Modern Machine Shop News

Ingersoll Breaks Ground on New Facility

Ingersoll Cutting Tools has begun construction on a new facility at its campus in Rockford, Illinois.   In addition to housing an automated product distribution center, the 50,000-square-foot facility will enable the company to open up more production space in existing buildings and speed customer deliveries.

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NSK Expands Domestic Manufacturing

NSK has invested $10 million to expand its Franklin, Indiana manufacturing facility.

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AMT, AMTDA Explore Product, Service Integration

AMT-The Association For Manufacturing Technology and the American Machine Tool Distributors’ Association (AMTDA) have formed a joint committee to explore how integrating products and services might better serve members of both associations.   Consisting of staff and board members from both organizations, the committee will also discuss strategic partnerships and a joint approach to manufacturing issues.

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Hurco, Partners Support University Program

The delivery of a TM8 slant-bed turning center from Hurco (Indianapolis, Indiana) to Ferris State University marks the latest in a continuing collaboration among industry partners to support students studying manufacturing technology.   The machine, a slant-bed lathe that is said to provide short-run versatility, will be housed in a hands-on applications lab at the university’s campus in Big Rapids, Michigan.

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Hyundai-Wia Completes New Facility, Plans Open House

Hyundai-Wia Machine America Corporation (HWMA) recently opened its new corporate headquarters and technical center in the Borough of Carlstadt, Bergen County, New Jersey.   A grand opening celebration will feature a preview of 13 recently developed machine tools that the company is introducing in the Americas.

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Automation

Weldon Solutions Touts Successful Open House

Weldon Solutions’ July 21st Open House: Automate – Innovate – Educate attracted more than 200 guests from across the mid-Atlantic region.

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Eriez Purchases New Facility

Eriez, a supplier of technology for liquid and solid materials separation applications, has purchased an additional building near its world headquarters in Erie, Pennsylvania.

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Kitagawa-NorthTech Participates In Internship Program

A new eight-week-long, pilot internship program aims to introduce young adults (ages 18 to 21) from an Illinois community to manufacturing career opportunities.

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IMTS Receives Marketing Award

The International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) received the Business Marketing Gold Tower Award for its 2010 trade show marketing program.

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Automation

FANUC Recognized in Forbes

CNC system, robot and machine tool manufacturer Fanuc Corporation (Hoffman Estates, Illinois) has been named one of the top 100 companies in Forbes magazine’s “World’s Most Innovative Companies” list.

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