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Hexagon AB announces acquisition of SPRING Technologies

  • June 20, 2018
  • News

The company will operate within Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division as part of the CAD/CAM and production software business currently led by the Vero Software brand.

ANCA announces expansion of Michigan plant

  • April 13, 2018
  • News

The expansion allows ANCA to serve its customers and user base in North America and South America with a larger demonstration floor, classrooms for training, machine assembly and process development, and an enlarged reception area.

Protolabs announces purchase of new Minnesota manufacturing facility

  • March 22, 2018
  • News

About 225 jobs at Protolabs’ Plymouth, Minn. plant will relocate to the Brooklyn Park building, enabling the company to expand the injection molding capacity in the Plymouth facility to support increased customer demands. The new Brooklyn Park plant is scheduled to become fully operational by the end of 2018.

Mitsubishi Electric Automation announces series of how-to videos for CNC products

  • March 1, 2018
  • News

The CNC Quick Tip videos provide answers to frequently asked questions about various CNC functions. The first videos in the series address the layout of Mitsubishi controls, customizing counters on the monitor page, and performing a program search using an SD card, memory or HDD.

Digitalization: The Future is Now

  • February 15, 2018
  • Feature

By Ramona Schindler, Siemens Industry, Inc. With the machine tool industry in flux currently, as it seeks to find its way into the digital world, the entire process chain necessitates the integration of suppliers who can respond to the needs of the industry.

Precision Drive Systems announces opening of Washington office

  • February 7, 2018
  • News

The office is located in Arlington, WA, part of the Seattle Metropolitan area. PDS provides full service precision spindle sales and service for CNC routers, milling machines and robotic units.

Haydon Kerk announces launch of 3-D-printed leadscrew-nut insert prototype service

  • January 11, 2018
  • News

Engineers typically do not have access to 3-D printers to do this prototyping. Instead, most of them contract with a third party to get quick turnaround on parts. With Haydon Kerk 3DP prototyping services, machine builders can now get help with this type of design verification.

Fives Machining Systems announces acquisition of Konecranes Machine Tool Service division

  • January 10, 2018
  • News

Konecranes MTS division brings nearly 40-years of experience providing a full range of preventive maintenance, rebuild, remanufacture, retrofit and repair services, as well as onsite support for all types and brands of machine tools.

Mitsubishi Electric announces CNC Dealer Locator tool

  • December 7, 2017
  • News

Through the new CNC Dealer Locator, customers can find dealers or OEMs by location or by OEM or dealer name. Once identified on the CNC Dealer Locator, the dealer or OEM can help the customer find the right CNC machine for their needs.

NuTec Tooling announces 2017 Industrial Automation Impact Survey

  • November 9, 2017
  • News

The survey is intended for managers and operators to benchmark the extent to which automation has influenced production, purchasing habits, cost controls, and future strategies.