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Tormach Names Darcy Johnson Chief Financial Officer
Tormach Inc. has announced it has appointed Darcy Johnson as the company’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Prior to joining Tormach, Darcy worked with various clients as their Interim Chief Financial Officer, partnering with Lauber Business Partners in Milwaukee. Before that, she worked for over five years as Director of Finance for Dynamic Solutions (DynaTrap), where she led all finance, IT and HR functions. She was the company’s M&A lead during its acquisition by Woodstream Corporation in late 2019, and worked with them to transition the company.
Darcy holds an MBA from the Keller Graduate School of Management at DeVry University and a BA in Accounting and Business Administration from Lakeland University.
“We are excited to have Darcy joining our team here at Tormach,” said Daniel Rogge, Tormach’s CEO. “She brings a wealth of experience with her to this position and we’re confident she will help us successfully manage our continued growth.”
Siemens Extends Xcelerator Portfolio With Enterprise-Wide Quality Management System
Siemens Digital Industries Software announces Teamcenter® Quality software, a new suite of solutions that provide a closed-loop approach for quality management, from design to manufacturing on the shop floor and back again. Teamcenter Quality helps keep product development, quality planning and continuous improvement processes in synchronization to help maximize the value of change management and configuration management capabilities on the Teamcenter collaboration platform.
“Given today’s product complexities and time to market agility needs, leading manufacturers include quality management into their collaboration, change management and data backbone, such as Teamcenter represents today,” said Matthew Littlefield, President and Principal Analyst at industrial transformation analyst firm, LNS Research.
WD-40® Brand Partners with Habitat for Humanity to Help Meet Housing Needs Worldwide
Having a place to call home means more now than ever —and WD-40 Brand is helping to make that happen for families across the globe by donating 50 cents to Habitat for Humanity International for every 12 oz. can of WD-40 Smart Straw® sold at participating Lowe’s Home Improvement stores.
Between February 1 and April 30, 2021, WD-40 Brand will donate up to $50,000 to Habitat for Humanity International to assist the global nonprofit housing organization in creating a world where everyone has a decent, safe and affordable place to call home. The effort marks the second year in which WD-40 Brand is supporting Habitat for Humanity.
“WD-40 Company values making things better than they are today with its products and through partnerships with organizations like Habitat for Humanity,” said Erin Bala, director of brand management and innovation at WD-40 Company. “Throughout the pandemic, Habitat for Humanity has continued to advocate for housing solutions that will allow more people to gain access to affordable housing and we’re proud to help the organization achieve its goals.”
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www.IndustrialMachineryDigest.com Universal Robots’ Safety Expert Recognized in ‘20 Exceptional Women in Robotics and Automation’ List by SME
The international group of remarkable women on SME’s list published today represent a comprehensive cross section of technologies in robotics and automation. The list was developed by U.S.-based Smart Manufacturing magazine published by SME in consultation with several leaders across the robotics and automation industries.
The list highlights the work of Roberta Nelson Shea, who joined Universal Robots (UR) as the company’s Global Technical Compliance Officer (GTCO) in 2016. She has long blazed the trail for women in a traditionally male-dominated industry; Nelson Shea was the first woman to serve on the Board of Directors of Robotic Industries Association (RIA) where she also participates in mentoring diversity efforts to get women more involved and recognized.
“From an engineering and management standpoint, women were and continue to be in the minority in the robotics industry. Fortunately, we are starting to see this slowly changing,” she says. “Since joining UR, I see more female engineers in software development, coding and user interface than I saw before.”
BIG KAISER Presents Fifth Annual Donation to NRL
Customers of BIG KAISER helped to raise $6,275 to benefit the National Robotics League (NRL) – the fifth annual contribution to the program. The NRL is a manufacturing workforce development program of the NTMA that organizes student teams to design and build remote-controlled robots (Bots) to face-off in a gladiator-style competition. Through the process of Bot building, students gain practical knowledge of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) – all essential skills for manufacturing careers.
“We’re not just fighting a skills gap in our workforce, we have an ‘interest gap’ too. The NRL helps create excitement about manufacturing technology and STEM careers,” says Roger Atkins, president at NTMA. “We appreciate BIG KAISER’s continued support year over year, and of course all of the NTMA members who participate in the program to support the NRL.”
“I’m really happy we could make this contribution to NRL despite the really difficult year. We need to be there for these kids and stay engaged in all types of programs to promote manufacturing careers,” said Chris Kaiser, BIG KAISER executive advisor.
Wildeck, Inc. Welcomes Michael Troka as New Vice President of Marketing
In his new position, Troka will be responsibility for the planning, development, and execution of all marketing strategies and tactics. Troka and his team will create demand for Wildeck’s products and enhance the brand’s awareness and reputation while serving as the industry subject matter expert for the organization.
Troka has a 20-year track record of success in both corporate marketing and advertising agency account management roles for Fortune 500 companies. “We are thrilled to welcome Michael to the Wildeck Family. His unique skill set and experience will serve him well as he develops strategies to create demand for our products and enhance the Wildeck brand, “ commented Dan Lorenz, President of Wildeck.
NuTec Employs Epson Cleanroom SCARA Robots to Automate Medical Syringe Manufacturing, Including a COVID-19 Medical Application
The robots are employed at various stations within the machine to provide precise, efficient, and cost-effective automation to the customer’s syringe manufacturing process. The concept phase of the project started in 2018, and the machine was ready for operation in November 2020, enabling the OEM to work with government agencies at a critical time to develop a cost-effective process for manufacturing mass quantities of syringes to use in the fight against COVID-19. "Epson’s high-speed G6-Series SCARA robots with Epson RC+® software enable precision processes with exceptional repeatability assembly pick and place capabilities,” said Brent Martz, director of Sales and Marketing, NuTec Tooling Systems. “The ease of use and application versatility within the Epson RC+ development environment plus an ISO-3 rating and compliance with cleanroom standards makes them ideal for this project and the medical sector in general where speed and precision are vital to the manufacturing process.”
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