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There are 151 news releases related to laser cutting.
The Fabricators & Manufacturers Association Intl. (FMA), Rockford, Ill., has announced a new certification program for precision sheet metal operators for testing and validating their skills in sheet metal forming and fabricating.
The new Precision Sheet Metal Operator (PSMO) Level I Certificati...
12/16/08
Mazak Optonics Corp. plans to move into a new, $10 million North American Headquarters complex in Elgin, Ill., by the end of the first quarter, 2009.
Construction of the new facility—located on a highly visible, eight-acre parcel of land on the northwest corner of Interstate 90 and Randall...
12/3/08
A supplier of high-power semiconductor lasers and fibers, nLIGHT Corp., Vancouver, Wash., has acquired a majority interest in Optotools GmbH, Heilbronn, Germany, a supplier of high-power semiconductor lasers for industrial customers.
The established Optotools product line will remain, and integra...
11/11/08
Preco Inc., Somerset, Wis., has hired David Krattley as vice president of sales for the metals market within the laser equipment division.
Krattley has more than 19 years of experience in the industrial laser market. His career started at LMI (currently Preco Inc.), and he most recently had been...
11/11/08
Prima North America Inc., the North American subsidiary of Prima Industrie S.p.A., Torino, Italy, has appointed Paolo Busti as European sales manager for Laserdyne Systems.
Busti manages all Laserdyne Systems sales activities in western and eastern Europe.
Busti has worked in a number of posit...
10/14/08
Industrial Metal Supply Co., Sun Valley, Calif., has created a new business unit that will provide six-axis, 3-D laser cutting and fabrication services to the company's customer base of design and manufacturing firms, metal fabricators, welders, machine shops, and other businesses throughout Souther...
9/16/08
Laser Institute of America (LIA), Orlando, Fla., will present the International Laser Safety Conference (ILSC®), an event that addresses all aspects of laser safety, March 23-26, 2009, at John Ascuaga's Nugget Hotel in Reno, Nev. The event will include instruction on practical activities of las...
9/16/08
Michael Dougherty, president of D&S Mfg. in Black River Falls, Wis., has announced the company's initiation of a $6.4 million expansion of its production facilities. The 12-month project commenced in June.
"As a result of the strong sales growth we have experienced during the past several years,...
8/12/08
Prima North America's Laserdyne Systems division will hold its annual User Group Meeting Oct. 1-2 near its facility in Champlin, Minn.
The first day will feature speakers from Laserdyne, as well as system users from around the world. The second day will include a tour of the Laserdyne facility. T...
8/12/08
Hypertherm, Hanover, N.H., recently acquired ESSE A Srl., Italy, a manufacturer and supplier of laser consumables and accessories.
The acquisition adds to Hypertherm's manufacturing assets and customer base in laser cutting heads and consumables, while expanding its product offering to its global...
8/12/08
TRUMPF Inc., Farmington, Conn., has appointed James Rogowski as managing director of TRUMPF Canada.
The company recently acquired the remaining shares of Advanced Fabricating Machinery, which serves the Canadian market as a sales and spare parts facility for TRUMPF products. Rogowski is responsib...
8/12/08
The second international forum on Shipyard Applications of Industrial Lasers (SAIL 2008) will aim to provide the shipyard community and maintenance organizations with current, international laser processes, practices, and equipment. The event will include international trends for laser processing an...
7/15/08
Salvagnini, Italy, opened Salvagnini do Brasil Ltda., an operating company based in José dos Campos (SP), in March. The Brazilian subsidiary provides technical support, customer service, and spare parts.
Salvagnini has installed many stand-alone machines, as well as automated sheet metal processi...
6/17/08
LAI Intl. Inc., Scottsdale, Ariz., a supplier of precision components and subassemblies for OEMs, has named two officers to its senior management team: Vinnie Caliendo as chief financial officer and Eric Nelson as vice president and chief technology officer.
Caliendo previously was CFO at Rich Te...
6/17/08
TRUMPF, Germany, recently broke ground on a new production building in Taicang, China.
The building will bring the company's three existing production operations into one facility, starting in July 2009. In addition to combining machine tool and operating table production, the facility also will ...
6/17/08
Prima North America Inc., a manufacturer of 2-D and 3-D laser cutting and automation equipment, has announced plans to hold an open house/seminar June 4 and 5 at its Technology Center in Chicopee, Mass. The event will feature the company's laser cutting products and a new Finn-Power press brake.
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5/15/08
LAI Intl. Inc., Scottsdale, Ariz., a supplier of precision components and subassemblies for OEMs, has named Darcy Dodge as director of strategic products.
Dodge is responsible for directing and coordinating the company's resources to achieve its objectives for strategic products, including turbin...
5/15/08
GSI Group Inc. Laser Division, Rugby, U.K., a manufacturer of industrial lasers, has appointed Mark Richmond as product manager.
Richmond, who has more than a decade of experience within GSI Group, works to promote understanding of the company's JK fiber laser and to promote fiber lasers to compa...
4/15/08
Prima Industrie S.p.A, Italy, has purchased Finn-Power Group, Finland, from EQT III, a European private equity group that acquired Finn-Power in May 2002 from the founder of the company.
Prima is a supplier of high-power laser systems for cutting, welding, and drilling of 3-D and 2-D parts. Finn-...
