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Desktop MAX ATC
ShopBot Tools has announced the launch of the ShopBot Desktop MAX ATC, the newest addition to its desktop tool line. The Desktop MAX ATC has all of the same capabilities of the popular Desktop MAX but has the additional power and efficiency of an automatic toolchanger (ATC).
Salient answers on umati (universal machine tool interface)
With application-tailored implementation of the umati interface for the machine tool sector, since 2017 clear contents and technical key data for translation into hands-on reality have been drawn up.
EcoLine 3220 Rust Preventative
Traditionally, manufacturers have relied on mineral-oil based rust preventatives for temporary protection of metal components during storage and shipment. While these are effective, they must be disposed of as hazardous waste, introducing extra costs and complications to the cleanup process.
Haphazard tariffs are a bellwether for a manufacturing sector slowdown
When geopolitical decisions, whether regulatory, tax or immigration, appear to be made arbitrarily, it's going to cause pullback by business leaders. The current climate of tariffs, uncertainty and risk is a wake-up call for a slowdown.
How offshoring by multinational corporations contributed to the decline of US manufacturing
Between 1990 and 2011, the U.S. manufacturing sector lost 1 of every 3 jobs. This scarring decline has left policymakers seeking explanations, as well as appropriate policy responses.
BLM Group USA annnounces new regional sales managers
BLM Group USA has announced the appointment of two new regional sales managers to help develop sales of the company's laser tube cutting systems, benders and machining equipment product lines.
Shuttle/Transfer Carts
Verti-Lift presents versatile shuttle/transfer carts with the integration of portability, lifting and conveying. With the option of V-Grove casters or Flanged casters (for plant pedestrian traffic areas that will not allow obstruction), portability allows product movement between multiple work cells or processes.
Standard Air Wipe
EXAIR's new 3/8 inch Standard Air Wipe produces a 360 degree airstream that can blow off, dry, clean or cool the material passing through it. The split design can be clamped around continuously moving material such as wire, cable, pipe, hose and extruded shapes.
TNC 5X Mill Post-Processor
In a collaborative effort to best enable 5-axis machining for users with Heidenhain TNC controls and Mastercam CAD/CAM software, a new collaborate post-processor is now available.Called the Heidenhain TNC 5X Mill post-processor, CNC Software Inc., developers of Mastercam software, introduced it after coordinating development efforts between the two companies.
QUICK TURN 250MSY Multitask Turning Center
To help manufacturers achieve the highest level of overall throughput, Mazak Corp. has designed its Kentucky-built QUICK TURN 200/250 series of CNC turning centers as a flexible machine base suitable for numerous highly productive configurations.
The NXT generation of tool grinding has arrived
The Star NXT tool grinder offers a focused design to deliver a maximized grind zone with our smallest footprint to date.
Composite material cutters offer a growing opportunity for toolmakers
The aerospace and defence, wind energy, automotive, civil construction and sporting goods industries have all come to adopt composites for high-performance applications – and the demand continues to grow. A report by Credence Research in 2019 estimated a CAGR of 9.3% for carbon fiber-reinforced plastics during the period 2017-2025.
