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ZOLLER, measurement technology, tool management solutions, Alexander Zoller, ZOLLER Mexico Grand Opening & Technology Day, ZOLLER Pacific Grand Reopening & Technology Days, ZOLLER Inc. Open House & Technology Days, ZOLLER Canada Open House & Technology Day, inspection, balancing, heat-shrinking, tool presetting, automation

ZOLLER Commemorates 80 Years of Innovation with Open Houses and Technology Day Events

These events, to be held throughout North America, will bring together industry professionals, technology leaders, and manufacturing experts to explore the latest ZOLLER technology advancements designed to enhance efficiency, precision, and productivity on the shop floor.

KUKA Robotics, vision systems, robot vision systems, 2D robotic vision systems, 3D robotic vision systems, KUKA.VisionTech, optical character recognition, Roboception, 3D cameras, KUKA.SmartBinPicking, AI, CADMatch

Measurement & Inspection

Vision Systems Let Robots See What They Are Doing

Before manufacturers add vision capabilities, they should consider what their systems must contribute to production operations and select technology that fully meets those needs.

Diatool, 3-step monoblock reamer, 3-step reamer, Monaghan Tooling Group, chip removal, tool changes,

Tooling & Workholding

Custom 3-Step Reamer Eliminates Tool Changes, Slashes Cycle Times

Diatool can create custom reaming solutions that combine multiple reamers into a single tool, thus eliminating tool changes and significantly reducing cycle times.

Lisa Ryan, Grategy, leadership, training, workforce, Gratitude, AI, atuomation

Metal Forming & Fabricating

Gear Up and Transform the Metalworking Industry’s Workplace Culture

Your workforce seeks more than a paycheck — they want purpose, growth opportunities and recognition. Create a workplace where employees thrive and choose to stay.

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April 2025

Buyer's Guide & Product Showcase. Your source to maximize value: Stay ahead of the curve with our year-round Buyer's Guide & Product Showcase, featuring the latest products and innovations in the metalworking industry.This special edition delivers the latest product intelligence, company news, and innovative solutions to streamline research and planning for job shops, service centers, and metal manufacturing organizations. Learn about advances that can solve your greatest challenges. Featured are products for the following eight key manufacturing processes: Metal Forming & Fabricating, Welding, Metal Cutting, Tooling & Workholding, Measurement & Inspection, Material Handling, Maintenance and Safety.

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Supplier Profiles

Fab Automation,LinearWeld Seam Welder,CornerWeld 300, welding, automation solutions

Fabrication Automation LLC: Perfecting Welds Together with Customers

Fab Automation helps manufacturers achieve greater process efficiency by providing welding and industrial automation solutions.

Wikis, band saw blades,FUTURA® 718,MARATHON® M42,PROFLEX® SW M42,FUTURA© VA,FUTURA® PREMIUM VA,MARATHON® X3000®,Markus Lusch

Precision at the Cutting Point Thanks to the Efforts of WIKUS Saw Technology

WIKUS Saw digs deep to truly understand customer pain points in order to alleviate the challenges. After all, the saw and blades are the first and most important steps in the cutting process, as it determines how workpieces move down...

Okuma, lathes, machining centers,• ORL-D (Drawer),• ORL-R (Rotary),• ORL-MC,LB2000 EX III Horizontal Lathe, automation,MA-4000H Horizontal Machining Center,LB4000 EX III Horizontal Lathe

Okuma America Empowers Shops to Embrace Forward-thinking Possibilities

In the metal-cutting industry, where there are several machine tool builders that build excellent and precise machine tool products, customer service becomes a major…

Most Recent

AWS Releases Newest Structural Welding Code – Steel

The D1.1/D1.1M:2025, Structural Welding Code – Steel (D1.1/D1.1M) provides essential updates every structural welding professional should know.

New Self-sharpening Ceramic Discs with Exceptional Removal Rates

WALTER Surface Technologies introduces XTRACUT™ XX, which features triangular-shaped ceramic grains that maximize pressure at each contact point, enhancing cutting efficiency. This allows users to reduce operation time without applying excessive pressure for better comfort.

Aluminum Piping System for High Pressure Compressed Air Applications

Unipipe Solutions’ UnipipeHP Aluminum Piping System is its most robust, cost-effective, and easy-to-install piping system available for pressures up to 1015 psi.

New Versatile Parting and Grooving Geometries

Sandvik Coromant has expanded its versatile CoroCut 2 with a new -GL parting and grooving geometry, and an updated -CR parting-off geometry.

Klapper Appointed Global CEO of Messer Cutting Systems

Dr. Norbert Klapper has been appointed as the new Global CEO of Messer Cutting Systems. His appointment signals Messer’s continued commitment to strengthening its global position as a leader in cutting systems and digitalized manufacturing solutions.

Mazak Introduces New INTEGREX j-Series NEO Machines

The horizontal multi-tasking machines feature single and twin-turning spindle versions with milling spindles to significantly shorten cycle times and provide single-setup part processing.

