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Manufacturers increasingly buy cyberattack insurance

For years, cyber insurance was purchased mostly by consumer-facing businesses such as retailers and financial-service providers. But as factories are getting more tech-savvy and digitally integrated with other parts of the company,…

Contributor · April 21, 2017

Slow to fast feed rates for single-flute endmills

In a blog, Dann Demazure, applications engineer at Datron Dynamics, wrote: Machinists ask me all the time, "When do I go fast and when should I go slow with a single-flute endmill?"…

Contributor · April 21, 2017

Superior Drilling Products generates business via online platform

Superior Drilling Products Inc., Vernal, Utah, designs, manufactures and repairs drilling tool technologies. SDP operates a state-of-the-art drill tool fabrication facility where it manufactures solutions for the drilling industry as well as…

Contributor · April 20, 2017

Weiler names new Vice President

Weiler Abrasives Group, a leading provider of abrasives, power brushes, and maintenance products for surface conditioning, appointed Chad McDonald as the new vice president of sales, U.S. and Canada. In his role…

Contributor · April 18, 2017

Detroit named best city for CAD designers

Detroit, Mich., is a haven for CAD designers according to a top 10 ranking of cities to live in for the profession. Imported from the CTE archive to seed discussion on MFGAxis.…

Contributor · April 18, 2017

igus continues more than a decade of student support

Since 2005, igus has been a major supplier sponsor of a variety of student robotics and engineering competitions. Now, as a part of its YES (Young Engineers Support) Program, the company is…

Contributor · April 18, 2017

Diabetic Alert Dog From Ron Santo Foundation

When Johnathon Wojciechowski of Bensenville, Ill., was 7 years old, he was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, and for the last 7 years has altered his life to battle this debilitating disease.…

Contributor · April 18, 2017

Penn. machine shop earns landmark status

The W.A. Young & Sons Foundry and Machine Shop, Rices Landing, Penn., has a shiny new plaque designating it a National Historic Landmark. Rivers of Steel Heritage Corp. has been making repairs…

Contributor · April 17, 2017

PRAB on Maximizing Steel-belt Conveyor Life

Typically in a scrap handling process, the how and where the scrap is collected and disposed of is not part of the conveyor system's design—but should be. That how and where could…

Contributor · April 15, 2017

Colson Group invests in machining, reshores manufacturing

Colson Group USA, a manufacturer of casters, wheels and other mobility products, continues to make significant investments to its production and distribution operations while reshoring manufacturing. Imported from the CTE archive to…

Contributor · April 14, 2017

Techniks acquires tooling assets of Parlec

Techniks Industries, Indianapolis, in April announced it had acquired the tooling assets of Parlec Inc., a Rochester, N.Y., company. With the acquisition, Techniks expands its broad product offering of aftermarket machine tool…

Contributor · April 13, 2017

BIG KAISER presents donation at annual NTMA meeting

At the first general session of NTMA's annual meeting near Jacksonville, FL, Chris Kaiser, President/CEO of BIG KAISER, presented a donation for $4,100 to benefit the NTMA's National Robotics League (NRL). Imported…

Contributor · April 13, 2017

Cleaning Technologies names new vice president

Cleaning Technologies Group (CTG), Cincinnati, Ohio, in March announced the promotion of Chris Whittaker to Vice President Business Development & Marketing. Whittaker formerly served as Vice President of Sales & Marketing. Imported…

Contributor · April 13, 2017

Spring Technologies joins AMT

Spring Technologies, Boston, which offers CNC software solutions, in April announced that it had joined AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology, which represents and promotes U.S.-based manufacturing technology and its members.…

Contributor · April 13, 2017

Parker Steel moves headquarters to Maumee, Ohio

Parker Steel Company, Maumee, Ohio, a supplier of metric-sized metals in North America, in March moved its headquarters from Toledo to Maumee. The company still maintains its two Toledo-based warehouses in the…

Contributor · April 13, 2017

United Grinding names new vice president

United Grinding, Miamisburg, Ohio, in March appointed Michael Gebhardt as Vice President of Operations. In the position, he will manage the company's first-ever Operations Division at its new facility, and serve as…

Contributor · April 13, 2017

Marposs names new Product Manager

Marposs, Auburn Hills, Mich., in March appointed Philipp Janssen as product manager for its forming and stamping monitoring solutions, which were acquired through the Brankamp GmbH acquisition in 2012. Janssen will be…

Contributor · April 13, 2017

TM Robotics, Toshiba Machine team with ASG

TM Robotics, in partnership with Toshiba Machine, announced it has teamed up with ASG, a certified manufacturer, provider, and service center focused on products and automated solutions for assembly. ASG will offer…

Contributor · April 13, 2017

ETG signs deal with Mastercam

CNC Software Inc., Tolland, Conn., in March announced a partnership with a leading independent machine tools and allied equipment supplier to help strengthen the supplier's commitment to offering a "total customer solution."…

Contributor · April 13, 2017

Seco announces key product team changes

Seco Tools LLC, Troy, Mich., in March expanded its service and support team with the addition of Olivier Branget to its North American Applications Engineering group and the promotion of Aaron Eller…

Contributor · April 13, 2017

Lach Diamond celebrates two anniversaries

"When I founded my diamond grindery in 1922, I never would have thought that LACH DIAMANT would one day be a pioneer in the manufacturing of diamond tools…" said Jakob Lach, the…

Contributor · April 13, 2017

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