TRB Lightweight Structures Makes Parts for London Underground Piccadilly Line Project July 12, 2021 TRB Lightweight Structures is working with Siemens Mobility on the manufacture and supply of the emergency detrainment systems – including M Door, bridge and stairs – for 94 nine-car ‘Inspiro’ train sets for the London Underground Piccadilly Line.
FANUC and Manufacturing Skills Standards Council Offer Combined Certifications July 28, 2021 FANUC America and the Manufacturing Skill Standards Council have aligned to co-market the stackability of their industry-recognized certifications, representing a major step toward helping the U.S. overcome its shortage of skilled workers.
U.S.: The Once and Future Manufacturing Leader May 21, 2021 The U.S. has not been competitive, so companies sourced offshore to meet consumer and industrial demand for low-priced goods. Fortunately, however, a positive localization trend since 2010 indicates an increasing rate of reshoring by U.S. companies and foreign direct investment by foreign companies.
Zimmermann Milling Machines FZP with Thermosymmetrical Structure May 27, 2021 The newly developed 5-axis portal milling machines of the FZP Series from Zimmermann are compact, flexible and highly accurate. This is ensured by the thermosymmetrical design with center-guided Z-slide.
Medical Manufacturing Gets Smarter October 28, 2021 More flexible machines and more automation are remaking the future of health care.
ARCH Cutting Tools Corp. acquires CONTOUR360 September 30, 2021 ARCH Cutting Tools Corp., an ARCH Global Precision Company, has announced the acquisition of CONTOUR360 of Cornish, Maine.
New Tech Offers Improved Drilling Productivity for Steel, Cast Iron April 28, 2021 Holemaking in steel and cast iron up to one inch in diameter is one of the most widely used metalworking processes. What is driving drilling and tapping performance are advances in substrate, coatings, three-flute designs, and combination tools. Just as important are advances in coolant delivery, using different size holes and shapes to facilitate chip evacuation.
Fast Times for Machine Spindles January 20, 2021 Driven spindles are the technical core of a machine tool, supplying the power to turn the cutting tools that shape our products and our world. Attaching one to a five-axis movement creates an advanced CNC machine.
AWS, Google, Microsoft apply expertise in data, software to manufacturing October 20, 2021 Calculated use of an increasing variety of information-gathering tools is turning Big Data into Even Bigger Data and democratizing access to the information collected.
Where the ‘Digital Universe’ Is Going (and Where Wild Savings Can Be Had Today) October 12, 2021 The digital thread is one piece of the digital transformation underway at NASA and throughout the manufacturing community.
