. Many have even standardized multiple facilities with the same on-premise software to create consistency across the enterprise. However, no matter how many procedures are put in place, each plant has its own idiosyncrasies, making it nearly impossible for systems to communicate with each other.

Products • March 1, 2015

NOVO Version 1.6

A better operation starts with better tools. Since its launch in 2013, Kennametal's NOVO digital process planning application has continued growing by supplying complete tool data and process knowledge electronically, reportedly saving process planners, cost estimators, and manufacturing engineers countless hours of catalog lookups and process guesswork. That same intelligence for driving new efficiencies is available on PC and tablet devices in the new Version 1.6.

Products • March 1, 2015

PTM Live and Dead Centers

To help machine shops reduce their production costs and improve efficiency, ITA offers high-quality PTM Live Centers and Dead Centers that come with a wide selection of interchangeable points for a variety of applications.

Articles • December 1, 2014 • Kip Hanson

One size fits all

The pros and cons of turning with the "perfect" insert.

Products • December 1, 2014

GN 319.5 Revolving Ball Knobs

J.W. Winco Inc. offers GN 319.5 revolving ball knobs, long shoulder type, with stainless steel tapped shoulder in inch and metric sizes.

Articles • October 1, 2014 • Keith Jennings

IMTS was a worthy experience

IMTS is a spectacle full of machining and related technologies that will excite anyone in this business, observes Manager's Desk Columnist Keith Jennings in the October 2014 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering.

Articles • October 1, 2014

Tide turning in tech training?

Pundits have long said that U.S. machine shops and parts manufacturers need skilled candidates to fill thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, of available jobs. The problem, it's alleged, is getting people interested in manufacturing in the first place.

Products • October 1, 2014

GC4315 and GC4325 Inserts

With new technological developments, emerging on the automotive horizon, manufacturers are faced with extremely high demands in terms of quality, security and productivity. The new Sandvik Coromant grades GC4315 and GC4325 with Inveio are designed to support the automotive industry with outstanding reliability and process security.

Products • October 1, 2014

TorqueFix Wing Handles

Wiha Tools has introduced the new TorqueFix Wing handle.

Products • October 1, 2014

CIP Safety on Sercos

The growth in use and complexity of automation across industries is driving a parallel growth in the complexity of human-machine interfaces (HMIs), resulting in an increased need for standardized, cost-effective functional safety for OEMs. To simplify the development of complex machines, Rexroth is integrating safety technology into the Sercos automation network.

Products • October 1, 2014

GN 119.3 Door Locking Mechanisms

J.W. Winco Inc. announced it offers GN 119.3 door locking mechanisms with cabinet U-handle in metric sizes.

Videos • September 21, 2014

Starrag demonstrates Bumotec S191 Linear mill turn machine

Starrag demonstrates Bumotec S191 Linear mill turn machine at IMTS 2014.