Industry update
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At the Right Angle: a primer on milling cutters
In milling applications, 90° cutters are perhaps the most common tools.These versatile tools are used for milling square shoulders, slots, face operations bound by shoulders, edges, pockets, and cavities. Face mills perform machining by ramping and turn-milling. These 90°cutters prevail in the product range of tool manufacturers that produce general-purpose mills whether indexable, solid, or brazed. -
Hiroyuki Kawakami appointed president of Mitsui Seiki Kogyo, Ltd.
Hiroyuki “Roy” Kawakami has been promoted to President of Mitsui Seiki Kogyo, Ltd., the parent company of Mitsui Seiki USA, Inc. -
Industrial robots have moved from maturity into a fast-growth phase
The past five years have been a roller-coaster ride for the industrial robot market. -
Manufacturing showed continued growth in April
Monthly Gross Domestic Product (GDP) increased by 0.3 per cent in April, making the seventh consecutive monthly growth, according to the latest date from Statistics Canada. -
camInstructor online and hybrid Mastercam training courses offer Mastercam certification
The technology training experts at camInstructor are offering their Mastercam training courses in both online and hybrid formats. -
Peter Hoecklin named new CEO for Makino Inc.
Makino Inc., the America’s division of Makino Milling Machine Co., has announced Peter Hoecklin has joined the company as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
Shop Tools
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iSwiss to showcase new tool holders at IMTS 2022
iSwiss will be showcasing its new Type X height adjustable backworking tool holders at this year’s IMTS 2022 event. -
Jorgensen to show new filtration, fluid optimizer and coolant systems at IMTS 2022
Jorgensen Conveyor and Filtration Solutions has announced three new systems that it says will reduce labour and improve performance throughout the machining process. -
Star Cutter to highlight NXT tool grinder at IMTS 2022
Star Cutter Co. will be displaying its newest generation automated NXT five axis tool grinder at IMTS 2022. -
Marposs to demonstrate OptoCloud EDU inspection system at IMTS 2022
Marposs will be demonstrating the OptoCloud EDU (Electric Drive Unit), its latest generation of 3D precision inspection solutions designed for the electrical vehicle industry, at IMTS 2022. -
Solid carbide orbital thread milling cutter
Walter has launched the TC630 Supreme solid carbide orbital thread milling cutter. -
Pemamek introduces Skyhook Pro Intelligent Positioner
Pemamek Oy and Pemamek LLC have introduced the Skyhook Pro Intelligent Positioners for assembly, arc welding, and post-weld finishing operations.
Featured Articles
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WELDING: Hereʼs a hot tip
Projection welding of fasteners to hot stamped boron components -
FABRICATING: Leveraging assist gas innovation to fine tune laser cutting
by Noelle Stapinsky Leveraging software capabilities and assist gas innnovation is helping fine tune fiber laser cutting process efficiencies -
Understanding the benefits of e-catalogs for accessing cutting tool data
In metalworking, the cutting tool e-catalog is firmly rooted as an effective and diversified source of vital information and creative possibilities. Will the e-catalog replace the paper catalog in the near future? -
Ask the Expert: Shop Floor CMMs
by Kip Hanson Coordinate measuring machines are only for the inspection room, right? Maybe not. -
Printing Green
by Kip Hanson How 3D printing is helping to make manufacturing more sustainable -
LEADERS: Elliott Matsuura's Frank Haydar on the critical need to provide prompt customer service and support
SHOP: You have been in this industry a long time. What would you say has been the most important change you’ve seen within your customer base? HAYDAR: They are lot more knowledgeable with respect to the ever changing, complex and improving technology and so they are a lot more demanding. They are also understanding the need for automation and lights out manufacturing. -
Offline in Ontario
by Staff Writer Shop Metalworking Technology has some questions for Zoller’s Chander Bhardwaj about offline tool presetting -
The Benefits of Jig Grinding with 5-axis Machining
A little history on Jig Grinding as paraphrased from Wikipedia: Jig Grinding technology was developed at the end of World War 1 and is used for grinding complex shapes and holes where the highest degrees of accuracy and finish are required. -
Principled Plan for Growth
Ranfar Steel invests in new machinery to drive future growth without compromising its founding principles -
Teknion goes full TRUMPF
A case study of the speed and flexibility possible through welding automation