People & Companies

Alpha Sheet Metal Works is expanding its operations in Charleston County, South Carolina. The company's $3.7 million investment will create 14 new jobs.

Star SU, the marketing, sales, and service affiliate of Star Cutter Company, has hired Scott Lukomski as sales director for cutting tools. Lukomski will report to Star SU president, Andreas Blind.

Behringer Saws Inc., a manufacturer of high-performance bandsawing machines, circular cold saws, and structural fabricating equipment, will exhibit at Eastec 2025 its two flagship machines: the HBE321A Dynamic horizontal bandsaw and the VMS 370 cold saw

After a hiatus as a result of the pandemic, Florence, Kentucky-headquartered Mazak Corp. hosted the Discover More With Mazak Midwest Technology and Education Event May 6-8 at the machine tool builder's Midwest Technology Center in Schaumburg, Illinois. In addition to being able to meet with Mazak partner companies in the display and demonstration area, Mazak presented a variety of machining equipment, including Integrex multitask machines, Variaxis 5-axis machines for producing complex 3D curved surfaces, Syncrex Swiss-style turning machines, the HCN-4000 NEO horizontal machining center with the Palletech modular automation system, and the VC-500A/5X 5-axis hybrid machine that combines additive and subtractive operations.

After a hiatus since 2019, BIG Daishowa Inc. in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, held its annual Breakfast & Learn event on April 30 and May 1. After serving guests a breakfast that included fresh fruit, scrambled eggs with toppings, French toast, Danishes, sausage, crisp Virginia bacon, and coffee, President and COO Jack Burley gave a presentation on "Why you need high-value tooling for high-value machines."

The board of directors of Transor Filter USA and board chairman emeritus, Irv Kaage, has appointed Johan Svensson as president.

Cosen is a global leader in band saw manufacturing with an expansive product line and a sales and service network covering all North America. The company is showcasing some of their top saw models and newest cutting solutions at this year's EASTEC show in Springfield, Massachusetts.

Lyndex-Nikken, manufacturer and provider of high-performance machine tool accessories and machine tending solutions, expanded its sales team to "better serve the evolving needs of industry in the United States."

BLM Group USA promoted Gunar Gossard to vice president of sales. In his new position, Gossard will be responsible for the company's global sales strategy success, identifying new sales opportunities and improving the competitive position of BLM GROUP.

Open Mind Technologies has released a range of enhanced features and innovative technology in its hyperMILL 2025 CAD/CAM Software Suite.

Shipments of cutting tools, measured by the Cutting Tool Market Report compiled in a collaboration between AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology and the U.S. Cutting Tool Institute (USCTI), totaled $198.6 million in February 2025.

Lyndex-Nikken, manufacturer and provider of high-performance machine tool accessories and machine tending solutions, expanded its sales team to "better serve the evolving needs of industry in Canada and Mexico."