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Greg Olson is the heavy machine shop supervisor at Washington Iron Works, Sherman, Texas. As a supervisor of a 12-person crew working on everything from crankshaft services to engine overhauls for oil and gas customers, he knows attention to detail is important. However, when Texas temps are pushing 90 degrees F in the shade and the sun is beating down on the metal shop, concentrating on details can be tough.

MIAMISBURG, Ohio – UNITED GRINDING North America earned recognition for the outstanding growth of its sales of FANUC robotic systems at the 20th annual FANUC Authorized Systems Integrators (ASI) Meeting.

MIAMISBURG, Ohio – UNITED GRINDING North America welcomes nationwide solutions provider Ellison Technologies as a key distributor, serving as the exclusive representative of the company's grinding solutions in Texas and Louisiana.

Noblesville, Indiana – INDEX has announced the hiring of Mark Smith as its regional sales manager for the Midwest.

FOND DU LAC, Wis. – 2019 is a big year for Fives Giddings & Lewis as it celebrates its 160th anniversary, with a special celebration happening this summer.

Erie, PA—Vice President and General Manager of Eriez-USA Tim Gland announces that Dave Heubel has been promoted to the newly created position of Senior Sales Director of Eriez-USA, effective January 3, 2019.

Erie, PA—Vice President and General Manager of Eriez-USA Tim Gland announces that Dan Zimmerman has been promoted to the position of Operations Director of Eriez-USA.

(Cincinnati, OH) – HEULE Precision Tool announces that their BSF tooling has been selected as a finalist for the Swiss-American Business Council (SABC) Innovation Award for 2018.

PROVIDENCE, RI – Mahr Inc., a provider of dimensional metrology solutions, closed a record year of success in 2018—including adding multiple key hires, opening new facilities across the United States, and introducing a number of innovative products.

Elk Grove Village, IL – As of April 1, 2019, Niigata Machine Techno USA, Inc. will be the distributor of Niigata Injection Molding Machines.

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(Madison, IN) – Madison Chemical was recently recognized for it’s commitment to the environment by the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM).

Addison, Illinois - Effective January 27, 2019, The Whittemore Co. (Whittemore) announced the expansion of their partnership with Riten Industries to include the states of Kansas & Missouri​ .

Addison, Illinois - Effective January 1st, 2019, The Whittemore Co. (Whittemore) announced the expansion of their Dormer Pramet territories to the state of Wisconsin.

The fourth industrial revolution is upon us, and as you may know, this means change. As an industry, it is imperative that manufacturers adopt new technologies and increased connectivity that will enable more data-driven decisions. Thankfully, this also means increased efficiency, more parts produced, more accurate bidding, happier customers and increased revenue.

Addison, Illinois - As of January 14, 2019, The Whittemore Co. (Whittemore) announced their partnership with Lyndex-Nikken.

Addison, Illinois - As of January 14, 2019, The Whittemore Co. (Whittemore) announced that it has officially partnered with NSK America, to its portfolio of products and principals it represents in the states of Illinois and Wisconsin.

Carbide-tipped cutting tools, more popularly, carbide cutting tools, have been in use for a plethora of materials on engine lathes, CNC lathes, turret lathes, vertical turret lathes and chuckers. While excellent wear resistance of carbide tools manifests their enduring operational life, it also positions them superior to other counterparts when it comes to surviving longer production runs. Research has proven time and again that carbide tools are highly efficient in comparison with other solid cutting tools and high speed steel (HSS) tools.

The Innovation and Research Center (IFC) Tuttlingen of the Hochschule Furtwangen University of Applied Sciences (HFU) and FOBA Laser Marking + Engraving have officially launched their innovation cooperation for medical technology. At a ceremony on March 20 in the new rooms of the IFC on Katharinenstraße, a modern laser marking system was presented, which is now available to the university for its research as well as interested parties from the industry for demonstration purposes.

Process optimization is key to increase the productivity and quality of the machining processes and thus ensure the competitiveness of machining companies. Valid measurements of physical parameters are necessary for the ideal assessment of optimization and measures as well as the efficient use of production resources at their performance limits. MITIS, a leading manufacturer of systems for vibration-assisted drilling, relies on measuring systems from Kistler for cutting force measurement.