Modern Machine Shop News
Mazak Ramps Up Production
Having experienced a steady increase in demand during the past nine months, machine tool builder Mazak projects the monthly output of its Florence, Kentucky plant to reach 130 machine tools per month by the close of Q2 2011.
Read MoreEsprit Community to Gather in Miami
CAM software developer DP Technology will kick off the annual Esprit World Conference Monday, May 23 at the Trump International Beach resort in Miami, Florida. The five-day event provides 30 hours of hands-on technical training, presentations from dynamic speakers and opportunities for networking with peers, industry experts and Esprit engineers, the company says.
Read MoreTechnology Events Explore Titanium Machining
Mitsui Seiki USA will host “Titanium Machining Technology Days” on June 15 and 16 to provide insight into machining this hard metal.
Read MoreLeadership Change at Okuma
Jim King has taken the reins as president and chief operating officer of Okuma America Corporation (Charlotte, North Carolina). Former president and COO Larry Schwartz has been named chief strategy officer.
Read MoreHaasTec Open House Billed as Success
More than 2,100 attendees flocked to Haas Automation’s Oxnard, California headquarters and manufacturing facility for the machine tool builder’s HaasTec open house.
Read MorePartmaker Hosts Monthly Medical Webinars
CAD/CAM developer Partmaker, a division of Delcam, has launched a monthly webinar series focusing on optimal manufacturing and CNC programming techniques for common families of medical devices. “The machine tool, cutting tool and CNC programming techniques available in the market today to make medical devices have changed immensely during the past 24 months,” says Hanan Fishman, president of PartMaker. “The idea of this webinar series is to explain what these changes are and how firms need to apply the latest in advanced manufacturing to manufacture medical devices productively and profitably given the dynamics of their business.” Each webinar is conducted by a PartMaker specialist with medical experience and focuses on the manufacture of a particular implantable medical device.
Read MoreSodick Names Territory Sales Manager for North Midwest
EDM supplier Sodick has named Joel Manns territory sales manager for the North Midwest Region, which includes Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa and border counties of Wisconsin.
Read MoreManufacturing Apps for Android
In a new partnership with Samsung Electronics Co., Indiana Technology and Manufacturing Companies (ITAMCO) has developed a range of manufacturing apps for Samsung’s Android mobile devices. These include the MTConnect Client App, which enables monitoring machines and controls, as well as apps for converting between various material hardness scales, converting different pitch gear sizes, and calculating the weights of different types of metals in various shapes. Based in Plymouth, Indiana, ITAMCO is a tier one supplier of precision machined components and gearing for industries including renewable energy, mining, off-highway construction equipment, oil and gas, and defense.
Read MoreSecond “Manufacturing for Growth” Meeting Planned
Based on the success of the inaugural “Manufacturing for Growth” Meeting, organizers have announced plans to host a second conference next year from March 8 to 11, 2012, at the Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress in Orlando, Florida. More than 650 manufacturing executives attended the first edition of the event from March 3 through 6 in Chandler, Arizona.
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