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

Graham Engineering Company, LLC (GEC), York, Pennsylvania, and Kennedy Tool & Die, Inc., Birdsboro, Pennsylvania, announce that GEC has acquired Kennedy, a leading precision manufacturer of molds and tooling used in blow molding, reaction-injection molding, thermoforming and structural-foam molding. The acquisition of this skilled team of engineers, tool makers and … [Read more...] about Graham Engineering Acquires Kennedy Tool & Die

The 2022 Innovation Award competition sponsored by AMCO Polymers is now open! The topic of this year's award is Automated Manufacturing Solutions. To participate in the competition, submit photos or a brief video along with a description of your best practice in automation solutions. Your submission should explain and illustrate how the automated manufacturing solution has … [Read more...] about 2022 Innovation Award Now Accepting Submissions

DMS (Die Mold Services), Oldcastle, Ontario, was awarded Integrity’s Strategic Supplier Award. This award is given to an elite group of outstanding suppliers whose performance has consistently exceeded requirements including meeting its customers’ delivery, pricing, customer service, quality and technology requirements, conducting outstanding performance regionally and … [Read more...] about Integrity Recognizes DMS with Strategic Supplier Award

The WFL Technology Meeting took place in Linz, Austria, on June 21-23, 2022. Visitors experienced machine demonstrations, measurement technologies, automation solutions and expert discussions on the latest industry trends. Featured demonstrations included heavyweight machining on an M150 MILLTURN, screw machining on an M50 MILLTURN / 4500mm and the presentation of the latest … [Read more...] about 2022 WFL Technology Meeting in Review