The companies will supply automation systems for the aviation, construction and aerospace industries as well as metalworking companies and their suppliers.
Renishaw Inc. has introduced a new multi-axis calibrator that provides a laser system using an optical roll measurement and a fiber optical launch system. It’s a portable and compact unit that reduces heat at the source of measurement.
In early November, I made a trip to Chicago and visited DuPage Machine Products for a story about the shop’s use of EDM to cut form tool blanks to use on its multi-spindle and single-spindle lathes.
Methods Machine Tools has formed a subsidiary called Methods 3D, which is a partnership between Methods and 3D Systems. The new business will establish additive manufacturing labs in its Methods’ technology centers located across the country.
This provision of the code allows a company to write off a purchase in the same calendar year rather than spreading the depreciation allowance over several years.
AMT - The Association for Manufacturing Technology is partnering with NIMS, the National Institute for Metalworking Skills, to support expansion of registered apprenticeships within manufacturing.