Industry News

News • June 5, 2019

Bob Rubenstahl retires

Cleveland OH – Jergens' General Manager, Bob Rubenstahl, announced his retirement after seven years of successfully directing the entire division which includes the Workholding Solutions Group, Specialty Fasteners Group, and Lifting Solutions Group.

News • June 5, 2019

Setco Inc. adds 5th North American service center

Setco is pleased to announce the opening of its fifth North American Service Center in Ramos Arizpe, Coahuila, Mexico.

News • June 5, 2019

Armac Inc. expands sales territory

Erie, PA— Eriez® announces that ARMAC, Inc., its longtime manufacturers' representative based in Lynnfield, Massachusetts, has expanded its sales territory for the company to include upstate New York, western Vermont and Berkshire County, Massachusetts.

News • June 5, 2019

Park Industries Inc. receives recognition

Value-added ALPHACAM reseller Park Industries of St. Cloud, Minnesota, was presented with an award naming the company ALPHACAM's "No. 1 Global Reseller" earlier this year at International Surface Event-Stone Expo West 2019, which took place in Las Vegas, Nevada.

News • June 4, 2019

Kaiser Tool Co. Inc. celebrates anniversary

Kaiser Tool Company was founded in 1964 with the purpose of supplying small lathe cutting tools.

News • June 4, 2019

Vollmer of America Corp. breaks ground

VOLLMER of America broke ground on Saturday May 11, 2019 at their new location in Findlay Township, PA near Pittsburgh Airport.

News • May 31, 2019

How one manufacturer solved its skilled labor shortage by starting a training school

"We knew we were facing a problem when we had tens of jobs open and not a single qualified candidate was applying," said CEO of Precise Tool and Manufacturing, John S. Gizzi. "Customers were ordering parts, but we had to wait to machine them because so many of our machines sat unmanned."

News • May 28, 2019

Doosan draws huge crowds at DIMF 2019

Doosan Machine Tools hosted a record number of attendees from 50 countries at the 2019 edition of the Doosan International Machine Tool Fair (DIMF) held in Changwon, South Korea. A total of 80 machines were on display, including 38 new or upgraded models.

News • May 8, 2019

Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute renamed

(CHICAGO) — The Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute (DMDII) announces today that it will be renamed MxD and will stand as an independent organization from UI LABS, now that it has achieved strong momentum and robust fiscal health.

News • May 8, 2019

Eriez Manufacturing Co. promotes John Klinge

Erie, PA— Senior Sales Director of Eriez-USA Dave Heubel announces that John Klinge has been promoted to the newly created position of Director, Strategic Sales-Aftermarket.

News • May 8, 2019

Gleason Corp. acquires Fässler honing business

ROCHESTER, NEW YORK USA. Gleason Corporation today announced the signing of a definitive agreement with Daetwyler Industries AG and MDC Max Daetwyler AG to acquire all assets of Daetwyler's Faessler gear honing business.

News • May 8, 2019

Kaast Machine Tools Inc. hires 3

ALDAN, PA: KAAST Machine Tools, Inc. has added a new sales technician, service technician, and office assistant to their quickly growing staff.