With the help of adhesive forces, geckos have been moving easily over smooth surfaces for millions of years. SCHUNK is using this principle to develop various fields of handling applications with ADHESO, its new gripping technology.
Like just about every other manufacturing operation, welding has made the leap into the 21st century with automation, agile manufacturing processes, and offline programming.
September 2020 U.S. cutting tool consumption totaled $156.1 million, according to the U.S. Cutting Tool Institute (USCTI) and AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology.
GWS Tool Group acquiring STF Precision marks GWS’ third add-on acquisition in 2020.
There’s more to machining than machine tools and cutters. Shops also need an assortment of machine components to keep their CNC lathes and machining centers humming.
Ovako, a producer of clean steel, has made several enhancements to its online Steel Navigator. This digital tool is designed to help customers search for specific steel grades by group, quality, type of process, product and chemical composition.
TDM Systems, a digitalization specialist and provider of tool data management systems for industry has announced the latest version of its TDM and TDM Global Line. The releases offers numerous enhanced developments as well as new modules that help users reduce their tooling costs and increase their efficiency, according to TDM Systems.
Marposs announces Aeroel MECLAB.T40 bench-top laser measurement system for measuring tools and blanks.
YG-1 has added to its DREAM DRILLS lineup with the new DREAM DRILLS PRO line, which is optimized for machining in steel and cast iron, according to a company statement.
It’s said that holemaking is the most commonly performed of all machining operations. And it stands to reason that most of those holes must be reamed or most likely bored after drilling. For as long as machinists have been boring holes, however, they’ve struggled with a variety of problems.
