Company News

After a hiatus as a result of the pandemic, Florence, Kentucky-headquartered Mazak Corp. hosted the Discover More With Mazak Midwest Technology and Education Event May 6-8 at the machine tool builder’s Midwest Technology Center in Schaumburg, Illinois. In addition to being able to meet with Mazak partner companies in the display and demonstration area, Mazak presented a variety of machining equipment, including Integrex multitask machines, Variaxis 5-axis machines for producing complex 3D curved surfaces, Syncrex Swiss-style turning machines, the HCN-4000 NEO horizontal machining center with the Palletech modular automation system, and the VC-500A/5X 5-axis hybrid machine that combines additive and subtractive operations.

After a hiatus since 2019, BIG Daishowa Inc. in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, held its annual Breakfast & Learn event on April 30 and May 1. After serving guests a breakfast that included fresh fruit, scrambled eggs with toppings, French toast, Danishes, sausage, crisp Virginia bacon, and coffee, President and COO Jack Burley gave a presentation on “Why you need high-value tooling for high-value machines.”

Swift-Cut, an ESAB brand, has introduced the ESAB Precision 130 high-precision plasma power source, which is now available as an option for its Swift-Cut XP heavy-duty plasma table.

The new Seco 335.98 Disc Milling Cutter system, which was designed specifically for cost reductions, achieves the lowest cost per part in half-side and face disc milling operations, according to Seco executives.

BLM GROUP USA has announced the availability of ArGo — a scalable and customizable CAM programming software dedicated to 5-axis lasers.

Cutting Tool Engineering has discontinued mailing the print edition of the magazine to international subscribers. The free digital edition remains available worldwide to all readers.

Maris-Tech Ltd., a global leader in video and artificial intelligence (AI)-based edge computing technology, will be participating in the Michigan Defense Expo (MDEX) 2025.

SW North America, a supplier of horizontal multi- and single-spindle CNC machining centers, automation, and complete system solutions, announced that its manufacturing automation capabilities will be on display at EASTEC on May 13-15, 2025.

GROB Systems Inc., a developer of manufacturing systems and machine tools, plans to demonstrate power skiving capabilities as well as innovative fir tree mill finishing on its GROB G550T 5-axis mill-turn universal machining center.