Mike Bystrek and Pat Crownhart

Mike Bystrek is national wire EDM product and application manager, and Pat Crownhart is national sinker EDM product manager for MC Machinery in Elk Grove Village, Ill., www.mcmachinery.com. Email [email protected] and [email protected]

Articles by Mike Bystrek and Pat Crownhart

How EDM Technology Is Adapting to the Realities of the Modern Workforce

The difference between a skilled operator and an inexperienced one is night and day. Machine builders are helping manufacturers remain productive and profitable by deploying technologies that close the skills gap between dedicated operators with extensive knowledge of just one process and today’s jack of all trades.

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Franklin Precision Castings, Model TRX-1250CAM, Triplex Systems, Inc., Mark Johnson

New Automatic and Manual High Pressure Ceramic Shell Removal Center

Franklin Precision Castings has acquired a state-of-the-art 20,000 psi water blasting system, combining both automatic and manual operations for ceramic shell removal.

Nicola Leibinger-Kammüller, TRUMPF Group, Machine Tools Division, Laser Technology Division, fiscal year 2023/24, Ditzingen, Gerlingen, Hettingen and Höfingen, EUV and electronics business fields, Germany

TRUMPF Releases Figures for the Fiscal Year 2023/24

Sales are down by 3.6% to 5.2 billion euros, and order intake is down by 10.4% to 4.6 billion euros. A weak global economy, ongoing geopolitical uncertainties and intensifying competition are the main causes.

Heidi-Melanie Maier, TRUMPF, vice president of technical services, TRUMPF Inc., Lutz Labisch

TRUMPF Inc. Names new Vice President, Technical Services

Heidi-Melanie Maier is now the new vice president of technical services, responsible for governing the technical service, spare parts, and training groups for customers in North America.

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