General Shop Equipment & Supplies

Shrink-fit holders further reduce cycle times in high-speed machining centers

Rego-Fix's PG toolholding collet system solves shop's pullout problem.

COVID-19 has upended major manufacturing industries, especially transportation-related ones.

How varying the wheel and/or workpiece rpm reduces chatter risk.

The time is ripe to expand domestic manufacturing.

Mazak Corp. launched a 360° Virtual Campus Tour allowing manufacturers to explore its Florence, Kentucky-based headquarters in action without having to leave home. The tour is part of the company’s range of holistic digital experiences. “I’m proud to come to work every day at one of the world’s most advanced manufacturing facilities,” said Mazak president […]

Making investments to facilitate operational improvements—and financing those investments in a way that preserves cash flow—will be critical to sustainable growth. Here is what manufacturers should consider to make the most of this opportunity when it comes to achieving value from waste streams.

Wear pads between the saddle and the machining bed on lathes and CNC machines are being replaced with a wear-resistant polymer known as Vesconite Hilube

More than a third of manufacturers say the Covid-19 pandemic is a catalyst for increasing automation, and additional drivers for adding and expanding automation include the need for increased productivity and a shortage of skilled workers, according to a new survey from MC Machinery of Elk Grove Village, Illinois.

Despite COVID, reshoring is up in 2020 and by year's end total numbers should top more than a million jobs coming back to the U.S. in the last decade, according to a new report from the Reshoring Initiative.

Advent Tool and Manufacturing Inc., a custom manufacturer of thread and form milling products has announced a new facility and headquarters for its company. The firm, established in 1974 as a job shop serving the manufacturing industry, has opened its new location in Trevor, Wisconsin. According to the Milwaukee Business Journal, the company will lease […]

The Mate 52/96 workholding system includes QuickSpecs™, Mate's unique product identification system. QuickSpecs allows real-time access to critical user data, CAD models and potential integration into business systems. Additionally, the product supports common robotic interfaces and palletizing systems to support factory automation.