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U.S. factory output rose in April, although new estimates of manufacturing and overall industrial production showed less growth in prior months than initially believed, casting a shadow over the economic outlook. Imported…
Avantech recently added two new, large bridge-style CNC machines, significantly enhancing its capability to provide large-scale tooling for customers. Imported from the CTE archive to seed discussion on MFGAxis. Originally published on…
I admit to some bias against school. From about fifth grade on, our educational system and I were rarely on speaking terms. Think oil and water rather than peas and carrots. Needless…
March U.S. cutting tool consumption totaled $207.08 million, according to the United States Cutting Tool Institute, Cleveland, and The Association for Manufacturing Technology, McLean, Va. This total, as reported by companies participating…
BIG KAISER Precision Tooling Inc. held its Breakfast & Learn 2018 open house May 8-10 at its headquarters in Hoffman Estates, Ill. Each day include a technical presentation. On the third day,…
TechDay is a dual-location event June 7 by Datron Dynamics Inc. at technology centers on the East and West coasts to demonstrate new CNC control software. Although free and open to the…
The Institute for Supply Management reported that the April Purchasing Managers' Index registered 57.3 percent, a decrease of 2 percentage points from the March reading of 59.3 percent. Imported from the CTE…
Sandvik Coromant Co., Fair Lawn, N.J., and the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, Edmonton, Alberta, extended their contract until 2022. Imported from the CTE archive to seed discussion on MFGAxis. Originally published…
Tooling Tech Group, Macomb, Mich., acquired Century Tool Group, which is composed of Century Tool & Gage Co. in Fenton, Mich., and CTG Bel-Kur Automation in Temperance, Mich. Imported from the CTE…
Machine tool distributor Kaast Machine Tools Inc., Ardmore, Pa., appointed Ebony Goldsmith office manager. Imported from the CTE archive to seed discussion on MFGAxis. Originally published on CTE: 2018-05-08 CTE source: https://ctemag.com/news/kaast-machine-tools-inc-hires-office-manager/…
Mahr Inc. has partnered with the University of Rhode Island's (URI) engineering department to offer students the opportunity to work on real-world engineering and manufacturing problems. As part of the URI capstone…
To celebrate Mikron Tool SA's 20th anniversary, a dozen employees will cycle from the Rottweil branch in Germany to the parent company in Agno, Switzerland, over four days. The participants are using…
Manufacturing, which shed nearly a third of its workforce between 2000 and 2010, is rebounding as a solid path to the middle class. The industry has taken a more tech-intensive twist, making…
Peter E. Nuskey, a Southampton, Pa.-based mechanical consultant and custom machining provider, said he had to cut 0.115"-wide clevis slots in the end of 1/4"-dia. 304 stainless steel rods. However, no commercial…
Florence, Ky.-based Mazak Corp. hosted the Midwest Technology + Education Event May 1-3 at its Midwest Regional Headquarters and Technology Center in Schaumburg, Ill. The machine tool builder exhibited and demonstrated an…
Google and relayr, a leading provider of industrial internet of things (IIoT) solutions, have together helped Aluvation, an aluminum heat-treatment company, disrupt the way automotive companies traditionally process aluminum components for vehicles.…
Peter E. Nuskey, a mechanical consultant and custom machining veteran, wrote that he received a request for a 8.312"-dia. hole saw saw to cut holes in 1/4"-thick, multiple-wall polycarbonate. Saws this size…
Sidney Pimenta Paiva, 60, took over management of the U.S. subsidiary Mapal Inc. effective April 1. Imported from the CTE archive to seed discussion on MFGAxis. Originally published on CTE: 2018-05-04 CTE…
The precision tooling company founded by Heinz Kaiser in Rümlang, Switzerland, celebrates its 70th anniversary this year. Imported from the CTE archive to seed discussion on MFGAxis. Originally published on CTE: 2018-05-04…
Mahr Inc., Providence, R.I., and NanoFocus AG, a German manufacturer of 3D surface metrology, have signed a cooperation agreement. Imported from the CTE archive to seed discussion on MFGAxis. Originally published on…
Oregon Manufacturing Innovation Center Research and Development continues to grow its company membership with the addition of California-based CGTech and the Oregon-based manufacturer Summit. Imported from the CTE archive to seed discussion…
The Swedish investor Indutrade AB, which is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm, is the new owner of the tool manufacturer Inovatools Eckerle & Ertel GmbH from Kinding-Haunstetten, Germany, which is also represented in…
Rego-Fix Tool Corp., Whitestown, Ind., announced that Pascal Forrer joined the company's Tenniken, Switzerland-based management team as its global sales and marketing director. Imported from the CTE archive to seed discussion on…
SIC Marking's headquarters in France have recently started a building expansion to create more production and office space to efficiently handle market demand. Imported from the CTE archive to seed discussion on…
ANCA Inc., which makes CNC tool and cutter grinders and manufacturing software, invites the industry to attend the opening of its plant expansion May 23 and 24 in Wixom, Mich. Imported from…