WESTEC 2023 – November 2023

WESTEC 2023 Highlights

Didn't get a chance to make it to WESTEC 2023 in Long Beach, California? Have no fear because the Practical Machinist team was live on location for the show! With many of the vendors you know and love showcasing the newest manufacturing technology, check out these live streams from WESTEC 2023 to get caught up.

Making Machining Centers Mobile?! How!

What if you could pick up your milling or turning centers and place them exactly where you wanted them — creating machining cells or making secondary operations incredibly convenient? TRAK has you covered — and TRAKing Pat is here to tell us all about these made-in-California machining centers.

Made in America Cast Iron Tombstones

If you want the highest-quality equipment for your machines, you're going to want to know exactly from where they came. Just down the road from WESTEC 2023, Jergens, Inc. produces their newly-released tombstone workholding options, made from 100% American cast iron. Check out this video to see it paired with zero-point fixturing and more!

Over Two Hundred Years of Manufacturing Legacy

You may not recognize the name, but you'll most certainly recognize the manufacturing legacies under the Fives umbrella. From grinding to machining to turning — Fives has hundreds of years of manufacturing experience and excellence under their belts. Tune in to see their latest offerings.

Over Two Hundred Years of Manufacturing Legacy

Does German Precision Engineering Make Chips Faster?

World-reknowned for their micro-series boring tools, Horn USA brings German engineering to far more applications than you may realize. With offerings including power-skiving and PCD high-feed tooling to get every last bit of productivity out of your machining center, tune in to see what's new in the world of Horn USA, Inc.

Does German Precision Engineering Make Chips Faster?

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