People & Companies

GF Machining Solutions LLC, Lincolnshire, Ill., will unveil its Aerospace and Energy Center of Competence at a grand opening that will begin with an evening welcome reception at the Carolina Aviation Museum at 6 p.m. April 24 and continue with an open house at the center from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. … Read More...

Active Industrial Solutions, Tecumseh, Ontario, and Radix Inc., Tecumseh, named Doug LoFranco president and CEO.

RoboVent, Sterling Heights, Mich., is now part of Air Filtration Holdings LLC, Chicago.

In response to the growth of its Edgecam and Surfcam solutions, Vero Software Ltd., Cheltenham, England, added Applications Engineer Randal Warkentien to its team of support professionals.

Enabling further advancements in metrology, Heidenhain Corp., Schaumburg, Ill., donated equipment to the University of North Carolina at Charlotte’s Center for Precision Metrology, a premier metrology lab.

Stellar Industrial Supply Inc., Tacoma, Wash., named partner 3M Co., St. Paul, Minn., the winner of its Documented Cost Savings “Horse Race” Winner of the Year Award for 2017.

Mahr Inc., Providence, R.I., promoted Don Foisy to director of operations to support continued company growth.

Fallbrook Technologies Inc., Cedar Park, Texas, announced that Roger Wood, former CEO of publicly traded Dana Holding Corp., will become the CEO and chairman of the board for the privately held developer and licenser of the patented NuVinci continuously variable planetary transmission technology.

Eriez Manufacturing Co., Erie, Pa., announced that Michael J. Mankosa, executive vice president of global technology, was elected to the National Academy of Engineering.

Roush Yates Engines, Mooresville, N.C., and Nikon Metrology Inc., Brighton, Mich., announced a multiyear partnership program demonstrating Roush Yates Engines’ commitment to partnering with best-in-class companies.

Sick Inc., Minneapolis, a manufacturer of sensors, safety systems, machine vision, encoders and automatic identification solutions for factory, logistics and process automation, promoted Elise Furlan to general counsel for Sick.

To support rapid expansion at its Mexico facility, the team at KUKA Automotive appointed Dormer Pramet its primary cutting tools supplier over the next three years.