Michigan Automatic Turning Purchases AA Gear December/11/2009
AA Gear LLC and Michigan Automatic Turning Inc. completed the purchase of the assets of Ann Arbor Machine Gear Division. Michigan Automat... Read More QC American Welcomes Division Manager December/10/2009
Ross Wegryn-Jones was appointed vice president and division manager for QC American, a division of American Broach and Machine Company ba... Read More Brevini Holds Topping Off Ceremony December/3/2009
Local Indiana state and federal officials along with Brevini Group president Renato Brevini and others gathered for a topping off ceremon... Read More Bennie R. Boxx—1956-2009 November/16/2009
Bennie R. Boxx, president of B & R Machine and Gear Corporation located in Sharon, TN, passed away October 19, at the age of 53. B... Read More Delta/Tifco Purchases Former Newspaper Facility November/10/2009
Delta Gear is setting up shop in the former Observer Newspapers facility in Livonia, MI. The 61,000 square-foot facility will be torn dow... Read More MP Groups Elect Officers October/27/2009
Michael E. Lutheran, vice president of United States Metal Powders Inc. (USMP), of Flemington, NJ, was elected president of the Metal Pow... Read More Auburn Gear Welcomes Sales Manager October/16/2009
Craig Wisner (pictured) was appointed regional sales manager for Auburn Gear. He reports to Greg Henderson, director of marketing. He is ... Read More Gear Technology Signs Contract with Raytheon October/8/2009
Rancho Cucamonga, CA-based Gear Technology signed an annual contract with Raytheon Systems Limited to manufacture eight high-performance ... Read More Barnhart Announces Western Region Office in California October/2/2009
Barnhart Crane and Rigging opened a Western Region Office and local branch in Long Beach, CA. The Long Beach branch will serve as an ... Read More Gleason Appoints VP Worldwide Sales September/30/2009
Udo Stolz is vice president of worldwide sales and marketing for Gleason Corporation, as announced September 1. Stolz has global responsi... Read More Irving Laskin:1924-2009 September/11/2009
Gear Technology contributor and author Irving Laskin passed away August 27, according to AGMA. Born August 9, 1924, Mr. Laskin was an AGM... Read More IQwind and Guascor Partner to Commercialize Variable IQGear Technology for Wind Turbines September/10/2009
IQwind and Guascor announced that they will partner to commercialize and bring to market the IQGear, a high efficiency variable gearbox f... Read More GE Forms Gear Venture with Chinese Partner August/27/2009
GE Drivetrain Technolgies, a unit of GE Transportation, has formed a joint venture company with Chongqing XinXing Fengneng Investment Co.... Read More Halifax Rack and Screw Invests in New Equipment August/25/2009
The Cincinnati North America distribution center for Halifax Rack and Screw Cutting Company of Cincinnati, OH and Brighouse, England has... Read More FMS Awarded for Outstanding PM Part August/19/2009
The Metal Powder Industries Federation (MPIF) presented FMS Corporation with the Outstanding Powder Metallurgy Parts Grand Prize in the l... Read More Ideal Gear and Machine Works Celebrates 90 Years Supporting Power Transmission Industry August/21/2009
After 90 years, Ideal Gear and Machine Works looks to the future with new investments in people, expanded capacity and equipment, inclu... Read More Xspect Solutions Launches Rent2Measure Program June/8/2009
Manufacturers can rent brand new Wenzel X-Orbit CMMs with no long-term purchase commitment in Xspect Solution's Rent2Measure program.... Read More Skills Certification System Targets High Unemployment, Unfilled Manufacturing Jobs April/2/2009
The Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) is partnering with the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) and The Manufacturing Ins... Read More Hansen Delivers First Gearbox from Chinese Facility April/13/2009
Hansen Transmissions announced the delivery of the first gearbox manufactured in the new facility in the Beichen Hi-tech Industrial Park,... Read More Kapp Taps Northeast Sales Rep April/2/2009
Dwight Smith of Cole Manufacturing Systems, Inc. was awarded a contract to exclusively represent Kapp and Niles products in New York, Mic... Read More MIM Materials Standard Released April/23/2009
An addendum to the 2007 edition of MPIF Standard 35, "Materials Standards for Metal Injection Molded Parts," has been released.... Read More Gear Technology Recognized by Boeing for Excellence May/20/2009
The Silver Performance of Excellence Award was presented to Gear Technology of Rancho Cucamonga, CA by Boeing. "We are pr... Read More Addition of Robot Blasting Cell Enables Shot Peening Demonstration April/23/2009
Guyson Corporation expanded its engineering test laboratory with the purchase of a robotic blast system to sustain application developmen... Read More PM Association Names President April/2/2009
