IMD | Industrial Machinery Digest

Manufacturers have always worked to eliminate such inefficiencies as unused material, excess motion, and idle machines. But some of the most persistent inefficiencies aren’t on the shop floor; they’re in inboxes, phone calls, spreadsheets, and repetitive administrative tasks that quietly consume time and mental energy every day.

Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas (MLA), a leading provider of innovative material handling solutions, today announced it will transition to Logisnext Americas, marking a significant milestone in the company’s global evolution.

Hands-on Demonstration of Industry-Leading Products

The global economy’s $30T labor market doesn’t yield to demos, it yields to systems that generalize under messy, real-world production constraints. To help customers cross that gap, at NVIDIA GTC 2026 (March 16-19) in San Jose, Calif. KUKA unveiled the KUKA Automation Management Platform (KUKA AMP), a new platform layer designed to take Physical Artificial Intelligence (AI) from innovation to real-world production. Showcasing KUKA AMP at NVIDIA GTC not only signals a major step in technological evolution but also highlights KUKA Group’s dedicated drive to shape and accelerate its growth trajectory.

Spark and Co, an OMAX distributor, will highlight the ProtoMAX® abrasive waterjet system at the Montreal Manufacturing Technology Show (MMTS) in booth #1805. The event takes place at the Palais de congrès de Montréal on May 11-12, 2026.

The new G0403 Benchtop CNC Router System from Grizzly Industrial delivers professional-grade precision for hobbyists, educators, and small businesses—making advanced CNC routing accessible, powerful, and affordable. Built as a scalable platform, the G0403 can grow with the user through modular upgrades like the T34438 2 HP Water-Cooled Spindle Kit and T34439 4th-Axis Rotary Kit, enabling continuous-duty operation and true 3D carving capability.

Heule Precision Tool presents COFA tooling for automated through hole deburring applications, including those on sloped or uneven surfaces. This unique technology uses a carbide blade to remove burrs from the front and back of a drilled through-hole in a single pass, without stopping or reversing the spindle. The edge break is always even and consistent – across a wide spectrum of metals and alloys – whether the surface is even, elliptical, or sloped. Automating the deburring processes for hard-to-reach cross burrs which were formerly deburred manually, significantly shortens cycle times and improves efficiency. Carbide blades extend tool life and maintain edge sharpness, reducing downtime. COFA tooling performs well in both manual and CNC environments, as well as live-spindle lathes, and robotic automation cells—operating reliably with or without cutting fluid. A variety of sizes, from 2-30mm (0.79-1.19”), are available from stock for immediate delivery from the Cincinnati area warehouse. COFA tooling is ideal for a wide range of applications with aerospace, automotive, energy, precision machining, heavy equipment, and medical industries.

Industry veteran Kurt Tolliver is appointed President and CEO; Dave Fawcett assumes expanded leadership role as European CEO for the AMADA Group

STUDSON ANSI/ISEA and CSA dual-certified Type II helmets meet new Canadian Construction Safety Council requirements, giving contractors a proven solution before the deadline

Fixtureworks®, a leading North American manufacturer and supplier of clamps, fixturing accessories, machine tool components and rollers & bumpers, offers various styles of quick change flex clamping “locators,”, including the newest version, labeled the “Easy Mount.”