4/15/08
Bystronic Inc., Hauppauge, N.Y., has appointed Curtis Frabotta as sales engineer assigned to the Southeast territory.
Frabotta, who has experience in cutting applications and capital equipment sales, is responsible for the North and South Carolina territories and reports to the company's Southea...
3/11/08
The Laser Marking division of TRUMPF Inc., Farmington, Conn., presented its Outstanding Distributor Performance award to Gosiger Inc.'s Indiana subsidiary at the annual TRUMPF distributor meeting in February. The award recognizes Gosiger's performance in selling TRUMPF laser marking products during ...
3/11/08
Prima North America Inc., Chicopee, Mass., a manufacturer of industrial laser systems, recently promoted Carl Bryant to North American sales manager for its Laserdyne Systems operation in Champlin, Minn.
Bryant, who previously was the company's regional sales manager, is responsible for managing ...
3/11/08
The Laser Institute of America (LIA), Orlando, Fla., an international society for laser applications and safety, now offers an online course for laser safety officers.
The Laser Safety Officer online course uses a nonmathematical approach designed to teach the administrative duties of the laser s...
2/12/08
II-VI Inc., Saxonburg, Pa., has acquired a 74.9-percent equity interest in Highyag Lasertechnologie GmbH, Germany.
II-VI Inc. manufactures crystal-growth technology products for various industrial applications, including manufacturing, aerospace, military, medical radiology, high-power electronic...
2/12/08
Frost & Sullivan has presented Bystronic with the 2007 Award for Product Innovation of the Year in the European Laser Cutting Market for its laser cutting system, ByVention, which, according to Frost & Sullivan, "has helped serve nontraditional clients, such as niche job shops, as well as other end-...
1/15/08
The American Welding Society (AWS), Miami, has entered into an agreement with Trade Show Consulting (TSC) to purchase Weldmex, the largest welding tradeshow in Latin America.
Under the terms of the agreement, the AWS maintains primary ownership of Weldmex and assumes the rights to organize, promo...
1/15/08
The 2007 FABTECH® International & AWS Welding Show at McCormick Place in Chicago hosted more exhibiting companies and covered more exhibit space than any previous FABTECH. Filling 461,627 sq. ft. of booth space, the show attracted nearly 31,000 visitors from more than 75 countries, a 27 percent...
1/15/08
TRUMPF Inc., Farmington, Conn., recently named Claudio Schutz as director of spare parts in North America. Based in the Farmington headquarters, Schutz leads the spare parts team, including customer service representatives, buyers and planners, stock room, and return authorization groups, in all Nor...
1/15/08
Laser Services Inc., Westford, Mass., recently was acquired by Greg and Marie Sexton.
Registered to ISO 9001:2000 and AS9100, the company has 25 CO2 and YAG laser systems that scribe, drill, engrave, and cut metal and various other materials.
1/15/08
II-VI Inc., Saxonburg, Pa., has announced that it has completed its acquisition of a 74.9 percent equity interest in HIGHYAG Lasertechnologie GmbH in exchange for cash as previously announced in a press release dated Oct. 2, 2007.
1/3/08
Motoman Inc., West Carrollton, Ohio, recently named Trevor Jones as senior general manager of Yaskawa Motoman Canada, Mississauga, Ont.
Jones has more than 23 years of experience in the robotics industry. He was a founding member of CRS Robotics, which later was acquired by Thermo CRS Ltd., a The...
12/11/07
Laser Mechanisms Inc., Farmington Hills, Mich., has named Mark Taggart as managing director of North American operations and Glenn Golightly as managing director of Pacific Rim operations.
Taggart is responsible for day-to-day management of the company’s industrial and medical operations. He serv...
11/6/07
MTC Software Inc., Lockport, N.Y., a developer of software for CNC sheet and plate cutting, has opened a sales and applications support facility in Singapore. Working closely with the company's Australian operation, the new office supports MTC Software products in the Asia-Pacific region.
The com...
11/6/07
The Laser Institute of America (LIA), Orlando, Fla., has renewed its alliance with the U.S. Dept. of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to continue providing its members with important information to help prevent exposure to laser beam and nonbeam hazards in industrial and ...
10/9/07
LVD Co. n.v., Gullegem, Belgium, has launched a global branding initiative designed to unite all of the company's sales subsidiaries and products under the LVD brand name and the baseline "Sheet Metalworking: Our Passion, Your Solution."
The initiative is designed to achieve a consistent brand im...
10/9/07
Inc. Magazine named LAI Intl. Inc., Scottsdale, Ariz., a provider of contract manufacturing services, to its inaugural list of the 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in the country. The magazine ranks companies based on revenue growth from 2003 through 2006.
LAI's revenue jumped more than 76...
10/9/07
The 2007 FABTECH® International & AWS Welding Show, the largest North American showcase of metal forming, fabricating, stamping, tube and pipe, and welding equipment and technology, will return to McCormick Place in Chicago Nov. 11 to Nov. 14.
Cosponsored by the American Welding Society (AWS...
10/9/07
Sept. 6, 2007, TRUMPF Inc. acquired 100 percent of Advanced Fabricating Machinery (AFM), Canada. AFM was formed July 1, 1997 by TRUMPF Inc. and Robert Watson as an equal joint venture.
AFM, under the continued leadership of Robert Watson, will serve the Canadian market as a sales and spare part...
