Automation

Lyndex-Nikken, manufacturer and provider of machine tool accessories and automation, has promoted Osmar Takeuchi to president.

Students in Itawamba Community College’s Precision Machining Technology program have a new toolbox, courtesy of a $20,000 grant by the Gene Haas Foundation.

Wintriss Controls Group has added flexible and affordable purchase options for ShopFloorConnect® OEE, Production Tracking, and Data Collection software, which allows users to quickly and easily leverage data from their machines.

ModuleWorks, a leading innovator in toolpath generation and simulation technology for digital manufacturing, and Toolpath, a developer of a new cloud-based, AI-driven manufacturing workflow automation platform, have signed a multi-year Technology Partnership focusing on accelerated deployment of innovative cloud computing technology for machining estimation and CAM automation.

The Association for Advancing Automation’s latest report shows decline in units sold to automotive component suppliers but increased sales in several non-automotive sectors.

Methods Machine Tools Inc. North America’s foremost supplier of leading-edge precision machine tools and automation solutions, welcomes Tim Leoni as the director of dealer development.

Located in Alpharetta, Georgia, the new facility will serve as a home base for local sales and support engineers as well as a regional hub for training, seminars and other business activities.

Lyndex-Nikken, manufacturer and provider of high-performance machine tool accessories and automation, announces a partnership with Zero Clamp GmbH to offer high-quality German engineered clamping solutions to manufacturers in North America.

Tim Patt has been selected as regional sales director for Dorner. In this position, Patt will lead a team of Dorner regional managers to grow the company’s automation, industrial and sanitary conveyor business.