Tooling Tech Group (TTG), a leading provider of engineered tools and automated assembly equipment to a wide range of industries, has announced Jeff Johnson as the company's new chief financial officer. Johnson…
Contributor · January 17, 2020
Toolholders are the critical connection between a cutting tool and a machine tool spindle. A toolholder's performance dictates productive output, part surface finish and cutter life. With the right toolholder for the…
Contributor · January 16, 2020
Manufacturer of Swiss precision toolholder Rego-Fix AG has named William Obras as the company's new general manager Americas in charge of Rego-Fix USA, Rego-Fix Brazil and Rego-Fix Mexico. In his new position,…
Contributor · January 16, 2020
6-D Laser LLC was formed in 2018 as an affiliate of leading nanometer-level motion control specialist ALIO Industries, with the mission of integrating ultrafast laser processing with precision multiple-axis motion systems. 6-D…
Contributor · January 16, 2020
Sandvik Coromant wins the Technical Excellence Award from Ford Motor Co. for tool and process monitoring application of a gear grinding operation. The award was presented at a ceremony in Michigan on…
Contributor · January 16, 2020
Marubeni Citizen-Cincom Inc. (MCC) announces a ribbon cutting and grand opening celebration for its new technical center and showroom at 800 Silver St., Agawam, Massachusetts. The doors will open at 9 a.m.…
Contributor · January 16, 2020
Universal Robots launched its new cobot leasing program in collaboration with DLL, a global vendor finance company. The new partnership enables all manufacturers, regardless of size or capital equipment budgets, to reap…
Contributor · January 15, 2020
Romi Machine Tools Ltd. announces that Clayton Andrello has assumed the position of direct sales manager. Based out of the company's U.S. headquarters in Erlanger, Kentucky, Andrello is responsible for managing all…
Contributor · January 15, 2020
January is traditionally a month for new hope and new energy to meet life and business goals. But for manufacturers facing a new year with the lowest unemployment rate in more than…
Contributor · January 10, 2020
When making a cutting tool, I tend to think of a drill, endmill or other metalcutting tool being produced on a CNC tool and cutter grinder in a factory. A book by…
Contributor · January 10, 2020
Fairport, NY: Steiner Technologies partners with German manufacturer, Hermann Bilz to fill the void left by the discontinuation of the main provider of manual back counterbore tools in North America Imported from…
Contributor · January 10, 2020
Hi-Tech Products, a precision die cutting company, has expanded its capability through the purchase of a new Ultra X6000 laser system from Universal Laser Systems Inc. Imported from the CTE archive to…
Contributor · January 10, 2020
Modern truck engines are produced at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Mannheim, Germany. The requirements for ideal engine properties include extremely tight tolerances for the decisive dimensions of the engine blocks. Thanks to…
Contributor · January 10, 2020
In March 2019, FOBA provided the Innovation and Research Center (IFC) Tuttlingen at Furtwangen University (HFU) with a laser marking system. Since then, the system has proven itself in scientific research, as…
Contributor · January 10, 2020
Markus Stolmar has been elected as the new president and CEO by the board of directors for United Grinding North America Inc., Miamisburg, Ohio. Imported from the CTE archive to seed discussion…
Contributor · January 9, 2020
Birmingham, Alabama-based Motion Industries Inc., a leading distributor of MRO replacement parts and a wholly owned subsidiary of Genuine Parts Co., has named Chris Pacer to vice president of the company's Central…
Contributor · January 9, 2020
Driven by higher customer demand and expectations of further growth, Seco Machine began production at its new manufacturing plant. Imported from the CTE archive to seed discussion on MFGAxis. Originally published on…
Contributor · January 9, 2020
The U.K. has approximately 10,000 miles of railway track on its network while the U.S. boasts over 140,000 miles. One thing that both networks have in common however is the need to…
Contributor · January 9, 2020
Tavares, Florida-based GWS Tool Group announces it has acquired Intrepid Tool Industries ("Intrepid"). Intrepid is the first add-on acquisition in 2020 for GWS. Imported from the CTE archive to seed discussion on…
Contributor · January 7, 2020
Glebar Co., a precision grinding solutions organization, announced the acquisition of Tridex Technology Ltd. Tridex is a leader in electrochemical grinding (ECG) technology, bolstering double-digit growth since inception. Tridex specializes in the…
Contributor · January 6, 2020
No, this story does not begin with "once upon a time," since it is far too serious, vivid and full of unique facts for a fairy tale. The German partition created different…
Contributor · January 6, 2020
Walter has reached an agreement to acquire the Melin Tool Co., a privately owned, Cleveland-based company and manufacturer of solid-carbide and HSS end mills, drills and countersinks. Melin is a growing company,…
Contributor · January 6, 2020
Solar Atmospheres announces the addition of Tom Gundic to its Greenville, South Carolina, facility. Gundic has accepted the position of plant manager, bringing with him over 14 years of vacuum heat treating…
Contributor · January 6, 2020
Worthington, Ohio-based Hyperion Materials & Technologies, a global leader in developing hard and superhard materials for a wide range of demanding applications, on Jan. 1 completed the acquisition of AFC Hartmetall, a…
Contributor · January 5, 2020
North American Tool Corp., South Beloit, Illinois, has announced the appointment of Steve Mayse as director of manufacturing. Imported from the CTE archive to seed discussion on MFGAxis. Originally published on CTE:…
Contributor · January 5, 2020