Modern Machine Shop News

Re-Shoring Initiative Continues

The next edition of the Contract Manufacturing Purchasing Fair, which is designed to connect large OEMs with competitive U.S. contract manufacturers for the production of parts and tooling, is scheduled for October 29 at the MGM Grand/Foxwoods in Mashantucket, Connecticut.The travelling fair is part of the Re-Shoring Initiative, an effort by the National Tooling and Machining Association (NTMA) and the Precision Metalforming Association (PMA) to reduce imports, increase exports and create jobs.

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Skimmer Manufacturer Contributes to Gulf Cleanup

Abanaki Corporation (Cleveland, Ohio) says its patent-pending Fuzzy2 oil skimmer material has exceeded expectations during oil spill cleanup efforts in the Gulf of Mexico.

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OEMs Partner for New Type of Industry Event

Leading machine tool manufacturers are working together to create a new type of event designed to revitalize U.S. manufacturing.

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Star SU to Offer Straightening Machine Line

Gear cutting machinery supplier Star SU (Hoffman Estates, Illinois) has agreed to provide U.S. sales and after-sales service of manual and automatic straightening machines from Italian manufacturer Galdabini.

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2010 Marks Half Century in Business for E-Z Burr

E-Z Burr Tool Company (Plymouth, Michigan) celebrates a new milestone this year: the 50th anniversary of its founding and the manufacture of its first deburring tool.

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Automation

Webinars Cover Latest Technologies, Techniques

Makino (Mason, Ohio) has released the schedule for its summer seminars, which cover topics including milling, EDM and automation as well as the company’s latest machining technologies.

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Mazak Begins Construction on Southwest Tech Center

Mazak (Florence, Kentucky) has started construction on a new facility to house its Southwest Technology Center & Regional Headquarters in Houston, Texas.

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Zeiss Performs More Than 5,000 CT Scans

The Carl Zeiss Industrial Metrology Division (Maple Grove, Minnesota) recently reached a new milestone, having surpassed 5,000 computed tomography (CT) scans performed for customers.Offered to help customers determine the best measuring strategy for their products, CT scans can reduce the qualification process to a day’s work, the company says.

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Tooling Supplier Opens U.S. Office

German manufacturer Heimatec has opened a U.S. office near Chicago in Prospect Heights, Illinois to serve the metalworking industry in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

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CNC Platform Celebrates Its Jubilee

This year marks the 50th anniversary of Sinumerik, the world’s first industrial numerical control (NC). Brought to market by Siemens in 1960, the first path control was developed on the basis of separate electronic components.

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