10/3/07
Bystronic has appointed Ferdinand Reyes as managing director of Bystronic Mexico, S.A. DE C.V., effective August 1, 2007.
Reyes, who joined Bystronic in April 2005 as sales manager for the Mexico market, has extensive experience in manufacturing and in the management of sheet metal manufacturing...
9/25/07
Laser Mechanisms Inc. President William Fredrick has named Mark Taggart as managing director North American operations. Taggart previously served as general manager medical operations. Fredrick also named Glenn Golightly as managing director Pacific Rim operations. Golightly previously held the posi...
9/18/07
Barnes Aerospace, Windsor, Conn., a division of Barnes Group Inc., has expanded its large fabrication operations in Ogden, Utah, with a 120,000-sq.-ft. manufacturing facility that will produce precision aerospace components for use in various aircraft engine and airframe applications. Construction o...
9/11/07
TRUMPF Inc., Farmington, Conn., a manufacturer of fabricating machines and laser systems, has announced that the TRUMPF Group, Ditzingen, Germany, and Jenoptik AG, Jena, Germany, intend to bundle their new laser component activities, with each have a 50 percent share of JT Optical Engine GmbH + Co. ...
9/11/07
Industrial Solutions LLC, Rockaway, N.J., has introduced a new Web site for laser users at www.industrialsolutionsllc.com that now offers on-site pressure swing adsorption (PSA) nitrogen generation systems. The systems are designed to allow users to generate high-purity nitrogen for high-pressure me...
8/7/07
The Harris Products Group, Gainesville, Ga., has established a scholarship in honor of Larry Schweikert, who recently retired after 32 years with the company. The Larry and Patti Schweikert Scholarship will award $1,000 annually to a full-time business student at Gainesville State College.
The co...
8/7/07
Haas Laser Technologies Inc., Flanders, N.J., has launched a new Web site at www.haaslti.com.
The site includes information, specifications, and photos for the company's line of laser beam delivery systems.
8/7/07
Prima North America Inc., Champlin, Minn., the North American subsidiary of Prima Industrie S.p.A., Torino, Italy, has named Terry L. VanderWert as president. He replaces Paolo Cigna, who continues to serve on the company's board of directors.
VanderWert is responsible for all Prima North America...
7/24/07
TRUMPF officially opened its company headquarters in the TRUTEC building in Seoul, South Korea, June 12, 2007. The new offices are located in "Digital Media City," a business hub in Seoul.
Four of the building's twelve stories are used by TRUMPF Korea. They house the sales and service departments...
7/10/07
Mitsubishi EDM/Laser, Wood Dale, Ill., sponsor to Joe Gibbs Racing, hosted an open house event May 10 at the JGR headquarters in North Carolina. Attendees were given a behind-the-scenes tour of the racing facility, product demonstrations, and a Mitsubishi Racing T-shirt.
J.D. Gibbs, JGR presi...
7/10/07
II-VI Inc., Pittsburgh, has named Francis J. Kramer as CEO. Kramer, also the company president, joined II-VI Inc. in 1983 as vice president and general manager of manufacturing; two years later he was promoted to president and COO. He has also served as executive vice president and general manag...
7/10/07
PRC Laser, Landing, N.J., has opened a new technical and business office the AMT Shanghai Technical Center located in China's Shanghai Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone. The office is a sales, service, and logistics support center.
"Our Chinese customers need faster access to technical support services ...
6/18/07
MG Systems & Welding Inc., Menomonee Falls, Wis., has begun construction of a two-floor addition to the area for its service and accounting departments, adding 4,334 sq. ft. of total space. The company plans to move accounting to the first floor, with the service department on the second.
The add...
6/12/07
Bystronic Inc. has signed Elliott-Matsuura Canada Inc. as its regional distributor.
The Oakville, Ontario-based Elliott-Matsuura carries Bystronic's full line of laser cutting machines, press brakes, automation, and waterjet cutting systems, covering the Canadian provinces of Ontario, Manitoba, S...
6/12/07
LAI Midwest, Minneapolis, a contract manufacturer specializing in waterjet machining services, received the Waste Buster Recognition Award from the Anoka County Solid Waste Advisory Task Force in Blaine, Minn.
The award is in recognition of the company's environmental conservation program that re...
6/12/07
TRUMPF Inc., Farmington, Conn., has named its machine tool distributors for Louisiana and Michigan.
The Hampton Co., Plano, Texas, represents the company's line of fabricating machines in Louisiana, and BGI, Grand Blanc, Mich., serves as distributor for Michigan in the counties of Bay, Saginaw, T...
6/12/07
Dean A. Sundquist, chairman and CEO of Mate Precision Tooling, has announced the appointment of Jack Schneider to the newly created position of vice chairman and Kevin Nicholson to the position of president.
"In the new position of vice chairman, Jack Schneider will focus on strategic and corpora...
6/5/07
II-VI Inc. has announced that its board of directors has named Francis J. Kramer to succeed Carl J. Johnson as company CEO, effective July 1, 2007. Dr. Johnson will remain an executive of the company serving as its chairman of the board.
Kramer has spent more than two decades at II-VI since join...
5/10/07
Prima North America is holding an open house/laser seminar June 7, 2007, at its technology center in Chicopee, Mass. The company is introducing its new CV5000 laser resonator at the event.
