by Michael Barnes | Mar 27, 2014 | News
Machine tool orders fell in the United States in January 2014 to $360.31 million, according to the U.S. Manufacturing Technology Orders report issued by the Association for Manufacturing Technology (AMT). As reported in IndustryWeek, U.S. orders dropped 25.2% in...
by Michael Barnes | Jul 20, 2013 | News
Machine tools are often used in the production of other machines. Elements of NASCAR whether it’s the fast cars or the tracks they race on are technological wonders that incorporate many tools not to mention power-operated ones that are used to cut and shape metal and...
by Michael Barnes | Nov 6, 2013 | Tips
You’ve just purchased some of LeBlond’s cost-effective K.O. Lee Economy Mandrels. You’ve got either the expanding, solid or expanding-end mandrels and are using these tools to hold machined, component parts ready for milling, grinding or quality inspection. You made...
by Michael Barnes | Aug 20, 2014 | News
United States manufacturing technology orders for June 2014 totaled $405.73 million, up 12.6% from May but down 2.1% from the same period in 2013, according to the Association for Manufacturing Technology (AMT) as reported by manufacturing.net recently. The...
by Michael Barnes | Nov 18, 2015 | Product Information
In previous post, we discussed LeBlond’s machine tool parts support for LeBlond lathes and mills, K.O. Lee equipment as well as Standard Modern, Deka Drill, Johnson Press and W.F. & John Barnes machinery. Now we get specific with a case study of the cross feed...