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With a focus on the company’s flagship initiative “Road to Automation,” Rollomatic Inc. hosted OpenHouse 2025 at the grinding machine builder’s headquarters in Mundelein, Illinois, Nov. 4-5.

New president & CEO, division heads underscore Murata Machinery USA’s continued commitment to innovation, customer success, and strategic growth across its North American operations.

In 2025, KBC Tools and Machinery is celebrating its 60-year anniversary. The six-decade legacy that began when Karel Bass started the ball rolling with a determination to “sell the best tooling at the best prices.”

Quaker Houghton, a Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, industrial process fluids company with many decades of metalworking expertise, has developed QH FLUID INTELLIGENCE™ as a comprehensive digital solution engineered for the demanding requirements of modern machining environments.

Now in its fourth year, the Tools for Schools program from Big Daishowa continues to grow, supporting the next generation of manufacturers.

Peak Toolworks, a North American manufacturer and servicer of engineered diamond and carbide cutting tools, has acquired Southern Carbide, Inc., a tooling and sharpening company specializing in industrial cutting tools, sharpening, and repair services designed to extend tool life and reduce production costs.

Trumpf says it has developed new laser applications for adhesive and coating preparation in battery production and for corrosion protection of aluminum components. The high-tech company is making electric car batteries safer and protecting cars from rust.

In connection with the launch of the Drion·tec E-Peak D5150 exchangeable head drill, Walter held a digital press conference Oct. 14 that was presented by Nicole Howind, product manager rotating indexable for Tübingen, Germany-headquartered Walter AG.

With its theme of “Drive Results With Innovation,” Mazak Corp. hosted the Discover 2025 technology and education event Oct. 6-10 at the machine tool builder’s North American headquarters in Florence, Kentucky.

Addressing a crowded room at Mazak Corp.’s Discover 2025 event on Oct. 7, FANUC America Corp. President Mike Cicco emphasized the growing role automation plays within shops that strive to maintain a competitive edge. Shops that implement automation solutions not only improve their productivity, he told attendees, they increase their flexibility to take on jobs big, small and anything in between.

High-tech company TRUMPF was recently inducted into the American Manufacturing Hall of Fame. The award was presented to TRUMPF in recognition of the company’s more than 100 years of innovation, advanced technology and services, and for its contributions to strengthening manufacturing in the United States and around the world.

The quotation stage is often the key to whether a customer will make a purchase in manufacturing, especially when pricing custom products and services. Pricing custom products is complicated by several factors, including design plans, materials, production processes, injection mold cost, as well as the costs associated with labor, transportation and installation.

Emuge-Franken USA, Heller, and Open Mind to ost Precision Aerospace Machining Event on October 16th in Troy, Michigan.

EMUGE-FRANKEN USA, a manufacturer of high-performance end mills, taps, thread mills, drills, gages, tool holders, and now standard workholding, has donated EMUGE Made in the U.S.A. TOP-Cut VAR End Mills to Utah Tech University for its Modern Machining course.

Tri-Tec Manufacturing designs and builds remote actuation assemblies such as vent valves and actuators, used aboard U.S. Navy ships. The parts are often installed in critical safety systems like flood boundaries and must withstand demanding conditions. These ships typically stay in service for decades, which, due to their longevity, can create challenges for the Kent, Washington-based manufacturer when they service these legacy parts.

UR8 Long's extended reach, combined with coordinated multi-axis motion, allows for complex weldments at consistent quality. Motion performance optimization also delivers smoother movements at maximum speed to significantly enhance fast-paced bin picking.

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. This expansion will strengthen Davi Inc.'s sales, service and support to customers in this key growth area.

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 in 2024.

DMG Mori and Open Mind Technologies AG have entered into a global sales agreement to accelerate digital and machining transformation for customers worldwide.

Mazak has built its 40,000th machine at the company’s Mazak iSmart Factory in Florence, Kentucky. The 518,320-square-foot facility, situated on Mazak’s nearly 1-million-square-foot manufacturing campus, produces many of Mazak’s most popular machine models, including its Quick Turn Series machines, VTC Series machines, and Ez Series of turning and milling centers. It is home to the company’s U.S. manufacturing technology R&D efforts.