Industry News

News • August 9, 2019

Eriez Manufacturing Co. promotes Ezio Viti

Erie, PA—Eriez® Senior Director of Asia-Pacific Operations and Strategy Jaisen Kohmuench announces the promotion of Ezio Viti to Regional Sales Director for the Asia-Pacific Region (APAC).

News • August 9, 2019

Walter AG names president

Waukesha, WI—Walter AG, a cutting tool manufacturer and parent company of the Walter USA, LLC located here, has announced the appointment of Richard Harris as the new President.

News • August 9, 2019

Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence hires Sam Buck

The Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence Production Software business has hired new Territory Sales Manager Sam Buck, who will engage potential customers and support existing users of the RADAN solution for sheet metal in the Northeastern United States.

News • August 9, 2019

Acu-Rite moves

SCHAUMBURG, IL – The manufacturing facilities of ACU-RITE products have successfully moved from its long-time base in Jamestown, NY, to larger facilities at the North American headquarters of parent-company HEIDENHAIN in Schaumburg, IL.

News • August 9, 2019

Montage Partners Inc. acquires Advanced Manufacturing and Development Inc.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. and WILLITS, Calif. /PRNewswire/ -- Montage Partners, a Scottsdale, Arizona-based private equity firm, is pleased to announce its acquisition of Advanced Manufacturing and Development, Inc., dba METALfx ("METALfx"), from a subsidiary of Avista Corporation.

News • August 9, 2019

Blum-Novotest Inc. names Southwest, Midwest regional managers

Brian Morris started with Blum-Novotest seven years ago as the Midwest Regional Manager.

News • August 9, 2019

Check-Mate celebrates expansion with grand opening of second facility

Check-Mate Industries celebrated the grand opening of a second factory Aug. 6 with Georgia Governor Brian Kemp, as well as industry and community leaders. This expansion comes with a $16 million investment and 230 jobs created in Georgia over a five-year time period.

News • August 9, 2019

Universal Robots-Phillips Partnership eases integration with Haas machines

Loading and unloading CNC machines is becoming one of the most popular applications for collaborative robots as manufacturers face significant difficulties in staffing this tedious task. A new distributor agreement between Universal Robots and Phillips Corp. will further the rapid deployment of cobots with Haas CNC machines, offering machine shops a safe, user-friendly solution to optimize spindle uptime. n n

News • August 8, 2019

Applied Manufacturing Technologies Inc. celebrates 30-year anniversary

Applied Manufacturing Technologies announced Aug. 11, 2019 marks the company's 30-year anniversary. Founded in 1989 by Michael Jacobs, the company has grown to 130 employees serving U.S. manufacturers from the Orion, Michigan, headquarters. AMT has built a tradition of excellence in providing customers with engineering and design services, and turnkey automation systems.

News • August 8, 2019

Indian River Consulting adds McKinnon Shisko to team

Indian River Consulting Group (IRCG), a consulting firm focused on the distribution and manufacturing industries, is proud to welcome McKinnon Shisko as a senior associate as the company continues to grow its team to meet the distribution market's needs.

News • August 8, 2019

Marjorie Steed named CemeCon Inc. president

Marjorie Steed has held several titles at CemeCon Inc. during her 14-year career. As of Aug. 1, 2019, she added one more title: president.

News • August 8, 2019

3-Dimensional Services Group announces retirement of a founding employee

The 3-Dimensional Services Group has announced the retirement of one of its founding employees. Rick Peterson officially retired at the end of June after a 40- year career in manufacturing with the family business. To honor him the company presented Rick with a "one of a kind" distinctive crystal award to recognize his achievements.