Evan Doran

Evan Doran Senior Associate Editor

Jrlon Acquires Metalworx

Jrlon Inc., a specialty metal, plastics and rubber manufacturer, has acquired Metalworx, a manufacturer of precision machined components and products.

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Holemaking

Big Kaiser Releases Smallest Yet EWN Boring Heads

Big Kaiser has debuted two smaller sizes of its EWN Smart Damper precision boring heads, which it says eliminate vibration in deep-hole finish boring.

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Ceratizit Develops Award-Winning Carbide AM Process

Ceratizit has won FEDIL’s 2020 “Process” Innovation Award in recognition of its new process for additively manufacturing with tungsten carbide-cobalt.

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Mitutoyo MeasurLink Collection Scheduler Automates Measuring

Mitutoyo's Collection Scheduler module for its MeasureLink suite helps shops keep track of measurement processes across multiple batches or machines.

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AMT and the Reshoring Initiative Open Supply Chain Survey

AMT and the Reshoring Initiative have opened a survey to ask industry professionals about current sourcing issues and the future of reshoring. The survey closes February 28.

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Parts Cleaning

Jorgensen EcoFilter Conveyors Improve Chip Filtration

Jorgensen designed its EcoFilter Conveyor to separate fine metal chips from coolant, reducing maintenence downtime while requiring no consumables.

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Jorgensen Conveyor and Filtration Celebrates 70 Years

Jorgensen is celebrating its 70th anniversary with an expanded management team, upgrades to its main facility and a rebranding to Jorgenson Conveyor and Filtration Solutions.

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Automation

Halter CNC Automation Adds Small-Footprint Halter Compact

Halter CNC Automation’s Halter Compact line of loading robots can load and unload up to a 26.45-pound payload while maintaining a small footprint.

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Aerospace

Purdue University Improves "Gummy" Metal Cutting Performance

Purdue University researchers have discovered that marking certain metals with an organic monolayer reduces the cutting forces needed for machining.

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Milling Tools

Walter Xtra-tec XT M5012 Comes Fully Ground or Sintered

Walter’s Xtra-tec XT M5012 ships in fully ground and sintered configurations, increasing the cost-effectiveness and precision of this versatile face mill.

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NVision Laser Scanning Streamlines Power Plant Conversions

NVision is helping coal power plants convert to more-efficient combined cycle gas turbine systems by streamlining turbine measurement with its 3D-scanning equipment.

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Clamping Solution Facilitates Large-Part Vertical Machining

Mitee-Bite Products’ fixtures demonstrated their powerful clamping support in a project with Akron Gear & Engineering to vertically hold a 1-ton ring during machining.

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