Modern Machine Shop News

PMA Elects New Board Chairman

The Precision Metalforming Association (Cleveland, Ohio) has elected P.J.

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Mastercam Announces IOF Winner

CNC Software, developer of Mastercam CAD/CAM software, has announced the winner of its 2010-2011 Innovator of the Future (IOF) competition: Scott Harrel, a student in the Computer Integrated Machining Technology program at Rowan Cabarrus Community College in Salisbury, North Carolina.  

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Sandvik Expertise to Aid Training, Technology Efforts

Sandvik Coromant (Fair Lawn, New Jersey) has joined the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology (CCAT), a nonprofit organization in East Hartford, Connecticut that focuses on workforce development and efficiency-boosting initiatives for public and private entities.

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Hexagon Relocates Michigan Precision Center

Hexagon Metrology (North Kingstown, Rhode Island) has relocated its Michigan Precision Center to a purpose-built, state-of-the-art facility in Wixom.   Located in a campus-like setting 35 miles from downtown Detroit, the 26,000-square-foot office and distribution warehouse includes a large calibration lab and enhanced portable metrology training facilities.

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Mitsubishi Distributes Gantry Laser Line

MC Machinery Systems (Wood Dale, Illinois), a division of the Mitsubishi Corporation, has become the official and exclusive importer of Tanaka gantry lasers in North America.

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FMA Charitable Foundation Elects Officers

Nuts, Bolts & Thingamajigs (NBT), the charitable foundation of the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association, International (FMA), elected new officers at its recent meeting.

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FMA Elects Officers

At its recent annual meeting, the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association, International (FMA) elected the following to its board of directors: George Bogan, president & COO of Main Steel Polishing, Tinton Falls, N.J.; Rob Clark, vice president-operations, Clark Metal Products, Blairsville, Penn.; Vivek Gupta, managing director, Texas Profab Corp. of Carrollton, Texas; and Dan McLeod, general manager, Brenco Industries Ltd., Delta, British Columbia, Canada.

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Jobs Initiative Connects Businesses, Schools

A new initiative from The Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) Education Foundation aims to create strong partnerships between organizations, businesses and exemplary schools to provide a comprehensive, community-based approach to manufacturing education.

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NTMA Purchasing Fair, amerimold to Co-Locate

Gardner Publications (GPI) and the National Tooling and Machining Association (NTMA) have agreed to co-locate their respective amerimold and NTMA Purchasing Fair events in 2012.

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SNK Relocates Headquarters

Machine tool builder SNK America has relocated its U.S. headquarters in Mt.

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