Richard Pfingstler, president of Atlas Pressed Metals in DuBois, PA, has been appointed president of the Powder Metallurgy Parts Associat... Read More IQwind is Awarded Red Herring Top 100 Global Company March/19/2009
IQwind, a developer of variable gear technology that improves the energy generation efficiency of wind turbines, announced that it has b... Read More International Precision Gear Manufacturer, Gear Technology, Receives High Quality Management Systems Certification February/27/2009
ISO 9001:2000 and AS 9100B:2004 certifications, the highest standards of quality, safety and manufacturing efficiency, have been awarded ... Read More Howard Sanderow, 1945-2009 February/12/2009
AGMA consulting member Howard Sanderow passed away February 2, 2009 in Columbus, OH. He was 64 years old. Sanderow was president of Manag... Read More American Axle Announces Agreement with FormTech February/4/2009
American Axle & Manufacturing (AAM) recently announced a purchase agreement with FormTech Industries LLC. The agreement has American ... Read More Forest City Gear Invests in Capital Equipment February/12/2009
Forest City Gear has announced it has invested more than $6 million in the purchase of new capital equipment during the last 18 months. T... Read More Broadwind Energy Announces Expanded Organizational Structure February/4/2009
Broadwind Energy recently announced an expanded organizational structure and leadership team to support its wind and alternative energy b... Read More KBC Welcomes Mike Pryce to Sales Team December/2/2008
KBC Tools & Machinery recently announced the hiring of Mike Pryce to its sales team. Pryce's main responsibility will be to promo... Read More Irving Laskin Receives AGMA Lifetime Achievement Award December/3/2008
Irving Laskin, a consultant in gear technology specializing in fine pitch gearing, received the AGMA Lifetime Achievement Award for his d... Read More Mahr Federal Opens Customer Resource Center December/2/2008
Mahr Federal announced the opening of a customer resource and training facility in Cincinnati, Ohio. The facility is intended to facilita... Read More Ipsen Secures Remaining Shares of Joint Venture in India December/2/2008
Ipsen International, a manufacturer of heat treatment plants for the automated hardening of metal components, recently acquired the remai... Read More Tyrolit Inc. Appoints New President and Sales Managers December/17/2008
Tyrolit Inc., a manufacturer of grinding, cut-off, sawing and drilling tools, recently announced the appointment of Chip Storie (pictured... Read More AFC-Holcroft Names New Authorized Refractory Contractor December/2/2008
AFC-Holcroft, a manufacturer of heat treating furnaces, has named Northern Refractory its authorized refractory contractor. Controlled At... Read More AMT Elects New Officers and Directors December/2/2008
The Association for Manufacturing Technology (AMT) elected its officers and directors at its annual meeting in Austin, Texas in October. ... Read More EMAG Appoints Loetzner CEO December/4/2008
EMAG recently announced the appointment of Peter Loetzner as the company's CEO. Loetzner was previously executive vice president and ... Read More Two Materials Experts Hired by M&P Lab December/2/2008
The M&P Lab appointed Matthew J. Hallihan as business development manager and Edward Vesely as senior metallurgist to its Greenville,... Read More Northstar Aerospace Focuses on Record Backlog, Divests Non-Core Business December/2/2008
In order to handle a significant core-business backlog in manufacturing aerospace gears and transmissions, Northstar Aerospace is divesti... Read More Solar Manufacturing Names President December/2/2008
James M. Nagy has been appointed president of Solar Manufacturing, Inc. He became vice president of operations in 2002 after joining the ... Read More Mico Names New International Sales and Marketing Consultant November/24/2008
Mico Incorporated, a designer and manufacturer of hydraulic components, controls and brake systems, recently announced that Nigel Jenni... Read More Sumitomo Acquires Norton Manufacturing Company November/24/2008
Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd. and Sumitomo Corporation have completed the acquisition of Norton Manufacturing Company, a manufacturer... Read More Bodine Electric Doubles Size of Iowa Plant November/25/2008
More than 100 new CNC machining jobs were created as a result of Bodine Electric Company's recent plant consolidation project. The ... Read More AMSC Partners with Shenyang Blower Works for Turbine Development November/24/2008
American Superconductor Corporation (AMSC) recently signed an agreement with Shenyang Blower Works Co., Ltd. to co-develop wind turbine... Read More Bryant Celebrates 100 Years of Grinding November/24/2008
