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Sapa Will Double Capacity of Joint Venture in Vietnam
The investment by Sapa Ben Thanh Aluminum Profiles for a second extrusion press and auxiliary equipment is expected to begin in mid-2015, with press operations scheduled one year later.
FANUC Introduces Certified CNC Training for Schools
Designed to teach students real-world skills to be capable of running a CNC mill or lathe after graduation, the FANUC Certified Education CNC Training program is helping to prevent a shortage of workers in advanced manufacturing.
CCAT Awarded Contract for Additive Manufacturing Innovation
America Makes awarded the $163,000 three-year contract, which will be supported by the U.S. Air Force and Optomec to advance the use of aerospace alloys in additive manufacturing.
Mazak Receives Award for Manufacturing Excellence

Selected from variety accomplishments of manufacturers within the Cincinnati/Tristate area, the company was chosen for the MANNY Award.
NIMS, Haas Foundation Announce Scholarship Program
The new program will ensure more young people have the skills and credentials they need for today’s and tomorrow’s jobs.
Weiler Announces End User Safety Program
The program includes an on-site seminar at the customer location with employees to to ensure proper and safe use of off-hand grinding tools and consumables.
TÜV Rheinland Opens New Metallurgical Testing Lab

The company expands its metallurgical testing capacity to include microstructural analysis, failure analysis, chemical analysis, fatigue testing, engineering design, finite element analysis (FEA), and expert witness opinions and testimony.
Kemper Storatec Starts Production at New Headquarters in Germany

The new factory in Waltrop will promote growth in their intelligent sheet metal storage solutions for intralogistics market sectors in manufacturing.
Parlec Joins Partners in THINC
The tooling manufacturer will provide tooling and presetting products that integrate with Okuma CNC machine tools and controls to deliver manufacturing system solutions.
Agile Planet Adopts New Name
The developer of intelligent software and hardware changes its name to Yaskawa Innovation, reflecting its acquisition by Yaskawa America, Motoman Robotics Division.
Vapormatt Enhances Service for US Customers with New Representative

Run by Frank Block, the distributor Prototools will now offer the company’s wet blasting technology, offering U.S. tooling customers an even greater level of service.
Retooling at MAG Undergoes a Complete Overhaul

The German manufacturer can now retool Boehringer, Ex-Cell-O, Cross Hüller and Lamb machine tool and system overhauls and retrofits with state-of-the-art technology to meet the increased productivity requirements of customers.