MMI-Direct Blog

5 Axis Mill Advantages

by Mike Denny on 5/22/19 2:41 PM

Not long ago, owning even a single 5 Axis CNC machine was a luxury only afforded to large corporate plants. However, as both hardware and software improve, and more of those initial 5 Axis mills enter the pre-owned market,...

Chicago, IL, March 29, 2019 –Machinery Marketing International has announced today it will conduct an online only auction opening March 26 and closing April 10 of Haas Vertical Machining Centers. Because all machines must be...

Chicago, IL, February 11, 2019 –Machinery Marketing International has announced today it will conduct an online only auction opening February 5 and closing February 20 of machine tools, injection molding equipment,...

Chicago, IL, January 22, 2019 – Machinery Marketing International, a leader in online used machine tool transactions for over a decade, has partnered with Currencyto offer instant approval financing for used machinery...

Chicago, IL., November 28, 2018 –Machinery Marketing International has announced today that it will conduct an online only, single facility auction opening November 28 and closing December 13 of late-model metal fabricating...

IMTS 2018 Wrap-Up

by J. Quentin Murray on 10/1/18 3:21 PM

Ever since taking a massive plunge during the late 2000's in the wake of the Great Recession, manufacturing jobs have been making a slow and steady recovery. According to recent reports from the Bureau of Labor Statistics,...

By a bipartisan vote, the Senate has just approved reauthorization of a modified version of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education(CTE) Act. The program, which provides $1.1 Billion in funding for high school...

It’s no secret that the US has lost countless jobs to international markets over the last few decades. Various conditions have led corporations offshore for many manufacturing operations in an attempt to maximize profits,...