Planned activities, which span the entire day, include demonstrations of the company's laser cutting systems...
5/8/07
TRUMPF Inc., Farmington, Conn., is supporting an innovative new exhibit at the Connecticut Science Center. Now under construction in Hartford and set to open in fall 1008, the center is a nonprofit organization dedicated to enhancing science education.
The company is donating $100,000 to help bui...
5/8/07
Universal Laser Systems Inc. (ULS), a manufacturer of CO2 lasers and computer-controlled CO2 laser engraving, cutting, and marking systems, has doubled the size of its U.S.-based headquarters by expanding into a second company-owned building located at 7845 E. Paradise Lane, Scottsdale, Ariz.
The...
5/8/07
Mazak Optonics Corp. (MOC), Schaumburg, Ill., has named William "Bill" Citron its new president. Citron succeeds Tim Yanagisawa, who was named director and general manager of sales for Yamazaki Mazak Optonics Corp. in Japan. The moves are effective May 1.
Citron has been executive vice president ...
5/1/07
Mitsubishi Laser is celebrating 20 years in the industry. The company introduced its first commercial laser cutting system to the U.S. in 1987.
Although the division started with only five full-time employees, today Mitsubishi Laser has more than 60 employees. The company has opened multiple faci...
4/10/07
At its annual distributor meeting, TRUMPF presented GOSIGER Southeast, Ocoee, Fla., with the Outstanding Distributor Performance Award in recognition of its exceptional performance in selling TRUMPF laser marking products during the past fiscal year.
GOSIGER Southeast represents TRUMPF's line of ...
4/10/07
TRUMPF has opened a new sales, service, demonstration, and production facility in Monterrey, Mexico. The 6,400-sq.-meter production building uses the company's state-of-the-art equipment and manufacturing techniques to produce frames for its machinery.
The company has invested more than $10 milli...
4/10/07
TRUMPF Inc. has received a Connecticut Quality Improvement Award silver level Innovation Prize. The award recognizes the company for its SYNCHRO production of the TruLaser 2025, an blend of laser resonator, cutting machine, and automated material handling.
The company was lauded for its ability t...
3/22/07
Strippit/LVD, a manufacturer of metal forming equipment, including turret punch presses, laser cutting machines, press brakes, shears, automated systems and programming software, has promoted Neil Campbell to the position of sales manager-Canada for.
In this newly created position, Campbell mana...
3/13/07
The Laser Institute of America (LIA), the organization that hosts ICALEO® (International Congress on Applications of Lasers & Electro-Optics) every year, has announced that its 3rd Pacific International Conference on Applications of Lasers and Optics (PICALO) will be held April 16-18, 2008 at t...
3/13/07
The Laser Institute of America (LIA) has launched the LIA Career Center, a new online resource designed to help job seekers find opportunities in the laser technology industry.
The Web site features complimentary, confidential resume posting; job search control; a simple job application process; ...
3/13/07
Mate Precision Tooling, Anoka, Minn., has promoted Paul Sandberg to the position of vice president international sales. Sandberg assumed the position from Chet Ferger, who will continue on with the company in a newly created position of vice president of key account sales for North America.
Sandb...
2/13/07
Tim Morris has been appointed general manager of TRUMPF Inc.'s Laser Technology Center in Plymouth, Mich. He reports to Dr. Holger Schlueter, vice president laser for TRUMPF Inc.
Morris joined the company in May 2001 as a product manager. In July 2004 he was appointed technical sales manager of t...
2/13/07
Leonard (Len) Stock has been named as a sales engineer for Strippit, Inc., a manufacturer of metalforming equipment, including turret punch presses, laser cutting systems, press brakes, shears, and programming software.
Based in Commerce Township, Mich., Stock is responsible for selling the company...
2/13/07
In an episode of "The Ultimate Factory", National Geographic will present a tour of the John Deere Harvester Works facility. Covering more than 359,000 square yards, the John Deere factory houses more than 2,000 employees, 49 robotic welders, eight laser cutters and nearly 9 miles of overhead track ...
2/8/07
Prima North America Inc. has announced that Ted Oviatt and Robert Lauer have joined its sales organization as regional sales managers for the company's 2-D and 3-D laser cutting systems.
Oviatt works with customers and distributors in North and South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Minnesota, Iowa, Mis...
1/9/07
Air Liquide America L.P., which provides packaged and specialty gases in the U.S., has appointed Michael (Mike) Stoddard as director of its ALNET distributor network, effective Jan. 1.
Stoddard reports to President Kim Denney and is responsible for leading a team of sales managers, business manag...
1/9/07
Mitsubishi Laser has announced its exclusive partnership with Ncell Automation, a provider of automation integration software for precision fabrication.
According to Mitsubishi, the integration of Ncell software with its flexible manufacturing systems enables true lights-out unattended operations...
1/9/07
Bystronic Inc. has announced the promotion of Michael Zakrzewski to president of Bystronic Inc., the North American subsidiary of the Bystronic Group. Effective Jan. 1, 2007, Zakrzewski is responsible for all of the company's activities in Canada, Mexico, and the United States.
Zakrzewski joined ...
1/5/07
Preco Inc., Lenexa, Kan., and PaR Systems Inc., St. Paul, Minn., have partnered in the sales and integration of industrial-based laser processing technology and PaR's gantry, motion, and robotic systems technologies.
