General Shop Equipment & Supplies

Powerhold Inc. announces the release of its new PHT series welded tombstone columns for horizontal machining centers. The PHT Series are steel plate weldments, available in 400, 500 and 630 mm base sizes.

Thomas Simmich, Schütte LLC's group leader for global medical market sales, is interviewed at IMTS 2016 by Bernard & Company, an industrial advertising and public relations agency. Simmich discusses the company's new 325 linear grinder with collaborative robot integration.

Cutting Tool Engineering visited with Kennametal Inc. during IMTS 2016 at Chicago's McCormick Place. Bill Redman, global product manager of tooling systems for Kennametal Inc., outlines the key features of the company's latest spindle and tooling connection system, the KM4X.

The CNC 8060 T from Fagor Automation USA is a product adapted to the requirements of production lathes, high-speed machining centers or machines demanding high accuracy and high-end features.

Global capital investment, a main engine of economic growth, remains stagnant amid concerns over a slowdown in emerging markets and the U.K.'s vote to leave the European Union, writes Mikio Sugeno in Nikkei Asian Review. Masahiko Mori, president of major Japanese machine-tool manufacturer DMG Mori, painted a downbeat picture of global business investment in an interview with The Nikkei, saying that a full-scale recovery is still two to three years away." Mori explains his reasoning in this Q&A with Sugeno.

Makino announces the latest addition to its next-generation series of horizontal machining centers, the a71nx. This horizontal machine platform extends the capabilities of the original a71 with a host of brand-new features and technologies, including an expanded work envelope, improved ergonomics, increased spindle torque, innovative tool monitoring, advanced motion controls and the new Professional 6 control.

Doosan Machine Tools America introduced its latest generation "Lynx 2100" series of turning centers that evolved from its popular Lynx 220 series. An "M" version in the series offers milling capabilities offering the convenience, accuracy and productivity that one setup machining provides.

Helical Solutions LLC recently announced a top-tier finish in the 2015 Boeing Industry Challenge II, which is an invitational tournament meant to test the world's strongest and highest-performing milling tools in aerospace titanium.

C.R.Onsrud introduces a hybrid of traditional milling technology with the productivity of high-speed machining. This American-made 5-axis machining center is configured with dual tables eliminating load unload time. It also has the capability to electronically lock the two tables together for machining of large parts.

C.R. Onsrud introduces its 5­-axis Compact High Rail tailored to the more demanding higher load and larger work volume requirements of the aerospace, automotive, medical and defense industries. ​Options include retractable roof for easy material loading, large capacity toolchangers and multiple spindle configurations to meet varying machining needs.

Spectrum CNC Technologies announced the release of SmartTouch; the intelligent interface provides machine operators with easy touch screen access to multi-DNC files and serves as a feedback loop for job status information. Operators can report parts counts, downtime reasons and much more. Customizable "one-touch" buttons make feedback fast and easy.