Bryant Grinder, a division of Vermont Machine Tool Corporation, is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2009, making it one of the olde... Read More AxleTech Expands Systems Capability with Acquisition of U.S. Gear November/24/2008
AxleTech International recently announced the acquisition of Chicago-based U.S. Gear, a designer and manufacturer of specialized differ... Read More Schafer Gear Announces New Hires November/24/2008
Schafer Gear has appointed Robert Doshi as operations manager of its South Bend, Indiana production facility. Doshi will be responsib... Read More Survey Puts China at the Forefront of Wind Energy Market November/24/2008
An annual wind survey conducted jointly by the Global Wind Energy Council and Greenpeace International expects China to surpass Germany... Read More Brevini Relocates U.S. Headquarters to Indiana November/24/2008
Brevini USA Inc., a subsidiary of Brevini Power Transmission, headquartered in Italy, has recently announced its decision to relocate i... Read More Mitsubishi Laser Establishes Central U.S. Distributor November/21/2008
Mitsubishi Laser and automation solutions are now represented in Nebraska and Kansas by Van Boskirk and Associates, a distributor that ha... Read More Sumitomo Facility Opened in Louisville November/21/2008
A new facility was opened by Sumitomo Machinery Corporation of America (SMA) in Louisville, Kentucky on September 1 in response to incre... Read More GearTec Joins United Stars October/21/2008
Beloit, Wisconsin company United Stars Inc. announced the acquisition of GearTec Inc., of Willoughby, Ohio. GearTec produces s... Read More Hanover Gear Bought by Abundant October/21/2008
The acquisition of Hanover Gear Manufacturing of Hanover, PA by RP Machine/Abundant Manufacturing Inc. includes machinery, equipment, i... Read More Northstar Aerospace Expands, Creates 70 U.S. Jobs October/21/2008
Increasing its production of gears, components and spare parts for the CH-47 Chinook helicopter and Rolls-Royce programs, Northstar Aer... Read More North America’s Largest Gear Measuring Machine Purchased October/21/2008
British Columbia-based Vancouver Gear Works Ltd. has placed an order for what is believed to be the largest gear measuring machine in N... Read More Manufacturing Technology Consumption Stumbles in July October/21/2008
U.S manufacturing technology consumption dropped 21.5 percent from June to July according to the American Machine Tool Distributors'... Read More Manufacturing Technology Consumption Increased From 2007 August/19/2008
U.S. manufacturing technology consumption totaled $341 million in May, reports the American Machine Tool Distributors’ Association... Read More Siemens Opening Second Elgin Plant July/24/2008
The largest producer of wind turbine gear drives in the United States, Siemens Energy & Automation, is creating a $20 million secon... Read More Solar Manufacturing Fills Two Senior-Level Engineering Positions July/24/2008
John Barron was named vice president of engineering, and Robert Wilson is now the senior mechanical engineer for Solar Manufacturing. ... Read More Outstanding PM Parts Awarded July/24/2008
The 2008 Powder Metallurgy Design Excellence Awards Competition took place at the PM2008 World Congress in June. Several of the winning ... Read More Hansen Opens Environmentally-Certified Plant July/23/2008
After investing around 180 million euros, the expanded Hansen Transmissions Lommel, Belgium factory was officially opened by Flemish Min... Read More Hannover Fairs Appoints Kurt Medert Sales Manager July/23/2008
Kurt Medert, formerly vice president of the business management division of AGMA, joins Hannover Fairs USA, Inc. as the sales manager for... Read More CGTech Developing NC Programs for 20 Years June/2/2008
With two decades of business and growth under its belt, CGTech, a developer of NC program simulation and analysis software, celebrates ... Read More Bosch Rexroth Expresses Future Optimism with 2007 Results May/21/2008
The unsure economic situation was far from avoided by Bosch Rexroth President and CEO, Berend Bracht, in his news and strategy update f... Read More Lenze-AC Tech Names Director of Engineering April/30/2008
Jim Craig joins AC Technology, a member of the Lenze Group, as the new director of engineering. He will direct the design of all new pr... Read More Inductoheat, Inc. Announces Executive Changes February/18/2008
John H. Hooper, senior vice president and general manager of Inductoheat Inc. has retired after 35 years of service at the Inductotherm G... Read More PMA Reports Business Conditions Steady in January 2008 February/14/2008
According to the January 2008 Precision Metalforming Association (PMA) Business Conditions Report, metalforming companies expect business... Read More Bernstein Joins Romax Engineering Staff February/13/2008
