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Simufact Eng., Presstec Pressentechnologie form partnership Published: March 5, 2010 Simufact Eng. GmbH, Hamburg, Germany, a provider of software and services for bulk metal forming, and Presstec Pressentechnologie GmbH, a provider...

Stamtec announces promotion Published: March 1, 2010 Manchester, Tenn.-based Stamtec, a manufacturer of stamping presses, has promoted Patrick Thomas to service manager. Thomas served as a senior...

Stamtec unveils expanded service network for North America Published: March 1, 2010 Manchester, Tenn.-based Stamtec, a manufacturer of stamping presses, has certified several long-standing dealer partners as authorized service...

J&S Machine selected as U.S. distributor for Simasv's horizontal press product line Published: February 15, 2010 J&S Machine Inc., Ellsworth, Wis., has entered into an agreement with Simasv srl of Thiene Italy to distribute the manufacturer's horizontal press...

Schuler announces new service, management appointments Published: February 9, 2010 Schuler Inc., Canton, Mich., has named Andy Osborn as service sales and engineering manager, appointed Rick O'Donnell as service technical...

AIDA-America expands distributor network Published: February 9, 2010 AIDA-America, Dayton, Ohio, has added three distributors to its North American sales network. PTW Sales LLC, Chagrin Falls, Ohio, is distributor...

Greenerd Press delivers three custom-designed presses Published: December 15, 2009 Greenerd Press & Machine Co. Inc., Nashua, N.H., has designed, built, and shipped three separate orders for unique, large hydraulic presses. The...

Schuler Group installs stamping press lines at BMW Published: November 10, 2009 The Schuler Group has installed two new stamping press lines with ServoDirect technology, blank loaders, crossbar feeder automation, and...

Wintriss Controls agrees to acquire Honeywell Wintriss Controls Published: October 5, 2009 Wintriss Controls Group LLC has agreed to acquire Honeywell Wintriss Controls led by the current management team of Mark Hatch, Dick LaBelle, Andy...

Bystronic hires sales engineer Published: September 22, 2009 Bystronic Inc. has hired Darren McCarthy as sales engineer for the states of North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia. McCarthy has 23 years...

Chinese construction sector investment generates order for Schuler forging presses Published: August 11, 2009 M�ller Weingarten, a subsidiary of the Schuler Group, Canton, Mich., is installing two forging presses and automation equipment at Shandong...

AIDA-Mexico opens in Monterrey Published: August 11, 2009 AIDA Engineering de Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V. (AIDA-Mexico) has been established in Monterrey, Mexico, to provide direct sales, service, and...

Wilson Tool opens South Africa office Published: July 15, 2009 Wilson Tool International, an independent manufacturer of tooling systems for punch presses, press brakes, and punch and die components for the...

TEKFAB hires sales, marketing manager Published: July 14, 2009 TEKFAB Inc., Albany, Ore., a machine design and manufacturing company specializing in punching, cutting, and material handling, has hired David...

New services brochure available Published: June 16, 2009 Manchester Tool & Die Inc. offers a new 4-page brochure detailing its steel fabricating and production machining services, as well as the...

Peddinghaus announces engineering promotions Published: June 9, 2009 Peddinghaus Corp. has announced the promotions of two senior engineers at its facility in Bradley, Ill. James Magnuson was named as vice...

Pacific Press offers upgrade program Published: May 12, 2009 Pacific® Press Technologies, Mt. Carmel, Ill., offers a program designed to upgrade older or outdated metal fabricating equipment and bring it...

TRUMPF takes new direction in Taiwan Published: May 12, 2009 The TRUMPF Group, Ditzingen, Germany, is redesigning its business in Taiwan. In addition to marketing machine tools and lasers, the technology...

LVD, HD establish joint venture company in China Published: April 1, 2009 LVD Company n.v. and Hubei Tri-Ring Metalforming Equipment Co., Ltd. (HD) have formed a joint venture company in Huangshi City, Hubei Province,...

Stamtec appointed as sales, service outlet for Dees Hydraulic Presses Published: March 10, 2009 Stamtec, Manchester, Tenn., has been named the exclusive sales and service outlet for Dees Hydraulic Presses in North America, Central America,...

