Modern Machine Shop News

3D Animation Sheds Light On Tool Operation

 E-Z Burr Tool Company's newly launched Web site shows manufacturers exactly how the company's tools work by utilizing 3D animation. The animations can become transparent to allow users to view tools from the inside, gaining a comprehensive understanding about how products such as the company's carbide tool and Bur

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Tooling U Launches Mobile Training Platform

 Tooling U, a Cleveland-based online training company specializing in manufacturing, has created a mobile training platform. TU Mobile is designed to allow users to access the company's training Web site from anywhere in the world. The company intends to increase the usability and portability of its training progra

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Conference Explores Additive Manufacturing Technology

 The 2008 International Conference on Rapid Manufacturing will feature a mixture of industrial applications and academic research in the rapid manufacturing field. Scheduled for July 9 and 10, the conference will be hosted by the Rapid Manufacturing Research Group at Loughborough Univeristy in the UK. Rapid manufac

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AMB Show to Address Energy Consumption

 In view of the rocketing prices of energy and raw materials, the following question has come to the fore in many production engineering companies: "How can we make our processes more efficient?" AMB, International Exhibition for Metalworking, promises to provide answers to this question at the New Stuttgart Trade

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Mori Seiki Expands U.S. Headquarters, Training Opportunities

 Machine tool builder Mori Seiki has announced that it will move its U.S. headquarters to a larger facility this year. The expansion will accommodate the growth of the company's Chicago office since becoming the national headquarters in 2005. The new facility is currently in the planning stages and will be located

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Automation

Latest Delcam Customer Represents New Milestone

 Delcam added its 25,000th customer when special machine developer JR Automation technologies purchased six seats of the developer's FeatureCAM feature-based machining software. Founded in 1980, JR designs and build lean manufacturing systems for metal welding, assembly, testing, fabric wrapping and material handli

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NTMA Crowns Contest Champions

 Seven regional champions from around the U.S. converged on Cleveland late last month to participate in the 36th NTMA/NIMS National Apprentice Competition. The event was hosted by the NTMA Cleveland Chapter and its training partner Cuyahoga Community College. For two days, competitors demonstrated their knowledge t

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Industrial Distributor Marks 30th Anniversary

 When New Berlin industrial distributor J.W. Winco observes its 30th anniversary in June, it will do so in a renovated facility measuring 40,000 square feet-nearly doubled from its previous size. The new facility was constructed with "green" materials and ecological sensitivity, the company says. In addition to its

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DMG Opens New Tech Center

 DMG America recently opened an 11,500-square-foot technical center and showroom in Itasca, Illinois. The facility offers a chance for visitors to see the company's various milling, turning, ultrasonic and laser machining equipment in action. Featuring 15 machines, the facility offers demonstrations of the company'

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Industrial Distributor Expands Product Offerings

 Despite the economic downturn, Michigan-based Reid Supply Company continues to grow and expand its product offerings. To help potential customers navigate the large selection, the company has organized its product offering into 12 color-coded categories. These include manual controls; clamps and workholding; tooli

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