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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.
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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.
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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.
Read MoreSee Turbine Blades Cut From Solid Stock
Mitsui Seiki will feature the new Vertex 550-5Xb ("Blade Machine") in Booth S-8319.
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One Hundred Years of Grinding Advances
With one hundred years’ experience, Studer is one of the best known brands in precision cylindrical grinding.
Read MoreNew Cutting Tools Unveiled
Among the 10 products being introduced in the U.S. for the first time are the 109 type Supermini series grooving and boring tools and the S100 cutting insert with internal cooling.
Read MoreCrash 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.
Read MoreTooling Tips for Turreted Machines
Increasing the number of usable cutting tool edges is one way to make turreted machines more productive. This quad square shank holder from Eppinger Exsys enables roughing and finishing tools to be mounted in one station.
Read MoreBoeing 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.
Read MoreIntegrated Cutting-System Technology Highlights ESAB Offerings
Innovations include torch-height control as well as hole-cutting and cycle control to eliminate wasted, unproductive motion and optimize repeatability.
Read MoreDrink Up Tooling Expertise at the Knowledge Bar
Seco cutting tool experts to meet with attendees in a forum-based setting to share their knowledge and present on a variety of metalworking topics.
Read MoreIMTS Giveaway Heralds Wider Efforts in Chicago
Hyundai WIA’s donation of an F400VM VMC to the Humboldt Park Vocational Educational Center (HPVEC) of City Colleges of Chicago is only the first step in its long-term efforts to strengthen manufacturing education in the Chicago area.
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