General Shop Equipment & Supplies

Jorgensen Conveyors Inc., Mequon, Wisconsin, formed a business alliance with Weima America Inc., Fort Mill, South Carolina.

This year, Methods Machine Tools Inc., Sudbury, Massachusetts, a supplier of precision machine tools, automation and additive manufacturing solutions, celebrates its 60th anniversary.

When the Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli & C SpA takes to the renowned Belle Isle circuit for the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear Corp., it will be once again joined by 3-Dimensional Services Group, Rochester Hills, Michigan, the title sponsor for both Trans Am races.

Hexagon AB, Stockholm, a provider of information technology solutions, acquired NextSense GmbH, a provider of noncontact profile measurement and surface inspection.

G.H. Tool & Mold LLC, Washington, Missouri, a Tooling Tech Group, Macomb, Michigan, company and a supplier of die cast tooling and machining services, was awarded a 2017 Boeing Performance Excellence Award.

Christopher Hegarty was appointed ANCA Group CEO, succeeding Grant Anderson.

For the second year running, Heller Machine Tools LP, Troy, Mich., was named the General Motors Co. supplier of the year in the category of indirect material and machinery during GM's 26th annual Supplier of the Year awards in Orlando, Fla.

Brian Papke, chairman of manufacturing technology company Mazak Corp., Florence, Ky., was inducted into the Northern Kentucky Business Hall of Fame.

To better serve customers in Asia, Kern Microtechnik GmbH, Eschenlohe, Germany, set up a sales and service location in Shanghai called Kern Asia Pacific.

AIMS Metrology, Dayton, Ohio, named Jose Luis Duarte business development manager for Mexico and Central America.

A survey by the Associated General Contractors of America concluded that approximately 62 percent of firms are unable to fill skilled trade positions--jobs that require a set of skills and knowledge but not necessarily a postsecondary degree. Seventy four percent of firms also predict a deficit of qualified skilled trade workers as baby boomers retire over the next five years. The good news is that employers are not sitting on the sidelines.

The West Coast headquarters of Gosiger Inc. is overseeing placement of the first HHV-2 universal machining center for bar or extrusion components from Modig Machine Tool, Sweden. Gosiger exclusively represents Modig in California.