Your New Tool Distributor: Amazon Industrial
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...
January 10 2012 / No comment / Read More
Mixed Results at Year End
The Manufacturing ISM Report On Business® continued showing mixed results for 2011 Q4. Though manufacturing expanded for the 28th consecutive month, employment dropped nearly 2%. It’s either good news or bad news depending on which...
January 3 2012 / No comment / Read More
Corkscrew Milling
Corkscrew milling literally takes a new approach to cutting pockets? So much so that Baldor Electric of Gainesville, GA changed up their strategy of using large diameter twist drills in favor of ramping an endmill...
October 4 2011 / 2 comments / Read More
Declines for August but MFG Still OK
According to the latest Manufacturing ISM Report On Business®, August showed contractions over previous months in two of the most important metrics in manufacturing – new orders and production. August PMI remained relatively flat at...
September 26 2011 / No comment / Read MoreNew Vacuum Chuck Sizes from Pierson
The best thing about a new year is new products. Pierson Workholding has expanded their SmartVac II product line with new vacuum chuck sizes. ...
Jan 14 2012 / No comment / Read MoreGenswiss Combination Arbors
In an industry that sometimes progress as slowly as a slug in peanut butter, we always love new products that truly are new concepts....
Dec 22 2011 / No comment / Read MoreWelding iPhone App
Miller Electric has developed a Miller Weld Setting Calculator available via the IPhone App Store or MillerWelds.com/weldsettings. The calculator allows welders to conveniently access...
Oct 11 2011 / No comment / Read MoreLights Out CNC Machine Monitoring System
Move over baby monitor… Now monitoring our industrial babies has never been easier. Never again will the Monday morning crew come in to find...
May 2 2011 / No comment / Read MoreDraftSight – Free (and actually good) CAD Software
Dassault Systemes, makers of SolidWorks, are now offering their CAD software DraftSight as a free download. DraftSight is a professional-grade, open 2D CAD product...
Mar 31 2011 / No comment / Read MoreExair Chip Trapper Vacuum Separates Chips from Coolant
EXAIR’s new 110 Gallon Chip Trapper™ (patent pending) offers a fast, easy way to clean large coolant sumps. Chip Trapper removes the solids such...
Jan 26 2011 / No comment / Read More
