Industry News

ZJK Industrial Co. Ltd., a manufacturer of high-tech precision parts and hardware, said it is scaling operations to meet increasing demand for its products across key verticals.

Ametek Inc. acquired in February Kern Microtechnik, a manufacturer of high-precision machining and optical inspection solutions.

Boeing plans to expand its operations in Charleston County, South Carolina. The company plans to invest $1 billion in infrastructure upgrades at its existing site and create 500 new jobs over the next five years.

Raytheon, an RTX business, and Ursa Major's long-range solid rocket motor completed a successful missile flight test for the U.S. Army.

National Park College has been awarded a $6 million Higher Industry Readiness through Educational Development (HIRED) grant from the Arkansas Department of Commerce to construct a state-of-the-art 12,000-square-foot welding and metalworking facility.

October 2024 marks a significant milestone for the REGO-FIX Group: The Swiss company from Baselland has opened a state-of-the-art learning center in Whitestown, Indiana, with a new 12,900 square meters building adjacent to its existing U.S. headquarters.

In a strategic move, Star Cutter has assumed design and manufacturing rights to Tru Tech grinding technology, extending the company’s solutions across the grinding lifecycle into blank preparation and cylindrical grinding

The nLIGHT Inc. company has announced the global launch of two new products: nfinity and ProcessGUARD, designed to meet advanced metal fabrication demands.

Zoller Inc. selected the winners of its inaugural Toolroom of the Year competition during the 2024 International Manufacturing Technology Show in Chicago.

GROB Systems Inc., a global supplier of manufacturing systems and machine tools, will host an Aerospace Technology Day, together with industry partners Concepts NREC, Emuge-Franken USA, Open Mind Technologies, Seco, and Third Wave Systems at GROB’s North America headquarters and production facility.

Advanced materials are the backbone of technological innovation, and Stanford Advanced Materials’ Tantalum products, which include Tantalum Powder, Tantalum Strip Wire Rod, Tantalum Tube, and Tantalum Ingot, are integral to high-performance applications across industries such as electronics, aerospace, and medicine.

New Horizon Aircraft, the Toronto-based company doing business as Horizon Aircraft, an advanced aerospace engineering company and developer of the world’s first electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL) vehicle has appointed Tom Brassington as chief technology officer.

Shipments of cutting tools were $208.1 million in June 2024. Orders decreased 2.9% from May 2024 and were down 4.2% from June 2023. Year-to-date shipments totaled $1.27 billion, up 2.6% from shipments made in the first six months of 2023.

Ceratizit’s Hard Material Solutions division continued its expansion into the North American market by showcasing the company’s latest carbide wear parts at the recently completed 2024 International Woodworking Fair (IWF).

RS, a trading brand of RS Group plc, a digitally enabled global distributor of product and service solutions for industrial customers, added two new suppliers to its expansive line card: Lincoln Industrial, an SKF brand, and MTE Corporation.

At the Christchurch Engine Centre in New Zealand, surfacing solutions expert Rösler UK has worked with Pratt & Whitney to improve their shot blasting process.

DarkAero, an aerospace company based in Madison, Wisconsin, is on a mission to revolutionize personal aviation.

Following delivery difficulties, market lockdowns and logistics bottlenecks it experienced during the pandemic, the German machine tool industry is now looking intensively at how it can position itself more broadly on the global market.

WFL Multifunction Turning and Milling Centers are employed across various industries, with aerospace being a significant market. ArianeGroup, at the forefront of space transportation, stands as a prime example of utilizing Millturn machines. The production of key components necessitates the use of reliable and precise machinery.

This year, Emuge-Franken USA, a manufacturer of taps, thread mills, drills, end mills, and other rotary cutting tools, is celebrating its 40th anniversary.