KUKA to Showcase Production Lifecyle Digitalization and Robot Versatility at...

KUKA Robotics will showcase KUKA Digital, which drives seamless digitalization of the entire production lifecycle for improved efficiency and performance; and highlight the versatility of its robot automation portfolio with bin picking, palletizing and welding.

FEIN Power Tools Launches Test Drive a Tool Program

For one month, customers can use the tool, free of charge, on every application they can think of, experiencing the tool features and benefits firsthand.

New AI-powered Feature Detection Automates CAD/CAM Processes

Cimatron CAD-AI CAD software accelerates mold design and production by using AI to automatically detect part features within solid models.

Blue Collar Tour Exposes High Schoolers to Welding Careers

Through its sponsorship of Western Welding Academy’s 2025 “Blue Collar Tour” — a 60-day, nation-wide mission to spark interest in high school students for skilled trade careers — ESAB has directly reached a total of 3,180 high school students and...

New CAM Programming Solution for 5-axis Lasers

BLM GROUP introduces ArGo, which enables the complete management of tubes and three-dimensional metal profiles, such as deep-drawn, stamped, die-cast and hydroformed parts.

AWS Announces Welding Summit 2025: Keeping Pace in an Innovative...

Welding Summit 2025 will be held August 6-8 in The Woodlands, Texas. The summit brings industry members together to explore cutting-edge developments in welding technology so they can stay ahead of the curve in a fast-changing landscape.

Welding

AWS Releases Newest Structural Welding Code – Steel

The D1.1/D1.1M:2025, Structural Welding Code – Steel (D1.1/D1.1M) provides essential updates every structural welding professional should know.

XTRACUT XX, WALTER Surface Technologies, Self-sharpening Ceramic Discs, V-STRONG™ Backing Technology, Antoine Guay

Surface Roughness/Finish

New Self-sharpening Ceramic Discs with Exceptional Removal Rates

Maintenance

Aluminum Piping System for High Pressure Compressed Air Applications

Unipipe Solutions’ UnipipeHP Aluminum Piping System is its most robust, cost-effective, and easy-to-install piping system available for pressures up to 1015 psi.

parting & grooving, -GL parting and grooving geometry, -CR parting-off geometry, CoroCut 2, ISO P components, low-carbon steel, clean steels, cold-forged automotive components, Fredrik Selin, Jenny Claus, FlashLight technology, Sandvik Coromant, parting-off operations

Tooling & Workholding

New Versatile Parting and Grooving Geometries

Sandvik Coromant has expanded its versatile CoroCut 2 with a new -GL parting and grooving geometry, and an updated -CR parting-off geometry.

Dr. Norbert Klapper, Messer Cutting Systems, cutting systems, digitalized manufacturing solutions

Klapper Appointed Global CEO of Messer Cutting Systems

Mazak Corp., horizontal multi-tasking machines, NEO Series, INTEGREX j-200 and j-200S NEO models, spindle torque ratings, Mazak’s Ai Thermal Shield, higher-torque integral spindle technology, Mazak’s Smooth Coolant System, SmoothG control, Ez Loader

Machining

Mazak Introduces New INTEGREX j-Series NEO Machines

The horizontal multi-tasking machines feature single and twin-turning spindle versions with milling spindles to significantly shorten cycle times and provide single-setup part processing.

KUKA Robotics, Automate 2025, KUKA Digital, digitalization, robot automation, bin picking, palletizing, welding, Autonomous Mobile Robot, KUKA.Sim, KUKA.iiQoT, Visual Components, KR CYBERTECH-2, KR AGILUS-2, PhoXi 3D scanner, Waybo, FESTO, SCHUNK, KMP 1500P

Robotics / Automation

KUKA to Showcase Production Lifecyle Digitalization and Robot Versatility at Automate 2025

: FEIN Power Tools US, metalworkers and fabricators, 'Test Drive a Tool' Program, Bill Craig, FEIN Sales Representative

FEIN Power Tools Launches Test Drive a Tool Program

For one month, customers can use the tool, free of charge, on every application they can think of, experiencing the tool features and benefits firsthand.

CAD/CAM software, CAD-AI, Cimatron, holes, pockets, slots, and fillets, moldmakers, Dan Marinac, CNC toolpath, Sandvik Group, AI-based detection, milling, turning

Tooling & Workholding

New AI-powered Feature Detection Automates CAD/CAM Processes

Cimatron CAD-AI CAD software accelerates mold design and production by using AI to automatically detect part features within solid models.

Welding

Blue Collar Tour Exposes High Schoolers to Welding Careers

Software

New CAM Programming Solution for 5-axis Lasers

BLM GROUP introduces ArGo, which enables the complete management of tubes and three-dimensional metal profiles, such as deep-drawn, stamped, die-cast and hydroformed parts.