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EOS showcases the EOS M4 Onyx, an industrial metal 3D printer for high-volume production. Designed to help manufacturers scale with confidence, the EOS M4 Onyx combines productivity, automation and process stability to provide consistent, high-quality parts for demanding industries such as aerospace, defense, energy, semiconductor manufacturing and more.

Ceratizit features its SilverLine series of solid carbide end mills. The end mills expand the company’s Advanced Line cutting tool portfolio — an application-driven, high-performance series developed for specific requirements where process reliability, tool life and precision are crucial. The four- and five-flute SilverLine end mills are available in an inch assortment crafted from premium substrate.

Unlike carbide, ceramic inserts are capable of operating at extremely high cutting speeds while maintaining stability at elevated temperatures. Source: Tungaloy-NTK America Inc. Tungsten carbide prices have surged recently. For many years, carbide tooling has been the standard solution for machining challenging materials such as heat-resistant super alloys (HRSAs). HRSAs such as Inconel 718 are designed to maintain strength and stability under extreme heat and mechanical stress.

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Gardner Business Media and GROW Industrial Intelligence have announced the 58th Annual World Machine Tool Survey Report and Data tables are now available for purchase. The report and corresponding data ranks the world’s top countries in machine tool production, consumption, imports and exports based on full-year 2025 data. Leading the list of producers and consumers in 2025 was China at $30.7 billion produced and $26.4 billion consumed.

High QA showcases its design-driven manufacturing quality platform for manufacturers and OEMs that need faster inspections, automated reporting and complete traceability from design to delivery. High QA makes the 2D drawing or 3D model the single source of truth, keeping every requirement, inspection result and quality report connected to the original design intent.

Plans never survive contact with reality. Three Sigma Manufacturing, a job shop in Kent, Washington; and Yeager Manufacturing, a job shop in Winter Park, Florida, both encountered this problem many times with regards to job scheduling. A setup would take too long, or a shopfloor expert would get sick, or a piece of material wouldn’t arrive on-schedule, and on-time delivery and profitability would take a hit.

Every two years, the manufacturing world takes stock of where it is headed, and 2026 offers an unusually clear read. As the industry gathers, the technologies filling the floor point to two shifts that now define the direction of manufacturing: artificial intelligence is expanding outside of the office and into physical machines, and automation is no longer an add-on but rather an assumption designed into the equipment itself.

Standing beside the LS3015MC, an all-in-one laser and machining solution, Muratec USA machine tools division general manager Jeff Kalmbach highlights a key example of the company's “Automation for All” vision, showcasing how integrated laser and machining technology can simplify production and improve efficiency.

Source: Scientific Cutting Tools, Inc. Source: Scientific Cutting Tools, Inc. Source: Scientific Cutting Tools, Inc. Scientific Cutting Tools Inc. (SCT) introduces a line of solid-carbide port mills for machining SAE J1926 ORB and AS5202 hydraulic port profiles. The line is designed to provide a flexible option for hydraulic port machining.