February Manufacturing Technology Consumption Up 4.4 Percent from 2007
February U.S. manufacturing technology consumption totaled
$308.5 million, according to the Association For Manufacturing Technology and
the American Machine Tool Distributors’ Association.
Woman Machinist is the First Female to Compete in NTMA
Apprentice Competition
Belief in herself took Rachael Lockett, 23, a precision
machinist at Christopher Tool & Mfg. Co, Solon, OH, a long way – to the National
Tooling & Machining Association’s 36th Annual National Apprentice Competition,
held April 23 through 26 at Cuyahoga Community College, Cleveland.
Heidenhain Controllers Guide a Big "Eye"
The largest optical telescope in the northern hemisphere, the
Gran Telescopio Canarias – Grantecan – located on La Palma, one of the Spanish
Canary Islands, began trial operations with Heidenhain model ERA 780C angle
encoders used to position the telescope.
Trumpf is First German Machine Tool Company to Open a Production Plant in Japan
Trumpf GmbH + Co., Ditzingen, Germany is the first German
machine tool manufacturer to launch production in Japan.
Haas Opens Factory Outlets in India
Haas Automation, Inc., opened two factory outlets in India to
accommodate that country’s manufacturing economy.
I Want My SME
The Society of Manufacturing Engineers has posted more than
60 "viral" videos on YouTube.
AMT Gets New President
Robert K. Simpson will become the President of AMT – The
Association For Manufacturing Technology, on October 7, 2008.
Wisconsin Firm Completes $4 million Expansion, Adds 100 Jobs
Robinson Metal, De Pere, WI, completed a $4 million, 50,000
ft2 expansion at its business, adding 100 new jobs.
Siemens Expands Retrofit Effort
Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc., implemented an initiative
in machine retrofits.
DMG Steps into Entry-level Market
Hoping to gain market-share in the entry-level machine
market, DMG America, Itasca, IL, introduced the CTX ECO series of lathes and the
V ECO vertical machining centers.