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KOMET and SCHUNK Hold Joint Distributor Event
The five-hour event included demos of SCHUNK workholding and toolholding working together seamlessly with KOMET cutting tools in a machining center on the production floor.
CCAM Appoints New Research Staff Members
Distinguished engineers Arvinth Rathinam and Daniel Moodie will lead research in manufacturing processes and digital controls.
Optrel Establishes New Operation to Serve North American Welding Shops
Operating as Optrel Inc., the East Greenwich, RI office and distribution center will manage all customer service, sales, marketing, and distribution for Optrel products in the United States and Canada.
Mitsubishi Electric Automation Opens Certified Training Center in Massachusetts
The training center at Gibson Engineering provides more convenient access to training, hardware and material for a high concentration of customers in the Northeastern U.S.
Luvata Manufactures Aluminium Bronze Wire Exclusively for Ernie Ball Guitar Strings
The new aluminum bronze acoustic strings feature more projection and clarity than traditional bronze strings, provide improved corrosion resistance, and are made with Ernie Ball Maraging Steel hex cores and Luvata’s aluminum bronze wrap wire to deliver more pronounced lows coupled with crisp brilliant highs.
Bremen Castings Announces New Era With BCI Defense
BCI Defense will focus on the firearms industry and manufacture the upper receiver, lower receiver and buffer tubes, all made from 7075-T6 aluminum, as well as assembly of the components.
Midsized Manufacturers Continue Growth Expectations in 2014
CFOs predict increasing revenues, capital investments and hiring while expressing concern about health care costs, maintaining margins and the competition for skilled labor.
U.S. Cutting Tool Consumption Down 1.2 Percent in February
Though down 6.8 percent from February 2013, the trend appears to be on an upward climb as incoming orders have indicated a strong finish for the first quarter of this calendar year.
Aluminum Association Has New Website
The new website is the result of a 10-month process to create a critical communications platform that helps to better share the aluminum industry’s story as an essential element of modern, high-tech manufacturing.
Romi Appoints Hillary Machinery as New Dealer for Texas
With 36+ employees and over $60 million in annual sales, Dallas-based Hillary Machinery will offer Romi machine tool sales and service including application assistance, training, repair and spare parts.
Allor Manufacturing Becomes Distributor for Royal Purple Lubrication in Steel Industry
This partnership distributes proven, super-premium lubricants to the steel industry to provide lower energy costs, reduced down time, improved reliability and increased efficiencies in all areas of the mills.
Camfil APC Expands Corporate Headquarters, Opens New Office Facility
This expansion in reflects strong overall growth and helps to support the integration of the Handte dust collectors, mist collectors and wet scrubbers that were recently acquired to strategically complement the Farr Gold Series® cartridge dust collection line.