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AMT’s Presence in Brazil
AMT—The Association For Manufacturing Technology is helping its member companies to establish operations within Brazil to build relationships and explore that market’s potential.
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Hwacheon Looks to Gain Market Share in the U.S.
If I asked you to start naming Korean machine tool builders, Hwacheon might not be among the first few you mention. However, the company is working to change that.
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A Visit to TechSolve’s Machining Lab
The M. Eugene Merchant Technology Development Center at TechSolve is a well-equipped machining lab dedicated to developing advanced machining processes and conducting machining-related research. The current projects in the lab reflect critical issues facing metalworking manufacturers, as I learned at a recent open house.
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Major Tool & Machine Continues Major Upgrades
This Indianapolis shop’s extensive series of machine tool retrofits sheds light on how to best approach these projects.
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Back to Brazil
Feimafe is South America’s largest machine tool show. As I prepare for the 2013 edition, I call to mind what I learned at the previous 2011 event.
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Retention Pins that Both Position and Clamp
Shops and fixture manufacturers commonly use spring-loaded retention pins in their workholding devices to ease part loading.
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High Speed Leads to Lights-Out
This mold maker has become more competitive by establishing a high speed machining process that is predictable enough to confidently run lights-out.
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Manufacturing “Punches Above Its Weight”
Gene Sperling, Director of the National Economic Council under the President, gives this 60-second explanation of the importance of manufacturing and the value of the new Manufacturing Innovation Institutes.
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April MBI: Industry Contracts Slightly
With a reading of 48.5, the MBI showed that the metalworking industry contracted slightly in April after growing in March. Since the noticeable contraction in the second half of 2012, the industry has been virtually flat.
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Event Highlights Automotive Production Solutions
Makino recently highlighted various examples of its latest automotive production technology and detailed strategies for responding to the pressure faced by manufacturers in that industry.
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Big Attendance at Innovation Days
The recent DMG/Mori Seiki USA Innovation Days event highlighted 45 machines—five new to the U.S. market—and attendance was up 45 percent compared to last year’s edition.
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Matsuura Officially Opens U.S. Facility
In Saint Paul, Minnesota, machine tool builder Matsuura officially opened its new U.S. headquarters with a ribbon cutting yesterday.
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