The partnership focuses on applications for laser paint removal, laser cutting a...
12/12/06
Hypertherm Inc., Hanover, N.H., has named John Brennan as national distribution manager for North America and Jenny Levy as North American marketing director.
Brennan develops and directs long-term strategy for national distribution accounts and manages corporate relationships, communications, an...
12/12/06
Fabricating Equipment Co. has been named as a machine tool distributor in southern Texas for TRUMPF Inc., Farmington, Conn.
Lynn Moore continues as TRUMPF's regional manager serving Texas.
12/12/06
Praxair Distribution Inc., Danbury, Conn., a subsidiary of Praxair Inc., has acquired Hobart Industrial Gases, Fort Wayne, Ind.
Wayne Yakich, president of Praxair Distribution Inc., said that the acquisition, along with two other recent acquisitions, has expanded the company's customer service ar...
12/12/06
TRUMPF Inc. broke ground Nov. 21 on a new laser building being built on its Farmington, Conn., campus. The new research and manufacturing facility will be used to develop new lasers and expand the company's production of laser resonators.
The high-tech facility, which adds 83,000 square feet to t...
11/22/06
More than 350 fabricators attended the M.I.T.S. open house hosted by MC Machinery Systems, Wood Dale, Ill., to view demonstrations and learn more about Mitsubishi equipment.
The Mitsubishi Laser showroom, where the open house was held, houses new technologies from Mitsubishi Laser, Toyokoki press...
11/7/06
Prima North America Inc. recently completed a 20,000-sq.-ft.-expansion at its Manufacturing and Technology Center in Chicopee, Mass. This location also is the site of the company's headquarters.
The facility is located in the new Chicopee River Technology Park. The expansion brings Prima North Am...
10/23/06
Praxair Distribution Inc., a subsidiary of Praxair Inc., has acquired Hobart Industrial Gases of Fort Wayne, Ind. Since 1956, Hobart Industrial Gases has supplied packaged industrial, medical, and specialty gases; welding equipment, supplies, and services to Indiana and Ohio.
Praxair also has ma...
10/17/06
TRUMPF Inc. has received town approval to construct a new laser facility at its Farmington, Conn., campus.
The laser factory is designed to consolidate the company's local laser R&D, manufacturing, assembly, testing, and sales. With a building footprint of about 64,000 sq. ft., the facility will ...
10/10/06
TRUMPF Inc., Farmington, Conn., has named new machine tool distributors in Nebraska, western Iowa, and Florida.
Hegman Machine Tool now distributes TRUMPF equipment in Nebraska and western Iowa. The company continues its distribution efforts in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and some coun...
10/10/06
After outgrowing its last facility in two years, ProMotion Controls, Medina, Ohio, has recently opened a new, 6,500-sq.-ft. customer support center.
The company says the expanded support center is better equipped to respond to rapidly growing customer base and accommodate its growth expectations....
10/10/06
Bystronic has announced several new appointments to its Strategic Management Team.
James Johnson has been named vice president, sales and is responsible for all sales and distribution activities within the North American market region. Johnson has more than 20 years' experience in the machine too...
10/3/06
Bystronic Inc., Hauppauge, N.Y., has hired Paul Krause as the regional sales manager for Ohio, western New York, western Pennsylvania, Indiana, eastern Michigan, Kentucky, West Virginia, and Ontario, Canada.
Krause has more than 15 years' experience in machine tools, steel service centers, and th...
9/12/06
TRUMPF Inc., Farmington, Conn., presented its 2006 sales achievement awards to Advanced Fabricating Machinery, Hart Machine Tool Inc., and TECSA at its annual distributor meeting.
Advanced Fabricating Machinery, Mississauga, Ont., received the outstanding distributor performance award in recognit...
9/12/06
Schuler AG's supervisory board has appointed Jürgen Tonn as chairman of the board of management, effective October 1, 2006.
In his last position, Tonn was president and CEO of DS Technologie GmbH in Mönchengladbach, Germany. The internationally experienced engineering graduate brings expertise in...
9/8/06
Frost & Sullivan, a global growth consulting company, presented Bystronic with the 2006 Global Excellence in Customer Value Leadership of the Year Award in the laser cutting tools industry at last week's 2006 Global Excellence Awards ceremony.
Frost & Sullivan recognized "Bystronic's ability to i...
8/9/06
Dr. Holger Schlueter has been appointed as vice president, laser for TRUMPF Inc., a subsidiary of the TRUMPF Group.
In this new role, Schlueter oversees all laser-related manufacturing, research, and development at TRUMPF Inc. Laser Assembly Manager Steve Tower, Laser Development Manager Jochen ...
7/18/06
Strippit/LVD, Akron, N.Y., has named Don Grochocki as customer service manager-punch presses and Dan Caprio as product specialist-punching machinery.
Grochocki oversees field service efforts, addressing customer service requirements and working with field service support staff. He has been with t...
6/13/06
Schuler Hydroforming Inc., Canton, Mich., has named Harry Singh as vice president. Singh is responsible for all sales and operations, reporting to the board of directors.
It has also named Kellie Treppa as manager of marketing communications for Schuler Inc....
6/13/06
TRUMPF Inc., Farmington, Conn., has appointed Dan Hoff and Carl Freehauf as regional managers.
