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Seco Tools has added new capability to its portfolio with the signing of an agreement with the Polish company Fabryka Narzędzi FANAR S.A. (Fanar), a manufacturer of solid round tools, to enhance Seco’s product offering in solid threading.

Kyocera Precision Tools has signed Clark Manufacturers Service to an Independent Manufacturers Representative agreement and will provide technical sales and service in the Pacific Northwest.

Eriez, a US-based separation company, has appointed Eric Adams as its managing director for the newly established subsidiary Eriez Germany.

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Mazak Corp. in Florence, Kentucky, has appointed two new managers at its Southeast Technology Center in Suwanee, Georgia. Travis Kirby is the new service manager and Jesse Jones was promoted to regional applications manager.

In response to growth in Europe, the Middle East, India and Northern Africa, Eriez in Erie, Pennsylvania, has promoted Gareth Meese to Regional Sales Director-EMEA.

Brian Such was appointed president and COO of Marubeni Citizen-Cincom Inc. Such, a more than 30-year veteran of the company, is a key member in the support, sales, and management teams.

Longtime Mazak distributors Smith Machinery and Action Machinery have closed on an acquisition agreement in which Smith Machinery transitions to Smith Machinery Corp. LLC and joins the Action Machinery group.

Sandvik Coromant's CoroPlus MachiningInsights platform is an expansion of the company’s CoroPlus suite of connectivity software. The platform gives manufacturers greater visibility of CNC machine tools and machining processes, and to provide the tools needed to analyze, identify, and eliminate common sources of downtime and inefficiency.