Press brake training now available on DVD Published: February 10, 2009 Asma LLC, a provider of precision sheet metal training, now offers its press brake training through a series of DVDs. The 30- to 45-minute DVDs...

AP&T announces personnel changes Published: February 2, 2009 Monroe, N.C.-based AP&T, a supplier of automation, hydraulic presses, tools, and production lines to the sheet metal industry, has announced...

BCN Technical Services expands press rebuild capabilities Published: January 13, 2009 BCN Technical Services has completed a 13,000-square-ft. addition to its Hastings, Mich., facility specifically designed for the refurbishment and...

Samco Machinery opens new office in Mexico Published: December 16, 2008 Samco Machinery, Toronto, recently opened an office in Mexico. The office, headed by Ricardo Orozco, is located in Monterrey business center. It...

PennEngineering®, Pencom announce settlement agreement Published: December 16, 2008 Penn Eng. & Mfg., Danboro, Pa., and Peninsula Components Inc., San Carlos, Calif., have announced a settlement agreement of PennEngineering's...

Steel fabrication available from Manchester Tool & Die Published: December 16, 2008 Manchester Tool & Die Inc., North Manchester, Ind., has opened a new fabricating plant that offers steel fabrication services. The plant is...

FMA launches sheet metal operator certification program Published: December 16, 2008 The Fabricators & Manufacturers Association Intl. (FMA), Rockford, Ill., has announced a new certification program for precision sheet metal...

Bystronic showcases Beyeler Xpert press brake at FABTECH Published: October 15, 2008 At the Las Vegas FABTECH/AWS/Metalform trade show, Bystronic showcased the 10,000th Beyeler Xpert press brake, a system that offers users...

Bystronic opens Canadian office Published: September 20, 2008 Laser cutting and press brakes manufacturer Bystronic Inc. held a grand opening for its newest company, Bystronic Canada Ltd. on September 17,...

Minster acquires Dynamic Feeds Published: September 18, 2008 The Minster Machine Co., Minster, Ohio, recently acquired the assets of Dynamic Feeds, Inc. of High Point, N.C. Robert Allred, the founder of...

Beckwood launches hydraulic press Web site Published: August 12, 2008 Beckwood Press Co., St. Louis, recently launched a new hydraulic press Web site. The site, at www.beckwoodpress.com, includes new sections...

Minster acquires Dynamic Feeds, adds general manager of marketing and sales Published: July 15, 2008 The Minster Machine Co., Minster, Ohio, has acquired the assets of Dynamic Feeds Inc., High Point, N.C., and has hired Robert Allred as general...

Schuler announces executive appointments Published: July 15, 2008 The Schuler Group has appointed Tim McCaughey, president and CEO of Schuler Inc., Canton, Mich., to the management board of BCN Technical...

TCR becomes Coe distributor Published: July 15, 2008 TCR Inc., Wisconsin Rapids, Wis., has become a distributor for Coe Press Equipment Corp., Sterling Heights, Mich. Coe provides a broad coil...

Salvagnini Group opens subsidiary in Brazil Published: June 17, 2008 Salvagnini, Italy, opened Salvagnini do Brasil Ltda., an operating company based in Jos� dos Campos (SP), in March. The Brazilian subsidiary...

AIDA unveils new Web site Published: June 16, 2008 AIDA, a mechanical stamping press manufacturer, has unveiled a new website www.aida-america.com designed to give stampers a comprehensive...

AIDA names president, managing director of its Western Hemisphere operations Published: June 16, 2008 AIDA has named Troy Roberts as president and managing director of the Western Hemisphere portion of its global organization. The core of the press...

Pacific Press Technologies announces staff appointments Published: May 15, 2008 Pacific Press Technologies (PPT), Mt. Carmel, Ill., a manufacturer of metal forming equipment, recently appointed Steve Schurman as director of...

Parkview Metal Products opens facility in Mexico Published: April 15, 2008 Parkview Metal Products, Lake Zurich, Ill., has opened an 80,000-sq.-ft. facility in Juarez, Mexico, to help improve service to its stamping,...

Bazz Houston acquires Connor Mfg. Services de Mexico Published: April 15, 2008 The Bazz Houston Co., Garden Grove, Calif., has purchased Connor Mfg. Services de Mexico. The two companies are completely integrated, and Bazz...

