FANUC America demonstrated robotic welding, laser processing, and automated painting systems at FABTECH 2026, held from September 8 to 10, 2026, in Chicago, Illinois. The exhibition highlighted industrial automation technologies designed to improve process stability, precision, and efficiency across heavy industry and manufacturing sectors.
Tungaloy Corporation launched the Grinding Cost Reduction Calculator to model operational savings when replacing finishing grinding stages with superabrasive insert turning.
As manufacturers look to produce increasingly complex large-diameter components in fewer set ups, the ability to combine turning and milling operations on a single platform is becoming increasingly desirable. However, conventional mill-turn approaches can present certain compromises in the production of heavy cylindrical parts. Fives High Precision Machines (Fives HPM), through its Giddings & Lewis brand, is addressing the challenge from a different direction: by adding five-axis contouring capability to a platform specifically engineered for large-part vertical turning.
Tungaloy Corporation released the BTA Direct Mount Concept Drawing System, a web application designed to accelerate specification reviews and generate 2D concept drawings for FINE BEAM and TRI-FINE deep-hole drilling tools within the digital supply chain.
MAPAL develops specialized tooling strategies to address the complex tolerances and material challenges associated with integrated forged aluminum chassis components.
Beckhoff introduces a decentralized hardware and multi-core control software ecosystem to accelerate machine commissioning in sheet metal forming applications.
Tenova and GE Vernova deliver a high-capacity Consteel electric arc furnace and direct feed system to decarbonize Nippon Steel Yawata Works operations.
Tungaloy expands its TungForce-Rec cutter line with new imperial pitch configurations to suppress vibration during deep-shoulder milling in low-rigidity setups.