A review of the physical and mechanical properties of one copper alloy system will help moldmakers better understand how this alloy will perform thermally and mechanically in applications. By Robert E...
Declining export growth, notably affected by the U.S. credit crunch, is likely to drag China’s GDP growth down to 10.5 percent this year, still above official target of 8 percent, a leading univ...
In keeping with its strategy of growth at its centres of business around the world, the international computer-aided-manufacturing (CAM) software developer and marketer DP Technology, which makes Espr...
Visitors to this year’s Plastics Design and Moulding Exhibition & Conference, PDM 08, will be able to get quick, no-obligation advice on designing or manufacturing a product in plastic ...
SolidWorks Labs, the on-line technology sandbox for curious SolidWorks® 3D CAD software users, has more than doubled its free experimental software offerings since SolidWorks launched the site in ...
The sixth edition of Introduction to Powder Metallurgy, The Process and Its Products is now available for ordering from the Publications section of the European Powder Metallurgy Association (EPMA) we...
SmartCAMcnc, the US developer of SmartCAM computer-aided manufacturing software, is set to increase international representation and sales of its flagship suite of CAM software products. The company h...
During the BIEMH machine tool exhibition that took place in Bilbao March 3–8, BAI Agencia de Innovación, in cooperation with AFM (the Spanish Association of Machine Tool Manufacturers) an...
As part of its ongoing 20th-anniversary celebration, CGTech, the US-based specialist in NC/CNC simulation, verification, optimization, and analysis software technology for manufacturing, is holding a ...
BEIJING — Chinese has decided not to levy tax on corporate earnings from securities trading at the moment, seen as a move to boost the current gloomy stock market. Income from stock and bo...
Aluminum Corp of China (Chinalco), the nation’s biggest aluminum maker, may raise its stake in the London-listed Rio Tinto PLC as part of a larger expansion effort, the China Securities Journal ...
China’s yuan rose sharply against the US dollar on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve cut the federal funds rate by 75 basis points to ward off recession. The central parity rate of the yuan, o...
New cutting tools offer increased tool life, decreased spindle wear and greater cutting speed—resulting in shorter leadtimes. Cutting tool manufacturer Ingersoll Cutting Tool Co. (Rockford, IL)&...
High-feed tooling and high-feed machining could be the key factor in maximizing your shop’s roughing efficiency. The most important issue facing the mold and die industry in recent years is thro...
Proper end mill selection is critical for one manufacturer of high-end, one-off custom molds. The luxury to try and try again might be available for some companies; however, not for Mar-Lee mold Compa...
Machine tool accessories offer economical solutions to many of the production and timing issues that can negatively impact tool and machine setup. When purchasing new equipment, it is typical to spend...
A look at ER collet systems and a review of the properties to look for when making your toolholding purchase decision. It is widely known that choosing the proper tool is a necessity for successful ma...
China’s central bank decided on Tuesday to raise the deposit reserve requirement ratio of commercial banks to a record high of 15.5 percent, the second such move this year. The move was to furth...
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said on Tuesday that how to properly adopt various monetary policies is a great test to China, as the changes in interest rates and exchange rates have pros and cons. "...
Recent cutting tool innovation—as well as new CAM programming techniques—make plunging a more popular approach. Plunging—or as it has been recently called in the Midwest, stomping&md...