Zumbach Electronics - Switzerland has provided a PROFILEMASTER® SPS 800-S8 profile measuring system to the Germany-based company Hoesch Schwerter Profile GmbH for use on its hot rolling mill. Hoesch, part of the Italian Calvi Holding group, is a manufacturer of customized steel profiles. The...

Laser Institute of America (LIA), Orlando, Fla., has announced that LIA Fellow, 2014 LIA President, and 2016 ICALEO® Nanomanufacturing Conference Chair Dr. Yongfeng Lu has been selected as the 2016 Arthur L. Schawlow Award recipient in recognition of his longstanding record of laser industry...

Kiekert, a provider of automotive locking systems, will invest $1 million to expand its U.S. development and manufacturing center in Wixom, Mich. Since 2013 the firm has invested more than $2.2 million to expand its local test and prototype-development facilities and increase production capacity in...

North Kingstown, R.I.-based metrology equipment provider Hexagon Mfg. Intelligence has named customer GE Aviation as an honoree in the Hexagon Shaping Smart Change Recognition Program, which recognizes customer excellence in visionary practices, global leadership, partnership, and innovation....

Tykma Electrox, a supplier of industrial laser systems, has announced the opening of a new European sales and support center in Letchworth Garden City, U.K., as well as an expanded sales footprint in the U.K. through partnership with The Needham Group of Shropshire. The Needham Coding provides...

Oiles America Corp., Concord, N.C., a provider of oil‐less, maintenance-free bearing products, has named John Daniel as vice president of marketing and sales. Since starting his career more than 25 years ago as a design engineer, Daniel has advanced to lead global sales and marketing groups in...

The Lincoln Electric Co., Cleveland, a manufacturer of arc welding products, robotic arc welding systems, plasma and oxyfuel cutting equipment, and brazing and soldering alloys, has promoted Michele R. Kuhrt to executive vice president and CIO, effective July 1, 2016. She joined the company in 1997...

Wall Colmonoy, Madison Heights, Mich., a global materials engineering group of companies that manufacture surfacing and brazing products, castings, and engineered components, has appointed Nicholas W. Clark as president. All business units—Alloy Products, Aerobraze Engineered Technologies, and...