Milling, turning, grinding, drilling, boring — every process in every shop relies on exceptional material selection and consistently advanced designs for tool, holding devices, inserts, etc.
Today, manufacturers are practical, creative, open to opportunities, and ready to work with the technologies available now. This special report looks at advanced manufacturing technology as it is now, and where it is leading today's manufacturers.
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U.S. manufacturers consumed $189.1 million worth of cutting tools for the month, -9.7% from November but +8.1% from December 2017. Total annual consumption was up 12.5%.
Manufacturers’ cutting-tool purchases fell 6.3% for the month, to $209.42 million, but continue hold a strong year/year and YTD edge. "We are seeing the same trends … that we saw in 2017," the AMT chairman said.
IMTS 2018 brought forth multiple new products and technologies for cutting, but the weeks since that time have yielded an interesting selection of even newer options.
129,415 people and 2,563 exhibitors attended the manufacturing technology event that now encompasses additive manufacturing, advanced automation, and Smart systems, as well machine tools
Flexible tools formed with cubic-boron-nitride grit are ideal for restoring surface integrity on high-performance components of titanium, nickel, stainless steel, and other exotic materials
