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Machining - Page 15
- From The Additive Report
The importance of simulating 3D printing processes
- By Gene Granata and Kip Hanson
- Sep 27, 2019
- Article
Simulating additive manufacturing processes improves quality and throughput by monitoring build parameters as they relate to part geometry, alerting the programmer to improper focal distance, and potential problems with droop or overhang.
- From The Fabricator
TCI Precision Metals adds duplex milling system
- Sep 26, 2019
- News Release
TCI Precision Metals, Gardena, Calif., has installed an Amada THV800 duplex milling machine for the production of its Machine-Ready Blanks™. The blanks are milled in width and length, using the machine’s twin spindle, in one setup instead of two. One or more blanks can be produced together, up...
- From The Additive Report
Additive is being used more often to make tools for subtractive manufacturing
- By Kip Hanson
- Sep 24, 2019
- Blog Post
‘Additive and subtractive manufacturing are entering the next phase of a once quarrelsome relationship, promising a long-lasting and mutually beneficial marriage of technologies.’
- From The Fabricator
Farris Group to open third North Carolina facility
- Sep 12, 2019
- News Release
Farris Group, a metal fabricator based in Cherryville, N.C., has announced plans to open a third location in Gastonia, N.C., as part of a $5 million expansion, reports the Gaston Gazette. Operations at the new plant currently are dedicated to assembly and kitting for Otis Elevator Co. The company...
- From The Additive Report
How sustainable is 3D printing as a manufacturing process?
- By Holly B. Martin
- Sep 11, 2019
- Article
Is additive manufacturing the green, sustainable process that some contend? It depends, says the head of MIT’s Environmentally Benign Manufacturing research group.
- From The Fabricator
TG Mfg. acquires TurnKey Fabrication
- Sep 9, 2019
- News Release
Grand Rapids, Mich.-based metals manufacturer TG Mfg. (TGM) has acquired TurnKey Fabrication, which operates a 55,000-sq.-ft. facility in Grand Rapids. Its capabilities include laser, autofeed laser, CNC brake press, machining, assembly, and welding. TGM will carry forward the operations of the...
- From The Fabricator
Ultra Machining to expand in Minnesota
- Sep 6, 2019
- News Release
Ultra Machining Co., a manufacturer of steel aerospace components and medical implants, has announced plans to build a 40,000-sq.-ft. facility in Monticello, Minn., adjacent to its current 75,000-sq.-ft. facility.
The expansion is expected to create 60 new manufacturing jobs.
- From The Additive Report
Are all the new materials being developed for additive manufacturing necessary?
- By Kip Hanson
- Sep 3, 2019
- Blog Post
As shops that 3D-print parts experiment with all the new materials being developed—especially metals—they will likely face new postprocess machining challenges.
- From The Fabricator
Platte River Equity sells PRV Metals to Tinicum
- Aug 29, 2019
- News Release
Platte River Equity of Denver has announced the sale of its portfolio company, PRV Metals LLC, to Tinicum L.P. PRV Metals, through its two operating subsidiaries—Sierra Alloys, Irwindale, Calif., and TSI Titanium, Derry, Pa.—is a provider of specialty forged titanium and high-performance steel...
- From The Fabricator
G.H. Tool adds laser welding to die and mold capabilities
- Aug 22, 2019
- News Release
G.H. Tool & Mold, Macomb, Mich., and Washington, Mo., has invested in an AL500 mobile laser welding system from Alpha Laser for making die repairs and engineering changes to mold cavity surfaces, as well as refurbishment of critical wear surfaces. The system will be operational in September 2019....
- From The Fabricator
Briggs and Stratton to close Kentucky facility
- Aug 19, 2019
- News Release
Briggs and Stratton recently announced it will close its Murray, Ky., operation by fall 2020. About 600 full-time positions will be affected. The Milwaukee-based company plans to consolidate production of its small vertical-shaft engines used in lawnmowers and other machines to its Poplar Bluff,...
- From The Fabricator
Trace-A-Matic adds CNC machining centers
- Aug 12, 2019
- News Release
Trace-A-Matic Corp. has installed two new Smart NL 3000BL 2-axis CNC lathes in Plant 5 at its Brookfield, Wis., location. The identically configured centers feature 47-HP, 2,800-RPM precision geared-head spindles; a 27.6-in. swingover bed; magazines holding 12 tools; a part turning diameter of 18.9...
- From The Fabricator
BLM Group USA names regional sales managers
- Aug 7, 2019
- News Release
BLM Group USA, Novi, Mich., a manufacturer of tube and flat sheet processing systems, has appointed two regional sales managers to help develop sales of its laser tube cutting systems, benders, and machining equipment. Jon Tibbets serves the western regions of Michigan and Ohio. He has a strong...
- From The Additive Report
See and be seen at the FABTECH 3D/Additive Pavilion
- Jul 25, 2019
- News Release
My colleagues at FMA Intl. are pushing hard as they prepare for FABTECH® 2019. The show, of which FMA is an event partner, is North America’s largest metal forming, fabricating, welding, and finishing event. It regularly attracts 45,000-plus visitors and will run Nov. 11-14...
- From The Additive Report
Rocket Lab celebrates completion of its 100th 3D-printed engine
- Jul 25, 2019
- News Release
Since Rocket Lab introduced the Rutherford engine in 2013, it has 3D-printed 100 of the flight-ready engines at its Huntington Beach, Calif., facility; conducted more than 850 successful engine tests; and launched 70 of the engines into space on Electron missions. The most recent of these was the...
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