Methods Machine Tools Announces Fanuc Robodrill EcoPlus June 24, 2019 Methods Machine Tools, Inc., has announced the introduction of the new Fanuc RoboDrill EcoPlus, offering a larger 21 tool capacity and in...Read More
Walter Solid Carbide Milling Cutters Provide High Metal Removal Rates June 20, 2019 Walter has introduced the MC319/MC320 Advance Line of solid carbide milling cutters that have been specially engineered to meet the needs...Read More
Claude Gosselin: Gears — Why Not? June 18, 2019 Charles D. Schultz No Comments When I graduated as a mechanical engineer in 1978, I landed a job in the “cold section” at Pratt & Whitney Canada (PWC) in Montreal. In those d...Read More
Rockford: Should it be Renamed Gear City USA? June 13, 2019 Charles D. Schultz No Comments Rob Swiss’ origin story reached me the very same day his new hometown, Rockford, Illinois, ...Read More
TCI Provides Blanks for CNC Skills Championship June 12, 2019 TCI Precision Metals will provide custom Machine-Ready Blanks to the National Institute for Metalworking Skills (NIMS), in support of t...Read More
Oelheld Introduces Forging Lubricants June 12, 2019 Oelheld recently announced a line of forging lubricants at Forge Fair 2019. The company is also a proud member of the Forging Industry As...Read More
Heidenhain Opens CNC Controls Training Center in Chicago June 11, 2019 Heidenhain has recently opened its TNC-CNC Academy. This expanded CNC controls training center in the Chicago area is available for users...Read More
Rob Swiss — The Accidental Engineer June 11, 2019 Charles D. Schultz No Comments Another young man discovers you need not be an expert machinist to succeed as a gear engineer. Spoiler alert: never tangle with a grinding wheel; they are undefeated in all time.Read More
Weiler Abrasives Introduces CrossFlex Honing Brushes June 7, 2019 Weiler Abrasives, a leading provider of abrasives, power brushes and maintenance products for surface conditioning, has introduced its ne...Read More
History for a Worldwide Audience June 6, 2019 Charles D. Schultz No Comments Baby Boomers (as American kids born between 1946 and 1964 are called) learned a lot about World War II. From Pearl Harbor thru the atomic bomb drop...Read More