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Machining Fundamentals & Tooling References
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Tennessee to host manufacturing hub
The University of Tennessee—Knoxville, a longstanding member of the Council on Competitiveness, was selected by the White House to lead a public-private partnership of 122 leading companies, universities, research laboratories and non-profits that will create a $250 million manufacturing innovation hub.
Okuma welcomes high school students
Machine tool builder Okuma America Corp. hosted "A Day at Okuma America Corporation" for area high school students at its Partners in THINC technology center in Charlotte, N.C., on Dec. 16. The event gave students the opportunity to learn more about CNC machining and technology and to speak with professionals in the CNC manufacturing industry.
Edgecam Workflow
The swift evolution of Edgecam Workflow from Vero is highlighted with over 50 new and enhanced aspects of functionality in the latest release.
KeyCreator V13
K2D-KeyToData GmbH announced today the availability of KeyCreators latest version 13 in Europe.
Vinyl Pouches
A full line of vinyl pouches that only need to be applied once to provide a clean, attractive, and barcode scan-able label holder is available for immediate shipment from Vinylenvelope.com.
Stallion Hybrid Trunnions
he new Stallion Hybrid trunnions from TrunnionTable.com allow faceplates and chucks to be installed without removal of the trunnion table for faster part setups, increased productivity and higher quality parts.
CutMaster Aramax XT AX5100 Work Glove
Magid has developed a new cut-resistant work glove, the CutMaster Aramax XT AX5100.
AR Defense Safety Clothing
Magid introduces three new products that provide Arc-Rated (AR) and Flame-Resistant (FR) protection.
v18 Expert CAM Software
JETCAM International s.a.r.l. released version 18 of its award-winning CAM and nesting software, featuring a new interface, new high-performance nesting engine and its flagship Automatic Sheet Processing feature for punching machines.
Starmax 3G Endmills
Optimized production conditions are an important factor for manufacturing cutting tools that are intended to meet not only the current challenges in metal processing, but also future ones as well. Tool manufacturer InovaTools from Kinding-Haunstetten, Germany, has reacted.
