National Safety Council: COVID-19 on Pace to Become Third Leading Cause of Death in 2020 August 20, 2020 The National Safety Council says it is highly alarmed to see that the mortality numbers for COVID-19 already have surpassed the total annual number of preventable, accidental deaths in 2018, the most recent year of final data—and it is only August. At this pace, COVID-19 likely will be the third leading cause of death in 2020, behind only heart disease and cancer.
Sandvik Launches Sanicro 35 Super-Austenitic Grade Steel August 26, 2020 Maker of a new alloy targets extremely corrosive environments and seawater applications
ExOne, Xometry Form Partnership August 26, 2020 ExOne Company and Xometry announced they will join together to provide metal 3D printing services.
YG-1 Launches DREAM DRILLS PRO Cutting Tools For Higher Performance, Speeds In Steel, Cast Iron August 26, 2020 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.
UL Says COVID-19 Increases Cybersecurity Problems August 27, 2020 UL says the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has increased cybersecurity problems for manufacturers.
The Italian trade show 32.BI-MU is scheduled for live participation from 14 to 17 October, 2020 August 27, 2020 Take a break from the virtual and go live at the 32nd edition of BI-MU. Over 550 companies have confirmed their presence at this Italian trade show for machine tools, robotics and automation in Milan, Italy.
May 2020 U.S. Cutting Tool Orders Down 4.4% from April 2020 July 21, 2020 May 2020 U.S. cutting tool consumption totaled $136.6 million, according to the U.S. Cutting Tool Institute (USCTI) and AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology.
Wenzel, Nikon Enter Distribution Partnership July 20, 2020 The distribution agreement between Nikon Metrology, Inc. – Americas and WENZEL America sees two of the biggest global players for metrology create a new partnership in North America. This distribution partnership provides customers with a combination of CMMs and Nikon Metrology’s laser scanning technology.
How ‘smart processes’ fit into Industry 4.0 July 21, 2020 If Industry 3.0 is identified by the computerization of factory floor processes to make them “smart,” then Industry 4.0 can be understood as the expansion of the idea to include all of the non-factory floor inputs required to produce a quality product and a successful enterprise.
What AM was planned for IMTS? July 20, 2020 Had IMTS 2020 taken place as scheduled, it would have been clear that making parts as quickly and cost-effectively as possible remains as the primary goal in manufacturing.