Sandvik Coromant will increase the size of its research and development department by almost 20 percent, adding 40 employees during the next 3 years. "Our customers’ own rate of change has increased, and we have to respond to their new needs by having new solutions ready much faster than before," says Magnus Ekback, manager of R & D at Sandvik. The most substantial phase of hiring will take place this year, with more than 20 positions to be filled during the calendar year. Sandvik Coromant has established contact with a variety of Swedish universities and colleges to ensure access to the brightest minds entering the industry. Contact Sandvik at
(201) 794-5223.
Mfg.com’s Global Partner Channel Network has gained several new partnership agreements. The network is designed to quickly expand market reach and fuel growth both domestically and internationally. It includes industry associations, print and online publishers in addition to online Web sites that serve procurement professionals, engineers or suppliers of manufacturing services and industrial products. Production Machining’s parent company, Gardner Publications Inc., is a longstanding network member.
The network is designed to quickly expand market reach and fuel growth both domestically and internationally. It includes industry associations, print and online publishers in addition to online Web sites that serve procurement professionals, engineers or suppliers of manufacturing services and industrial products. Production Machining’s parent company, Gardner Publications Inc., is a longstanding network member.
Mfg.com has finalized a partnership agreement with Penton Media Inc., CLB Media Inc. and B2Bportales Inc.
"Our program rewards our partners with channel revenue," says Steve Roth, chief marketing officer, Mfg.com. "We work closely with our members to provide marketing services, tools and access to our valuable market data and trend-spotting surveys as a bonus benefit." Contact Mfg.com by visiting www.mfg.com.
Tooling U and The Ohio State University (OSU) have entered a partnership that enables Tooling U users to earn continuing education units. The program allows workers to gain the skills necessary to move up the career ladder. Tooling U says the manufacturing industry will see gains from this program, as it will develop a highly skilled and specialized workforce capable of cross-functional skills. For every seven Tooling U classes a student completes, OSU Center for Corporate and Community Education will award one continuing education unit for a minimal cost. Contact Tooling U by visiting www.toolingu.com.
ATS Systems has joined Partners in THINC, which brings together more than 30 supportive companies from throughout the industry to create integrated manufacturing solutions for Okuma machine tool users. As a Partner in THINC, ATS Systems will regularly interact with Okuma’s engineers at the Partners in THINC facility in Charlotte, North Carolina. "Becoming a Partner in THINC will strengthen our relationships with Okuma and its dealers, and it will allow all parties involved to provide metalcutting solutions to the industry," says Darren Castoria, regional sales manager for ATS Systems. Contact ATS by visiting www.ats-s.com.
Toellner Systems Inc. has reached a distribution agreement with Romheld Automation Australia, allowing Toellner to expand its automation products and services throughout the Australian and New Zealand manufacturing markets. "We believe that Romheld will be the perfect fit as a distributor in the Southern Hemisphere for our parts automation loading/unloading systems," says Dennis Toellner, president of Toellner Systems. "There seems to be an overwhelming interest in fast parts automation in which Toellner specializes." Contact Toellner at (715) 424-4530.
Hexagon AB has acquired all outstanding shares in the German company Messtechnik Wetzlar GmbH. Messtechnik is a developer and provider of Quindos software and is a solutions provider for turnkey projects involving material handling metrology products. Messtechnik will add about $3.3 million to Hexagon annual sales. Contact Hexagon at (860) 399-1147.
Doug Woods was appointed president of Parlec Inc. Mr. Woods, previously the president of Parlec International, will be responsible for the oversight of Parlec’s sales, engineering, manufacturing and operations worldwide, as well as maintaining many of his duties in the U.K. and China offices. Contact Parlec by visiting www.parlec.com.
After the recent acquisition of all the assets of Acro-Feed Industries Inc. and Automatic Tooling Corporation (ATC) by Haller International Technologies Inc., Richard M. Frost will become vice president and general manager of ATC, and Joseph R. Haller will become vice president and general manager for the Acro-Feed product line. Contact Haller International at (313) 821-0809.