01/02/2026
Happy New Year! The January 2026 issues of Southwest, Southeast, Northeast, Midwest & West Manufacturing News are now available in print & online. This month we are covering Machinery: Metalcutting/Chipmaking; Workholding; and Education/Training.
Highlights in Metalcutting/Chipmaking include: A modernized VMC; a 5-axis high-speed machining center for complex shapes; and a 2-turret, 2-spindle solution for high-mix/small-batch production. YCM Alliance is also announcing that it is now the exclusive U.S. importer of Tongtai CNC horizontal turning centers.
-Companies highlighted include:
Fadal; Hyundai WIA Machine Tool; Methods Machine Tools; YCM Alliance
Topics covered in Workholding: Self-centering jaw forming rings; a small diameter bar stock solution; a substantial tooling system for machining large, heavy workpieces; and automation-ready workholding.
-Companies highlighted include:
Dillon Manufacturing; Edge Technologies; EROWA Technology; HWR Workholding USA, Inc.
In Education/Training, read about: Kent Industrial USA and Mid-State Technical College's crucial roles in developing Wisconsin's future workforce; NIMS' Smart Training Solutions; and the YCM Alliance/Titans of CNC partnership that is advancing online and hands-on CNC training.
-Companies highlighted include:
Kent Industrial; Mid-State Technical College; NIMS; YCM Alliance; Titans of CNC Machining
In January's Applying Technology, learn how tool monitoring recovers lights-out operations; and discover how an updated VTL opens up new opportunities (see the machine in action at youtu.be/BUlB5TJiaog).
-Companies highlighted include:
Caron Engineering; Select Machining Technologies; Highland Manufacturing
We have also assembled late-breaking national and regional industry news, recent personnel appointments, and much more.
