General Shop Equipment & Supplies

LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill., December 12, 2018 – To maximize responsiveness to customer needs, GF Machining Solutions has expanded its Business Development/Marketing and Sales teams with talented new additions.

Designed to cut a wide range of metals, the 12-inch fully automatic, dual post-Production bandsaw from Palmgren was built for extreme production needs that require high output and heavy-duty performance.

The challenges in the automotive industry are growing—and fast. Take transmissions for instance: Existing systems such as automatic torque converters and dual-clutch transmissions are constantly being enhanced. These are being supplemented by unique hybrid drives and assistance systems, which increase the complexity of the overall system. In this context, the main goal of quality managers is "zero fault tolerance," now more than ever. Each component must flawless when they leave the production area - and at the lowest possible unit costs. With its new VL 1 TWIN, EMAG shows how a highly specialized machinery manufacturer is able to master the challenge.

On Dec. 3 Clinkenbeard relocated to a 40,000-square-foot facility in South Beloit, Ill.

HEBRON, Kentucky, December 4, 2018 – Fives Machining Systems, Inc. a global machine tool and complete manufacturing solutions provider, has announced the relocation of its Machine Tool Services &Solutions business to a new production facility located at 2200 Litton Lane, Hebron, KY 41048.

Elk Grove Village, IL – Niigata Machine Techno USA, Inc., a specialist in horizontal machining centers, announces the appointment of Gregory Hobbs as its new Vice President of Sales and Marketing.

SCHAUMBURG, IL (January 2019) – HEIDENHAIN is proud to announce Community College of Denver's (CCD) Advanced Manufacturing Center (AMC) as the first HEIDENHAIN authorized training partner (ATP) focusing on its CNC controls in North America.

Erie, PA—Eriez® has appointed James Cooke to the position of Managing Director of Eriez-Australia, according to an announcement by Eriez Senior Director of Asia Pacific Operations and Strategy Jaisen Kohmuench.

SCHAUMBURG, IL (December 2018) - As the Silicon Valley in California and the West Coast continue to be the hub of the semiconductor manufacturing in the U.S., HEIDENHAIN has expanded its motion systems support by establishing an ETEL facility in Fremont, CA.

President Donald Trump once named his style of elocution "truthful hyperbole" — what he described as a form of promotion to get people excited. One area the president currently likes to pump up is foreign jobs coming back to the United States.

Troy, Michigan – December 1, 2018 - HELLER Machine Tools is pleased to announce our new partnership with Compumachine.

FLORENCE, Ky., December 10, 2018 – With its sights set on further strengthening customer support, especially for those in the high-tech industries, Mazak Corporation has announced it will open a new Mazak San Francisco Technical Center.