Toolholding Applications Offer Win-Win Scenarios October 7, 2019 Defeating chatter, increasing speeds and feeds, defeating pullout, and reducing cycle times hold the keys to success.
PTC Announced It Will Buy Onshape October 25, 2019 Acquisition to Position PTC as CAD and PLM Industry Transitions to Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)
Siemens Plans the Acquisition of Edge Technology from Pixeom October 24, 2019 Siemens is planning the acquisition of Edge technology from the US company Pixeom. With this action, Siemens is strengthening its Industrial Edge portfolio by adding software components for Edge runtime and for device management.
New CCX CVD Coated Cermet Grade October 23, 2019 Kyocera Precision Tools, Hendersonville, N.C., has introduced a CVD Coated Cermet Grade for production in a wide range of finishing applications. The CCX Grade is a new technology composed of a unique, high-strength cermet insert with a thick layer of CVD coating.
Barlow Named General Manager for ARCH Cutting Tools Rhode Island February 13, 2020 ARCH Cutting Tools announced that Brian Barlow has been named general manager, ARCH Cutting Tools Rhode Island, based in Smithfield. He is responsible for the overall business and production operations at the ARCH Cutting Tools Smithfield manufacturing facility.
Arundel Machine Tool LLC acquired by ARCH Global Precision January 30, 2020 ARCH Global Precision, Bloomfield Hills, Mich., on Jan. 21 acquired Arundel Machine Tool, located in Arundel, Maine. Arundel manufactures high-precision components and assemblies primarily for the aerospace and defense market, as well as the semiconductor and oil and gas industries.
BIG Kaiser Announces New Hires and Promotion of District Manager January 23, 2020 BIG Kaiser Precision Tooling Inc. has announced a promotion and multiple new hires that the company says will continue to bolster customer support and responsiveness in several key regions.
Hang On Tight January 5, 2020 Smart chucks and zero-point locating systems, quick-change vises and modular workholding are good examples of advanced workholding systems, but you might be thinking, “Who needs it? Give me a 6" machinist’s vise, a three-jaw power chuck, some toe straps and a few T-nuts and I’ll make whatever parts you send my way.”
CIMdata Publishes CGTech VERICUT Product Review December 19, 2019 CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic consulting and research firm, has released a detailed product review for CGTech’s numerical control (NC/CNC) simulation, verification, and optimization solution suite, VERICUT. The review features the most recent version of VERICUT, V9.0, released in November 2019.
Seco Tools to Acquire QCT’s Division for Cutting Tools December 20, 2019 Seco Tools, a division of Sandvik Machining Solutions, has reached an agreement to acquire the cutting tools division of QUIMMCO CENTRO TECNOLÓGICO (QCT), a privately owned Mexican company offering integral machining solutions.
