Canadian Metalworking eNewsletter
October 21, 2008
News

  • Bystronic opens Canadian office
  • Canadian Economic Outlook: Signs of malaise
  • Machine Tools Around the Globe: Taiwan Sees Sales Decline

    • Appointments

    		 Facts and Stats

  • Statistics Canada: Manufacturing Sales Decline in August

    • Products

  • Machine Tools/Rotary Table
  • Machine Tools/EDM
  • Cutting Tools/Milling
  • Cutting Tools/Titanium Milling
  • Cutting Tools/High Performance Cutting
  • Cutting Tools/Ring Groove Cutters
  • Machine Tools/Controls
  • Fabricating/Waterjet Cutting
  • Fabricating/Material Removal
  • Welding/Accessories
    		• Events Calendar

  • North American Zeiss CMM User Conference

    • Your Turn

  • Canadian Manufacturing in the Future


    • Upcoming Issue

  • See what's coming next month


    • Single Source Technologies-Canada (SST) is your one source for Makino machine tools, engineering services, tooling, supplies, application support and customer service. By integrating the best combination of products and services into one complete package, our ability to provide solutions for our customers is virtually unlimited. Find out more at www.singlesourcetech.com/canada/.

    Business Productivity Webinars

    Today’s business environment has forced many job shops to re-evaluate their strategies and develop new ways to do business. Whether it’s embracing lean manufacturing, implementing shop floor software, installing or integrating with the latest machine control, developing employees or all the above; these forward thinking shops are thriving today and achieving profitability because they have chosen to think "outside the box". Are you positioned to compete against them?

    Attend one of our monthly Business Productivity webinars to learn about the strategies they are employing. Register at www.exactamerica.com/jobboss/webinars or call 800-777-4334 for immediate attention.
    News
    Canadian Metalworking

    Bystronic opens Canadian office
    Bystronic Inc., Hauppauge, NY, has opened a Canadian office in Mississauga, ON. >> more

    Canadian Economic Outlook: Signs of malaise
    While the Canadian economy skirted a recession, with real GDP growth increasing by an annualized 0.3 per cent in the second quarter following a 0.8 per cent advance in the first, signs of malaise are creeping into the Canadian outlook, notes The Conference Board of Canada in its latest Autumn 2008 Canadian Outlook. >> more

    Machine Tools Around the Globe: Taiwan Sees Sales Decline
    Taiwanese machine tool manufacturers experienced a slowdown in orders in the third quarter of 2008 and the sector is expecting to sales continue to decline in the fourth quarter according to an online news item from the Taiwan Economic News.>> more

     


    New welding cell – high performance under $50,000. The FlexArc® Compact 2 is designed for welding cycles of 2 to 20 units - ideal for metal fabrication shops and other industrial applications. It comes with the IRB 1410 welding robot and the IRC5 controller, and features a larger work envelope, easier part loading, longer reach and higher payload than competitive systems. FlexArc cells are pre-engineered units that install and set-up quickly, often in less than a day.

    http://www.robotics-abb.com/4

    Appointments

     


    Greenleaf Corporation has announced the creation of the Greenleaf Global Support Center.

    Greenleaf's Global Support Center is the most comprehensive online source for purchasing Greenleaf cutting tools and components. There are over 15,000 items from which to choose. In addition, you have immediate access to the technical information you need to run Greenleaf's advanced cutting tool products to their fullest potential.

    No registration is required to use any portion of the site.

    Click here for details
    Facts and Stats

    Statistics Canada: Manufacturing Sales Decline in August
    Predictably, manufacturers witnessed a notable softening in sales in August following four consecutive monthly increases according to the latest Monthly Survey of Manufacturing for August from Statistics Canada. >> more

    Hardinge Stocking Collets in Canada for Quick Delivery.

    Hardinge Technical Centre at 7111 Kennedy Road in Mississauga, Ontario is a stocking location for popular collets, feed fingers, chucks and tool holders. Experiencing a gripping problem? Need workholding advise at your shop? Call your local workholding sales engineer for an onsite visit: Sylvain Leveille 514-893-5187 (NE Ontario, Quebec and East), Don Ward 519-653-8234 (Ontario and West). Workholding Specials

    Workholding ecommerce site: http://www.hardingetooling.com


    Measure form and position tolerances and inspect complex contours of free formed shapes – ON THE MACHINE TOOL. M&H Probing has the probes, the software and the experience you need to create precision at the workpiece. Call (905) 332-5378, email sales@mh-probingsystems.com or check out our website at www.mh-probingsystems.com.
    Poll

    OCTOBER POLL QUESTION:
    Canadian Manufacturing in the Future

    What manufacturing sectors do you think will grow in Canada in the next ten years?

