Industry News

News • June 4, 2018

Hi Pro Equipment Inc. wins award

Eriez Manufacturing Co., Erie, Pa., announced that Hi Pro Equipment Inc., Kalamazoo, Mich., earned the 2017 Merwin Sales Award.

News • June 4, 2018

The Whittemore Co. adds cutting tool manufacturer to portfolio

The Whittemore Co., Addison, Ill., added the cutting tool brands of Precision Twist Drill, Dormer, Pramet and Union Butterfield to its already broad portfolio of products it represents.

News • June 4, 2018

LMT Onsrud LP hires Chris Stewart

LMT Onsrud LP, Waukegan, Ill., hired Chris Stewart as the composites application specialist covering the U.S. and Canada.

News • June 4, 2018

Teradyne Inc. acquires Mobile Industrial Robots ApS

Teradyne Inc., North Reading, Mass., and the shareholders of Mobile Industrial Robots ApS, Odense, Denmark, announced the acquisition of privately held MiR for €121 million ($148 million) net of cash acquired plus €101 million ($124 million at the current exchange rate) if certain performance targets are met extending through 2020.

News • June 4, 2018

Southern Midwest region strengthened by Jtekt Toyoda Americas Corp.

Jtekt Toyoda Americas Corp., Arlington Heights, Ill., welcomes ACI Machine Tool Sales LLC as the latest edition to the company's distribution network.

News • June 4, 2018

Coldwater Machine Co. hires Gregg Boggs

Coldwater Machine Co., Coldwater, Ohio, a leading engineered solutions company that manufactures and integrates assembly automation and special machines for a variety of industries, appointed Gregg Boggs regional sales manager for the Southeast region of the United States.

News • June 1, 2018

Foba Laser Marking + Engraving appoints 2

Foba Laser Marking + Engraving, Selmsdorf, Germany, appointed an experienced sales manager in charge of customer service in the states of Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin.

News • June 1, 2018

Machining technology unveiled

As leaders of developing and deploying emerging technologies to new users, Mitsui Seiki USA Inc., Franklin Lakes, N.J., and TechSolve Inc., Cincinnati, will host a public unveiling of the Blue Arc machining technology at a technology preview and demonstration in Cincinnati on June 6.

News • June 1, 2018

BLM Group USA Corp. hires 3

BLM Group USA Corp., Novi, Mich., appointed three regional sales managers to support the company's high-precision laser tube and flat sheet cutting and tube bending business in the United States and Canada.

News • June 1, 2018

Micro 100 Tool Corp. sends carbide cutting tools worldwide

To build cars, appliances and airplanes, it takes tools made in Idaho. At Micro 100 Tool Corp., a cutting-edge operation helps create cutting tools. "We make carbide cutting tools that are used in all machining and manufacturing operations around the world," said Dale Newberry, president of Micro 100 Tool.

News • May 29, 2018 • Greg Bartlett

Machinists Inc. Balances Job Shop Work with Public Art Projects

Some people say there is an art to machining. In some cases, there is actual artwork. Machinists Inc. in Seattle, the largest precision machining shop in the Northwest, has made big sculptures since the early 1990s. The first piece was a 17'×13'×3' steel sculpture that hangs in Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, and many more have followed. However, art accounts for only about 1 percent of the manufacturer's work, said Weld Engineer Steve Pollard, who has been with the company for 30 years.

News • May 24, 2018

Ohio Tool Works LLC hires 2

Ohio Tool Works LLC, an industry-leading manufacturer of precision honing machines, tooling, abrasives and accessories, announced that Paul Lykins joined the engineering department as the senior controls engineer.