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NEW WAREHOUSE LIFT TRUCKS
The first Jungheinrich® stand-up end control lift trucks and reach trucks roll off the line at Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklift America Inc. in a distribution agreement between the two companies.
AUTOMOTIVE COMPOSITE MATERIALS AND PROCESS TECHNOLOGY
This new technology from MAG Industrial Automation Systems can produce vehicle underbody components that are 40-60 percent lighter than steel but engineered for structural load requirements.
MAG Industrial Automation Systems (Hebron, KY) will share in a $4.9 million Department of Energy ARPA-E grant as part of a team led by ITN Energy Systems, Inc. (ITNES; Littleton, CO), the prime contractor for development of a new manufacturing…
Contract Manufacturer Broadens Precision Machining Capabilities
R&M Mfg, Inc. (Milton, WI) recently installed two new Mazak Nexus lathes (350 and 450) in the Milton facility. This new equipment complements and expands upon the company?s current capabilities and employs the latest technology available on the market today….
Extrusion Facility Achieves Quality Certification
The Connersville, IN, facility of Sapa Extrusions?Industrial has achieved certification of its Quality System to the ABS Quality Assurance Program of the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS; Houston, TX). The Sapa facility is one of only two aluminum extruders in…
Smart Window Manufacturing Technology Gets $4.9 Million Government Grant
MAG Industrial Automation Systems (Hebron, KY) will share in a $4.9 million Department of Energy ARPA-E grant as part of a team led by Littleton, CO-based ITN Energy Systems (ITNES), the prime contractor for development of a new manufacturing process…
Taylor Hobson Opens India Office
Taylor Hobson (Leicester, UK), a leading manufacturer of ultra-precision measurement instrumentation, has expanded its service and support capabilities in India with the opening of an office in Whitefield, Bangalore. The new facility serves as a base for the company's India…
Trumpf To Supply Disk Lasers For PSA Peugeot Citroën
Over the next two years, PSA Peugeot Citroën (Paris, France) will be equipping its production sites with additional, next-generation TruDisk disk lasers, according to a agreement announced recently with Trumpf GmbH + Co (Ditzingen, Germany). The French automaker has asked…
Russia's United Aircraft Corporation Launches Commercial Airliner Production
MAG Industrial Automation Systems (Hebron, KY) will supply the first automated composites processing system ordered by the Russian aerospace industry as part of a new sale to United Aircraft Corporation (UAC; Moscow, Russia). The purchase of three machines ? a…
Plasma Automation Appoints Westway Machinery As Sales Rep
Plasma Automation, Inc. (Bohemia, NY) and sister company Vicon Machinery, LLC (Pevely, MO), are proud to announce the appointment of Westway Machinery, Ltd. (Mississauga, ON) as their exclusive sales representative servicing Eastern Canada. Westway Machinery has added the Vicon line…
Success Brings New Era For Michigan Manufacturing Company
NEWCO Industries (Litchfield, MI) has changed its name to NEX Solutions. The company has produced a 58-percent compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) over the past four years and has more than doubled its employee base, from 33 to 75. General…
STATE-OF-THE-ART SIMULATION SOFTWARE
Motoman partners with Dassault Systèmes to deliver state-of-the-art 3D modeling, robot simulation, human modeling, PLC validation and NC machining software to the academic market.
