Kennametal's innovative Beyond^TM platform of high-performance tooling products continues to garner exceptional reviews from Kennametal customers worldwide. Due to higher metal-removal rates and extended tool life, these products are resulting in productivity improvements of 30% or more for a broad spectrum of metalworking users. "Depending on the application, field tests have shown up to 300% of improvement in tool life," says Osny Fabricio, Kennametal Senior Product Manager.

MAC Equipment has been a valued Hartwig partner for more than 20 years, beginning with their first Okuma purchase in 1989. They have continued to evolve into a leader in pneumatic conveying and air filtration systems. Advancing state-of-the-art production of conveying systems for 40 years, MAC Equipment is now the largest North American pneumatic conveying and filtration equipment supplier.

By: Belinda Jones

Manufacturers of wind components confront quality control challenges with technology and determination, supported by Hexagon Metrology. A renewed focus on renewable energy has global competition heating up again for manufacturers seeking to do business with the wind power industry.

There are several reasons why an independent contract machine shop is chosen to do work, including: quality of product, delivery, price, having the necessary machines and tools, or having the right expertise. Of all those reasons, quality is often misunderstood. K-D Machine has the opinion that quality is more than making the part to the print. "Verifying the part to the print is only a small piece of the equation," said Kevin Doerr, owner and president of K-D Machine.