General Machining & Manufacturing Processes

Vero Software Ltd. hired Application Engineer Ed Patterson to support customers of SMIRT viewing software for the die-build stamping industry.

Coldwater Machine Co., Coldwater, Ohio, an engineered solutions and precision machining company that manufactures and integrates assembly automation and special machines, announced that it is opening a 2,300 sq. ft. engineering office at 3401 Park Center Dr. in north Dayton, located near both I-75 and I-70 for easy accessibility.

Kenneth Goodin joined Heller Group in January as vice president of program management.

Gehring LP, Farmington Hills, Michigan, and copperING Group are uniting their global product portfolios, establishing themselves as a supplier for production systems in both conventional and electrical powertrain segments.

Ann Arbor, Michigan-based EZset LLC named Hi-Speed Corp., Thousand Oaks, California, the exclusive West Coast manufacturers representative for its high-precision, German-built line of tool-presetting machines.

AutoCrib Inc., Tustin, California, a manufacturer of automated inventory vending systems, named its new regional partner, AutoCrib South Asia.

GF Machining Solutions LLC, Lincolnshire, Illinois, named Applied Machine Solutions Inc. its exclusive distributor and representative in Georgia and Alabama as of June 1, expanding Applied Machine Solutions' current territory of Florida.

To keep in line with the growing demand for Vollmer of America Corp. technology, the company invested in additional staff to underpin a commitment to customers.

Marposs Corp., Auburn Hills, Michigan, a leader in measurement and process monitoring technologies, acquired Aeroel SRL, Pradamano, Italy, a designer and manufacturer of high-accuracy laser micrometers and laser gages for noncontact diameter measurement and control.

Ricardo Sanchez and Daniel Hernandez V are regional sales managers covering Mexico for Dorner Latin America.

Enrico Krog Iversen, former CEO of collaborative robot pioneer Universal Robots, along with the Danish Growth Fund, is addressing the next challenge in automation with the merger of three innovative end-of-arm tooling companies to facilitate the ongoing growth of collaborative robotics, an industry expected to reach $8.5 billion by 2025.

Since 1976, Master Magnetics Inc., Castle Rock, Colorado, has grown into a leading single source for magnets and magnetic products throughout North America for commercial, industrial and consumer use.