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 [...]
Westec is back and we’re looking forward to the show as usual. We must admit that we anticipated last year’s show to be somewhat of a dud, but hats off to the SME on pulling off a well attended show despite the economic downturn. With this years show quickly approaching, SME has done an [...]
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 [...]
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” [...]
“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 [...]
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 form. [...]
Amazon.com boasts annual sales of $15 billion primarily through books and consumer items. So, why not open an industrial supply division for the rest of us? Well, they have. Amazon.com’s Industrial & Scientific site sells everything from abrasives and endmills to fasteners and raw materials. Amazon’s Free Super Saver Shipping also [...]
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.
But [...]
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 of [...]
