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Cutting Tool Demand Staying Positive

 
 
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26

American Machinist Weekly Update

 
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Designing and manufacturing multi-function tools for cutting or milling is a complex process – one that Arch Cutting Tools finds particularly rewarding.
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Reflecting overall manufacturing activity, cutting tool consumption is up 8.6% YTD as threats loom from labor disruptions, high interest rates, and global conflict.
Collaborating with material and AM developers, the space agency applied a new aluminum alloy and laser powder directed-energy deposition to produce a large-scale rocket engine nozzle with integral cooling channels.
Investing in capital equipment without advancing the scope of information management creates new risks for job shops. Balanced investments avoid workflow bottlenecks, inefficient job costing, poor material and resource planning, and inability to scale.
Forecast calls for a 7% rise in new installations – 590,000 units worldwide – but in the U.S. new orders have dropped, apparently due to inflation and interest rates that have weakened industrial activity.
If you're planning to announce a change, recognize that how you communicate a change will help ensure that your colleagues and customers accept it – and even embrace it.
Editor's Choice
GC4405 has a new carbide substrate with optimized microstructure, which reduces plastic deformation in high-feed applications – which expands the application range toward harder steels and higher productivity.
Fast and highly repeatable geometry laser system reduces calibration time and offers very high resolution, plus accuracy.
The WPC – Change drill has a wear-resistant steel base body configured for quick, simple interchange of tool inserts, and is well-suited for steel and cast iron.
 
 

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