General Shop Equipment & Supplies

Over the last few decades, additive manufacturing (AM)/3D printing has fundamentally changed the way that manufacturers approach product development. Industry is now almost universally aware of the term rapid prototyping, using AM to convert 3D CAD data into physical models in a matter of hours.

The LX021 offers a comprehensive integrated solution that includes self-centering vice which minimizes part distortion while maintaining accuracy and repeatability. Kinematic correction cycles to calibrate the machine and verify its health over time. Advanced RCS CAM software designed specifically to generate optimize CNC tool paths.

GF Machining Solutions has named Chris Jones as the company's president and managing director of North America.

C.O.R.E. brings to life a new machine interaction concept based on a modern hardware and software architecture. It standardizes the operation of all machine tools from the UNITED GRINDING Group, with a new 24-inch multi-touch C.O.R.E. panel that offers intuitive controls—similar to a smartphone—and personalized customization options. The clean design of the C.O.R.E. panel features only a few buttons, resulting in clean visuals. The integrated front camera allows for quick and easy support via video calls.

While smart factories are revolutionizing the manufacturing industry through innovation, being connected comes with new risk factors that must be addressed. A Deloitte study revealed that 48% of manufacturers identified operational risks—including cybersecurity—as the greatest danger to their factories.

Transor Filter USA named Mark Baltyn to its sales team as a regional account executive. Baltyn is a veteran of the machine tool field having spent more than 15 years with Hirschmann Engineering providing tooling solutions for a wide range of manufacturing.

H.B. Carbide, a Lewiston, Michigan-based manufacturer and global supplier of carbide blanks and pre-forms, has expanded its sales network into Mexico and Latin America through a partnership with Bu-Mac Technology Solutions in Querétaro, Mexico, led by Carlos Cortes as the local agent for all inquiries, technical, service, commercial requests.

Wohlhaupter Tooling and boring tools from Allied Machine are helping to preserve the Pampanito, a World War II submarine.

Eriez sells both standard and custom equipment to handle the unique requirements of manufacturers around the country in diverse industries. Eriez stocks parts that integrate with Eriez equipment as well as competitors' products.

In an email to Cutting Tool Engineering, Kaylee Dudek, a full-time employee in the application engineering department at Allied Machine & Engineering, Dover, Ohio, describes the impact of winning a $5,000 scholarship from the U.S. Cutting Tool Institute. n

WLR Precision Engineering is a contract machining specialist in Wilford, Nottinghamshire, and the company was using a pair of 15-year-old coordinate measuring machines (CMMs) in its inspection room. Looking to upgrade the technology, WLR Precision invested in two CMMs manufactured by LK Metrology. Soon, they had largely superseded the older CMMs.

Costly multi-machine operation becomes a thing of the past in cases where various electrode materials need to be processed, as does the associated laborious setup of multiple processes. In addition, considerably healthier work conditions can be achieved due to the absence of dust. Processing graphite with the right metalworking fluid is an extremely economical process that achieves higher-quality workpieces and .005 tolerances.