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U.S. Machine Tool Orders Accelerate
June manufacturing technology orders climbed 6.5 percent over May to $373.2 million.
New Distributor for GF Machining Solutions in Upper Midwest
Ellison Technologies now serves GF customers in North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Minnesota, Western and Eastern Wisconsin, and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
Grinding Systems for the Most Challenging Applications
GCH Machinery, GCH Tool Group and Total Grinding Solutions offer full turnkey grinding systems, including grinder design with machine and process automation.
World-Class Machining with Modular Automation
VL series manufacturing systems from EMAG use modular inverted vertical lathes integrated with an O-automation transport system for efficient precision machining of parts up to 100 mm diameter in a small footprint to reduce floor space costs and create a flexible machine layout.
Yaskawa Motoman Names New VP of Sales & Marketing
Doug Burnside is their new vice president of North American sales and marketing.
How to Increase Productivity, OEE, and Profits Without Buying New Machines
Software and hardware systems from Shop Floor Automations can help shops increase productivity, OEE, and profits without buying new machines or downsizing their workforce in order to afford upgrades.
Connecting Multi-Purpose Machine Tools with Robotic Loading Centers
To effectively process large parts, Selway Machine Tool connects a compact Eurotech Spinner TTC300 dual spindle/dual turret multi-process turning center to a Trinity TCL-10 loading center with a Fanuc M10iA robot, and a compact Matsuura MX-330 5-axis vertical machining center to a Trinity MCL-35f loading center with a with a Fanuc M20iA-35M robot.
U.S. Manufacturers Respond to Disruptive Technology and Plans for Deregulation
A new survey by Exact shows they are embracing the “fourth industrial revolution,” with one-third already increasing their investments in technology and hiring more U.S.-based employees to prepare for changes in border tariffs, revoking existing trade agreements and a focus on “buying American.”
Digitization Transforms Mazak Plant in Japan
Their Oguchi plant uses digitally integrated advanced manufacturing cells and systems for free-flow data sharing of process control and operation monitoring.
Absolute Machine Tools Names New Chief Operating Officer
David Grega now leads operations of their technical centers in Lorain, and Mason, OH, Livonia, MI, and Elgin, IL.
GF Machining Solutions Secures Major U.S. Aerospace Order
GKN Aerospace orders several high precision milling machines, software and automation.
GF Machining Solutions Launches New Apprenticeship Program for High School Students
The program will teach future application engineers and field-services engineers how to install and repair machines and other manufacturing equipment.
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