General Machining & Manufacturing Processes

OSG USA Inc. now distributes Somta Tools (Pty) Ltd. tools in the United States.

Röhm Products of America, Suwanee, Ga., a provider of clamping and gripping technology for the metalworking industry, expanded its sales team with the addition of Steven Onik as national sales manager and Yusuf Ali as regional sales manager for Canada.

Sylvain Julien joined Kordt GmbH & Co. KG as key account manager of international projects.

Acme Industrial Co., Carpentersville, Ill., a subsidiary of Jergens Inc., promoted George Margelos to general manager.

Jtekt Toyoda Americas Corp., Arlington Heights, Ill., named GeroTech Inc. distributor for east and north Michigan territories for the entire product line, excluding grinder sales.

DataCAD Software & Services GmbH, Bad Kreuznach, Germany, a supplier of technical software solutions throughout Europe, has joined BobCAD-CAM Inc., Clearwater, Fla., as a value-added reseller.

Milltronics USA Inc., Waconia, Minn., named Protek CNC Sales Corp., Simi Valley, Calif., the exclusive distributor for Southern California and southern Nevada.

Global Shop Solutions Inc., The Woodlands, Texas, is celebrating 20 years of technological innovations for enterprise resource planning software under the leadership of Chris Okamuro, vice president and chief technology officer.

Kitagawa North-Tech Inc., Schaumburg, Ill., which manufactures standard chucks, advanced chucks, custom-engineered workholding and steady rests, hired Mike Johnston as regional sales manager.

OptoForce announced that it has completely rewritten its core software, resulting in new capabilities and automation tasks not previously available for Universal Robots industrial robots. The new developments also feature much greater speed for integration on many industrial robotic functions.

A water wall boiler tube repair system for biomass boilers that precisely cuts tube panels without a HAZ (heat affect zone) and bevels for welding end preps has been introduced by Esco Tool.

Star Rapid, a global rapid prototyping, rapid tooling and low-volume manufacturer, partnered with Guhring Inc., a German manufacturer of carbide and PCD cutting tools, such as drills, reamers, taps and mills, for the machining industry.