Articles

21 Sep 2012

More Shops Are in the Buying Mood

Our latest “30-Second Survey” indicates that more and more metalworking companies are planning to spend soon on capital equipment.

Workforce Development 19 Sep 2012

Beyond Parts from Prints

Domaille Engineering applies design for manufacturability (DFM) principles to both its own product line and the contract work it performs for others. For the latter, DFM enables it to provide customers with much more than accurately machined parts.

19 Sep 2012

Visit Workshops for Warriors October 5

Workshops for Warriors provides vocational training for discharged veterans.

18 Sep 2012

July Machine Tool Orders Slower, 2013 Forecast is Strong

According to USMTO, machine tool orders contracted in July—just the second time since December 2009.

14 Sep 2012

August Metalworking Business Index: Industry Growth Flattening

Employment continues to increase in the metalworking industry. Supplier deliveries are still lengthening, indicating strength throughout manufacturing, but they are lengthening more slowly.

14 Sep 2012

Grinding App Has Handy Calculators

Saint-Gobain Abrasives, one of the world’s largest abrasives manufacturer, has introduced a Norton Abrasives Grinding App, available for IOS and Android operating systems on mobile devices.

14 Sep 2012

American Precision Museum Highlights History of Precision Manufacturing

The American Precision Museum, located in Windsor, Vermont, is exhibiting at IMTS in Booth E-4783, showcasing the history of precision manufacturing via a collection of fine historic American machine tools.

14 Sep 2012

See Turbine Blades Cut From Solid Stock

Mitsui Seiki will feature the new Vertex 550-5Xb ("Blade Machine") in Booth S-8319.

14 Sep 2012

One Hundred Years of Grinding Advances

With one hundred years’ experience, Studer is one of the best known brands in precision cylindrical grinding.

13 Sep 2012

Crash Protection for Machine Tool Spindles

Jakob Antriebtechnik is showing its new spindle collision protection system at Booth W-1779. Personnel from GAM, Jakob’s North America marketing partner, are at the booth to demonstrate the system and answer questions.

13 Sep 2012

Boeing Headlines Advanced Manufacturing Center

This year’s Advanced Manufacturing Center celebrates that connection with a display that offers attendees and exhibitors the opportunity to network, collaborate, learn and, most importantly, join together in celebrating a revitalized, active manufacturing industry.

13 Sep 2012