Kennametal Inc. (Pittsburgh) announced June 29 that its board of directors has appointed Christopher (Chris) Rossi as president and CEO and has named him a director. Rossi succeeds Ron De Feo, whom the board has appointed executive chairman. Both appointments are effective August 1.
Overall, there are two overriding customer needs: reducing cycle time and machine downtime. They want higher feed rates and depth of cut for greater metal removal.
Until the middle of 2010, first-tier subcontract machinist, JJ Churchill, could produce turbine blades only if they had their fir-tree root-forms preground elsewhere, or if they were subsequently added by another subcontractor. No longer is this the case.
Vollmer of America completed its move into a new 30,000-square-foot facility near Pittsburgh International Airport in June of 2020 and participated in the Las Vegas AWFS Fair in July this year.
Visibility, uptime, profits, and part quality: why a networked manufacturing floor is no longer a nice-to-have
Artificial intelligence and automation help modernize machining.
While fossil fuels dominate the energy market, expect a new mix of parts as renewable energy and EVs grow in market share.
Mikron Tool expands its CrazyMill Cool P&S milling cutter family
As hackers become more sophisticated and dangerous, manufacturers need to step up their cybersecurity efforts.
In today’s ever-changing environment, planning—and investing in next-generation solutions—is more critical than ever.