Beckwood adds structural engineer Published: April 15, 2008 Beckwood Press Co., St. Louis, a manufacturer of hydraulic presses, has appointed Josh Schroeder as manufacturing manager and added Travis Tilley...

Genesee Group/NY Inc. changes name, organizational status Published: April 15, 2008 The Genesee Group/NY Inc., West Henrietta, N.Y., a contract manufacturer of metal components and assemblies for various industries, recently...

Bosch Rexroth names PLC, HMI product manager Published: April 15, 2008 The Electric Drives and Controls technology group of Bosch Rexroth Corp., Hoffman Estates, Ill., recently appointed Ted Thayer as programmable...

Bystronic appoints Southeast sales engineer Published: March 11, 2008 Bystronic Inc., Hauppauge, N.Y., has appointed Curtis Frabotta as sales engineer assigned to the Southeast territory. Frabotta, who has...

Beckwood expands St. Louis facility Published: March 11, 2008 The Beckwood Corp., a manufacturer of servo-motion and hydraulic presses from 2 tons to more than 2,000 tons, recently expanded its St. Louis...

Spell Capital Partners acquires Pacific Production Technologies Published: March 11, 2008 Spell Capital Partners, Minneapolis, a private equity and buyout firm, has acquired a majority interest in Pacific Production Technologies (PPT),...

Schuler completes acquisition of M�ller Weingarten Published: February 12, 2008 Schuler Inc., Canton, Mich., recently announced the completion of a legal takeover process by which its parent company, Schuler AG, acquired...

Beckwood builds press for Orange County Choppers, expands product line Published: February 12, 2008 Beckwood Press Co., St. Louis, recently built a deep-draw press for Orange County Choppers and designed a new hydraulic press. The company...

Schuler announces sales, management appointments Published: February 12, 2008 Schuler Inc., Canton, Mich., has promoted Andreas Kinzyk to director of metal forming systems sales, appointed Andrew Osborn as director of metal...

FABTECH hosts 31,000 visitors, covers 461,627 sq. ft. Published: January 15, 2008 The 2007 FABTECH® International & AWS Welding Show at McCormick Place in Chicago hosted more exhibiting companies and covered more exhibit...

Bradbury names president Published: December 11, 2007 The Bradbury Co., Moundridge, Kan., a manufacturer of metal roll forming and processing equipment, has promoted COO David Cox to president. Cox,...

Schuler forms alliance with Positech for notching presses Published: December 11, 2007 Schuler Inc., Canton, Mich., has signed an integrated supply contract with Positech of Lexington, Tenn., for manually operated notching presses....

AMI appoints field service engineer Published: December 11, 2007

General Sheet Metal Works expands Tomah, Wis., plant Published: December 11, 2007 General Sheet Metal Works, South Bend, Ind., has increased the size of its Tomah, Wis., plant from 22,500 sq. ft. to 45,000 sq. ft. of...

AIRAM expands manufacturing facility Published: November 6, 2007 AIRAM® Press Co. Ltd. has completed the expansion of its facility in Covington, Ohio. Shared with sister company Concept Machine & Tool Inc.,...

Mac-Tech division appointed as ToolsPress North American importer/distributor Published: November 6, 2007 Braketown U.S.A., Milwaukee, a national machinery service and safety provider, has been appointed by ToolsPress Srl., Parma, Italy, a manufacturer...

AIDA expands North American facility Published: October 10, 2007 AIDA-America Corp, the AIDA Global Group's North American manufacturing facility for mechanical stamping presses, held a special event Oct. 2 to...

FABTECH Intl. & AWS Welding Show returns to Chicago Published: October 9, 2007 The 2007 FABTECH® International & AWS Welding Show, the largest North American showcase of metal forming, fabricating, stamping, tube and...

LVD launches global branding initiative Published: October 9, 2007 LVD Co. n.v., Gullegem, Belgium, has launched a global branding initiative designed to unite all of the company's sales subsidiaries and products...

Bystronic appoints managing director, Mexico Published: September 25, 2007 Bystronic has appointed Ferdinand Reyes as managing director of Bystronic Mexico, S.A. DE C.V., effective August 1, 2007. Reyes, who joined...

