Industry News

News • February 6, 2020

Niigata Machine Techno names Dan Selakovic national service manager

Horizontal machining center builder Niigata Machine Techno USA Inc., Elk Grove Village, Illinois has named Dan Selakovic as national service manager for its machine tool division. An industry-veteran, Selakovic returns to the builder after two decades in the field where he worked as a contractor for Niigata and Niigata customers.

News • February 4, 2020

Kyal Machine Tools represents Mitsui Seiki in U.K. and Ireland

Mitsui Seiki USA Inc. announces the appointment of Kyal Machine Tools Ltd. as its exclusive representative for machine tool sales and service in the U.K. and the Republic of Ireland.

News • February 4, 2020

World’s largest hub for collaborative robots opens in Denmark

With financial backing from their joint U.S. parent company Teradyne, Mobile Industrial Robots and Universal Robots have acquired a 50,000-sq.-m building site in Odense, where $36 million will be invested in the construction of a major cobot hub in the "cobot capital" of the world. Collaborative robots – or cobots – are now the fastest growing segment of industrial automation. Cobots are a type of user-friendly robots that can work closely with humans without the need for safety guarding, enhancing both work environment and productivity.

News • February 4, 2020

United Grinding rebuilds new productivity life into 45,000-hour machine

After 14 years in service, a Studer S40 grinding machine that had over 45,000 hours of run time now produces precision components to tolerances it achieved when brand new. The Studer factory in Switzerland performed the rebuild that involved completely overhauling the machine, and while doing so also provided the machine's owner LMT Kieninger with a loaner to ensure the customer's production would continue uninterrupted.

News • February 4, 2020

Forest City Gear adds form grinder to expand its capacity

Forest City Gear has expanded its capacity for high precision finish grinding of external, internal, straight and helical gears and special profiles with the addition of its second KAPP VUS 55P form grinding machine.

News • February 4, 2020

GWS Tool Group acquires North American Tool Corp.

Tavares, Florida-based GWS Tool Group has acquired North American Tool Corp. (NATC). This acquisition represents the second add-on acquisition in 2020 for GWS. Located in South Beloit, Illinois, NATC is a world-class supplier of special taps, dies and gages.

News • January 30, 2020

Renishaw Inc. appoints president

West Dundee, IL – January 29, 2020 – Renishaw Inc., a precision engineering and manufacturing technologies company, announced the appointment of Denis Zayia to the position of President of its USA operations.

News • January 30, 2020

Artificial intelligence for machine tool maintenance

Researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology have developed a system for fully automated monitoring of ballscrew drives in machine tools. A camera integrated directly into the nut of the drive generates images that artificial intelligence continuously monitors for signs of wear, helping to reduce machine downtime.

News • January 29, 2020

Ort Tool and Die announces $30 million in sales in 2019

Ort Tool and Die Corp., Erie, Michigan, saw significant sales growth in 2019, which matched its best year of sales in 2007.

News • January 28, 2020

Weiler Abrasives partners with Pacesetter Sales & Associates

Weiler Abrasives, a leading provider of abrasives, power brushes and maintenance products for surface conditioning, announced that it has partnered with Pacesetter Sales & Associates, McKellar, Ontario. Through this partnership, Pacesetter Sales & Associates is representing Weiler Abrasives products and services in the provinces of Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.

News • January 28, 2020

Landmark Solutions becomes OMAX distributor for Southern California

OMAX Corp. announces that Landmark Solutions will be taking over Southern California distribution of all lines of OMAX waterjets.

News • January 28, 2020

PI appoints Dave Rego president of its North American operations

PI (Physik Instrumente) L.P., a provider of motion control and precision automation systems, announces Dave Rego as the new president of PI's Auburn, Massachusetts-based North American operations.