General Shop Equipment & Supplies

NASA Glenn engineers created 3D-printed vibration-damping inserts that boost machining accuracy, cut cleanup time and improve prototype manufacturing efficiency.

A clear breakdown of stainless-steel subgroups—machinability traits, challenges and best practices across austenitic, martensitic, ferritic, PH and duplex alloys.

Manufacturers grow stronger when financing and sales work as one—aligned cash flow, structured sales processes and flexible funding create predictable growth.

Brandt Taylor explores high-volume threaded holemaking, highlighting EMUGE's THRILLER tools that drill and thread efficiently using helical interpolation.

Toolmakers face rising costs, tariffs and uneven demand, yet the industry stands firm—bracing for challenges while maintaining resilience into 2026.

Apple has expanded its Apple Manufacturing Academy with new virtual programming. The manufacturing training was created for small- and medium-sized businesses across the country that want to "accelerate their ability to innovate and adopt advanced technologies."

Federal infrastructure outlays and private-sector capital spending are fueling a new growth cycle in North American structural steel. Bodor's one-stop profile-processing solution — the U3000 and the Hicut Fiber Laser Cutter—is powering profile fabrication in North America's structural steel industry with efficiency and precision.

New website features streamline ordering, support, and global accessibility with multilingual options and user-friendly navigation.

The QTE-200 MSY CNC Turning Center from Mazak was built for speed, precision, and reliability, the company says. The QTE-200MSY's integral 20 hp (15 kW) turning spindle reaches a maximum speed of 5,000 rpm, and the machine processes part diameters up to 13.39" (340 mm) and has a bar diameter capacity of 2.56" (65 mm).

Three companies -- Kingsbury, one of the UK's leading CNC machine tool suppliers, Additure, the additive manufacturing specialists, and ATLIX, the newly independent 3D metal printing brand, formerly TRUMPF Additive Manufacturing -- announce a strategic alliance that will position Kingsbury as the exclusive dealer of ATLIX machines and services in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and the GCC region.

Quickparts strengthened its commitment to "Limitless Manufacturing" with the completion of a $2.5 million expansion at its Seattle headquarters that formally established the site as an Aerospace & Defense Center of Excellence

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