Julia Hider

Julia Hider Senior Editor

NEWS

DMG MORI Partners with IN4.OS, Pickens CTC

Edited by Julia Hider

DMG MORI's machines can now be found in the IPSUM Technologies Smart Factory of the Future, as well as the Pickens County Career and Technology Center.

Additive Manufacturing Advances to Production

By: Julia Hider

As additive manufacturing technology progresses and its use grows, it has become an accepted production process. Here are some applications for full production additive, and how the industry is achieving it.
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NEWS

Hexagon Hires New Alphacam Applications Engineer

Edited by Julia Hider

Lisa Cameron The Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence Production Software business has hired new applications engineer Lisa Cameron to support customers of the Alphacam computer-aided-manufacturing (CAM) solution for metal, stone and wood.

NEWS

Milltronics Names Distributor for Colorado, New Mexico

Edited by Julia Hider

Foothills Machinery sales is the exclusive, full-service distributor for Milltronics USA in Colorado and New Mexico. 

NEWS

Methods Machine Tools Partners with OKK Corporation

Edited by Julia Hider

Machine tools from OKK Corporation Effective October 1, 2019, Methods Machine Tools, Inc. is representing OKK Corporation in North America.

Production Machining Readers Among “Top Shops”

By: Julia Hider

Modern Machine Shop’s Top Shops program honors shops that fall in the top 20% of its annual benchmarking survey. These Production Machining readers have received this recognition.
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NEWS

Expand Machinery Purchases Ganesh Machinery Product Line

Edited by Julia Hider

Expand Machinery has purchased the Ganesh Machinery product line, including Genmill high-speed vertical machining centers, Genturn multi-axis machines and Ganesh toolroom machines.

NEWS

Chiron Group Opens Digital Machine Tool Plant

Edited by Julia Hider

Chrion's new Precision Factory was designed for production and assembly of its new 16 and 25 series of machine tools.

Cutting Tools

Optimizing Machine Tool Investment Through Cooperation

Edited by Julia Hider

Manufacturers that purchase the right machines and cutting tools from the start save valuable time and maximize return on investment.
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Automation & Robots

A Hands-On Approach to Cobot Gripping

Edited by Julia Hider

As humans and robots begin to work closer together, grippers that have the flexibility of the human hand will be more in demand.
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Tooling

System Ensures Properly Torqued Tools

Edited by Julia Hider

A torque-assist system that’s designed to make assembling collet tools easy and fast can help shops avoid problems associated with improperly torqued tools.
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Emerging Leaders [DEPRECATED]

Emerging Leader Andrew Knapp Teaches Novices, Experts

By: Julia Hider

The applications manager solves complex manufacturing challenges for Ellison Technologies while teaching precision machining classes at a community college.
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