Hoff is responsible for Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, western Wisconsin, and western Iowa, while Freehauf oversees northern Illinois, eastern Iowa, and eastern Wisconsin. Both men man...
6/13/06
TRUMPF Inc. brought 80 people from 60 companies representing 23 states, Mexico, and Canada to its INTECH North America 2006 in-house "tradeshow" and educational conference, held May 2-4 at its Farmington, Conn., North American headquarters.
In addition to product demonstrations and seminars, the ...
6/13/06
Airgas Inc., Radnor, Pa., has named Dan Tatro as president of Airgas Nor Pac and Doug Jones as his replacement as president of Airgas Intermountain, two of 13 regional distribution companies. It has also announced the acquisition of Byrne Specialty Gases Inc., Seattle.
Tatro spent six years at tw...
5/9/06
The TRUMPF Laser Technology Center, Plymouth, Mich., has presented Frank DiPietro with the first Laser Champion Award for his lifetime achievements in advancing the use of laser technology in industrial manufacturing.
DiPietro founded the Automotive Laser Application Workshop (ALAW) in 1992 and c...
5/9/06
MC Machinery Systems Inc., Wood Dale, Ill., has hired Patrick Simon as marketing manager to lead marketing efforts for all product divisions and provide support to the sales staff.
Simon was previously the vice president of business to business at LoSasso Advertising. While at the firm he served ...
5/9/06
Prima North America is holding an open house May 23 - 24 at its Chicopee, Mass., Technology Center to debut its new Syncrono laser cutting machine.
Visitors also will be able to view demonstrations of the company’s 2-D/3-D laser systems (Platino, Domino, Rapido); its automatic load/unload system ...
5/9/06
Strippit/LVD, Akron, N.Y., has promoted J. Matt Keever to product specialist-lasers.
Keever advises and trains customers and sales representatives in the use and application of laser cutting equipment and conducts on-site customer application training. He joined the company in 2005 as a laser fie...
5/9/06
Duggan Mfg., Shelby Township, Mich., has been named Prototype Supplier of the Year by Hi-Lex Controls Inc., Troy, Mich., in recognition of performance and service related to prototype programs involving automotive window regulator assemblies, mechanical cable, and power lift-gate systems.
Jeff Tr...
4/11/06
Daylen Solutions LLC, Indiana, Pa., has added Larry Rarig to its sales force for eastern Pennsylvania and Maryland.
Rarig assists customers looking to increase productivity, accuracy, and safety by offering technology from Finn-Power; Virtek Laser Inspection Systems; ISB Safety Products; Pat Moon...
4/11/06
Praxair Inc., Danbury, Conn., has made several new appointments to its staff. Bob Phillips is Northeast U.S. division general manager; Randy Brittingham is vice president and general manager, U.S.; and Ken Faulkner and Doug Crayton are managers of sales and operations, respectively, for the Constar ...
4/11/06
Whitney, Rockford, Ill., a division of MegaFab, has appointed Cliff Ankersen as regional sales manager representing the Whitney and Bertsch product lines.
Ankersen is responsible for the western U.S., including Colorado, Wyoming, western Montana, Idaho, Washington, Oregon, Nevada, California, Ari...
4/11/06
MG Systems and Welding Inc., Menomonee Falls, Wis., has announced the hiring of Scott Kessler as national sales manager.
Kessler is involved in activities that help the company's regional sales managers and dealers provide better products and service. He participates in dealer and customer relat...
4/11/06
MC Machinery Systems Canada Inc. has opened a new technology center in Richmond Hill, Ont.
The facility showcases technology from Mitsubishi EDM, Mitsubishi Laser, Roku-Roku vertical machining centers, and Toyokoki press brakes.
4/11/06
Prima North America, the North American subsidiary of Prima Industries S.p.A., Torino, Italy, a manufacturer of industrial laser systems, has announced the promotion of Terry VanderWert to senior vice president and general manager.
Making the announcement, Dr. Paulo Cigna, president and CEO, said...
3/16/06
The Laser Institute of America (LIA) has announced that the first formal meeting of the Great Lakes Chapter will be held Tuesday, April 11, 2006. The meeting will be hosted by TRUMPF, Inc. Laser Technology Center, Plymouth Township, Mich. Steve Farmer of Eli Lilly, Indianapolis, will speak on Laser ...
3/13/06
MG Systems & Welding is being featured on The History Channel's 'Super Tools' series as part of a show about the Newport News Shipyard, which uses the company's TMC4500ST for providing beveled plates used in ship fabricating.
The program focuses on the construction of the new aircraft carrier the...
3/9/06
Strippit/LVD, Akron, N.Y., has named Roskelley Machinery Corp., Salt Lake City, as its marketing representative in Utah and Idaho.
Roskelley represents all Strippit/LVD equipment, including high-performance mechanical and hydraulic CNC turret punch presses, laser cutting systems, CNC hydraulic pr...
3/7/06
ESAB Welding & Cutting Products, Florence, S.C., has earned environmental management system certification for ISO 14001. The company says it is one of the first welding and cutting businesses in the steel industry to achieve the certification for multiple locations worldwide.
That standard requir...
3/7/06
W.A. Whitney Co., Rockford, Ill., will host an open house at its facility April 19 and 20 to showcase its equipment and new products from all MegaFab divisions.
Educational seminars, equipment demonstrations, and interaction with product development engineers will be offered. Planned demonstratio...
