Kings of the mountain
With a focus on machining large parts in multifunctional mill/turn machines, QualTech Industries quickly attracted customers after opening 4 years ago in Kings Mountain, N.C.
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Latest in General Shop Equipment & Supplies
Hydro power: Drilling Performance
While hydraulic toolholders are said to have limited applications, their high gripping force and simple operation help them secure a place in machine shops.
Abusive grinding
A shop seeks insight from our Ask the Grinding Doc columnist, Dr. Jeffrey Badger, regarding the premature fatigue failure of pistons that seem fine when they go out the door. Could grinding be the culprit for these pistons cracking after just 5 weeks?
New CL5 Quick-Change 5-Axis Workholding
Get faster, more accurate set ups with Carr Lane's CL5 Quick-Change 5-Axis Workholding solution, which consists of three components: a subplate, a riser and top tooling made up of a vise or a fixture plate. The combination allows flexible and easy clamping, and 5-side part access.
Bilz Tool introduces ThermoGrip tool clamping system
ThermoGrip is the "new" tool clamping system for automotive, aerospace, medical and die/mold manufacturing. Its high TIR cutting tool precision is said to improve cutting tool performance in tool life and machining accuracy.
J.D. Power: Vehicle dependability declines
Owners of 3-year-old vehicles (2011 model year) report more problems than did owners of 3-year-old vehicles last year, according to the 2014 U.S. Vehicle Dependability Study<sup>SM</sup> (VDS) released by market information services firm J.D. Power and Associates, Westlake Village, Calif.
January PMI drops sharply
Economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in January for the eighth consecutive month, and the overall economy grew for the 56th consecutive month, say the nation's supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM Report On Business. Yet, the January PMI registered 51.3 percent, a decrease of 5.2 percentage points from December's seasonally adjusted reading of 56.5 percent.
NCG CAM v13
NCG CAM Solutions Ltd. released NCG CAM v13.
V Series CNC Plasma Machine
MultiCam's V Series is designed for companies looking for maximum value in a CNC plasma machine.
HSFDB-C Plate Processor
In today's market, it can be difficult for fabricators to compete when steel can be bought and sold at close to the same price as competitors. If a fabricator is currently using a burn table they have already experienced how much labor, floor space, and cost is involved with processing plate using older technology. Peddinghaus' solution to the burn table question is its newest plate processor, the HSFDB-C.
TopSolid’NCSIMUL
Missler Software and SPRING Technologies announced the conclusion of a final agreement between the two companies to integrate the well-known G code simulation software, NCSIMUL Machine, as an option which can be used directly within TopSolid'Cam.
Tongtai Integrated Monitoring Systems
TIMS, an acronym for Tongtai Integrated Monitoring Systems, is a new software initiative from Absolute Machine Tools Inc. that was created between engineers and technology experts from Tongtai Machine Tools and FANUC.