Romax Technology recently announced that Charles Bernstein has joined its engineering department. Bernstein has over 40 years of experien... Read More Hypertherm Adds Two Members to North American Team February/13/2008
Hypertherm, a designer and manufacturer of plasma cutting technology, recently announced the appointment of John Brennan as North America... Read More Fairfield’s James R. Dammon Center Opens in Indiana February/13/2008
Fairfield Manufacturing Company, Inc. officially opened the James R. Dammon Center with a ribbon-cutting ceremony in December of 2007. Ac... Read More Romax Provides Ford with Analysis Software January/16/2008
The NVH and bearing analysis software from Romax Technology, Inc. has been designated as the principal engineering tool for predictive an... Read More SME Releases Latest Video in Manufacturing Insights Series December/19/2007
The Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) recently announced the release of Minimum Quantity Lubrication, an addition to the SME Manuf... Read More Marposs Acquires Control Gaging Incorporated December/19/2007
Marposs S.p.A. of Bologna, Italy recently announced the acquisition of Control Gaging Incorporated of Ann Arbor, Michigan. According to t... Read More ECM Commemorates 10 Years in United States December/19/2007
ECM, a manufacturer of vacuum carburizing furnaces, recently announced its ten-year anniversary in the United States. The U.S. headquarte... Read More Encore Group Joins Dura-Bar Distributors December/19/2007
Dura-Bar, the only North American producer of continuous cast iron bar stock, recently announced the addition of the Encore Group of Edmo... Read More Performance Gear Celebrates 10 Years of Operation December/19/2007
Performance Gear Systems Inc. celebrated its tenth year in business on October 31, 2007. The company began as a gear design and consultin... Read More Metallurgicall High Vacuum Expands Headquarters December/4/2007
Metallurgical High Vacuum Expands Michigan Headquarters
MHV Builds Office & High Tech Engineering Center to Handle Expected Growth
... Read More MAG Powertrain Installs MQL System for Ford November/26/2007
MAG Powertrain is installing a Minimum Quantity Lubrication (MQL) machining system at the Ford Van Dyke Transmission Plant in Sterling He... Read More Niagara Gear Expands Plant in New York November/26/2007
A recent 8,000-square-foot expansion project at Niagara Gear Corporation in Buffalo, New York, brings the total plant size to more than 3... Read More Vision Quality Components Celebrates Five Years in Business November/26/2007
Providing powder metal components since January of 2003, Vision Quality Components Inc. is set to celebrate five years in business. The P... Read More Manufacturing Technology Consumption Up 6.7% Through September November/26/2007
According to the Association for Manufacturing Technology (AMT) and the American Machine Tool Distributors’ Association (AMTDA), te... Read More Induction Heating Seminar Leads to Big Plans in 2008 November/21/2007
The First Mexican Induction Heating and NDT seminar, held at the Plaza Camelinas Hotel in Queretaro, Mexico, featured several world-recog... Read More October Report Looks Positive for Metalforming Industry November/9/2007
According to the October 2007 Precision Metalforming Association (PMA) Business Conditions Report, business conditions will dip slightly ... Read More American Axle Forms Joint Venture with Sono Koyo November/9/2007
American Axle and Manufacturing Holdings Inc. recently announced the formation of a joint venture with Sona Koyo Steering Systems Limited... Read More Tower Tech Announces Additions to Management Team November/9/2007
Tower Tech Holdings Inc., a Wisconsin-based manufacturer of components for energy and infrastructure-related industries, recently announc... Read More Moventas Appoints General Manager for China November/9/2007
Yang Xilin has been appointed general manger of Moventas’ Industrial Gears division in China effective November, 1, 2007. In additi... Read More Like Father, Like Son at Deritend November/9/2007
Deritend Industries recently announced the appointment of Mark Brady as operations director at RMB Engineering. Brady will be takin... Read More Manufacturing Economist Disagrees with Federal Reserve Report November/9/2007
A recent report from the Federal Reserve that stated manufacturing production showed no change in September of 2007 is not accurate, acco... Read More Powder Industry Opens International Design Competition November/9/2007
The Metal Powder Industries Federation (MPIF) has opened the 2008 International PM Design Excellence Awards Competition in an effort to r... Read More Powder Metallurgy Market Expected to Approach 30 Billion by 2012 October/31/2007
According to a recent study by Materials Technology Publications, the powder metallurgy market should approach $30 billion by 2012, growi... Read More Wenzel Opens North American Facility in Wixom, MI October/31/2007
