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Capital Machine Technologies expanded into the Mid-Atlantic region strengthen Davi's sales, service and support to customers.

Davi strengthens sales and support in the Mid-Atlantic region

09/04/2025
Davi. Inc., a manufacturer in plate and angle roll machines, has announced the expansion of its long-time partner, Capital Machine Technologies, into the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States.…

June cutting tool market report

June 2025 US cutting tool orders drop to $204.1M

09/03/2025
Shipments of cutting tools totaled $204.1 million in June 2025, declining 1.8% from May 2025 and 3.9% from June 2024. Year-to-date shipments totaled $1.23 billion, a drop of 4.9% from the same period…

5-axis mill-turn universal machining center

5-axis mill-turn universal machining center

09/02/2025
Grob Systems Inc. says its G550T 5-axis mill-turn universal machining center provides the greatest possible positioning flexibility due to the axes’ large swivel range (230ﹾ in the A’-axis and 360ﹾ…

Maximize Machine Uptime – By Streamlining Tool Setups Offline

Maximize Machine Uptime – By Streamlining Tool Setups Offline

09/01/2025
Maximize machine uptime by streamlining tool setups offline. Manual tool setups are time consuming, inefficient, and a thing of the past. Today’s most efficient shops integrate a presetter to…

How KPG Machine is Fueling Aerospace & Defense Manufacturing

How KPG Machine is Fueling Aerospace & Defense Manufacturing

09/01/2025
Tungaloy-NTK is proud to share the story of Ryan Stickle, owner of KPG Machine located in Danielson, Connecticut. Ryan explores his team’s dedication towards aerospace machining, and how both quality…

New CAMFIX and Square Turning Holders with Indexable Cartridges

New CAMFIX and Square Turning Holders with Indexable Cartridges

09/01/2025
Preventing tool breakage during machining is a significant challenge, leading to tool holder failures and costly replacements. Iscar’s CER-M-TURN system addresses this by allowing the replacement of…

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Cutting Tool Evolution

With so many cutting tools misapplied or underutilized, consider using interchangeable, indexable and/or a combination of the two cutting tool systems.

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The Manufacturing Technology Series West (formerly Westec) kicks off Oct. 7 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. Schedule at a glance.

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September 2025 | Vol.77 | Issue 7
September 2025 | Vol.77 | Issue 7
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