Chalk up another casualty to the decline in the US economy and another hit towards manufacturing in this country. The December 2009 edition of American Machinist Magazine was its last printed edition. Although it wasn’t a big surprise since we reported Modern Applications News Magazine’s demise back in June ’09, we never expected we could [...]
Haas Automation has made it even easier for Fadal owners to make the switch by allowing them to bring their programs with them. The Haas control will now translate and run most Fadal-specific CNC programs – without re-posting or manual editing – right at the Haas control. The program can then be set up and [...]
A few months ago we covered Modern Applications News Magazine’s announcement of going to an all digital format. We believed their attitude, their boldness and their leadership in taking another step toward the new direction of 21st century publishing was the right way to go. Well, we were wrong. And we’re “MAN” enough to admit [...]
“Speeds and Feeds” or “Feeds and Speeds”? Either way, here at CNCReport.com, we want to provide the best info to seasoned as well as new machinists in the industry. Now, we’re providing helpful tools to our readers as well. We’ve added a Feeds and Speeds Calculator to the site as our first of several featured [...]
Pierson Workholding just added a new product demo video to their website. The Pierson Pallet Retention System is a manual pallet changer designed to maximize production by reducing idle-spindle time, speeding up setups, and putting more parts in the machine per cycle.
It looks like a magazine, turns pages like a magazine and can even be delivered to your mailbox (email inbox) like a magazine, but beginning March 2009 Modern Applications News will no longer issue their magazine in printed form. Using technology from nxtbook media, MAN magazine will be delivering their same great content in digital [...]
When Haas introduced the Mini Mill in 2000, it quickly became one of the best selling machines in the company’s history. Its combination of small footprint, full CNC capabilities and sub $30K price were unheard of in the industry. The Super Mini Mill added even more capabilities, while maintaining the same compact footprint and affordability. [...]
MASON, OHIO – December 2007 – Makino has released its 2008 first quarter webinar schedule, kicking off the new year with topics such as EDM for Aerospace and Automated 5-Axis Machining. Makino’s Online Seminar Series began in 2005 and is the only expansive educational program offered by a machine tool builder free of charge. Thousands [...]
SolidWorks, an industry leader in the field of 3D CAD technology, will be holding SolidWorks World 2008 International User Conference & Exposition in San Diego in January 2008. This year’s conference is claiming to be the most expansive yet. The conference will be held in San Diego from January 20-23, 2008 and will feature [...]
Author: Moussa Ahmad Source: BI-ME and media reports UAE. Abu Dhabi Basic Industries, known as ADBIC, plans to invest up to US$23 billion in new manufacturing projects which include Aluminium smelters, and petrochemical plants. ADBIC’s Chief Operating Officer Jim White said last week in an interview that his company will build a 700,000-ton per year [...]
