Hardinge Expands U.S. Market Swiss Product Line
By: Lori Beckman - Products Finishing
Hardinge Workholding is expanding its Swiss product line to include the following products: carbide lined extended nose collets; overgrip collets for all manufacturers; bar loader collets; ER collets; Meehanite guide bushings; and adaptive guide bushings.
Emerging Leader Ryan Ervin Strives to Modernize Sales Tactics
By: Lori Beckman - Products Finishing
Modernizing sales processes and using technology to improve simple sales tasks is important to Ryan. Therefore, he stays abreast of the latest technology by being an active member of industry associations.
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Privet Fund Management LLC Acquires Hardinge Inc.
By: Bart Bishop - Production Machining
Privet Fund Management LLC has acquired all shares of Hardinge common stock not currently owned by Privet for $18.50 in cash, for a total transaction value of approximately $245 million.
Production Machining 2018 Emerging Leaders
By: Lori Beckman - Products Finishing
Young professionals are a vital asset to the precision machined parts industry, and it is important to acknowledge those who are making strides toward shaping the industry’s future. Production Machining is recognizing our industry’s young talent who were nominated by their peers through our new Emerging Leaders program.
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Heimatec Sells Tecnicrafts' Products for Swiss Turning
By: Bart Bishop - Production Machining
Heimatec Inc. is selling collets and guide bushings from Tecnicrafts Industries that are exclusively used for Swiss turning applications.
Hardinge Webinar Focuses on Achieving Turning Tolerances
By: Bart Bishop - Production Machining
Bill Clark, an application engineer with Hardinge, spoke about turning tolerance requirements during a webinar on April 25. Listen to the recording, if you missed the live webinar.
Flex Grip is One Closer with Four Workholding Solutions
By: Bart Bishop - Production Machining
Lexair’s Flex Grip manual/hydraulic closers are clamped through a screw pump with a spring return opening and a parts stop disk is inserted and removed from the top to eliminate the need to remove the closer from the mounting base.
PMTS 2017 Slideshow
The ninth Precision Machining Technology Show (PMTS) opened yesterday to record crowds and the largest exhibit hall in show history. Here are some photos from the first day and a half. There's still time to attend the precision machining industry's signature event. Register Today at PMTS.com.
Subspindle Workholding Options
The advent of subspindle turning operations has impacted throughput for many shops. Understanding workholding options available for backworking can help a shop make better decisions when specifying how to hold parts for op. 20.
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Merging Turning and Automation
By: Chris Felix - Production Machining
Hardinge Inc. recently demonstrated automated production of hydraulic spool valve housings on its T51 MSY SP Super-Precision turning center.