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Latest CAM Offering To Debut At Annual Conference

DP Technology says the next iteration of its annual World Conference, which marks the introduction of the latest version of its Esprit CAM software, provides opportunities for attendees to learn how to get the most out of their machine tool and software investments. Scheduled for May 18-21 in Long Beach, California, The Esprit 2010 World Conference features suite of product training courses, business presentations and networking opportunities for the company’s user community.

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Gibbs Donates Software To University

Gibbs and Associates, a Cimatron company and the developer of GibbsCAM software for programming CNC machines, has granted the Clemson University Campbell Graduate Engineering Center 50 seats of its software for use in undergraduate and post-graduate mechanical and automotive engineering research and curricula. The software will be used for advanced CNC machining simulation and analysis at both the campus and the university’s International Center for Automtoive Research (CU-ICAR).

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MFG.com Unveils New Global Web Platform

MFG. com, a global sourcing marketplace for manufacturers, has announced advancements to its online platform that are designed to create additional competitive advantages for manufacturers.

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Hainbuch Christens New North American HQ

Workholding supplier Hainbuch America has moved into its new headquarters in Mequon, Wisconsin, where it will begin to manufacture products for the first time ever in the United States this year. The company, which estimates that the facility will employ 10 to 12 people once it is fully operational, says it will now be able to provide better and faster service to customers.

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Mori Celebrates Opening Of New American HQ

Machine tool builder Mori Seiki says the grand opening event for its new American headquarters was a “resounding success,” attracting more than 2,200 visitors for four days of machining demonstrations, seminars and facility tours. A showroom, quality control room and workroom comprise 40,000 square feet—roughly 40 percent—of the new facility, which is located just north of Chicago in Hoffman Estates.

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Hexagon, Hartwig Announce Partnership

Metrology supplier Hexagon Metrology (North Kingstown, Rhode Island) and machine tool distributor Hartwig (St. Louis, Missouri) have signed an agreement to form a strategic partnership.

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Correction: Gosiger Supports Euroturn Line

In the October issue of “Modern Machine Shop,” we reported that ZPS America (Indianapolis, Indiana) would provide full customer support in North America for the Euroturn brand of multi-spindle automatic machines. In fact, Gosiger (Dayton, Ohio) will continue to sell and support the Euroturn line, as it has since 1992.

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Emuge To Distribute Special-Purpose Fixtures

Cutting tool and workholding manufacturer Emuge is now the exclusive North American agent for the Hohenstein Company, a German designer and manufacturer of workpiece clamping fixtures. Peter Matysiak, president of Emuge, says the fixtures are a natural addition to the company’s precision workholding department, which specializes in custom solutions designed for high accuracy and repeatability.

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Software Developer Hits Sales Milestone

Software developer Celerative Technologies says it has sold 1,000 seats of high speed machining software faster than any other company. The milestone was reached with the sale of the company’s VoluMill plug-in toolpath engine to Mastercam user Advanced Machining Services (Bend, Oregon).

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Methods To Host Multitasking Machining Seminars

Methods Machine Tools will host two multitasking machining seminars December 16 at its Sudbury, Massachusetts Technology Center. The complementary seminars will feature new multitasking strategies for precision parts manufacturers and are available in two time tracks: 10 a.

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