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Turning Shrink-Fit on Its Side
Haimer has developed a new oriented shrink-fit machine to speed and simplify cutter changes.
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Gardner Projects Even Better Year in 2013
While most people in the machine tool business are pretty satisfied with U.S. sales of late, it now looks like 2013 is shaping up to be an even stronger year for machine tool consumption.
Read MoreCAM Software Keeps “Grave Digger” Alive
Talking shop with visitors to Mastercam’s Booth E-3340 all day Wednesday and Thursday is a departure of sorts for Pablo Huffaker, a monster truck driver whose public appearances are typically more about pulverizing metal than shaping it. However, when he’s not crushing cars, buses or even mobile homes from behind the wheel of the crowd-favorite Grave Digger, he and the rest of the team at the RaceSource fabrication shop in Tomball, Texas, rely extensively on Mastercam CAM software to keep the black-and-green behemoth in working order.
Read MoreDürr Ecoclean Makes Buying Cleaning Technology a “Snap”
Dürr Ecoclean is rolling out its SnapPlanner 3D virtual planning tool at IMTS to help machining manufacturers select the ideal cleaning technology based on a number of input factors, including equipment cost, personnel, number of shifts and other variables.Once this data has been entered, the SnapPlanner software then calculates load and basket sizes, volumes, and weights for the various cleaning machines so that Dürr Ecoclean can help manufacturers make complex capital equipment buying decisions more manageable.The company says SnapPlanner’s focus is tailored to the industrial parts cleaning customer rather than the larger automotive systems customer.
Read MoreNASCAR Display Paired With Real-World Applications
NASCAR fans have the opportunity to not only get up close and personal with two high-powered stock cars at machine tool builder Doosan Infracore’s Booth S-8100, but also meet their drivers.
Read MoreWhy Is Additive Manufacturing Important?
One of the important ideas showcased in this year’s Emerging Technology Center is additive manufacturing. 3D Systems, ExOne, Objet and Renishaw are all companies exhibiting in the ETC, located in Booth N-650.
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Mazak Showcases Kentucky Machines for Global Export
The United States is a great place to design and build world-class machine tools. That’s one of the messages Mazak Corp. hopes visitors to its Booth S-8300 will take home with them.
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An Ambitious Plan: Become a Top-Five Machine Tool Brand
Hyundai WIA’s message for rapid growth is summed up in its show slogan: “Reaching New Heights.”
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Future of Manufacturing on Display in Emerging Tech Center
No one is promising that everything you see on display in the Emerging Technology Center (ETC), Booth N-650, will be in your shop next year. But based on past IMTS ETCs, it’s a good bet that something there will directly impact your company’s future.
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Coming Home: Reshoring is Real
The reshoring worm has turned for many manufacturing businesses. Work is coming home from distant shores, and it’s a good time to learn how best to take advantage of the trend.
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Industrial Automation Show Debuts in North American with IANA
In a first for IMTS, the well-regarded Industrial Automation show is now on site in the East Hall of McCormick Place.
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Why Your Time at IMTS 2012 Can Make a Big Difference
“Wow." That’s the reaction that Douglas K. Woods, president of AMT-The Association For Manufacturing Technology, the organizer of IMTS 2012, wants you to have when you leave McCormick Place after your visit to the show.
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