Eli Plaskett Senior Associate Editor

Inspection and Measurement 19 Mar 2018

Marposs Opens Technical Center in Silicon Valley

The Fremont, California, facility will increase the company's ability to provide support solutions to its West Coast customers.

Turn/Mill 16 Mar 2018

Turning Center Adds 12-Station Lower Turret

Doosan Machine Tools has announced its Puma SMX multitasking turning centers are available with a lower turret for enhanced versatility and productivity.

Aerospace 16 Mar 2018

GF Machining Solutions Opens Aerospace and Energy Center of Competence

The North Carolina facility will improve the company’s ability to provide machining solutions to the North American aerospace and energy markets.

Vertical Machining Centers 16 Mar 2018

Eastern Kentucky Opens CNC Educational Center

The East Kentucky Advanced Manufacturing Institute, in partnership with Haas Automation and Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing, hopes to provide advanced job training to Eastern Kentucky residents.

Toolholders 15 Mar 2018

Modular Tooling for Use in Mazak Turning Centers

Exsys Tool Inc. has expanded its line of Preci-Flex modular tooling systems to include a 10,000-rpm, 1:1 ratio rotary tool for Mazak Quick Turn and QTU-series turning centers.

Five-Axis 15 Mar 2018

Five-Axis Machine Center Designed for Small Workpieces

Mazak has released the Ultimate Die & Mold (UD) 400/5X vertical machining center, which provides precise five-axis machining for smaller workpieces.

Workholding 14 Mar 2018

Royal Products Hires Regional Business Manager

An experienced applications engineer, Zak Lyon will support the company's customers in Ohio, Kentucky, Western Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

Milling Tools 14 Mar 2018

Milling Splines Increases Quality, Enhances Versatility

Instead of using a hobbing machine to generate splines in PTO shafts, Weasler Engineering milled them with modified Ingersoll cutters to improve both the flexibility of its machining operation and its part quality.

Cutting Tools 13 Mar 2018

Carbide Grade for Tools Machining Difficult Alloys

The Ceratizit Group offers from-stock rods with two helical coolant holes, as sintered, in the high-performance grade CTS24Z.

Automation 13 Mar 2018

API Connects Industrial Machines Built by Different Venders

Otto Motors has released the Otto Industrial API with the intention of connecting machines from different venders across the entire smart factory, including self-driving vehicles.