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Strong Growth for AICON Breuckmann
The German manufacturer of high precision white light scanners used in industrial measurement and inspection applications has achieved 28 percent of growth in 2012 and 32 percent in 2013, compared to the respective previous year.
SPRING Technologies Wins Prize for Innovation
Journalists and manufacturers choose WYSIWYC®, a 3D mobile and synchronized CNC simulation solution, for the special award.
Highlander Partners Acquires Profile Extrusion
PCE is a leading manufacturer of aluminum extrusions to the industrial and residential construction, electrical, hurricane shutter and interior decor markets throughout the southeastern part of the United States
Trotec Laser Increases Technical Support Staff
Their technical support staff boasts more than 25 years of industry experience in manufacturing, mechanical engineering, automation technology and robotics and are experts with their entire product line, including both flatbed, and Galvo systems.
Applications Laboratories Help Shops with Metals Processing
Engineers from the Miyachi America Applications Engineering staff help plants with resistance welding, precision thermal bonding, laser welding, cutting, micromachining and marking.
Co-Operative Robots Take Center Stage
Dense clusters of robots, requiring no complex computation, can swarm like bees or a flock of birds to carry out tasks collectively and pave the way for robot ‘swarms’ to be used in the agricultural industry, for example, where precision farming methods could benefit from the use of large numbers of very simple and cheap robots.
ESAB Completes Colfax Acquisition of Victor Technologies
The acquisition complements the geographic footprint of ESAB, as well as expands ESAB’s product portfolio into new segments and applications. It brings together two leading organizations with world-class products, technologies and R&D.
CTG Receives Crystal Award
Winners of the Crystal Award for Excellence qualify for recognition by having collaborated with one or more of the Edison Technology Centers located in Ohio. Cleaning Technologies Group was nominated by TechSolve, an Edison Technology Center based in Cincinnati that is focused on building and supporting the manufacturing industry in Ohio.
CC-Link Partner Association Launches Gateway to Asia Program
The G2A service helps American device manufacturers increase sales in the fast growing Asian market by providing conformance testing, engineering and software integration support, pro-active assistance with local Asian marketing activities and an extensive technical support network.
Hyde IBS Has New Product Development Manager
Leon Lavallee is now responsible for spearheading the manufacturer’s efforts in product design development for new and existing markets.
Manufacturing Technology Orders Down in February, But Forecasts Point to Growth
With a year-to-date total of $733.82 million, 2014 is down 0.6 percent compared with last year. However, many key industry forecasts indicate growth for manufacturing through the end of the year. With the average age of capital equipment at almost 22 years and interest rates continuing to stay low, the environment is ripe for investment in manufacturing technology.
Okuma and Partners in THINC Announce Sandvik Coromant as Partner of the Year
The cutting tool manufacturer stands out among members of Partners in THINC with distinct customer service and innovative tooling solutions.