The American Mold Builders Association (AMBA), Indianapolis, Indiana, is excited to announce the launch of the AMBA Work Capacity Tool – an innovative resource now available at www.AMBA.org to help mold manufacturers share and fill capacity when needed. Designed specifically for AMBA member shops, this online, members-only tool allows a mold builder to locate open capacity in … [Read more...] about AMBA Launches New Work Capacity Tool

HEIDENHAIN, Schaumburg, Illinois, will be entering a new chapter in shop-floor-centered manufacturing by unveiling the new TNC7 in North America. This standard-setting CNC control supports users from initial design to final machining, from one-off jobs to serial production and from simple slots to complex contours. Its control platform lets machine manufacturers adapt the user … [Read more...] about HEIDENHAIN Unveils TNC7

HEIDENHAIN, Schaumburg, Illinois, presents the new Bluetooth droPWR by ACU-RITE. The droPWR is a first-of-its-kind system to enable an iPad® tablet to become a digital readout (DRO), doing everything an ACU-RITE DRO can except without cables between tablet and machine tool. Bluetooth technology along with an IBT interface box in the droPWR system allows connection to … [Read more...] about HEIDENHAIN Debuts ACU-RITE’s Bluetooth droPWR

Pyramid Molding Group, Rockford, Illinois, is the parent company of Industrial Molds and Pyramid Plastics. The decision to combine talent and expertise of toolmaker and molder to offer a holistic approach for customers was an easy choice. Industrial Molds has purchased three new automated machines to increase overall efficiency and performance. The first new machine of 2022 for … [Read more...] about PMG and Industrial Molds Purchases Three New Automated Machines

In 2022, Platinum Tooling Technologies, Inc. President Preben Hansen and his family will celebrate 100 years working in metal cutting and four generations of Hansen men in the industry. The story began with Preben’s grandfather, Louis Eckart Hansen, who learned his trade in Copenhagen, Denmark in the early 1900s. Louis worked as a machinist in the Danish Navy’s repair … [Read more...] about Platinum Tooling and the Hansen Family Celebrate 100 Years

HEIDENHAIN, Schaumburg, Illinois, shares the latest generation of linear scales, the LCxx6 series. Designed with an optimized internal scanning system, this series is resistant to liquid contamination and is quickly becoming the industry standard for position measurement on machine-tool linear axes. The LCxx6 series offers the same mounting profile as its LC 1x5 / LC 4x5 … [Read more...] about HEIDENHAIN Introduces the LCxx6 Series