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August 21, 2018 10:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time. SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oqton, an autonomous manufacturing platform provider, today announced the appointment of Carl Bass to its board of directors.

September 10, 2018 Cincinnati, Ohio – The LNS Group has acquired Meadville, Pennsylvania-based ChipBLASTER, Inc. the maker of high pressure coolant systems, coolant chillers, cyclonic filtration systems and other machine tool peripherals.

Berkeley, CA – September 10, 2018 - VIMANA has been selected by Sandvik Coromant as the manufacturing analytics platform for their newly announced CoroPlus® MachiningInsights offering.

NILES, Ill. – September 2018 – CGW-Camel Grinding Wheels announces Mike Sullivan as president for CGW and PASCO in the U.S. and Canada.

For a long time, not much was known about Savannah Co. The precision machining firm didn't even have a sign out front. There is one now. Arne King, who purchased Savannah two years ago, is working to enhance its visibility.

Sudbury, MA, U.S.A. (September 5, 2018) – Methods Machine Tools, Inc., a North American supplier of precision machine tools and automation, has announced it has entered into an agreement to represent Niigata Machine Techno USA, Inc. throughout the U.S., Canada and Mexico.

Clearwater, FL -- (www.bobcad.com) -- To our valued customers, partners and resellers: We here at BobCAD are very excited to announce that BobCAD-CAM software and Proaktif Technology have aligned for a new partnership, providing quality BobCAD-CAM CNC software & training solutions in the Western Hemisphere.

In response to the growth of its Edgecam, Surfcam and WorkNC metal-cutting brands, Vero Software has hired new Northeast Account Manager Sam Richards to support customers of the three brands in the region.

ST. LOUIS (August 29, 2018) – WB Industries, a custom metal and structural fabrication, welding, and precision machining company, announces the addition of Joseph Behlmann as its director of operations and Richard Wages as its newest project manager.

Global revenues for linear motion products reached a record high of $7.9 billion in 2017. Revenue growth of 10.2 percent is expected in 2018, primarily due to substantial order backlogs. Growth will then slow to 4.5 percent in 2019. Due to improved global economic conditions and an increase in manufacturing activity, total revenue from linear motion products is forecast to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.6 percent from 2017 to 2022.

Any good machinist knows when to hit the stop button when their operation goes awry. Human senses - touch, see, hear, all come into play when optimizing a machining process. But as the saying goes, we're only human. Manually checking all machines running at all times leaves room for error and is next to impossible. Digital machining gives you a pair of digital eyes and ears providing you with the most accurate data from your machine – so you can know about disruptions before they happen. n

(Wapakoneta, OH) –FlexArm will break ground on their new $4 million state-of-the-art headquarters on September 17 at 10 am EST.