3/7/06
Harsco GasServ, Mechanicsburg, Pa., a division of Harsco Corp., has appointed James E. Cline as president and has promoted Mark Fleischer and Jeff Clay to expanded roles within its sales department.
Cline has served in management roles since joining the company in 1994. He retains responsibility ...
3/7/06
Bystronic Inc., Hauppauge, N.Y., has signed on ACC Machinery Co. Inc., Phoenix, as a distributor for the Arizona region.
Systems offered include Byspeed Bysprint, and Bystar laser cutting systems; the Byjet 3015 waterjet cutting system with rotary axis, swing-arm loader, and shuttle table; a full...
2/7/06
Preco Inc., Somerset, Wis., has opened Preco-Miwa Laser Industries Ltd., a contract manufacturing facility in Tianjin, China.
Preco is represented globally in 32 countries with service-support offices in Sweden and the U.K., and laser contract manufacturing facilities in Somerset, Wis., Lenexa, K...
2/7/06
Praxair Distribution Inc., Danbury, Conn., a subsidiary of Praxair Inc., has acquired the packaged gas business and facilities of Constar LLC, Norcross, Ga., and its affiliates, Airstar Carolina, Airstar Tennessee, Airstar Savannah, and Pye-Barker Welding Supply Co.
Constar fills and distributes ...
2/7/06
TRUMPF Inc. has appointed Peter Grollmann as the new product manager for laser marking. He is responsible for managing TRUMPF's laser marking products in North America.
An electronics and optical engineer, Grollmann has more than 12 years of experience in technology-driven industries. Most recent...
1/16/06
Mazak Optonics, Schaumburg, Ill., hosted a real-time software theater at FABTECH Intl./AWS that demonstrated the use of FG CAD/CAM software for programming of pipe parts. Spectators interacted with the technicians performing the demonstrations, programmed a pipe part, and watched the part be cut on ...
1/10/06
The BOC Group, Murray Hill, N.J., has added Merriam-Graves, Charlestown, N.H., to its network of independent distributors.
Merriam-Graves is a privately held distributor of industrial, medical, and specialty gases. It has 22 locations throughout New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Vermont, Connecticut,...
1/10/06
Harris Calorific Inc., Gainesville, Ga., and Airgas Inc., Radnor, Pa., have announced an agreement to jointly market gases and gas control equipment for CO2 lasers used in materials processing.
With the agreement, Airgas has chosen to market Harris Calorific laser gas control equipment exclusivel...
1/10/06
TRUMPF Inc., Farmington, Conn., has named Icon Machine Tool as its exclusive distributor for machine tools in Illinois and eastern Iowa. The company continues to represent TRUMPF products in Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas.
Icon recently was presented with TRUMPF’s Most Improved Distribu...
12/13/05
The Laser Institute of America has announced the 8th biennial International Laser Safety Conference will be held March 19-22, 2007, at the San Francisco Airport Marriott in San Francisco.
The four-day conference will cover all aspects of laser safety practice and hazard control. Technical session...
11/8/05
TRUMPF Inc., Farmington, Conn., has announced it has produced its 100th TCF 1 laser resonator, two years after the product’s introduction. Originally intended for use on the TC L 2510 laser cutting machine, it now is utilized on the TC 3000 L combination machine and is sold for integration into asse...
11/8/05
Bill Bossard, vice president marketing and sales of Salvagnini America, has been named president of the company's North American unit, announced CEO Eugenio Bassan. In addition to continuing in his role as chief marketing officer, Bossard will perform a variety of executive duties for the manufactur...
10/24/05
TRUMPF Inc., a subsidiary of the German-based TRUMPF Group, has announced plans to expand its North American business.
As part of a multimillion dollar expansion plan, TRUMPF Inc. is building a laser research, development, manufacturing and demonstration facility in Farmington, Conn. The new fact...
10/21/05
TRUMPF has long been preparing for the generation change. Today it became official. As the German machine tool manufacturer and laser specialist announced today at its annual press conference, Professor Berthold Leibinger is stepping down from his chairman position in the international company group...
10/20/05
Mid Atlantic Machinery, Harrisburg, Pa., has announced it has launched a new Web site.
The site promotes the company’s product lines as well as used and stock machinery. It highlights management and staff and provides the latest news and information....
10/11/05
PRC Laser, Landing, N.J., has hired Dan Robinson as its director of sales and service. Robinson is responsible for all sales, marketing, and customer service-related activities in North America.
Robinson has 12 years of experience in the field of industrial lasers, laser welding, and laser cuttin...
10/11/05
Salvagnini, Hamilton, Ohio, has built and dedicated a new showroom, technical, and commercial facility in Izumi (Osaka), Japan.
The facility, which has 7,100 sq. ft. of covered floor space, provides machinery demonstrations, sheet metal part prototyping, technology open houses, commercial contract ...
9/13/05
Bystronic, Hauppauge, N.Y., has opened a 10,000-sq.-ft. sales and training facility in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.
At the facility, customers are able to participate in technical application training programs and view demonstrations on the company's laser cutting, waterjet cutting, and press brake sy...
8/9/05
TRUMPF Inc., Farmington, Conn., has announced it has promoted three employees to managerial positions. Gary Sheridan now manages the laser marking operations in North America; James Rogowski is the product manager of the laser cutting and automation groups; and Mike Morissette is the product manager...
