General Shop Equipment & Supplies

Kyocera Corporation (President: Hideo Tanimoto) today announced that it has concluded an agreement to acquire 100% ownership of SouthernCarlson, Inc. (CEO: Kenneth D. Sweder), a U.S. distributor of tools, fasteners, packaging and facility supplies, headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska.

Eliminating unnecessary interruptions to production directly affects machining cycle times, costs to complete each part from start-to-finish and, by extension, the ability to bid competitively. Getting more hours a day out of your spindle is key to optimizing this equation.

API and Kadan Consultants have announced their partnership to make API's Radian Laser Tracker series ready for distribution and metrology services to expand coverage to underserved West Coast industries.

North Kingstown, RI – Hexagon's Manufacturing Intelligence division announced today it has broken ground on the construction of a new expansion project on a 5-acre site in Novi, MI.

Coldwater Machine Co. has announced Lisa Ruppert as its new quality manager responsible for ongoing development, implementation and maintenance of the company's QMS system, and leading the company's efforts in new certifications such as the recent addition of AS9100.

Europe's battery manufacturing capacity is on the cusp of dramatic growth, though much of the investment and know-how are coming from Asian companies.

The Brookings Institution found that while 58% of respondents see manufacturing as vital to the U.S. economy, only 17% are confident in its future.

With LaserPlus from ANCA, operators can measure tool geometries in process to within +/- 2 µm or less. The laser measurement and compensation system is available as an option in select ANCA machines.

Tornos' new Customer Center Chicago officially opened on Tuesday in Des Plaines, with guests from across the world of machine tools on hand for the opening ceremony.

Blairsville, Pa. The National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM) is proud to name Dean L. Bartles, Ph.D., FSME, FASME, and NCDMM Board of Director as its next President and CEO effective today.

LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill. – GF Machining Solutions has expanded its Service and Customer Services Departments with additional personnel dedicated to furthering its commitment to first-class customer support.

ISCAR has introduced T-FACE, a new family of tools for applications that require small to mid-diameter face mills (1.25", 1.50" & 2.00").