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Growth for Bosch Rexroth
Bosch Rexroth AG, parent company of Bosch Rexroth Corporation (Hoffman Estates, IL) in North America, announces $7.4 billion (?5.4 billion) in sales for 2007 ? up 8.8 percent from the previous year. During the last fiscal year, the drive and…
The Road to Welding Automation
Why and When to Take the Journey
When the Rubber Hits the Mold
This shop profile explores how one small mold-maker relies on ingenuity and technology to succeed when times get tough.
Pressing On with Safety Networks
Similar discretely wired safety relays can finally be replaced by safety rated networks. Why did we abandon relay-based control but hold on so long to relay-based safety?
TORNOS Acquires Almac and Almatronic
Tornos Group (Moutier, Switzerland) acquires a 95 percent share of Almac SA and 100 percent of Almatronic SA, both in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland. Almac manufactures CNC machining equipment for small high precision parts in the medical, dental and semi-connector industries….
VX Corp. Adds Great Lakes As Reseller
VX Corporation (Melbourne, Fl) adds Great Lakes 3D CAD/CAM as its newest U.S. reseller. Great Lakes 3D will work closely with the Erie Institute of Technology (Erie, PA) to establish a regional VX CAD/CAM training center. The Erie Institute of…
Haller Acquires Acro-Feed and Automatic Tooling
Haller International Technologies, Inc. (Detriot, MI) acquires Acro-Feed Industries, Inc. and Automatic Tooling Corporation, both in Detriot. Haller is wholly owned by Dennis A. Haller, the former president of Acro-Feed and ATC. Acro-Feed manufactures designer and automatic bar loaders for…
Rockwell Automation Acquires Cedes
Rockwell Automation, Inc. (Milwaukee, WI) has reached an agreement to acquire the Safety and Automation business of CEDES AG (Landquart, Switzerland), a European supplier of safety and measuring light curtains, safety and non-safety optoelectronics, control units and related accessories for…
Beckwood Press Expands Offices
The Beckwood Corporation (St. Louis MO) recently expanded their St. Louis, MO facility to include an additional 560 square feet of office space to accommodate their growing workforce. ?Beckwood continues to enjoy steady growth in the hydraulic press & automation…
Blum Opens Office in Canada
Blum LMT (Erlanger, KY) announces the opening of a Canadian office (its 14th office worldwide), in Toronto, Ontario, providing sales, service and support of laser tool measurement and probing systems. This year marks the 10th year for Blum in the…
FANUC Robotics Introduces New Robot Training Certification Program
FANUC Robotics America, Inc. (ROCHESTER HILLS, MI) introduces the Certified Education Robot Training (CERT) program, a new certification available to qualified high schools, community colleges and universities. The program certifies instructors at educational institutions to train their students to program…
Severstal Acquires Sparrows Point
OAO Severstal (Moscow, Russia) one of the world?s leading metals and mining companies, has reached an agreement to purchase Sparrows Point, a fully-integrated steel mill based in Baltimore, Maryland. Sparrows Point, currently owned by ArcelorMittal, is being sold by Joseph…
