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Applications Being Accepted For Brock Babb Memorial Scholarship
The Brock Babb Memorial Scholarship is an annual tuition scholarship created by the National Tooling and Machining Association in support of students advancing their education and pursuing careers in manufacturing. Successful scholarship applicants will receive a minimum award of $1,000.00….
Bison Gear Celebrates 50 Years Of Excellence
In January more than 200 employees of Bison Gear & Engineering Corp. gathered to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the founding of the St. Charles, IL, headquartered gearmotor manufacturer. Bison was established in 1960 by three Chicago area entrepreneurs who…
FMA Supports STEM Initiative For Suburban Chicago High School
The Fabricators & Manufacturers Association, Intl. (FMA; Rockford, IL) is taking a leading role in helping a suburban Chicago high school implement a STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) curriculum. STEM incorporates all disciplines including the arts, languages, and humanities…
Gene Haas Foundation Donates $25,000 For Haitian Relief Efforts
To help the victims of the devastating earthquake that recently struck Haiti, Gene Haas and the Gene Haas Foundation have donated $25,000 to the American Red Cross for relief efforts. The gift, in the form of a grant, is targeted…
Waterjet Manufacturers Announce Strategic Research And Development Partnership
Waterjet manufacturers Tecnocut SpA (Bergamo, Italy) and Jet Edge, Inc. (St. Michael, MN) recently announced a strategic research and development partnership designed to strengthen both companies? positions in the waterjet industry. Through this unique partnership, Tecnocut will share its innovative…
AIDA-America Expands Distributor Network
AIDA-America (Dayton, OH) recently added PTW Sales, LLC (Chagrin Falls, OH) as its exclusive distributor for Ohio, AMP Machinery Systems Inc. (Carol Stream, IL) for northern Illinois, and M-Tech (Hoover, AL) for Alabama and Mississippi. These additions further strengthen AIDA?s…
New Rush Machinery Website
Rush Machinery, Inc. has a new, expanded website at www.rushmachinery.com. Action videos are available for all of the machine lines. Brochures and full specifications are also now available on-line. The company specializes in manufacturing, servicing and marketing a complete line…
Greenerd Delivers Huge Hydraulic Compression Molding Presses To Sheet Molder
Greenerd Press & Machine Company, Inc. recently delivered and installed three massive 4,000-ton gib-guided hydraulic compression molding presses to Ashley Industrial Molding (AIM; Oelwein, IA), a processor of sheet molding compound located in. The presses, which feature Allen-Bradley controls, provide…
Tungaloy Corporation To Transfer Its Headquarters
Tungaloy America, Inc.?s Japanese headquarters will be transferred from Kawasaki, Kanagawa, to Iwaki, Fukushima, on April 1. The new facility will be the registered headquarters of a business that has three manufacturing sites in Japan. As a part of the…
Industry Watch: People
METHODS MACHINE TOOLS, INC.(SUDBURY, MA) . . . appointed Phil Janiszewski as marketing manager. He previously spent seven years as marketing manager at Koma Precision, Inc. (East Windsor, CT), a supplier of rotary tables, angle heads, and live tooling, where…
STRATEGY: PLACE OLD ON HOLD
Mike Riley examines how the phrase ?a crisis is a terrible thing to waste? has taken on a life of its own at this machine tool builder, which is using the downturn to prepare for the recovery and develop new products and services.
TO BOLDLY GO
This unique supplier partnership between Heil and Harco Metal Products enhances production and quality procedures with a bold approach to lean manufacturing.
