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Tormach Inc. Expands in USA and Europe

Tormach Inc has announced it has expanded its domestic and international operations by moving to a new corporate headquarters facility in Madison, Wisconsin, and entering into a distribution agreement with CNC Machine Tools Ltd. of Snetterton, Norfolk, England.

“We are excited with our move to this new facility,” said Daniel Rogge, Tormach’s CEO. “We needed less office space, but more warehouse space to expand our machine assembly services and better serve our customers, and this new building is perfect for that.” Less office space was needed due to most company employees continuing to work remotely, said Rogge.

CNC Machine Tools Ltd. will be Tormach’s exclusive distributor in the United Kingdom and Eastern Europe. They will offer machine assembly services, training, and leasing and financing options. In addition, a UK demo showroom will soon be available for customers and prospects to see Tormach equipment in person. It will feature Tormach’s PCNC 440, 770M, and 1100MX CNC milling machines for in-person machine demonstrations. Meanwhile, virtual demonstrations will also be available.

Siemens‘ Capital Software from Xcelerator Portfolio Selected by Airbus for Next Generation Electrical/ Electronic (E/E) Systems Development

The Capital platform’s comprehensive digital thread and openness were key elements that drove this selection, as this facilitates integration within the broader engineering enterprise. Siemens’ strong support along with technical workshops will help to accelerate new process design and adoption. Capital delivers a true, configuration controlled, E/E system digital twin, supported by a comprehensive digital thread throughout the E/E system development, manufacturing and operational life cycle. Additionally, the open IT architecture and multi-domain integrations within Capital enable straightforward deployment into Airbus’ Lean PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) environment and provides the backbone for E/E systems design and electrical harness manufacturing engineering across its multi-country development team.

Exact Metrology Uses Social Media to Collaborate with In-Place Machining Company

Exact Metrology: A Division of In-Place Machining Company and a comprehensive 3D metrology service provider and hardware sales company, kicked off a new initiative to raise awareness of the capabilities of In-Place Machining Company. Taking place across the company’s social media platforms each Monday, hence the hashtag #MachiningMonday, this marketing tool will lead to a greater awareness of all the services that (IPM) offers. This concept was developed by Kelly Baldasare, Content Creator at the Exact Metrology Cincinnati, Ohio office. Besides raising awareness, Baldasare hopes that it will “…show the power of what IPM, Exact Metrology, and now the newly acquired OASIS Alignment Services can do together as one team.”

Bystronic Acquires 100% of the Automation Specialist Antil

Bystronic is increasing its existing 70% stake in Antil S.p.A. and acquiring the remaining 30% minority stake. Bystronic is thus strengthening its portfolio in the field of automation in accordance with its Strategy 2025. Flexible manufacturing aligned with automated material handling and data flow

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is key to the productivity of Bystronic’s customers in the sheet metal processing industry. In the summer of 2018, Bystronic (SIX: BYS) acquired 70% of the family-owned company Antil S.p.A. in San Giuliano Milanese (Province of Milan) in northern Italy. Since then, Bystronic has integrated Antil’s operations, doubled sales to approximately CHF 40 million at good profitability and increased the number of employees from 110 to 200.

Since the beginning of the year, the demand for automation solutions for laser cutting systems has grown well above average. Effective November 30, 2021, Bystronic acquired the remaining minority stake of 30% in order to further increase customer proximity and expand the market. Antil’s portfolio includes loading and unloading laser cutting and punching systems, automated sheet metal storage systems, and robot-assisted bending solutions for the gold segment. In Italy, Bystronic also operates its group-wide competence center for automation solutions.

Marius Braun Named VP of Sales at GMTA

Today, Walter Friedrich, the president and CEO of GMTA (German Machine Tools of America), Ann Arbor, Michigan, has named Marius Braun to the post of Vice President of Sales for the company, effective January 1, 2022. Braun will supervise the North American sales for this powerhouse distributor of various gear making and related lines of machine tools for automotive and other power transmissions, plus cleaning equipment and the newly acquired line of lasers for motor lamination production, Steifelmayer.

Marius Braun has worked in the USA since 2017. He was previously a regional sales manager for Hermle and a Tier One Key Account Manager for Magna.

For GMTA, Marius will oversee the sales of the gear making machine lines sold by the company, most notably PROFILATOR, originators of the patented Scudding® technology for gear generating. In addition, he will supervise the efforts on BvL parts washers, the STIEFELMAYER laser cutting machines for motor laminations, the SAMAG Multi Spindle machining centers, the ARNOLD laser welding machines, and the entire line of RASOMA vertical lathe and special purpose machine.

Hypertherm Announces 2030 Environmental Sustainability Goals

The goals are designed to reduce Hypertherm’s use of resources, the carbon impact of its global operations, and address the impact caused by Hypertherm products in use. The first goal covers Hypertherm’s direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions. Data from the Science Based Targets Initiative, an organization that sets targets in line with climate science, estimates Hypertherm would need to reduce its carbon emissions by 48 percent to help combat global warming. Hypertherm is committing to the greater goal of carbon neutrality. Hypertherm will increase the energy efficiency of its products, with a set goal of reducing energy usage and the amount of scrap material that remains once cutting is complete by 50 percent. Hypertherm will also work to reduce waste from all waste steams—including recycling and wastewater—by 50 percent. In addition, the company will build upon a previous goal to achieve zero landfill waste for its New Hampshire operations to all Hypertherm facilities around the world. Hypertherm’s final goal is to achieve a circular economy score of B. The circular economy calls for reusing, repairing, refurbishing, and recycling product instead of consuming more finite resources.

RAPTOCUT Machine Makes U.S. Debut to Revolutionize Aerospace CNC Machining Capabilities

America’s first RAPTOCUT milling machine was installed into MERRILL’s portfolio thanks to a partnership with FPT Industrie S.p.A. and Fadal Engineering. The machining companies joined forces to integrate the revolutionary machine into MERRILL’s large component machining facility.

“At MERRILL, we are constantly looking for ways to expand our offerings and broaden our portfolio,” said Bob Yackel, President of MERRILL. “FPT and Fadal truly understand the ever changing needs of the manufacturing landscape. We’ve invested in FPT since 2018, and they have continuously produced equipment that meets our growing needs. Their technology has allowed us to remain at the forefront of the CNC machining industry and pioneer production in industries across the board.”