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TRUMPF celebrates 50 years of nibbler technology

Published: November 20, 2009

The hand-guided TRUMPF power nibbler is celebrating its50th birthday. The first tool, based on technical principles developed by Berthold...

TRUMPF presents award to distributor

Published: September 9, 2009

TRUMPF Inc. presented a 2009 award of sales achievement to ICON Machine Tool Inc. at its annual distributor meeting held in July at the company's...

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...

Icon Machine Tool holds punching, bending seminars

Published: July 14, 2009

On April 22 and 23, 2009, more than 80 fabricators from across the Midwest attended seminars in St. Louis and Olathe, Kan., to discuss...

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...

Mate opens new, expanded European headquarters, manufacturing facilities

Published: June 29, 2009

Mate Precision Tooling has announced the opening of its new and expanded European headquarters and manufacturing facilities. Centrally located in...

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...

BIG Kaiser breaks ground on new facility

Published: May 20, 2009

BIG Kaiser Precision Tooling Inc., a supplier of high-precision tooling systems, has announced the groundbreaking of a new corporate headquarters...

Mate Precision Tooling named '2009 Manufacturer of the Year'

Published: April 16, 2009

Anoka, Minn.-based Mate Precision Tooling, a global manufacturer of original and replacement tooling for CNC punch presses, was named "2009...

TRUMPF Inc. names West Coast sales representative

Published: April 14, 2009

Larry Johnson has been named a district sales representative for TRUMPF Inc., Farmington, Conn. In this role, he is responsible for sales activity...

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,...

TRUMPF redesigning its business in Taiwan

Published: March 10, 2009

The TRUMPF Group is redesigning its business in Taiwan. In addition to marketing machine tools and lasers, the company is strengthening its...

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...

Peddinghaus event focuses on technology, industry partnerships

Published: August 12, 2008

Peddinghaus Corp. has announced plans to open its facility in Bradley, Ill., from Sept. 24-27 for its Oktoberfest 2008 event. The event celebrates...

TRUMPF Canada names managing director

Published: August 12, 2008

TRUMPF Inc., Farmington, Conn., has appointed James Rogowski as managing director of TRUMPF Canada. The company recently acquired the remaining...

Salvagnini Group opens subsidiary in Brazil

Published: June 17, 2008

Salvagnini, Italy, opened Salvagnini do Brasil Ltda., an operating company based in José dos Campos (SP), in March. The Brazilian subsidiary...

TRUMPF combines operations in China

Published: June 17, 2008

TRUMPF, Germany, recently broke ground on a new production building in Taicang, China. The building will bring the company's three existing...

Tekfab adds engineer

Published: May 15, 2008

Tekfab has added Dave Zaragoza as an engineer. Zaragoza, who has more than 10 years of experience in the metal framing industry, is responsible...

Wilson Tool appoints VP of sales for North, Latin America

Published: March 11, 2008

Wilson Tool International®, White Bear Lake, Minn., a manufacturer of tooling for sheet metal fabrication, has appointed Jay Dienst as vice...

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...

TRUMPF names director of spare parts in North America

Published: January 15, 2008

TRUMPF Inc., Farmington, Conn., recently named Claudio Schutz as director of spare parts in North America. Based in the Farmington headquarters,...

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,...

TRUMPF marks 500th punching machine

Published: December 11, 2007

TRUMPF, Farmington, Conn., has completed its 500th TruPunch 2020 machine. The model, which was built in 2001, was a design concept of Peter...

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...

MTC Software expands Asia-Pacific operation

Published: Array

MTC Software Inc., Lockport, N.Y., a developer of software for CNC sheet and plate cutting, has opened a sales and applications support facility...

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...

TRUMPF acquires 100 percent of AFM, Canada

Published: October 3, 2007

Sept. 6, 2007, TRUMPF Inc. acquired 100 percent of Advanced Fabricating Machinery (AFM), Canada. AFM was formed July 1, 1997 by TRUMPF Inc. and...

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...

Bradbury Co. announces engineering staff appointments

Published: September 11, 2007

The Bradbury Co. Inc., Moundridge, Kan., has announced two appointments to its engineering staff. The company has hired Mark McFetridge as a...

