Modern Machine Shop News
Surfware Appoints New CEO
Stephen A. Diehl has been named president and CEO of Surfware, the developer of Surfcam CAD/CAM systems. Mr. Diehl, the son of founder and former CEO Alan Diehl, previously held positions as the company's software development manager and vice president of R&D. During the past three years, he has worked to deve
Read MoreKitamura Expansion Coincides With 75th Anniversary
Kitamura Machinery, a manufacturer of horizontal, vertical and five-axis machining centers, has announced that it is expanding its manufacturing facility in Takoaka City, Japan, from its current 171,300 square feet to 208,000 square feet. The company says this expansion will support production of larger-size, high
Read MoreEconomist Predicts Boom In Latin American Manufacturing
Once thought of as a growth area for manufacturing but overwhelmed by competition from the Far East, Latin America will soon see a manufacturing revival, according to an economist for the fabricating and metalworking industry. Chris Kuehl, economic analyst for the Fabricators and Manufacturers Association, Interna
Read MoreSwiss Machine Training Offered at IMTS
MasterTask Training Systems will introduce its "Mastering CNC Swiss - Online" course at IMTS 2008 in booth A-8040. Attendees can select from Citizen, Star or Tsugami lathes as well as bar loaders from LNS, Citizen or Iemca. The course is designed to provide instructions in both basic CNC machining as well as proce
Read MoreMachine Builder Hosts Open House During IMTS
Machine tool builder Bourn & Koch will host an open house during IMTS on September 12 and 13 from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. At its facility in Rockford, Illinois, the company will demonstrate a Blanchard 11-20AD rotary surface grinder and a B&K 100H CNC horizontal hobbing machine. Visitors will also tour the co
Read MoreWeldon Solutions Builds New Facility
Weldon Solutions has begun construction on a new facility that will feature 40,000 square feet of manufacturing and office space. Located 10 minutes west of the current location in York, Pennsylvania, the new facility also has room to grow-future plans include a 21,000-square-foot expansion. The move was announced
Read MoreMFG.com Expands Global Presence
Translation services provider Lionbridge has announced that it has secured a relationship with MFG.com, an online marketplace serving the global manufacturing community. With the agreement, Lionbridge is localizing the MFG.com marketplace into 10 languages to expand its online services into Japan, India and Brazil
Read MoreResearch Shows Growth in NC Software Market
Consulting and research firm CIMdata estimates that based on end-user payments, the worldwide NC software and related services market grew by 7.2 percent in 2007 to reach a level of $1.4 billion. Moreover, the firm estimates that in 2008, these payments will increase by another 7.8 percent to reach $1.5 billion. I
Read MoreMastercam/CNC Software Turns 25
CNC Software, Inc. is celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2008. The company's Mastercam product is said to have the highest number of CAD/CAM seats installed worldwide, totaling 135,824 at the end of last year. The latest version, Mastercam X3, is scheduled for release in the third quarter of 2008. This version is
Read MoreMTConnect Technical Advisory Group Named
Fourteen companies are participating in the MTConnect Technical Advisory Group (MTCTAG), working with AMT - The Association For Manufacturing Technology to produce an open communications standard for advanced manufacturing equipment. THe MTCTAG represents global advanced manufacturing technology providers as well
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