    Automotive
    Aerospace & Defence
    Energy/Resources
    Agriculture
    Medical
    Specialty Manufacturing
    Other (Specify)


    Current Results


    Results from Last Online Poll:

    Impact of the US Financial Crisis on Canadian Industry
    In our last online poll, we asked what impact the US financial crisis was on your business. The biggest impact was the slowdown in US exports because of poor consumer confidence/poor demand, with 50 per cent of respondents noting this. Only one noted that it was tougher to obtain lines of credit. Five respondents noted cost-cutting measures such as layoffs and cuts in production as an impact.

     


    Coolants for machining and stamping operations

    Chem-Ecol Ltd. is a 100% Canadian owned company located in Cobourg Ontario and has been in business for over 32 years. In the last several years the company has developed some unique, and very successful, coolants for machining and stamping operations. These new products have demonstrated considerable cost savings for companies. They can be reached at 1800-263-3939 or on their web site at www.chem-ecol.com.


    High Temperature Alloy Turning
    Stellram’s amazing 4E Technology machines Stainless Steels, High Nickel, High Cobalt and Titanium-based alloys … faster, with better accuracy and improved surface finish. 4E turning geometry, combined with Stellram? Aerospace-proven grades, allows you to cut cycle times up to 30%, double your tool life and reduce tool inventories due to its versatility.

    Details.

    Online Directory

    Finding suppliers has never been easier with Canadian Metalworking's online Directory. It allows extensive searching of suppliers for thousands of categories of metalworking machinery & equipment, cutting tools, quality & measurement equipment, materials and services. Simply visit http://www.canadianmetalworking.sartech.ca/ and you're right there.

    Suppliers can find out about advertising opportunities by e-mailing Joe Sindaha at joe.sindaha@rci.rogers.com
    www.canadianmetalworking.com


    Wilson Tool leads the industry with precision, performance and innovation. With a full selection of European style, American Precision®, WT Style Precision™ press brake tooling and clamping technology, we manufacture state-of-the-art precision ground tooling and groundbreaking clamping systems that enable our customers to be the best fabricators in the world.

    For more information, click here.
    Advanced Fabricating Machinery

    Products

    Machine Tools/Rotary Table
    Hardinge's new GD210LP low-profile rotary table provides rigidity, speed, accuracy and repeatability in an affordable package, claims the company. >> more

    Machine Tools/EDM
    GF AgieCharmilles' FO550S is a diesinking EDM from the company's "Speed Edition" range. >> more

    Machine Tools/Milling
    The F4722 shoulder milling cutter, the F4723 face milling cutter and the F4726 helical cutter from WALTER made their debut at the IMTS 2008 event in Chicago, IL. >> more

    Cutting Tools/Titanium Milling
    Sandvik Coromant has launched the CoroMill 690, a long edge cutter for titanium milling. >> more

    Cuting Tools/High Performance Cutting
    Seco Tools Canada has announced the availability of its Jetstream Tooling, a range of high performance tools that deliver coolant directly at the insert cutting edge for productivity gains. >> more

    Cutting Tools/Ring Groove Cutters
    Greenleaf Corp., a manufacturer of indexable tooling, carbide and ceramic cutting tools, is introducing its expanded line of Ring Max£ ring groove cutters. >> more

    Machine Tools/Controls
    Designed to be an affordable solution for high performance applications, the Fagor 8070 ETX CNC control system is based on an industrial hardened Windows operating system running on an XP embedded platform, allowing the integration of online software configurations for a true Open Architecture system. >> more

    Machine Tools/Controls
    Seimens Energy & Automation Inc. has launched its SINUMERIK solution line CNC system platform. The new solution line is comprised of the panel-based SINUMERIK 802D sl, the PC-based SINUMERIK 840Di sl and the flagship SINUMERIK 840D sl with panel and PC-based versions. >> more

    Fabricating/Waterjet Cutting
    The Jet Edge Mid Rail Gantry Waterjet System features an 8 ft x 13 ft work envelope with an exposed tank that easily accommodates overhead loading. >> more

    Fabricating/Material Removal
    Lissmac’s latest development is a product line to remove laser-oxide, de-burr metal blanks and fully de-slag plasma and laser parts. >> more

    Welding/Accessories
    Tregaskiss now offers a QUICK LOAD Gooseneck System for its curved handle TOUGH GUN MIG Guns. >> more

    Events

    2008

    October 21-25: EuroBLECH 2008 at the Hanover Exhibition Grounds in Hanover, Germany. Canadian contact: Co-Mar Management Services Inc. 416-690-0331 or 800-727-4183  www.euroblech.com

    November 4: Manufacturing Technology Network Conference in Toronto at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto. Register online at www.manutechnet.com

    November 5 & 6: EMEC Machine Tool Open House in Mississauga, ON. www.emecmt.com

    November 13: Canadian Machine Tool Distributors' Association Annual General Meeting, Reception & Dinner at the The Country Club in Woodbridge, ON. 705-286-6921 Email: info@cmtda.com

    November 18 & 19: Canadian Association of Moldmakers Trade Fair at Caesars Windsor (Casino) 519-255-7863 Email: info@camm.ca

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    Upcoming Issue


    ADVERTISE IN FEBRUARY 2009 

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