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Random Thoughts About Reshoring and Buying American

What will be the effect of the supply chain disruptions of recent years? Here are several observations related to where companies produce and how we think about a manufactured product’s origins.

Peter Zelinski
Editorial Director, Modern Machine Shop

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Toolholders

Jergens Pull Studs Enable Quick Changeovers

SP140 and K02 pull studs offer quick-change solutions for vise or gripper jaws, electronic component manufacturing, packaging machines, medical technology and automation.

EDM

Wall Colmonoy Acquires New Wire EDM From Sodick

The company will use the new wire EDM machine to increase capacity, improve cycle times, achieve tighter tolerances and improve surface finishes.

Holemaking

Kay Engineering's Gundrilling Machine Performs Range of Operations

Kay Engineering’s DeHoff 20144 is used to perform gundrilling, pull boring, roller burnishing and thread tapping.

Turning Tools

Kyocera Turning Grade Provides Tough Cutting Edge

The Megacoat Tough coating combines a wear-resistant layer on the surface adhered to high-content CBN, which provides greater fracture resistance when encountering interruptions.

NIMS Introduces New Standards for Job Training

NIMS’s Smart Standards are designed to be a starting point for any employer or educator developing or evaluating training in various sectors of manufacturing.

Vertical Machining Centers

Mitsui Seiki's Compact VMC Offers High-Precision Milling

The VL30 series is designed to machines high-precision mold inserts for medical, packaging, industrial and aerospace applications.

Paperless Parts
Automation

Translating a Prototyping Mindset to Production

The experimental mindset that benefited BDE Manufacturing Technologies as a prototype job shop has given it an adaptable edge as a production facility.

Evan Doran
Associate Editor

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Star Cutter Enhances PCD Tool Reconditioning Services

Star Cutter provides reconditioning for its own PCD products, as well as other manufacturer’s tools.

Cutting Tools

Walter Indexable Inserts Provide Improved Wear Resistance

WBH20C indexable inserts provide excellent layer bonding and long tool life due to the patent-pending method for pretreatment.

Workholding

Dillon's Carbide Coating Increases Jaw Gripping Force

Carbinite is a wear-resistant, textured carbide coating that reportedly doubles the gripping force of jaws.

GMTA Appoints New President, CEO as Former Leader Steps Down

Walter Friedrich has appointed Michael Rose to be his successor as the new president and CEO at German Machine Tools of America.

Data-Driven Manufacturing

Siemens Monitoring Platform Integrates Samotics ESA

Using ESA technology, NXpower Monitor enables the detection of electrical and mechanical faults up to five months before downtime happens.

CAD/CAM

Open Mind's Updated CAD/CAM Suite Enhances NC Programming

Eastec 2023: HyperMill 2023 includes a new General Transformation Pattern feature that uses a selected reference geometry and searches for the same reference in all other models regardless of its spatial orientation.

DN Solutions
Holemaking

Form Tapping Improves Tool Life, Costs

Moving from cut tapping to form tapping for a notable application cut tooling costs at Siemens Energy and increased tool life a hundredfold.

Evan Doran
Associate Editor

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West Ohio Tool Acquires Women-Owned Business Certifications

The company is now a certified Women-Owned Business Enterprise for the state of Ohio, which expands opportunities in obtaining contracts for goods and services, construction, engineering, IT, professional services and other sectors.

Motion Industries Promotes New Senior VP, CFO

Patrick Cummings joined Motion in 2012 and has held various leadership positions during his tenure.

Automation

Muratec Packing Solution Automates Material Handling

The Ledger A3 AS/RS miniload system feature high-speed, simultaneous carriage loading and unloading for storing, picking and sorting of small, lightweight goods.

Grinding

Vollmer's Grinding Machine Features Double-Spindle Design

Eastec 2023: VGrinds are said to be suitable for machining rotary tools made from carbide, such as drills, milling cutters or reamers.

Global Shop Solutions Promotes New Products, Engineering Director

Trent Maynard’s responsibilities will include implementing AI testing tools and best practices, as well as modernizing the company’s software interfaces and tech stack.

Workholding

SMW Autoblok's Workholding System Removes Obstacles

Eastec 2023: MillTec makes it is easier to carry out complex operations with five-sided access to the part.

Makino Automation
Automation

Lessons on the Journey Toward Shop Automation

By necessity, small and mid-sized American job shops are automating production, whether through swift, dramatic upgrades in capital equipment, or slow, methodical changes to processes and procedures on the shop floor.

Brent Donaldson
Editor-in-Chief, Modern Machine Shop

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Milling Tools

Walter Xtra-tec XT Milling Tools Feature Pocket Design

Eastec 2023: Walter’s Xtended Technology (XT) milling tools offer large cross-sections for maximum tool stability and a larger contact surface for a secure seat and reduced surface pressure.

Die/Mold

Cimatron's Updated CAD/CAM Software Streamlines Mold Design

Eastec 2023: Cimatron V16 includes a clean new user interface and increased automation for faster mold design, electrode creation and NC programming.

Vertical Machining Centers

Nidec Double-Column Machining Center Reduces Non-Cutting Time

Powered by electricity, MV12BxII is designed for a diverse range of production environments, from high-precision surface machining to general parts machining

Siemens Partners With Microsoft to Expand Industrial AI

The companies are integrating Siemens’ Teamcenter software for product lifecycle management with Microsoft’s collaboration platform Teams and the language models in Azure OpenAI Service.

Shop Management Software

Simulation and Tooling Secure High-Value Work

Simulation software and careful attention to tooling parameters have enabled Major Tool to take on ambitious projects with its complex machinery.

Measurement

Hamar Laser Alignment System Streamlines Turning Setup

The L-703S system aligns headstock spindle axes to guideways and subspindles and tailstocks on lathes, OD/ID grinders, turning centers and similar machines.

OASIS Inspection Systems
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