Mori Seiki has started taking orders for the ULTRASONIC 65 monoBLOCK® equipped with ultrasonic machining functions and the LASERTEC 65 Shape equipped with laser machining functions. Both machines are designed based on the DMU 65 monoBLOCK® 5-axis control machining center made by Mori Seiki's collaboration partner, GILDEMEISTER AG of Germany.

Aero-style machining coming to auto: as the auto industry turns to materials that are certainly more exotic than the cast iron and aluminum that are familiar, the sorts of processes associated with aerospace manufacturing--albeit kicked up several notches--will find greater application. There used to be a big gulf between the…

In the past, machine building followed the old ready, aim, fire scenario. Now it's more like ready, aim—listen, discuss, collaborate—fire. However, the only catch is this newer more cooperative method must be done faster than the old way.