General Shop Equipment & Supplies

ReverseEngineering.com announced the next major release for SolidWorks 2014, the latest version of its feature-based 3D scanning point cloud tools fully-integrated inside Solidworks 2014 modeling engine.

Dassault Systèmes announces DELMIA's Apriso Quality Solution, which includes enterprise quality management software (EQMS) and professional services that expands the reach of traditional Quality Management Systems (QMS) to the global shop floor, across the supply chain, and up to executives.

Soft blank top jaws from Dillon Manufacturing Inc. provide a smooth gripping surface, low T.I.R. (Total Indicator Reading), and have high holding power due to increased part contact.

Published by Industrial Press Inc. and written by Tom Lipton, "Metalworking — Doing It Better" is an invaluable guide to both novice and veteran metalworkers.

Industrial Press Inc. has published a new e-book, "International System of Units (SI): How the world measures almost everything and the people who made it possible," by Edmund Isakov, Ph.D., who is also a contributor to CTE.

Kurt Workholding HD690 vise is a pull-type vise with a 9-inch jaw opening for clamping larger parts with minimal stationary jaw deflection.

Suppose your boss enjoys cooking shows. One day he hands you his design sketch for the latest and greatest pie tin. "Here, make me a prototype," he says. "I'm entering a pastry contest." How do you machine this?

Christopher Tate, Cutting Tool Engineering's Shop Technology columnist, said he is surprised by the number of engineers and machinists who are not familiar with traditional machining tools and techniques. Many metalworking professionals seem to default to using only sophisticated technology for all aspects of machining without understanding or being able to use more traditional options.

Like many in the industry, when I started in the machining world it was on a manual lathe. I have a special place in my heart for lathes. That includes CNC lathes, the next step up for aspiring machinists. In my experience, I have found there is a lopsided ratio of CNC mill machinists to CNC lathe machinists, with about 10 times as many being mill machinists. My theory is this is partly because the CNC lathe is more difficult to operate.

Increase throughput and reduce scrap when machining thrust bearing races for down-hole mud motors. An automated gaging system integrated into a turning cell.

Achieve a higher accuracy and resolution when measuring cutting tools and components. An optical 3-D measurement system.