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Expanded Thread Milling Cutter Range Offers Wider Breadth, Larger Threads

Mold Making Technology

These cutting tools can drill the core hole, chamfer and thread mill in one operation. The longer paths of the machining program, which are common for large workpieces, now only have to be traveled once instead of three times. The left-hand cutting tool is appropriate for milling blind-hole and through-hole threads.

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Choosing the Right Drill Type

Modern Machine Shop

Causing a production line to come to an abrupt halt due to selecting the wrong tool for the job is every operator’s nightmare. Scrap, rework, broken tools and lost time are just some of the problems that can occur. There are three main categories of drills – indexable insert , replaceable tip and solid carbide.

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KUKA’s Manufacturing Automation Tech Day highlights innovative solutions for industry challenges

Automation Mag

Developed for manufacturers across the Midwest and Southern Ontario challenged by labor shortages and increased production goals, KUKAs interactive curriculum featured autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), automated machine tool solutions and welding robotics. Load capacities from 8kg to 35kg and maximum arm reaches of 1612mm to 2013mm.

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World Machine Tool Production and Consumption Modestly Down in 2022

Modern Machine Shop

As the world continued to dig out from lingering Covid and supply chain issues last year, machine tool production fell some 10% and consumption some 9% across the top 50 industrialized countries in 2022. Specifically, overall machine tool consumption decreased from $87.3 billion in 2021 to $79.5 billion in 2021 to $82.6

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MAZAK Northeast Event Highlights Speed, Precision and Productivity

Fabricating & Metal Work

For those manufacturers seeking to significantly boost output, Mazak will demonstrate machine tool technology that delivers speed, precision and productivity at its DISCOVER MORE WITH MAZAK Northeast event May 13-14, 2025.

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Positec Group reaps $250M to further develop autonomous mowers

Robotics Business Review

. “This funding will further the ongoing research and development of green energy technology and intelligent products, fueling Positec’s market expansion, while we seek to accelerate the electrification and transformation of the global tool market.” Positec plans to invest in the U.S.

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Okuma America Recognized as a Top Workplace in 2022

Mold Making Technology

a builder of CNC machine tools, controls and automation systems, has been recognized as a 2022 Top Workplace within the Charlotte-metro area of North Carolina. Okuma America is recognized as one of 19 companies in the intermediate-size business category, defined as an organization with 150 to 499 employees. Okuma America Corp.,