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Glebar Increases Staff to Support Growth
Sean Riess, Kathleen Haddad and Leon Ekeoba will help sales and support of their rapid growth and expansion.
Making it Wrong to Make it Right
The world of a CAM programmer may seem idyllic: They build toolpath strategies in logical sequences, select cutters from a library, and calculate and simulate results on the monitor. But there are complex challenges when moving from the sterile programming office to the shop floor, where the theoretical process becomes real.
Mazak Names New General Manager for Northeast Region
Jim Rutan now oversees sales, service and applications support in New England and the eastern halves of New York and Pennsylvania.
GF Machining Solutions Announces New Distributors
Peak EDM now handles sales in Michigan’s lower peninsula, and Midwest Machinery Solutions serves northern Illinois.
Milwaukee Tool Plans to Expand Headquarters
This $32 million expansion would create 350 additional new jobs in the next five years.
Time is Money
Site downtime can costs millions due to a multitude of factors that cause delays and deviations away from the original specification and have large impacts on the timescale of a project and, more significantly, on the budget. This is why oilfield service companies and their parts suppliers must be able to respond quickly and deliver jobs fast.
Whittemore Expands Sales Territory
They now serve Kansas and Missouri with tools for metal cutting, broaching, gauging, workholding, part marking and managing swarf.
Steel Advocates Recognized for Driving Automotive Innovation
Jack Dolan of Chrysler and Dr. Donald Malen of the University of Michigan were awarded for championing the use of advanced high-strength steel (AHSS).
Senator Visits Gear Motions Facility to Discuss ESOP
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand met with employees in the ESOP to learn more about how they share in the success of their company.
The Move from Billet Work to Bar Fed
To replace some outdated equipment and upgrade their manufacturing capabilities, this machine shop invested in a universal turning center that gave them the opportunity to bid for larger work at a competitive cost. Now it provides the capacity they need to absorb the increasing workload they are experiencing through winning more business.
Matsuura Machinery Expands Territory for Yamazen
Yamazen now represents Matsuura machine tools in 24 states, including a new “Yamazen South Region.”
M-CNC Invests in Rapid Response Manufacturing
Their ambitious growth plans include investing $3.8 million in machine tools and automation for rapid 10-day turnaround of orders.
