Material-Specific Spade Drilling SystemsPMTS 2021: Allied Machine and Engineering offers the T-A Pro, suited for general purpose holemaking while offering a performace level previously unachievable by a spade insert. EDITED Angela OsborneManaging Editor, Production Machining  Allied Machine and [...]

Vacuum Workholding for Thin Parts: First Episode of The One-Person Shop A new video series looks at technology and practices for thriving as a very small machining business. In this episode, how workholding using [...]

Parts Shortages Show Cracks in OEM PurchasingA crisis should be the ideal time to consider significant changes to address weaknesses in current practice.Paul EricksenTim BiggsJUN 15, 2021Over the last 100 years, American industry needed [...]

Ford, SK Innovation Announce US Electric Battery VentureThe announcement comes just after Ford's reveal of the all-electric F-150 pickup truck.Agence France-PresseMAY 20TH, 2021  U.S. auto giant Ford and South Korea's SK Innovation plan to team [...]

GM to Build 2 More New US Battery Plants by 2025The company also signed an agreement to supply batteries for Wabtec’s battery-powered locomotive.IW StaffJUN 16TH, 2021  General Motors today announced it would spend more money [...]

Commercial EV Aircraft? It's PossibleWright Electric discusses progress towards commercial EV flights.Peter FrettyJUN 02, 2021Since its inception Wright Electric has been working on the building blocks to reduce the carbon impact of commercial aviation. The [...]

Flex-N-Gate to build nearly $100M Detroit facility to supply Ford vehicles, create up to 650 jobs May 25, 2016 DETROIT, Mich. – An expansive and strategically located parcel of vacant land on Detroit’s [...]

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Ford Lets Lightning Out of the Bottle The all electric pick-up "hauls ass and tows like a beast" according to Ford CEO and President Jim Farley. Peter Fretty MAY 19, 2021 Ford is proud [...]