Laser cutting machine supplier Mazak Optonics Corp., Elgin, Ill., has hired Rowdy Baska as new machine coordinator. In this position, he is responsible for coordinating all aspects of machine installation such as planning delivery logistics, coordinating contractors, scheduling customer training,...

Coldwater Machine Co., Coldwater, Ohio, has announced its rotary friction welding service for companies interested in prototype or short-run production of 100 to 600 parts. Workpieces are joined using the company's SpinMeld™ solid-state joining system, suitable for joining bar stock and tubes,...

Skilcraft LLC, Burlington, Ky., a contract manufacturer and provider of precision sheet metal fabrication services, has hired Rob Soehner as vice president of operations. Soehner has more than 15 years of operational management leadership experience. He previously managed quality and operations for...

Kaast Machine Tools, a distributor of machine tools and fabrication equipment in Ardmore, Pa., has appointed Ebony Goldsmith as office manager. She offers troubleshooting assistance by phone and email, as well as in-person service calls. Goldsmith comes to the company with a background in...

St. Joseph, Minn.-based Sunset Mfg., a precision sheet metal fabricator serving OEMs in the upper Midwest, has hired Rick Nelson as director of sales. Nelson, who has more than 20 years of manufacturing experience, including a strong sales and fabrication background, serves in a consulting capacity...

Sterling Heights, Mich.-based Coe Press Equipment, a manufacturer of coil handling and servo roll feed equipment, has announced the appointment of Ron Pszenyczny as regional sales manager responsible for the northeastern and northern southeastern regions of the U.S. Pszenyczny has more than 30...

Amada America Inc., Buena Park, Calif., has delivered a 3-kW LCG 3015 AJ fiber laser cutting system to custom manufacturer SQNJI Tool & Die Laser Co., Edison, N.J. SQNJI, a provider of short-run metal stampings, production quantity metal stampings, and laser cutting, now has three lasers running...

The BMW Group is planning to invest more than $12.3 million in a new Additive Manufacturing Campus in Oberschleissheim, Germany. The facility will concentrate the company’s 3-D printing capabilities at a single location. The campus will foster the latest technologies in this field and make them...

The Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC), Wauconda, Ill., has announced the results of its annual election of officers and directors. R. Scott Kelley, president/CEO of Service Center Metals in Prince George, Va., was elected to serve as chairman. He has been a member of the board of directors since...