Wenzel GmbH of Germany, a large manufacturer of coordinate measuring machines (CMMs), opened a new 24,000-square-foot headquarters and ma... Read More August Manufacturing Technology Consumption Up 26.6% October/31/2007
According to the Association for Manufacturing Technology and the American Machine Tool Distributor’s Association, manufacturing te... Read More Lufkin Announces Election of John F. Glick as president October/31/2007
The board of directors at Lufkin Industries Inc. has elected John (Jay) F. Glick as president of the company. Glick has been a senior off... Read More ANCA Appoints European General Manager August/30/2007
ANCA appointed Markus Berger as general manager responsible for European operations. According to the company’s press release, Berg... Read More Acme Manufacturing Opens Shanghai Office August/30/2007
Acme Manufacturing Co. announced the opening of an office in Shanghai, China and the hiring of Ling Yun to manage the new office. Accordi... Read More Ikona Receives $150,000 Order, Signs Distribution Agreement August/30/2007
Ikona Gear International received a $150,000 order from Cummins API S.A. for its new 1100 HDC hydraulic power take-off product line for t... Read More Northstar Aerospace Receives Contract for New Drive System Development August/30/2007
Northstar Aerospace was awarded a $4.5 million development contract from The Boeing Co. for its Enhanced Rotor Rotorcraft Drive System (E... Read More Star SU and Sicmat Sign Distribution Agreement August/30/2007
Sicmat has partnered with Star SU for the North American distribution of the Sicmat line of gear shaving machines. Located in Torino... Read More Ford Announces Sale of Automotive Components Holdings’ PTU Business August/30/2007
Ford Motor Co. and Linamar Corp. announced the signing of definitive agreements for the sale of the Automotive Components Holdings’... Read More Process Equipment Announces Partnerships August/30/2007
Process Equipment Announces PartnershipsProcess Equipment Co. announced a distributorship agreement with Arthur Klick Co. for distributio... Read More Moventas Invests in Wind Turbine Gear Production, Hires New Executives August/30/2007
Moventas invested approximately 115 million euros in a new wind turbine gear factory in central Finland. Construction will begin in fall ... Read More Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Completes Gear Cutting Tool Production Plant in India August/30/2007
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. completed construction of a new plant at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries India Precision Tools, Ltd., an Ind... Read More Brad Foote Gear Sold to Tower Tech August/30/2007
According to a report issued by the American Wind Energy Association, Tower Tech Holdings Inc. acquired Brad Foote Gear Works Inc., a pro... Read More Wheelabrator Hires New Service Engineer August/13/2007
Juan Jose Limón recently joined Wheelabrator Group as sales/service engineer in Mexico. In this position, Limón will ... Read More Five New Companies Join AGMA August/9/2007
The American Gear Manufacturers Association added five new member companies this month.New member companies include:Bluffton Motor Works ... Read More AGMA Foundation Hires New Director October/25/2007
AGMA hired Sandra Detwiler as its new executive director of the AGMA Foundation. Detwiler has 10 years of associatio... Read More Lufkin Industries Elects New President August/9/2007
Lufkin Industries welcomed John (Jay) F. Glick to the office of president of the company Thursday. Glick, who has been a senior officer w... Read More Romax Opens New Offices in North America and Japan August/9/2007
Romax Technology announced the opening of its new offices in Tokyo and Troy, MI.In addition, the company hired Hayao Yazawa as ... Read More Carraro Group Finalizes Takeover of mG miniGears August/3/2007
Gear World SpA, a newly established company, put the finishing touches on its 100% takeover of mG holding SpA, the controlling company of... Read More Ralph Marshall Retires from Inductoheat August/2/2007
Ralph Marshall, a machine builder for Inductoheat Inc., retired after 40 years of service.According to Inductoheat's press releae, Ma... Read More Inductoheat Ships Five IROSS Frequency Systems August/2/2007
Inductoheat Inc. shipped five IROSS induction line frequency systems to supplier of engine crankshaft vibration dampers.Units are designe... Read More SECO/Warwick Publishes New Corporate Brochure July/27/2007
SECO/WARWICK released the new SW-200.3 version of its corporate brochure to include new information on its Retech Vacuum Melting faciliti... Read More AFC-Holcroft Hires New Managers July/27/2007
AFC-Holcroft announced the appointment of Dan McMann as manager of aftermarket parts and services and Tim Josephs as account manager.&nbs... Read More Delta Research, Tifco Gage and Gear Hires New Sales Rep July/27/2007
