ERP/MRP & Shop Management Software

The new version of Fastems' Manufacturing Management Software (MMS) integrates both automated and non-automated processes into digital manufacturing management, bringing together three application areas in a single manufacturing software platform: pallet-based automation, automation of direct part handling with robots and work cell operations for standalone machines and other manual manufacturing operations.

Allied Machine & Engineering releases its free mobile app, Solution Hub, available for download on both the Apple Store and Google Play. The app is a fresh-faced expansion of the original Allied Machine app, now reimagined as a centralized "hub" of Allied product information and holemaking solutions.

'A blade that is not broken in will likely only last about an hour. A properly broke-in blade should last 100 to 150 hours.'

Company's High Dynamic Turning and FreeTurn tools promise full range of motion.

The NC4+ Blue on-machine tool-setting system is the first of its kind to feature a blue laser.

Entering the world of tool presetting is made easy with the Uniko Lite.

Effectively machining titanium alloys requires suitable cutting tools, machine tools and monitoring systems.

Multiple-axis machines increase workpiece accessibility but some jobs still require these specialized toolholders.

No matter what kind of manufacturing facility I'm in, there's one thing I hear over and over when I ask workers on the floor about indirect inventory: They want it available—no matter when, no matter how frequently or infrequently they need it.

Allied Machine & Engineering releases its most recent mobile app, Machinist Tool, available for download now at both the Apple Store and Google Play. This app is designed for machinists, tooling distributors and manufacturing engineers working with Allied's tools.

Kennametal answers with turret-adapted clamping units and quick-change toolholders.

Swedish researchers break down the causes of tool coating degradation.