In this issue

The manufacturing industry plays a significant role in local economies of South East Asian countries, contributing more than 20% of gross domestic products in markets like Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand, according to Industry Platform Pte Ltd.
The COVID-19 pandemic has seen disruptions across industries, while some companies struggled to come to terms with unusual fluctuationsin supply and demand, other companies were better prepared. This month’s issue of International Metalworking News for Asia highlights various technologies and manufacturing strategies to help customers address their problems.
For manufacturers, moving away from the established way of doing things — including their choice of machines or tools — invites risk. But what if doing so could be essential to tackling steel ISO P turning challenges? The Tooling & Workholding section explains why now the time for machine shops to embrace a new generation is tooling solutions that could make their operations more efficient and productive
CNC machine tool spindles are critical to any drilling, milling, boring, grinding, routing, cutting, or sawing process. However, when these systems deteriorate and fail due to contaminants, human error, improper maintenance, lubrication issues, or poor spindle design, a quality rebuild is often required. Machine Tools section discusses how despite the plentiful availability of spindle rebuilders nationwide, not every firm provides the same level of quality. Even if a rebuilder has the equipment, they may not have the experience, technical knowledge, or attention to detail necessary to rebuild a spindle that performs reliably for many years.

International Metalworking News for Asia Magazine Description:

International Metalworking News for Asia is published 6x a year in English with highlights in Chinese. The magazine facilitates technology transfer by providing readers in South East Asia's metalworking industry with the latest information on metal cutting and metal forming processes, and the latest technology in machinery and use of materials. It also offers practical solutions to improve productivity, reduce cost, and turn innovations into real competitive advantages as well as the latest market information, trade show reviews and videos, and people and company profiles, written by industry experts and correspondents across the region. Also included are exclusive content and articles from Ringier's family of metalworking industry magazines covering Greater China and other parts of the world, such as International Metalworking News for China, International Mold & Die Making News for China, Modern Machine Tools, American Machinist, and International Metalworking News – Middle East & Africa. The interactive content allows readers to make direct and immediate contact with advertisers/suppliers and featured companies in the editorial by clicking on the web site and email addresses in each issue, access online content in Ringier’s metalworking website (metalworking.industrysourcing.com), and avail of video content through iTunes and Google Play.