Delta Research and TIFCO Gage & Gear announced the hiring of Tony Werschky to their sales team. With over 12 years of sales exp... Read More Makuta Completes Second Clean Room July/26/2007
Read More Michael Engesser Appointed Reishauer Sales Director July/27/2007
Reishauer AG Board of Directors, in Wallisellen, Switzerland appointed Michael Engesser as director of sales and member of the executive ... Read More Romax Technology Signs Preferred Engineering Partnership with Applied Technologies July/25/2007
101 West Big Beaver Rd ¨ Troy, Michigan 48084 &nbs... Read More Limamar Wins Ontario Business Excellence Award July/27/2007
Linamar Corporation is a recipient of a 2007 Outstanding Business Achievement Award from the Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC). Acc... Read More McNeil Industries Buys OLS Machine July/27/2007
Randall J. McNeil, president and CEO of McNeil Industries announced the acquisition of OLS Inc. Terms of the agreement were not disc... Read More Philadelphia Gear’s Birmingham Facility Installs Hofler Grinder July/10/2007
Philadelphia Gear Corp. announced that its Birmingham Regional Service Center installed a 1.5 meter Höfler grinder. ... Read More Carl Zeiss Wins Bosch Supplier Award July/9/2007
Carl Zeiss Industrial Metrology GmbH announced that it has won its third consecutive Bosch Supplier Award. The manufacturer of indus... Read More GW Plastics and ABA-PGT Form Strategic Alliance July/5/2007
GW Plastics and ABA-PGT announced the formation of a global strategic alliance for plastic gear systems and integrated motion transfer sy... Read More Chrysler and GETRAG Announce Joint Venture for 700,000 Dual Clutch Transmissions July/2/2007
Chrysler Group’s vice president of powertrain manufacturing Richard Chow-Wah joined Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels to name Tipton Count... Read More GM Plans $5.6 Billion Sale of Allison Transmission June/28/2007
General Motors Corp. announced on June 28 it will sell its Allison Transmission commercial and military business to The Carlyle Group&nbs... Read More Wheelabrator Hires New Aftermarket Service Manager June/27/2007
Wheelabrator announced that Allen Austin was named the service manager for Wheelabrator Plus, the after-sales division of Wheelabrator Gr... Read More Seco Tools Announces Component Engineered Tooling Partnership June/27/2007
Seco Tools Inc. announces Component Engineered Tooling (CET), the newest offering from its Seco Business Solutions service provisions mad... Read More Allen Austin Named Service Manager for Wheelabrator July/3/2007
Wheelabrator announced that Allen Austin was named the service manager for Wheelabrator Plus, the after-sales division of Wheelabrat... Read More Precipart Promotes Daniel Rudolf to Quality Director June/26/2007
Precipart Corp. announced the promotion of Daniel Rudolf to director of continuous improvement in mid-June.According to the company&rsquo... Read More BIG Kaiser Program Addresses Local Engineer Shortage June/26/2007
For years, BIG Kaiser Precision Tooling Inc. announced continuation of its partnership with Elk Grove High School to support st... Read More Highway Machine Co. Acquires North America's First Six-Meter Form Grinder July/3/2007
HMC announced its recent acquisition of the first six Meter, (240"), Hofler Form Grinder in NorthAmerica, which will be in... Read More Bison Gear Named One of Chicago’s Best and Brightest Companies June/20/2007
Electric motor manufacturer Bison Gear & Engineering Corp. has been selected one of Chicago's 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work Fo... Read More Voith Announces Plans to Buy BHS Getriebe GmbH June/19/2007
Voith Turbo announced plans to take over the gear manufacturer BHS Getriebe GmbH in Sonthofen, Germany, from majority shareholder Halder ... Read More ZF Recruits 250 Engineers June/15/2007
With the objective of launching a hybrid drive system on the market within the next few years, ZF is concentrating on orders for the Germ... Read More BHS Rotor Turning Gears Showcased at PowerGen Europe June/13/2007
BHS Getriebe GmbH will be showcasing its rotor turning gear capabilities in its booth at Power Gen Europe.Units are used to prevent ... Read More New President Named at Hangsterfer’s Laboratories June/12/2007
Leslie Jones was appointed as president of Hangsterfer's Laboratories, effective May 1.According to a company press release, Jones st... Read More Bison Gear Wins Community Leadership Award June/12/2007
Bison Gear & Engineering Corp. will receive The Business Leadership Award from the River Valley Workforce Investment Board on June... Read More Cinetec Grinding Moves Headquarters to Hagerstown, Maryland May/29/2007
Cinetic Landis Grinding Corp. relocated its headquarters and manufacturing/assembly facility approximately 15 miles to Hagerstown, MD.
