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GF AgieCharmilles Adds New Distributor
GF AgieCharmilles (Lincolnshire, IL) has selected G-Tech CNC Solutions as a new distributor for the company's industry-leading lines of high speed milling and wire and diesinking EDM machines. G-Tech will replace Flint Machine Tools as the company's distributor in states…
NTMA Kentuckiana Chapter Champion Places First
Seven Regional Champions from across the United States recently participated in the 36th NTMA/NIMS National Apprentice Competition in Cleveland, OH. For the second straight year, the Swiss Embassy to the United States played a unique role in the competition, as…
Sam Thompson Appointed President of Airgas NCN Region
Airgas, Inc. (RADNOR, PA) names J. Samuel Thompson president of Airgas Northern California and Nevada, one of the regional companies that make up Airgas? distribution business. As president, Thompson leads a region, headquartered in Sacramento, CA, that includes about 600…
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…
Bunting Magnetics Acquires Magnet Applications Group Ltd.
Bunting Magnetics Company Announces the Acquisition of Magnet Applications Group Ltd. The Bunting Magnetics Company (Newton, KS) has acquired Magnet Applications Group Ltd. (MAGL). MAGL was founded in 1955 and currently has manufacturing operations in Berkhamsted, England and Dubois, Pennsylvania…
EOS Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against MCP
EOS GmbH Electro Optical Systems (Krailling, Germany), a manufacturer of laser-sintering systems, has filed a patent infringement lawsuit in the U.S. District Court, South Carolina, against MCP Tooling Technologies Ltd. and MCP-HEK Tooling GmbH. The lawsuit alleges infringement of U.S….
Mori Seiki Celebrates 25th Anniversary at Innovation Days
Mori Seiki USA (Chicago, IL) recently celebrated its 25th anniversary at Innovation Days 2008 in the company?s Chicago Technical Center. Presentations focused on a wide variety of topics, including the latest machine innovations, new technologies and workforce development. Attendees of…
Vari-Form Receives Ford Q1 Award
Vari-Form (Dearborn, MI), a large producer of hydroformed structural components for the automotive industry, recently received the prestigious Ford Q1 Award, Ford Motor Company?s highest recognition for supplier quality at a ceremony held in Strathroy, ON. Vari-Form has supplied tube…
The Road to Welding Automation
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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?
Donaldson Acquires LMC West
Donaldson Company, Inc. (Minneapolis, MN) acquires the assets of LMC West (Riverbank, CA), a manufacturer of industrial dust collection and filtration systems for woodworking, agricultural and industrial applications. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. LMC West had annual sales…
