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Magnetic Specialties Inc., Telford, Pennsylvania, announces the addition of Michael K. Smith as business development manager.

API Services has added coordinate measuring machine calibration to its portfolio of machine tool, industrial robot and laser tracker calibration services. API offers both a standard CMM certification and a premium CMM calibration service to original OEM CMM specifications.

German Machine Tools of America is now the North American distributor of WEMA Glauchau GmbH.

In 1969, during a spring trade show in Hanover, Germany, Lach Diamond reports that the company was the first manufacturer worldwide to demonstrate the grinding of HSS and high-alloy steel on a tool grinding machine.

Hurco Cos. Inc. continued its commitment to help customers navigate the ever-evolving technology landscape by partnering with BMO Automation, a company that shares Hurco's mission to help manufacturers increase productivity and profitability.

The L.S. Starrett Co. has announced the appointment of David Allen as vice president, Starrett Metrology Systems. In this newly created role, Allen will be responsible for the strategy, growth and profitability of the advanced metrology systems including Starrett Bytewise, Starrett Tru-Stone Technologies, Starrett-Kinemetric Systems, metrology software development, force measurement systems and Starrett Special Gage Department.

The One System Solution grippers from OnRobot are now part of the UR+ program that tests and certifies EoAT products for seamless use with cobots from Universal Robots.

Jason Kleinhenz is one of many Exact Metrology employees at the company's Cincinnati office. While he does not have an official job title at the company, Kleinhenz describes himself both as an engineer and as a trainer. His job duties include managing and performing training, as well as marketing and creating content for Exact Metrology.

New Territory Account Manager Jim Ellingsen has been hired by the Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence Production Software business as a member of the sales team for NCSIMUL manufacturing simulation software.

Macomb, Michigan-based Tooling Tech Group (TTG), a leading provider of highly engineered tools and automated assembly equipment to a wide range of industries, has announced that it has hired Nate Ruhenkamp as a sales manager for the company's compression mold and thermoform tooling offerings, as well as its Segen Quick Change standard products. He is responsible for managing this group's sales team, developing new business opportunities and creating synergy with the company's sales managers in the stamping, die casting and automation sectors.

OSG USA Inc. announces that Jeff Tennant has been promoted to president.

Digitization has its price. The networking of people, machines and companies not only increases productivity and sustainability, but also raises the risk of a cyberattack. The VDMA Cybersecurity Congress at METAV 2020 on March 11, 2020 offers potential ways of resolving this dilemma. Heinz-Uwe Gernhard is head of the VDMA Security working group and in his principal occupation is responsible for IT security at Robert Bosch in Stuttgart. In an interview he reveals his recipe for success: vigilance training for cyberattacks.