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EU, U.S. Machine Tool Associations Issue Joint Statement on TTIP
The machine tool sector stresses abolishing tariffs and more to reduce trade barriers.
GF Machining Solutions Names New Directors
Don McMillan is the director of sales and Tony Salvado is the director of applications.
Vollmer Adds New Personnel
Derrick Bailey, Matthew LaRose and Tatjana Gruber have joined application and sales support.
Comau Reaches Robot Milestone
They have installed 10,000 robots around the globe that are controlled by B&R mapp technology.
WFW Receives Donation from Core Powered
The tooling manufacturer donates $37,000, a vending machine for students, and launches a fundraising campaign to supply students with a daily meal.
IBC Advanced Alloys Reports Fiscal 2015 Results
Engineered Materials activity increased with F-35 component production and Copper Alloys sales softened due to declining copper prices, a much weaker oil and gas sector and a general softening in other key markets.
Tongtai Machine & Tool Acquires Majority Stake in Anger Machining
This deal strengthens their presence in automotive machining markets.
MMI Expands Facility
The 20,000 sq ft addition in Stevensville is in response to growing business demands.
All Over the Mapp
The next step in the Internet of Things is here. These robots and the machine tools they tend can use a single controller for automated interaction instead of separate units operated by different kinds of software that must communicate through a fieldbus. Now the same control system can manage both the machines and the robots of an automated plant.
Tax Tips for Job Shops: The R&D Tax Credit
Time to start thinking about the tax bill that comes due next spring. Michael Siegel of alliantgroup explains how to identify those practices that will qualify for this valuable credit and take advantage of one of the most generous tax incentives out there.
Determining a Machine’s True Value
In addition to the purchase price, many other costs factor into the machine’s true cost to determine the long-term cost of ownership that decides whether investing in high-performance machining centers is a better business solution than a lower-cost option.
