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    Jergens Inc.
    Jergens’ US-made cast iron tooling column.
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    April 28, 2025
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    Contract machine shops are the largest buying segment for manufacturing technology.
    Tormach
    Tormach 1500MX chip conveyor kit.
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    Industrial engineer overseeing production processes and monitoring advanced machinery.
    Michal Bednarek | Dreamstime
    Man operating CNC drilling and boring machine.

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    System3R
    System3R Vibration Damped Palletization
    May 5, 2025
    Automated palletized tooling can eliminate the need to re-fixture and re-reference parts, so machine shops reduce the chance of errors and speed production.
    Microcare LLC
    Part inspection
    Dec. 23, 2024
    Manufacturers must identify the contaminants, find the right cleaning process, and select the most effective cleaning fluid to achieve efficiency, reduce waste, and deliver defect...
    The Timken Co.
    Timken roller bearings.
    Dec. 18, 2024
    Learn to understand common tapered-roller bearing configurations for spindles, and the guidelines for designing a high-speed machine tool spindle with precision-class TRBs.
    Igor Borisenko | Dreamstime
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    Dec. 17, 2024
    A new subsidiary, Astris AI, will Artificial Intelligence software and technologies, plus engineering and consultation for defense-sector developers, manufacturers, and suppliers...
    Apicha Thumvisead | Dreamstime
    CNC machine control panel.
    Dec. 16, 2024
    Human error, time inefficiencies, and inconsistent quality are among the factors that machine shops can overcome, and improve their competitiveness, by adopting a more automated...

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