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...

TRUMPF opens new offices in Seoul

Published: July 10, 2007

TRUMPF officially opened its company headquarters in the TRUTEC building in Seoul, South Korea, June 12, 2007. The new offices are located in...

TRUMPF names new distributors

Published: June 12, 2007

TRUMPF Inc., Farmington, Conn., has named its machine tool distributors for Louisiana and Michigan. The Hampton Co., Plano, Texas, represents the...

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...

TRUMPF supports science center exhibit

Published: May 8, 2007

TRUMPF Inc., Farmington, Conn., is supporting an innovative new exhibit at the Connecticut Science Center. Now under construction in Hartford and...

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...

TRUMPF opens manufacturing facility in Monterrey, Mexico

Published: April 10, 2007

TRUMPF has opened a new sales, service, demonstration, and production facility in Monterrey, Mexico. The 6,400-sq.-meter production building uses...

TRUMPF receives innovation prize

Published: March 22, 2007

TRUMPF Inc. has received a Connecticut Quality Improvement Award silver level Innovation Prize. The award recognizes the company for its SYNCHRO...

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...

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...

Mate appoints marketing VP

Published: October 10, 2006

Mate Precision Tooling, Anoka, Minn., has appointed Joseph Schneider as vice president of marketing. Most recently Schneider was Mate's product...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

INTECH North America challenges fabricators

Published: June 13, 2006

TRUMPF Inc. brought 80 people from 60 companies representing 23 states, Mexico, and Canada to its INTECH North America 2006 in-house "tradeshow"...

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...

Daylen Solutions adds to sales staff

Published: April 11, 2006

Daylen Solutions LLC, Indiana, Pa., has added Larry Rarig to its sales force for eastern Pennsylvania and Maryland. Rarig assists customers...

T-Drill Industries names No. 1 seller

Published: April 11, 2006

T-Drill Industries Inc., Norcross, Ga., has awarded George Yardley Co., Fountain Valley, Calif., the No. 1 in sales award for 2005. George...

Whitney names regional sales manager

Published: April 11, 2006

Whitney, Rockford, Ill., a division of MegaFab, has appointed Cliff Ankersen as regional sales manager representing the Whitney and Bertsch...

Strippit/LVD names representation firm

Published: March 7, 2006

Strippit/LVD, Akron, N.Y., has named Roskelley Machinery Corp., Salt Lake City, as its marketing representative in Utah and Idaho. Roskelley...

W.A. Whitney schedules open house

Published: March 7, 2006

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...

TRUMPF names new exclusive regional distributor

Published: December 13, 2005

TRUMPF Inc., Farmington, Conn., has named Icon Machine Tool as its exclusive distributor for machine tools in Illinois and eastern Iowa. The...

TRUMPF celebrates production of 100th laser resonator

Published: November 8, 2005

TRUMPF Inc., Farmington, Conn., has announced it has produced its 100th TCF 1 laser resonator, two years after the product's introduction....

Mate Precision Tooling receives Minnesota Quality Award

Published: October 27, 2005

The Minnesota Council For Quality announced today that it has presented Anoka, Minn.-based Mate Precision Tooling, a manufacturer of punch press...

Salvagnini America names North American operation president

Published: October 24, 2005

Bill Bossard, vice president marketing and sales of Salvagnini America, has been named president of the company's North American unit, announced...

MegaFab announces corporate changes, engineering center

Published: October 11, 2005

Mega Fabrication Inc., Hutchinson, Kan., has announced several organizational changes within its merged companies of Piranha, Bertsch, and W.A....

Mid Atlantic Machinery launches new Web site

Published: October 11, 2005

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...

Wilson Tool launches parts, accessories division

Published: June 14, 2005

Wilson Tool International® has launched its Xtra™ parts and accessories division. Available products include replacement clamp...

Pullmax redesigns, updates Web site

Published: October 12, 2004

Pullmax Inc. has redesigned and updated its Web site. The new site features machine specifications and videos of the company's CNC punching...