Modern Machine Shop News
Tornos President Steps Down
Machine tool supplier Tornos US (Lombard, Illinois) has accepted the resignation of company president Scott Kowalski.
Read MoreHexagon Partners with Hendrick Motorsports
Through a multi-year partnership agreement, Hexagon Metrology (North Kingstown, Rhode Island) has become the official provider of dimensional metrology products and services to NASCAR team Hendrick Motorsports (Concord, North Carolina). The winner of 10 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championships says it has long used Hexagon products to for inspection and assembly of auto body, chassis and engine components for both pre-race adjustment and post-race evaluation.
Read MoreMAG Becomes Partner in MIT Graduate Program
Machine tool builder MAG IAS (Erlanger, Kentucky) has been named a partner in MIT’s Leaders for Global Operations (LGO) engineering and management program. The company joins Boeing, Caterpillar, United Technologies and 20 other partner organizations in MIT LGO, a dual-degree graduate program in engineering and management.
Read MoreMerger Creates Third-Largest CAD/CAM Provider
Vero Software, a provider of CAD/CAM/CAE solutions for the tooling industry, has merged with Planit Holdings, a developer of CAD/CAM software for the production engineering, sheet metal, metal fabrication and woodworking sectors.
Read MoreStratasys Expands Production Capacity
Stratasys (Minneapolis, Minnesota), a manufacturer of 3D printers, recently hosted a ribbon-cutting event for a 90,000-square-foot production facility purchased late last year.
Read MoreRobotics Engineering Program Receives Accreditation
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) recently announced that its bachelor’s degree program in robotics engineering has received accreditation from ABET (formerly the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology), the organization that accredits engineering programs nationwide.
Read MoreNTMA, PMA Praise Currency Legislation
The National Tooling & Machining Association (NTMA) and the Precision Metalforming Association (PMA) praised the Senate’s passage of the Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Act, a bill designed to address currency manipulation by U.S. trade partners including China. “U.S. manufacturers can compete with anyone if provided a level playing field; however, currency manipulation negatively impacts the ability of U.S. businesses—and small manufacturers in particular—to compete in the global marketplace,” the organizations said through a joint statement. “This bill is one step toward addressing this long-standing problem, and we urge the House of Representatives to pass this legislation as quickly as possible.” The joint statement was issued through “One Voice,” a collaborative effort through which the two organizations combine their federal government advocacy programs.
Read MoreBelmont Celebrates 50 Years, Receives Award
According to EDM equipment supplier Belmont Equipment & Technologies (Madison Heights, Michigan), an award received for being the largest Poco Graphite distributor in 2010 confirms the success of its long-term effort to maintain a leadership position in the industry. The award, given to Belmont for the seventh time since 2000, coincided with the company’s 50th year in business.
Read MoreGKI Celebrates Anniversary
GKI Incorporated (Crystal Lake, Illinois) is celebrating its 40th year in business.
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