W.A. Whitney names distributors Published: September 11, 2007 W.A. Whitney, a division of MegaFab, Rockford, Ill., has appointed Weller Machinery Co. as exclusive distributor for its fabricating machines in...

Oak Press Solutions, Burr Oak Tool form collaborative firm Published: September 11, 2007 Oak Press Solutions Inc. and its sister company, Burr Oak Tool Inc., Sturgis, Mich., have formed a collaborative firm in China. Wuxi Oak...

BTD Manufacturing acquires Pro Engineering Published: August 7, 2007 BTD Manufacturing Inc., Detroit Lakes, Minn., has acquired Pro Engineering, Minneapolis. The transaction involved an exchange of cash for assets....

Cardinal MetalWorks completes ISO 9001:2000 Published: August 7, 2007 Cardinal MetalWorks, Burgaw, N.C., has achieved ISO 9001:2000 certification. The company, which employs 42 workers, manufactures formed sheet...

SSI appoints VP of sales Published: July 24, 2007 Service Stampings Inc. (SSI), Willoughby, Ohio, has appointed Rob Stohlman as vice president of sales. Stohlman expands the company's business...

Progressive Stamping & Fabricating receives ISO 9001:2000 certification Published: June 12, 2007 Progressive Stamping & Fabricating, a division of Ohio Gasket & Shim, Akron, Ohio, has received conditional approval for ISO 9001:2000...

Mate appoints president, vice chairman Published: June 5, 2007 Dean A. Sundquist, chairman and CEO of Mate Precision Tooling, has announced the appointment of Jack Schneider to the newly created position of...

Buhrke Industries receives "Performance Award" Published: May 8, 2007 Seimens VDO Automotive AG, Regensburg, Germany, has recognized Buhrke Industries of Arlington Heights, Ill., for outstanding performance in 2006...

Wilson Tool honored as Manufacturer of the Year Published: April 18, 2007 Wilson Tool Intl., White Bear Lake, Minn., an independent tooling manufacturer for sheet metal fabrication, has been named Manufacturer of the...

Cincinnati Inc. opens PM press reconditioning facility Published: April 10, 2007 Cincinnati Inc. has opened a dedicated facility that offers PM press reconditioning for all its PM equipment. The new 38,000-sq.-ft. facility...

Schuler and M�ller Weingarten to merge Published: March 29, 2007 Schuler AG has announced that it is taking over M�ller Weingarten AG and merging the two firms. M�ller Weingarten management will play a...

Strippit/LVD names sales manager, Canada Published: March 13, 2007 Strippit/LVD, a manufacturer of metal forming equipment, including turret punch presses, laser cutting machines, press brakes, shears, automated...

Mate Precision Tooling announces sales management promotions Published: February 13, 2007 Mate Precision Tooling, Anoka, Minn., has promoted Paul Sandberg to the position of vice president international sales. Sandberg assumed the...

W.A. Whitney celebrates 100-year anniversary Published: February 13, 2007 W. A. Whitney is celebrating its centennial anniversary during its 2007 Open House, April 25 and 26, 2007, in the Whitney Technology Center in...

Strippit/LVD names sales engineer Published: February 13, 2007 Leonard (Len) Stock has been named as a sales engineer for Strippit, Inc., a manufacturer of metalforming equipment, including turret punch...

Schuler adds key account manager Published: January 9, 2007 Schuler Inc. has announced the addition of Barry Lewalski to its new equipment sales group as key account manager for the Tier and general...

TRUMPF names machine tool distributor Published: December 12, 2006 Fabricating Equipment Co. has been named as a machine tool distributor in southern Texas for TRUMPF Inc., Farmington, Conn. Lynn Moore continues...

MC Machinery hosts open house Published: November 7, 2006 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...

Feintool names CEO Published: November 7, 2006 The Feintool Group, Lyss, Switzerland, has appointed Joachim Kaufmann as CEO. Kaufmann was general manager of Feintool AG Lyss, the company's...

Balmic, BMH merger to form company Published: November 7, 2006 Melbourne, Australia-based Balmic Intl. and BMH Engineering have merged to create the Metal Form Group. The new company provides tooling design...

