Machines

EDM

Hirschmann Engineering Hires Northeast Regional Sales Manager

Nicholas Casbar Jr. is a second-generation “EDMer,” according to the company.

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Grinding

ANCA Expands Michigan Plant by Half

The grinding machine manufacturer serves its American, Mexican and Brazilian customers out of the facility.

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Exapro Survey Offers Snapshot of Used Machine Buyers

Among other things, the survey revealed that most buyers care more about the technical specifications of a machine than who manufactured it.

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Clearing Weldment Machining Challenges

Rather than replacing an old horizontal boring mill with a similar model, this manufacturer of stone-cutting equipment now uses a dual-pallet HMC with a quill spindle to provide W-axis extension to reach past weldment obstructions and more effectively machine critical weldment features.

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Integrated Waterjet Expands Laser Cutting Potential

Designed for small, intricate features like turbine blade cooling holes, technology that fuses water and light virtually eliminates the traditional drawbacks of laser cutting without compromising the benefits.

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Automation

Automotive Manufacturer Grows through Automation

Gil-Mar Manufacturing met growing application demands on their average machines by partnering with Methods Machine Tools to automate and integrate them.

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Automation

The Role of Employee Incentives in Successful Automation

This shop doesn’t emphasize lights-out production so much as leveraging automation while the lights are still on. One key to this is a wage and compensation plan that rewards employees for maximizing automation’s impact.

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Laser & Waterjet

Fiber Laser Leverages Air-Assist Cutting

Cincinnati Inc. (CI) will feature the CL-960 fiber laser, the Maxform high-speed hydraulic press brake and the Goform electric press brake.

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Laser & Waterjet

EuroBlech 2016 Concludes Successful Show in Hanover, Germany

The sheet metal processing exhibition had an increase in visitors from Asia.

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Laser & Waterjet

Various Welding Products Offered

Esab Welding and Cutting Products will have live arc demonstrations of its Rebel welder line, which now includes a MIG-only model (Rebel EM 215ic) and MIG/stick model.

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