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

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