New Unison Corp., a Ferndale, Michigan-based builder of precision grinding equipment, announced that Robert Baker has been promoted to its senior management team. As the new general manager, he will be responsible for the company's manufacturing operations, as well as assisting in equipment sales and service.
Baker has been employed with Unison for over 25 years with extensive experience in all areas of the company. “I am looking forward to my new leadership responsibilities at Unison, given the tremendous growth opportunities for the company,” he said.
Unison offers its products on a worldwide basis with international sales and support provided in Australia, Italy, Israel, Thailand, Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan and Japan. Unison has over 60 years of experience in manufacturing grinding equipment and markets its equipment under the TruFlute and DedTru tradenames with over 10,000 equipment installations serving the medical, dental, aerospace, automotive, off-highway, plastics and petrochemical industries.
Related Glossary Terms
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grinding
Machining operation in which material is removed from the workpiece by a powered abrasive wheel, stone, belt, paste, sheet, compound, slurry, etc. Takes various forms: surface grinding (creates flat and/or squared surfaces); cylindrical grinding (for external cylindrical and tapered shapes, fillets, undercuts, etc.); centerless grinding; chamfering; thread and form grinding; tool and cutter grinding; offhand grinding; lapping and polishing (grinding with extremely fine grits to create ultrasmooth surfaces); honing; and disc grinding.
