Six-Flute End Mill Refines Features for Mold Cutting 

| MoldMaking Technology

IMTS 2024: Ceratizit’s six-flute end mill, designed for high toughness with equally high hardness, is engineered for titanium, superalloys and even tool steels.

Techmer PM inducted as Purdue CAM’s first material supplier

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Techmer PM, Purdue to create materials optimized for LFAM at Composites Manufacturing and Simulation Center, while providing education, validated simulation tools, materials characterization and industry best practices.

Plastic Leak Protection System Protects Injection Molding Machine Nozzles

Fiona Lawler | MoldMaking Technology

Airtect plastic leak protection systems from PCS company provides round-the-clock, direct protection of injection molding machine nozzles and manifold systems.

Eaton Evaluates Foundry Lab Process as Die Cast Alternative: Aids Prototyping and Supply Chain

Peter Zelinski | Additive Manufacturing

Foundry Lab’s digital casting is an additive-enabled process that delivers cast parts. Eaton AM manager describes how near to die casting the process comes, and what promise he sees.
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Creating the Right Lab Environment for ISO 16232 Analysis

| Products Finishing

When a new product is required to meet a minimum level of “clean” on a consistent basis, your existing quality lab environment may not be sufficient in its current state. Find out how to create the best test lab for these applications.

Rush CNC Machine Features Cutting, Prepointing, Chamfering Capabilities

Jessica Pompili | Modern Machine Shop

IMTS 2024: Rush Machinery showcases a CNC machine for all combinations of cutting, prepointing and chamfering operations.

Big Daishowa Opens New Facility To Expand Capacity

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

The 49,500-square-meter plant in Awaji, Japan is designed to meet production needs and accommodate future growth.

Los sistemas de sujeción de herramientas y metrología de Rego-Fix incrementan la precisión y la eficacia

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

Rego-Fix presenta las unidades PGA 9500 y la powRgrip Single, así como la herramienta ForceMaster.

Guanajuato impulsa la transición hacia la electromovilidad

| Modern Machine Shop México

De acuerdo con el gobierno del estado, existen más de 58 empresas que se dedican a la producción de componentes automotrices para la electromovilidad.

A History of Precision: The Invention and Evolution of Swiss-Style Machining

| Modern Machine Shop

In the late 1800s, a new technology — Swiss-type machines — emerged to serve Switzerland’s growing watchmaking industry. Today, Swiss-machined parts are ubiquitous, and there’s a good reason for that: No other machining technology can produce tiny, complex components more efficiently or at higher quality.

Methods Machine Tools Promotes Vice President of Engineering and Development

Jessica Pompili | Production Machining

Methods Machine Tools Inc. has promoted James Van Buskirk to the role of vice president of engineering and development.

Okuma Machine Lineup Features Intelligent Manufacturing Technology

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

IMTS 2024: Okuma’s booth features CNC machine tools, a CNC control, a line of automation systems, intelligent manufacturing technologies, customer services and more.

Technology Review and Sourcing Guide 2024: Cutting Tools

| MoldMaking Technology

Mold cutting tools are used on machine tools to cut metal and are one component of the overall mold machining process to consider when looking to improve speeds, feeds, wear and surface finish. Access this exclusive, online-only content, including a suppliers list, cutting tool products and more.

Additives Boast Sustainability Without Sacrificing Performance

Lilli Manolis Sherman | Plastics Technology

Sustainability continues to dominate new additives technology, but upping performance is also evident. Most of the new additives have been targeted to commodity resins and particularly polyolefins.

Paperless Parts Showcases Software for Quoting, Collaboration

Jessica Pompili | Modern Machine Shop

IMTS 2024: Paperless Parts highlights its quoting and collaboration software with automated BOM breakout from CAD models, AI-supported PDF extraction and more.

Composites fabrication, assemblies expertise supports military and commercial space

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

CAMX 2024: Subsystem provider PCX Aerosystem – Santa Ana highlights its execution of a variety of composite and hybrid composite/metallic programs for aerospace and space customers.

Custom Automation for a Multi-Spindle Turning Center

Cara Ready | Production Machining

Machine tools capable of performing multiple functions and machining parts to completion are becoming the standard rather than the exception. Incorporating automation into these systems allows for extended periods of operation without the need for operator intervention.  

Midaco Pallet System Enables Extended Periods of Unattended Machining

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

IMTS 2024: The Automatic 4-Pallet Changer is designed for both high-volume production and low-volume, high-mix multi-setup operations.

Volkmann Powder Recovery System Reprocesses Excess Material

Angela Osborne | Modern Machine Shop

The metal powder reprocessing system transfers material to 3D printers, recovers the unused material, screens it and then returns the material to the machine or a container for future use.

Job Shop Audit Quiz

| Products Finishing

Do you know how your shop stacks up against your competition? Leveraging data and insights from over 250 shops, unlock growth opportunities and find important insights to your shop.

Horn Toolholder Features Sintered Chipbreaking Geometry

Jessica Pompili | Production Machining

IMTS 2024: Horn introduces the 105 Supermini tool with sintered chipbreaking geometry, designed with teardrop-shaped carbide blanks for boring, profile turning, chamfering, grooving, threading, drilling and chip control.

Getting ready for CAMX 2024

Hannah Mason | CompositesWorld

The Composites and Advanced Materials Expo’s 10th anniversary trade show and conference will be held in San Diego from Sept. 9-12, 2024.