Kitagawa North-Tech Inc., Schaumburg, Ill., which manufactures standard chucks, advanced chucks, custom-engineered workholding and steady rests, hired Edward Borsos as regional sales manager.
Precision Surfacing Solutions, Mount Prospect, Ill., formerly Lapmaster Wolters Group, a supplier of equipment and services for precision lapping, polishing, grinding and honing, acquired Reform Grinding Technology GmbH, a provider of machine tools and systems for high-precision grinding applications.
Arno Werkzeuge USA LLC, Harvard, Ill., a manufacturer of cutting tools and positive- and negative-style inserts for metalcutting machine tools and Swiss-style turning machines, hired Rob Hampton as technical support and sales engineer for the Northeast region of the U.S.
Hypertherm Inc., Hanover, N.H., a manufacturer of industrial cutting systems and software, is celebrating its 50th year of industrial cutting innovation by introducing programs designed to deliver greater value to longtime customers.