... Read More American Broach President Dies May/24/2007
Ed Kokmeyer, former president of American Broach & Machine Co., died.
Funeral arrangements are being handled by:
Nie Funeral Ho... Read More Norton Kaplan Appointed Head of Methods Automation May/24/2007
Methods Machine Tools has formed a new group—Methods Automation—to assist customers in maximizing performance of the individual machine t... Read More Maag Sells Marine and Turbo Gear Activities May/24/2007
Maag Gear AG divested its marine and turbo gear business units, effective May 1, 2007. Renk AG bought the business unit and plans to cont... Read More Bonfiglioli Relocates to Larger Facility May/24/2007
Bonfiglioli relocated its headquarters to a facility with quadruple the square footage of its previous location.
The new address is:
... Read More Volker Bartelt Named CEO of Pfaff-Silberblau May/31/2007
Effective April 1, Volker Bartelt started as CEO of Pfaff-Silberblau Group, located in Derching/Friedburg, Germany.
Bartelt will be t... Read More Westerman Companies Announces Plan to Sponsor Key Motorsports May/31/2007
Westerman Companies and Key Motorsports agreed to partner in four NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series races this year, beginning with the July ... Read More Northstar Aerospace Announces Executive Appointments to Accelerate Manufacturing Ramp-Up May/24/2007
Northstar Aerospace announced several executive management changes in accordance with the company's plans to drastically accelerate i... Read More Kaufer Named Sales Director at United Gear May/24/2007
Paul Kaufer joined United Gear and Assembly of Hudson, WI, as director of sales and marketing.
According to UGA's press release, ... Read More Schafer Gear Adds New Grinding Equipment May/24/2007
Schafer Gear Works invested in new production equipment, including new gear grinding machines in the company's South Bend, IN, and Ro... Read More Nord Gear Expands in Wisconsin May/24/2007
Nord Gear added a new gearbox assembly center and a new paint booth to its newly expanded facility in Waunakee, WI.
The large gearbox ... Read More Eaton Moves Gear Machining to Hastings, NB May/24/2007
Eaton Corp. announced plans consolidate some of its business segments, including those involved in machining gears for differentials.
... Read More FARO Sponsors Team at Porsche Supercup May/31/2007
FARO Technologies, manufacturers of portable CAM2 solutions, is sponsoring the newly established Team of HISAQ Competition during the 200... Read More Bison Gear Institutes Skilled Workforce Initiative May/24/2007
Bison Gear & Engineering is collaborating with other manufacturing, governmental and educational institutions to remedy the shortage of q... Read More Richard Kuhr Joins ABA-PGT’s Sales Force May/24/2007
Richard Kuhr was hired as a sales and applications engineer at ABA-PGT's Chicago location.
Kuhr has more than 30 years' gear ... Read More ZF Expands in Russia May/31/2007
ZF and Kamaz announced plans to complete an expansion of a joint assembly plant in Naberezhnye Chelny, Tatarstan (Russian federation) by ... Read More ECM USA Introduces New Sales Rep March/30/2007
ECM USA hired Bill St. Thomas for their sales team.
According to the company’s press release, St. Thomas has more than 30 years&#... Read More Linamar Expands Gear Facility March/28/2007
Linamar Corp. announced plans to add 100,000 square feet to its existing facility to accommodate new and future gear manufacturing progra... Read More Ikona Receives $1.7 Million Purchase Order March/28/2007
Ikona Gear International Inc. announced that it has received a purchase order in excess of $1.7 million to provide five oil and gas draww... Read More Ford Invests $200 Million in Transmission Plant March/22/2007
Ford Motor Co. announced a $200 million investment in the Sharonville, OH, transmission plant for a future high performance, fuel-efficie... Read More Samputensili Invests 4.7 Million Euros in Ennvironmentaly Friendly Manufacturing Facility March/9/2007
Samputensili S.p.A. announced an investment of 4.7 million euros for the building of a new manufacturing facility of Ortona (Chieti, Ital... Read More Gear Motions Hires Executive Vice President March/9/2007
Sam Haines, president of the Gear Motions companies (Oliver Gear in Buffalo and Nixon Gear in Syracuse) announces the appointment of Barb... Read More Lenze Opens New Office in Leeds March/19/2007
Lenze opened a new regional sales office in Leeds, which will be used for technical sales and local application support,meetings, trainin... Read More Honda Begins Powertain Components Production in China March/8/2007
Production began on March 8 at the new Honda Auto Parts Manufacturing Co.Ltd. (CHAM) plant in Nanhai Industrial Park District, Foshan Cit... Read More P & F Industries Acquires Hy-Tech Machine and Related Assets for $16.9 Million March/6/2007
P&F Industries, Inc. announced that,through a newly-formed subsidiary, it has acquired substantially all of the assets comprising the bus... Read More Timken Expands Round Bar Capabilities March/6/2007
The Timken Co. announced that it has further expanded its rolled carbon and alloy steel round bar capabilities and can now produce a
max... Read More Gleason Acquires LeCount March/1/2007
Gleason Corp. announced it has acquired the assets and business of LeCount Inc., a producer of expanding mandrels and other workholding e... Read More Ikona Ships New Mud Pump Drives to North American Customers February/23/2007
Ikona Gear made its first commercial shipments of its new Mud Pump Drives to major oil and gas companies in Canada and the U.S.
