Industry News

News • February 2, 2018

Heidenhain Corp. acquires AMO Corp.

Heidenhain Corp., Schaumburg, Ill., which manufactures encoders, digital readouts and numerical controls, acquired AMO Corp., an Austrian specialty encoder company.

News • February 2, 2018

Cincinnati Inc. names Adam Yborra sales engineer for Eastern territory

Cincinnati Inc., Harrison, Ohio, which manufactures laser-cutting, automation and other metal fabrication equipment, named Adam Yborra sales engineer for the Eastern U.S., specifically eastern Pennsylvania, south New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and northwest New York.

News • February 2, 2018

Fives Machining Systems Inc. acquires Konecranes Machine Tool Service

Machine tool builder Fives Machining Systems Inc., Hebron, Ky., acquired Konecranes Machine Tool Service, which has facilities in Erlanger, Ky., and Massillon, Ohio.

News • February 2, 2018

Shop Floor Automations Inc. celebrates 20th anniversary

Shop Floor Automations Inc., La Mesa, Calif., is celebrating its 20th year.

News • February 2, 2018

Motion Industries Inc. announces organizational changes

Industrial parts distributor Motion Industries Inc., Birmingham, Ala., a wholly owned subsidiary of Genuine Parts Co., announced three management changes.

News • February 2, 2018

Rockford Systems LLC appoints vice president of finance

Rockford Systems LLC, Rockford, Ill., appointed Bill Holliday vice president of finance.

News • February 2, 2018

Gilman Precision USA LLC adds Rich Olson to sales force

Gilman Precision USA LLC, Grafton, Wis., which manufactures customized linear and rotary motion systems, added Rich Olson to the sales force as a business development specialist.

News • February 2, 2018

Vero Software Hires Michael Welk for CAM Solutions Support

Vero Software Ltd., Cheltenham, England, hired Wisconsin-based Applications Engineer Michael Welk to provide technical support for its Edgecam and Surfcam CAM solutions.

News • February 2, 2018

Atlas Copco Compressors LLC appoints president and general manager

Compressor maker Atlas Copco Compressors LLC, Rock Hill, S.C., appointed Robert Eshelman president and general manager.

News • February 2, 2018

Vero Software Ltd. hires Southwest regional account manager

In response to the ongoing growth of its Edgecam and Surfcam brands, Vero Software Ltd., Cheltenham, England, hired Account Manager Chris Carter to represent both solutions in the Southwestern United States.

News • February 2, 2018

Marposs Corp. appoints aerospace market development manager

Metrology specialist Marposs Corp., Auburn Hills, Mich., appointed Francisco Flores aerospace market development manager, a new position at Marposs.

News • February 1, 2018

Showa Tool Co. Ltd. partners with MachiningCloud Inc.

Showa Tool Co. Ltd., Tottori, Japan, and MachiningCloud Inc., Camarillo, Calif., are partnering to provide Showa Tool product data in the cloud.