ZEISS Installs New Shop Floor Measuring Solution for Car Body Inspection September 28, 2020 Zeiss Industrial Quality Solutions will install Zeiss AICell trace at a premier electric vehicle manufacturer in North America in 2020. The correlation-free measuring cell is the most accurate, shop floor car body robotic process and quality control system on the market.
Eaton Begins Metal 3D Printing Program October 21, 2020 Power management company Eaton said its Vehicle Group is implementing a new 3D metal printing program as a part of its Industry 4.0 strategy to reduce development time and improve efficiency.
Stratasys moving beyond tooling October 27, 2020 Rich, General Motors recently invested in 17 production-grade FDM printers, intending to use them for 3D-printed tooling. The term “tooling” is quite broad, however. Can you share details about what types of tooling GM and others are 3D printing, and why?
Fabricator Uses Cobots to Beef Up Welding Operations October 27, 2020 Processed Metal Innovators LLC (PMI), Bloomer, Wis., is a metal fabricator that produces hundreds of different stamped and welded metal parts for heavy equipment, automobiles, appliances, and more.
GWS Tool Group Acquires STF Precision October 26, 2020 GWS Tool Group acquiring STF Precision marks GWS’ third add-on acquisition in 2020.
Grede Acquires Some Assets From RMG Waukesha June 3, 2020 Grede said it has acquired some assets of Renaissance Manufacturing Group (RMG) Waukesha, LLC.
April 2020 U.S. Cutting Tool Orders Down 14.4% from April 2019 June 16, 2020 April 2020 U.S. cutting tool consumption totaled $142.9 million, according to the U.S. Cutting Tool Institute (USCTI) and AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology.
Seco Tools Acquires Cutting Tool Division of QCT in Mexico June 2, 2020 Seco has completed the acquisition of the cutting tool division of Quimmco Centro Tecnológico (QCT), a subsidiary of the Quimmco Group. The cutting tool division acquired from QCT has three locations in Mexico to support customers and is a leading solid-carbide tooling manufacturer, specializing in custom products and reconditioning.
Ultimaker Launches Redesigned Printer Management Software June 17, 2020 Ultimaker, Utrecht, Netherlands, and Waltham, Mass., has introduced a redesigned cloud-based printer management solution, called Ultimaker Digital Factory.
Planning the Process for Additive Manufacturing June 4, 2020 The medical industry is booming. Aging populations, rising rates of health care utilization and advancements in manufacturing technology are driving the industry forward—and toward a future that includes additive manufacturing (AM) as a major part of the part-production environment.
