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2013 State of the Industry: Rajas Sukthankar, Siemens Industry
Rajas Sukthankar is the director of sales for motion control at Siemens Industry, Inc., which designs and manufactures CNC controllers, software and other motion control solutions used in precision metal cutting, metal forming and other metalworking applications.
2013 State of the Industry: Michael Mahfet, ABB Robotics
Michael Mahfet is the vice president and general manager of ABB Robotics, North America, which designs and manufactures industrial robots and modular manufacturing systems used in precision metal cutting, metal forming, welding and other metalworking applications.
2013 State of the Industry: Greg Champion, Goellner, Inc.
Greg Champion is the vice president of sales and marketing at Goellner, Inc., the holding company for Advanced Machine & Engineering Co., which manufactures and distributes precision machine tool components and metal cutting solutions, and Hennig, Inc., which builds machine protection and chip/coolant filtration systems used on machine tools.
Stop Business Crises Before They Create Havoc
Let’s all give thanks for the entreprenuerial spirit that drives our industry. And with that thanks, just in case, here are some nuggets that might save the corporate neck of some entrepreneurs.
Breathing New Life Into Old Iron
Retrofitting those old knee mills and lathes is now faster, easier and less expensive than ever, plus you get other big-time operating advantages.
All-Vertical Shaft Machining
Chang’an Automobile decided to handle the comprehensive turning, drilling and grinding work required for this critical engine part with a multi-stage production line from EMAG that performs all of the machining processes vertically, a process that offers many benefits.
2013 Equipment Investment: The Good News… And Some Bad
The good news is that the plant, equipment and software investments will surpass $740 billion in 2013. The bad news is that lingering uncertainty regarding important tax and regulatory decisions could still hamper business investment in the near term.
DMG/Mori Seiki Opens New HQ in UK
The new 3,189 sq m facility includes a showroom of 1,225 sq m with around 13 machines under power at any one time, a dedicated CMM room in partnership with Hexagon Metrology, and a secure facilities for the development of confidential processes.
Spring Technologies Adds Application Engineer
Desilets brings experience on multi-axis machining centers and mill-turn centers to support customers with NCSIMUL machining simulation software solutions.
EDAC Machinery Acquires Smith-Renaud
The $1.5 million addition of Smith-Renaud capabilities in centerless grinding systems and custom precision spindles strategically complements the EDAC Machinery product line.
GibbsCAM Extends Educational Program into Student Homes
To address the shortage of NC programmers in industry, the software developer introduces a personal Student Edition to support classrooms worldwide that train students for NC programming or machining in high schools, technical schools, colleges and universities.
Mitsui Seiki to Establish Turbine Technology Center
The Center will open this month to OEM and supply chain customers in the turbo machinery industry to test cuts, different processes, cutting tool designs, CNC programs, quality control devices and software to determine the best solutions for their specific needs.
