Industry News

01/22/2022
SAC194 - ST - The value of upgrading - 1
Now is the time for machine shops to embrace a new generation of tooling solutions to tackle steel ISO P turning challenges and make their production more efficient and productive.
01/22/2022
PRAB Guardian coolant recycling system
For metalworking operations looking to cut expenses, recycling cutting fluids is an avenue worth exploring. 
01/07/2022
ZYGO caught up with Dr. Mark Malburg of Digital Metrology and Carl Musolff of Musolff Consulting to discuss how to get the most out of surface parameters. Their years of front-line experience provide valuable insight into precision manufacturing processes, and why choosing the right type of metrology, and examining the correct parameters, are critical to controlling the manufacturing process.
01/06/2022
Selecting a grade to cater to ISO P steel
A common misconception in the metalworking industry is that machining steel is simple. Experienced machinists know that turning ISO P steel is anything but simple. First, among many concerns is the breadth of materials in ISO P classification that range from ductile low-carbon steels to high-alloyed.
01/06/2022
Get lean and fit with ERP
How does ERP turn an overweight, inefficient manufacturing business into a lean, fit, and supercharged manufacturing machine?
12/14/2021
The World Robotics 2021 Industrial Robots report shows a record of 3 million industrial robots operating in factories around the world – an increase of 10%.
12/13/2021
More than 40 years ago, the indexable insert drill changed the way machinists make holes. It continues to do so today.
12/13/2021
From Rene 41, 718 stainless steel and 625 Inconel to titanium and carbon fiber, the materials used in the aerospace and defense industry sector as well as space exploration continue to present significant toolholding challenges. A toolholder can tackle these challenges.
11/29/2021
Minority-owned Preco Manufacturing achieves superior finishes for aerospace applications while overcoming V-flange CNC milling problems via JM Performance Products’ high-torque retention knobs.
11/14/2021
Power skiving for electric vehicles
Manufacturers can achieve 90% machine use reduction with power skiving.
11/11/2021
For manufacturers looking to reduce setup times, increase machine usage time and improve the dimensional accuracy of the finished workpieces, touch probes can offer great advantages.
11/07/2021
Anthony Fettig
At every stage of manufacturing, there is an opportunity for automation. Unfortunately, many manufactures often let perceived barriers keep them from implementing complete machine or process automation. With this mindset, they end up limiting their productivity by automating only one or two aspects of the process or not automating at all.
11/04/2021
LK Metrology upgraded CMMs with scanning technology.
At the U.S. transmission plant of a global automotive manufacturing group, component inspection times have been reduced by half or more by upgrading the company’s coordinate measuring machines (CMMs) to incorporate 5-axis scanning technology in addition to touch probing.
11/03/2021
Metrology used to drive QA in Industry 4.0
When looking at the place of metrology in the “Fourth Industrial Revolution,” it is interesting to ponder whether Industry 4.0 is being driven by developments in metrology or metrology developments are being driven by Industry 4.0.
10/28/2021
On its 80th anniversary, the KEO brand looks ahead to the future. The company's long-range strategy is to build upon the trust and reputation of the brand and to acquire diverse, complementary companies to drive overall growth.
10/27/2021
HQ_ILL_Cutting Data Optimization For CO2e Reduction
Seco Tools LLC has established methods for life-cycle analysis of its own products and for mapping its production processes as part of its aim to reduce the company’s climate impact. Now, it plans to help reduce its customers’ carbon footprint.
10/26/2021
Laser marking of bearings helps curb counterfeiting.
Counterfeiting is a challenging problem for bearing manufacturers. Laser marking is one way to overcome this problem.
10/25/2021
Expert spindle repair experts pay close attention to details.
Expert spindle rebuilders that pay attention to the details and communicate throughout the process offer fast, reliable rebuilds that last.
10/21/2021
Tools today are far superior to those used in previous firearm production methods, which provides the opportunity to combine operations into a single cutting tool, eliminating the need for additional tooling in the machine shop.
10/20/2021
A safe landing – with measuring technology from BLUM.

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