LATEST HEADLINES

• Precinmac Precision Machining Expands West Coast Presence With Acquisitions Of Viper Northwest And Shields Manufacturing

  Precinmac Precision Machining (“Precinmac”), a diversified manufacturer of high-precision machined components and assemblies in the aerospace and defense, semiconductor, and general industrials sectors, today announced the acquisitions of Viper Northwest, Inc. and Shields Manufacturing, Inc. The acquisitions strengthen Precinmac’s West Coast presence while enhancing the Company’s differentiated value proposition to customers in the region. Financial terms of the private transactions were not disclosed.

• Citizen Machinery Upgrades Three CNC Sliding Head Turning Centres

  Japanese CNC mill-turn centre manufacturer, Citizen Machinery, has announced improvements to three of its Cincom sliding-head models, all designed to shorten cycle times and raise productivity when producing components from 32 mm diameter bar and larger

• New Large-Capacity Doosan Multi-Tasking Mill-Turn Machines

  Mills CNC, the exclusive distributor of Doosan machine tools in the UK and Ireland, has introduced a new range of large-capacity, multi-tasking mill-turn machines into the market

• Hardinge To Bring Manufacturing Capacity Back To The United States

  Hardinge Inc., a leading international provider of advanced metal-cutting and material-cutting tool solutions and accessories, today announced plans to shift the manufacturing of its milling and turning machining center solutions from the Hardinge Taiwan plant to its plant in Elmira, NY, USA.

• Trace-A-Matic Increases CNC Turning Capacity

  Trace-A-Matic has installed a new HNK VTC-28/30 vertical turning center at their Brookfield, WI location. The HNK features a 60HP, 130RPM table with a 44,000-pound load capacity and a 25HP live spindle to support tapping and other machining operations.

• New Mazak VC-Ez Series Delivers Affordability And Performance

  To provide job shops reliable, maximum machine-tool performance at a lower capital investment, Mazak has launched the new VC-Ez Series of 3-axis vertical machining centers designed and built in Kentucky