TRUMPF announces new distributors Published: October 10, 2006 TRUMPF Inc., Farmington, Conn., has named new machine tool distributors in Nebraska, western Iowa, and Florida. Hegman Machine Tool now...

TRUMPF honors sales achievement award winners Published: September 12, 2006 TRUMPF Inc., Farmington, Conn., presented its 2006 sales achievement awards to Advanced Fabricating Machinery, Hart Machine Tool Inc., and TECSA...

Beckwood appoints marketing assistant/customer service representative Published: September 12, 2006 The Beckwood Corp., St. Louis, has named Ryan M. Pendleton as marketing assistant and customer service representative. Pendleton is involved in...

Schuler AG appoints chairman, board of management Published: September 8, 2006 Schuler AG's supervisory board has appointed J�rgen Tonn as chairman of the board of management, effective October 1, 2006. In his last position,...

MegaFab names sales manager for Latin America Published: August 8, 2006 MegaFab, Hutchinson, Kan., has appointed Hugh D. Barron as sales manager for Latin America. Barron is fluent in Spanish and Portuguese. He is...

Greenerd, Tianjin Tianduan form alliance Published: July 11, 2006 Greenerd Press & Machine Co. Inc., Nashua, N.H., has developed an alliance with Chinese hydraulic press manufacturer Tianjin Tianduan Press Co....

Wayne Trail Technologies constructs new facility, enters new market segment Published: July 11, 2006 Wayne Trail Technologies, Fort Loramie, Ohio, has entered a new market segment and is constructing an additional, 30,000-sq.-ft. facility. The...

Acrotech acquires Di-Acro Published: July 11, 2006 Acrotech Inc., Lake City, Minn., has acquired the Di-Acro product line and moved production back to Lake City, where the line was originally...

Roll-Kraft adds to staff Published: July 11, 2006 Roll-Kraft, Mentor, Ohio, has added several personnel in a variety of positions. Joe Korzen and Jarred Esborn have been added to the engineering...

Graebener Group Technologies appoints president Published: June 27, 2006 Graebener Group Technologies LLC, Napoleon, Ohio, a joint venture between Automatic Feed Company (AFCo), Graebener Maschinentechnik GmbH and REIKA...

Beckwood Corp. celebrates 30 years in business Published: June 13, 2006 The Beckwood Corp., St. Louis, celebrated its 30th year in business at its recently expanded facility. During the ceremony President Charles P....

Schuler hires vice president, marketing manager Published: June 13, 2006 Schuler Hydroforming Inc., Canton, Mich., has named Harry Singh as vice president. Singh is responsible for all sales and operations, reporting to...

OSU receives grant, starts new forming organization Published: June 13, 2006 The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, has received a grant from the National Science Foundation to establish a Center for Precision Forming...

Strippit promotes two Published: June 13, 2006 Strippit/LVD, Akron, N.Y., has named Don Grochocki as customer service manager-punch presses and Dan Caprio as product specialist-punching...

TRUMPF names regional managers Published: June 13, 2006 TRUMPF Inc., Farmington, Conn., has appointed Dan Hoff and Carl Freehauf as regional managers. Hoff is responsible for Minnesota, North Dakota,...

Strippit appoints laser product specialist Published: May 9, 2006 Strippit/LVD, Akron, N.Y., has promoted J. Matt Keever to product specialist-lasers. Keever advises and trains customers and sales...

TRUMPF names Hart as exclusive distributor Published: May 9, 2006 TRUMPF Inc., Farmington, Conn., has named Hart Machine Tool as its exclusive distributor for machine tools in Georgia. The company continues to...

MC Machinery Systems names marketing manager Published: May 9, 2006 MC Machinery Systems Inc., Wood Dale, Ill., has hired Patrick Simon as marketing manager to lead marketing efforts for all product divisions and...

Coe displays equipment videos on Web site Published: May 9, 2006 Coe Press Equipment has launched three videos on its Web site featuring advanced coil feeding equipment in action at three customer locations. A...

Duggan Mfg. named supplier of the year Published: April 11, 2006 Duggan Mfg., Shelby Township, Mich., has been named Prototype Supplier of the Year by Hi-Lex Controls Inc., Troy, Mich., in recognition of...

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