One of the most cost-effective ways to obtain the benefits of automation is by adding a bar feeder to a CNC lathe or other bar machine. Costing anywhere from about $10,000 to $40,000 depending on configuration, the devices can add hours of untended operating time for part volumes of a few hundred to tens of thousands.
In a world where machine shops are struggling to stay open and maintain their business and in a day when “going into dad’s business” is not what it once was, Platinum Tooling is an exception to the rule.
Machine operators can replace time-consuming manual setups and gauging with the precision of digital metrology through a conversational CNC interface.
Pace Industries, a provider of custom die casting, engineering and manufacturing for many industries, has closed on the acquisition of aluminum high-pressure die casting facility Jackson Die Cast from Metal Technologies of Indiana.
OPEN MIND Technologies & HAIMER Collaborate To Machine a Sleek Panther Figure from a single aluminum block.
The COVID-19 pandemic clearly proved challenging to the manufacturing industry in myriad ways. Now, as nations and industries begin to navigate their way forward as restrictions are lifted, manufacturers have an opportunity to put into practice some lessons learned.
CNC machine tools supplier Methods Machine Tools is hosting concurrent open houses at its Phoenix and Los Angeles technical centers Oct. 5 to Oct. 7.
Mr. Miltenberger joined Sunnen as President/COO in 2015 and is now promoted to CEO.
Thread milling can be better understood by asking five specific questions.
New series features 10 true cutting edges and 36◦ entry angle.