8/9/05
MC Machinery Systems Inc., Wood Dale, Ill., a Mitsubishi Corp. company, has announced its new Canadian operation, MC Machinery Systems Canada Inc., which is a wholly owned subsidiary of MC Machinery Systems, USA.
Darren Carroll is vice president of operations for the new subsidiary. He has many yea...
7/12/05
TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. and China South Industries Group Corp. (CSG) have announced the formation of a joint venture company to manufacture advanced braking and steering systems for China's automotive market. The joint venture was unveiled at a celebration held at the Great Hall of the People...
6/20/05
Mitsubishi Laser has completed renovation and expansion of MC Machinery’s headquarters showroom in Wood Dales, Ill. The showroom is large enough to display the 3015LVPLUS -35CFX, the 3015LVPLUS -40CFX with EL4 automation, 2512HV-20CF, 2012VZ2-5036D, and three Toyokoki press brakes.
The expanded s...
6/14/05
Bystronic Inc., Hauppauge, N.Y., has hired Ferdinand Reyes as its regional sales manager for Mexico. He is responsible for all sales-related activities in the region.
Reyes has 12 years' experience and an extensive background in sheet metal fabrication that includes laser cutting, bending, and soft...
6/14/05
As part of a tsunami relief project, TRUMPF donated 10 water treatment plants, eight of which now are in operation in Indonesian refugee camps.
Almost six months after the horrific floods in southeast Asia, the people there still are dependent on aid from foreign countries. Through its Indonesian...
6/10/05
Bolt Industries has donated a laser cutting machine to the Minnesota Correctional Facility (MCF) — Stillwater.
The machine will be placed in the facility's fabrication shop and will be used to produce metal parts for private firms. The joint venture between offender education and MINNCOR, Mi...
5/10/05
Preco Laser Systems LLC has announced that Ancel Thompson has joined the company as regional sales manager. Based in the Los Angeles area, Thompson supports the company's customers, products, and services in laser manufacturing processes, industrial laser systems, process development, and laser cont...
5/10/05
Amada and Mitsubishi Electric have announced that the companies are collaborating in the laser beam machining business. Aimed at enhancing competitiveness in the domestic sheet metal manufacturing industry and enhancing competitiveness in both the domestic and international markets, the collaboratio...
4/12/05
Mitsubishi, Wood Dale, Ill., has introduced a new division of the Consumable Products Group (CPG), a line established to supply parts and support the needs of the company's laser owners more efficiently.
Personal account representatives are available to assess customer needs. The company keeps an i...
2/8/05
TRUMPF Inc. has named Annette Doyle as training manager.
Doyle is responsible for the company's training program that offers classes for customers with new or previously owned equipment. She is developing the curriculum from basic operator courses to advanced maintenance classes, program certificat...
2/8/05
TRUMPF Inc. has received a Connecticut Quality Improvement Award (CQIA) gold level Innovation Prize. The award recognizes the company's TCF 1 laser, a diffusion-cooled CO2 laser based on coaxial electrode geometry. This is the third consecutive year in which the company has won a CQIA prize.
"CQIA ...
1/11/05
Bystronic Inc. has appointed Peter K. Kyc as technical support manager for North America. He is responsible for all customer service activities related to laser, waterjet, bending, and automation product lines.
Kyc's previous positions include center manager at UPS and customer support manager at a...
12/7/04
BEGNEAUD Mfg. Inc. has appointed René DeMoura as president.
With the company for more than 19 years, DeMoura began his career there as a welder when the company was located on Supply Road in Lafayette. He has maintained his welding skills while growing into a management position.
Commenting on his...
11/9/04
Kooima Co., Rock Valley, Iowa, has added 32,500 sq. ft. to its production facility. The additional space will house new fabrication equipment, including a structural tube laser, four flat lasers, and two CNC tube bending machines.
Kooima is a fabrication job shop that offers laser cutting of tube...
10/12/04
Bystronic Inc., Hauppauge, N.Y., has named Youssef "Joe" Malek as regional sales manager for the West Coast. His responsibilities include increasing laser, press brake, waterjet, automation, and software systems sales and providing support to customers and distributors.
Malek brings more than 25 ...
10/12/04
GSI Lumonics Inc.’s distributor, Optilase, has opened India’s first laser processing development center in the province of Chennai. The facilities are equipped with GSI’s JK series continuous-wave Nd:YAG lasers used with five-axis motion systems.
Optilase chartered the facility,...
9/14/04
GSI Lumonics Inc., a supplier of motion control components, lasers, and laser-based manufacturing systems, has expanded its product lines, which now include diode-pumped solid-state technologies (DPSS) and additional lamp-pumped (LPSS), excimer, scientific, and CO2-based lasers. The expanded product...
5/4/04
Spectrum Lasers, a multiaxis industrial laser job shop, has relocated. The company’s new address is 233 Matteson St., Dyer, IN 46311.
The ISO 9001:2000- and WBE-certified company has acquired a forklift to enhance product delivery.
5/4/04
Standard Iron & Wire Works is opening a new manufacturing facility in Grand Island, Neb.
The initial facility will have 20,000 sq. ft. of manufacturing space. It will house a 4,000-W laser, a turret punch, press brakes, and welding capabilities. It also will contain short- to medium-run stamping ...
4/8/04
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