Industry News

News • January 17, 2017

Star SU, Samputensili add gear tech position

Deniz Sari, Dr.-Ing., has been named Gear Technology Manager for Samputensili and its joint-venture Star SU LLC. In the newly created position, Sari will analyze all best practices coming from Samputensili and Star SU manufacturing plants around the world.n

News • January 16, 2017

Eriez promotes Andrew Goldner

Separation technologies manufacturer Eriez, Erie, Pa., promoted Andrew Goldner to director of export sales. In addition, the company's affiliate Eriez-Australia celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2016.

News • January 16, 2017

GCH Tool Group announces hirings

GCH Tool Group Inc., Warren, Mich., a supplier of parts and assemblies for grinders, hired Dena Taylor as inside sales engineer and Dave Kolosick as purchasing agent.

News • January 16, 2017

Kitagawa-NorthTech adds senior manager

Workholding manufacturer Kitagawa-NorthTech Inc., Schaumburg, Ill., named Ed Johannesen as its senior manager of engineering and quality.

News • January 16, 2017

ONA Electroerosion names key account manager

ONA Electroerosion S.A., Durango, Spain, named Marius Petean as key account manager for the aerospace, energy and defense markets at ONA EDM USA Inc., Macomb, Mich.

News • January 16, 2017

Gilman Precision adds business development specialist

Linear and rotary motion system manufacturer Gilman Precision, Grafton, Wis., added Chris Schmid as a business development specialist for the Midwest and international markets.

News • January 16, 2017

USCTI shows YTD consumption down in Nov.

U.S. manufacturers spent $168.69 million on cutting tools in November 2016, according to the Cutting Tool Market Report by the U.S. Cutting Tool Institute and AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology. This was 0.2 percent lower than October's $168.99 million, but was up 9.3 percent from November 2015's $154.28 million.

News • January 13, 2017

Hassay Savage qualifies microtools using Zoller system

Hassay Savage, which manufactures and supplies micro cutting tools such as broaches, round tools, reamers and drills, was searching for a new method of qualifying its micro cutting tools when company owner Robert Savage watched a demonstration of the Zoller Inc. »pomBasicMicro« at an American Gear Manufacturers Association event. Soon after, Savage purchased the »pomBasicMicro« as the solution he was seeking.

News • January 13, 2017 • Michael C. Anderson

Ames Laboratory “perfects” metal powders for manufacturing

With potential ramifications for 3D printing of metals, particularly of expensive metals such as titanium, The U.S. Dept. of Energy's Ames Laboratory has created a process for making "perfect" metal powder. Each particle is smooth and spherical, allowing it to flow without clumping and pack together more densely.

News • January 13, 2017 • Alan Richter

suitX Unveils Affordable, Modular Industrial Exoskeleton

suitX, a California-based robotics company designing and manufacturing medical and industrial exoskeletons, recently announced the official launch of MAX, a flexible exoskeleton that can be adapted to a variety of workplace tasks. MAX comprises three exoskeleton modules: backX, shoulderX and legX.

News • January 11, 2017

Erwin Junker expands capabilities with showroom

Erwin Junker Machinery Inc. is extending an open invitation to visit its showroom in Elgin, Ill. The company is showcasing grinding machines from JUNKER and Zema, as well as industry leading air filtration units from LTA Industrial Air Cleaning Systems Inc.

News • January 11, 2017 • Michael C. Anderson

IDC: Worldwide spending on robotics to reach $188 billion in 2020

Robot use is set to accelerate: Worldwide spending on robotics and related services will more than double by 2020, growing from $91.5 billion in 2016 to more than $188 billion in 2020, according to the newly updated Worldwide Commercial Robotics Spending Guide from International Data Corporation (IDC).