Fives Machining Systems Inc. presented Hillary Machinery Inc. with its Channel Partner of the Year award at this year’s Houstex show. Hillary exceeded bookings goals within its territory of Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas.
PartMaker Inc., a division of Autodesk’s Delcam unit, has launched a mobile app for smartphones and tablets, allowing users to stay abreast of the latest information on PartMaker, including training dates and training videos on-line.
Company leaders are instrumental in keeping employees motivated to provide peak performance, promoting communication among all levels of the organization and developing a positive work environment.
Methods Machine Tools Inc. sponsored a senior year capstone project for several electromechanical engineering students. The students designed an infeed system for automated cell projects.
To alleviate overlap in communications for the manufacturing community, the MTConnect standardized protocol was developed for CNC machines and other manufacturing equipment.
Mazak will host a Discover More with Mazak event at its Midwest Technology Center in Schaumburg, Ill., June 2-4 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The advanced manufacturing event will showcase more than 20 of Mazak’s latest machine tools.
Attendees of the Precision Machining Technology Show can see hands-on technology live on the show floor. On Tuesday, April 21, at 2:30 p.m., in Booth 400, Index Corp. will showcase its C100 CNC lathe with the Fanuc 31iB control.
The two companies have partnered to create a single source for offering an extensive workholding and machining accessory selection, application expertise and local sales and service support.
CNC machine tool manufacturer Okuma America Corp. and Chip Ganassi Racing Teams have expanded their partnership agreement to include the No. 1 Chevrolet SS, driven by Jamie McMurray in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.
The “In-Machine Gaging and Process Monitoring” Knowledge Center on Thursday, April 23, at PMTS, will cover ways to take advantage of in-process gaging, broken tool detection, and process monitoring.