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Okuma Hires 5-Axis Product Specialist
Kyle Klaver will specifically work with distributors and customers on their 5-axis machining centers and multi-axis lathe application needs.
BIG BOOK: THE INDUSTRY’S LARGEST CATALOG OF METALWORKING AND MRO SUPPLIES
As if 500,000 items in 40 product categories was not enough, this catalog from MSC Industrial Direct also features beneficial programs including next-day delivery, supply chain optimization, MRO and metalworking vending solutions and more services aimed at helping customers reduce costs.
Diamonds are a Block’s Best Friend for Honing
Engine remanufacturer Jasper Engines & Transmissions and engine builder White Performance & Machine are two shops with different needs that illustrate how new diamond honing abrasives technology from Sunnen simplifies the boring process, cuts cycle times as much as half, and improves dyno results.
Factors You Must Consider When Purchasing a New VMC
In a typical production machine shop, the processing capabilities required can vary greatly between applications: some value power and torque over rpm, others value spindle speed more than torque or power. To ensure the highest level of productivity in all cases, all of these factors must be evaluated when considering a new investment in a vertical machining center.
Waterjets: What’s New
The latest advances in abrasive waterjet technology from OMAX, Knuth Machine Tools, Jet Edge, Techni Waterjet, Flow International could help reduce your operating costs by making your cutting processes more competitive.
World of Waterjets: Precision Cuts in a Variety of Sheet Sizes
Full line service center Penn Stainless Products needed to reduce its turnaround times on precision alloy cutting. A new state-of-the-art cutting system from Flow International not only cut the lead times, it expanded the center’s capabilities as well.
2012 State of the Industry: Metal Cutting Software
Forecast: Software must support demand for automation by driving the growth of more complicated machine tools that reduce setups.
2012 State of the Industry: Saws
Forecast: Increasing automation and higher machining speeds on composite materials is creating strong opportunities in the aerospace, oil and gas, agricultural sectors for saw manufacturers.
2012 State of the Industry: Waterjets
Forecast: The metal fabrication sector will continue to recover faster than metal cutting sector, with strong opportunities and more investment in higher end machine tool applications in the aerospace and medical markets.
2012 State of the Industry: Lasers
Forecast: There will be increasing consolidation in this high growth industry, as advanced automation provides strong opportunities in the agricultural sector and other markets.
2012 State of the Industry: Metal Cutting Machine Tools
Forecast: Watch for increasing supplier-customer collaboration on increasing automation, smart operations, and networking of machinery and equipment in the aerospace, oil and gas, automotive, agricultural, die and mold sectors.
The Fiscal Physical
Need credit access and capital? There are seven financial issues that are critical to improving the communication between the banker and business owner. Steve LeFevre of Profit Mastery explains some ways to manage these factors, gain better control and improve their business performance.
