People & Companies

Longtime Mazak distributors Smith Machinery and Action Machinery have closed on an acquisition agreement in which Smith Machinery transitions to Smith Machinery Corp. LLC and joins the Action Machinery group.

Fanuc, which can produce 11,000 robots per month in fully automated factories that use its own robots to make robots, has produced its 750,000th industrial robot.

Kalamazoo Fabricating's mobile-optimized Website makes it easier for customers to learn about the company’s fabrication capabilities, skilled craftsmanship, and commitment to quality.

Sandvik has agreed to acquire US-based Cambrio, which offers an end-to-end portfolio in CAD/CAM software for manufacturing industries.

Mike Vassil has been named vice president of operations at Okuma America Corp. in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Vertex Manufacturing, a Cincinnati-based advanced manufacturer, has expanded its ability to produce high-value 3D metal parts with the acquisition of an additive manufacturing system from Velo3D.

Eriez, the Erie, Pennsylvania-based manufacturer of separation technologies, has established Eriez-Deutschland GmbH (Eriez-Germany), headquartered in Recklinghausen, Germany.

Mazak hopes to “move manufacturing forward” at its Oct. 25-29 Discover 2021 technology and education event.

To kick off this agreement, Transor will provide a filtration system to serve two saw blade grinding machines at Vollmer’s headquarters in Pittsburgh.

Star Cutter Co. hired Josh Hubbard as a sales and applications engineer at its facility where the company builds 5-axis CNC tool grinding machines.

Now in its fourth year, ANCA Tool of the Year has raised the profile of cutting tools and those companies who make them.

The manufacturer of custom cutting tools joins more than 40 companies participating in the Thinc network.