Industry News

KERN Precision Inc. (KPI), Eschenlohe (Germany)/Chicago, has concluded a distribution partnership with Innolite GmbH, Aachen (Germany), for the North American market.

NEEDHAM, MA U.S.A. (August 13, 2018) – OPEN MIND Technologies AG , a developer of CAD/CAM software solutions worldwide, has announced it has recently partnered with Okuma America Corporation, joining the Partners in THINC collaboration, founded by Okuma.

Tolland, CT – CNC Software, Inc., the developers of Mastercam, announced that Stas Mylek has been promoted from Senior Product Marketing Specialist to Partnership Program Manager.

Scappoose, Oregon; August__, 2018 – The Oregon Manufacturing Innovation Center Research and Development (OMIC R&D) continues to grow a strong membership base with the addition this month of Haimer, a German tooling company in the field of tool holding, shrinking, balancing and presetting.

Schaumburg, IL – August 13, 2018 – Kitagawa NorthTech, Inc., a specialist in Standard Power Chucks, Advanced and Custom Engineered Workholding, has acquired the exclusive distribution, sales and marketing rights for Kawatatec Nobel branded chucks for North America.

Tolland, CT – CNC Software, Inc., developers of Mastercam CAD/CAM software, is partnering with the National Robotics League (NRL) as a Diamond-level sponsor.

Fagersta, August 2018 - As part of a global initiative to ensure the continued success of its customers, Seco Tools is expanding their customer service capabilities through a partnership with MachineMetrics.

DAYTON, OHIO, August 8, 2018 - Apex-Niagara Cutting Tools has become APEX Cutting Tools and will continue to provide custom-engineered cutting solutions for an array of industries and applications.

GF Machining Solutions, a division of GF, and 3D Systems, Rock Hill (USA), a specialist in additive manufacturing, announced their strategic cooperation for jointly developed, integrated manufacturing solutions based on 3D printing.

New Southwest Account Manager Sean Arsenault has joined the Vero Software team to manage accounts for the company's Edgecam, Surfcam and WorkNC metal-cutting solutions in the region.

SALEM, Va. – Aug. 7, 2018 – Yushiro Manufacturing America, Inc., a subsidiary of Yushiro Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. (collectively "Yushiro") and QualiChem, Inc. ("QualiChem") are pleased to announce that they have entered into a global strategic partnership.

Sudbury, MA, U.S.A. (August 6, 2018) – Methods Machine Tools, Inc., a North American supplier of leading-edge precision machine tools and automation, has announced that Matthew Sheehan has joined the company as its Director of Financial Services.