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When machining medical screws made from titanium or stainless steels, manufacturers typically need a drill, a milling cutter, and an ultimate machining strategy with perfectly tuned parameters. Mikron Tool says it has developed a turnkey solution for this application that simultaneously does the machining of hex lobular bone screws (better known as Torx) 50 percent faster. Read Full Story
The State University of New York (SUNY) at New Paltz, Urbahn Architects, and PC Construction have completed a new Engineering Innovation Hub (EIH) building at SUNY New Paltz. This two-story, 19,500-sq.-ft. facility houses the College’s relatively new and popular bachelor’s degree program in mechanical engineering. Read Full Story
During Manufacturing Days at its factory in Davis, Calif. from October 8 to 9, DMG Mori will present the latest developments and innovations in Horizontal Machining, Automation, Additive Manufacturing, and Digitization. Visitors will have the opportunity to see 13 new machine tools, most of them equipped with automation solutions. Read Full Story
CNC Software has launched Mastercam 2020 Mill. According to the company, the module offers expanded machining flexibility and an increased emphasis on speed and automation, 2D high speed toolpaths, 3D enhancements, and multiaxis features combine with dozens of additional new enhancements in a software package intended to improve shop floor productivity. Read Full Story
The $150 million “factory of the future” that the Swiss innovator ABB announced nearly a year ago is becoming reality in this enormous city’s Pudong New Area. “We just took the first shovels and dug a hole here for a new factory,” Michael Larsson, group VP and global head of automotive manufacturing solutions for ABB Robotics, said today at Dassault Systèmes’ Manufacturing in the Age of Experience event. Read Full Story