Accord... Read More Alta Holdings Acquires TB Wood’s February/22/2007
Altra Holdings, Inc. and TB Wood’s Corp. announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement specifying that Altra will acq... Read More Anthony Fedor and Scott Caccamise Buy Rochester Gear March/22/2007
Anthony Fedor and Scott Caccamise have purchased the stock and real estate of Rochester Gear.
The company is a manufacturer of preci... Read More Ronson Gears Wins Apprenticeship Award February/14/2007
Ronson Gears was named a winner at the Melbourne Business Awards 2006 Foundation.
The Melbourne Business Awards commenced in 1992 to ... Read More Management Promotions at SM Cyclo February/20/2007
Donald J. Brownrigg was promoted to CEO/president for SM-Cyclo of Canada.
Brownrigg has worked in the power transmission industry fo... Read More Gary Kimmet Appointed President of Gear Research Institute February/20/2007
Gary Kimmet, vice president of worldwide sales and marketing at Gleason Corp., was appointed president of the Gear Research Institute.
... Read More 1,473 American Axle Employees Participated in Special Attrition Program February/12/2007
American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. announced that 1,473 UAW-represented employees agreed to participate in AAM's special at... Read More Industri Kapital Acquires Majority Stake in Moventas February/12/2007
Industri Kapital signed an agreement with CapMan Funds to acquire a majority stake in Moventas, a Finland-based manufacturer of industria... Read More Siemens Flender Wins Metso Minerals Order February/12/2007
Siemens Flender received an order from Metso Minerals UK Ltd., a minerals processing equipment specialist that is constructing a number o... Read More Hansen Transmissions Establishes Gearbox Facility in India February/12/2007
Hansen Transmissions International announced plans to invest 170 million euros for a wind turbine production plant. The facility will sup... Read More AGMA Seeks Staff Engineer February/12/2007
The American Gear Manufacturers Association is seeking a staff engineer responsible for coordinating technical committees in the developm... Read More Bodine Announces Management Promotions February/20/2007
Bodine Electric Co. has promoted Michael Gschwind to vice president of sales and marketing.
Gschwind, who has been with the company f... Read More KBE+ Provides Consulting Service with Chinese Automotive Manufacturer February/8/2007
KBE+ Inc. recently was awarded a contract with Nanjing Automobile (Group) Corp., located in Nanjing, China.
According to the company... Read More Eaton Renews Chemical Mangement Program With Houghton February/8/2007
Houghton FLUIDCARE(r), a division of Houghton International, signed a three-year agreement with Eaton Corp., Cleveland, OH, to provide a... Read More Schott Systems’ New Video Highlights Bending Capabilities February/8/2007
One of the newest features of Schott Systeme advanced 3D modeling tools included within its CAD CAM software is the 'Pictures by PC ... Read More Conicity Technologies Named Alliance Partner for Department of Defense February/2/2007
Conicity Technologies was named an alliance partner of the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM).
According ... Read More OC Oerlikon AG Purchases Fairfield Parent Company Saurer AG February/2/2007
Fairfield Manufacturing Company, Inc. headquartered in Lafayette, IN announced that Saurer AG of Switzerland, parent company of Fairfield... Read More Two Publications from Society of Lubrication and Tribology Available February/8/2007
The completely revised and updated Handbook of Lubrication and Tribology, Volume I: Application and Maintenance, Second Edition, is now a... Read More Applied Process Commissions Heat Treating Facility in China February/19/2007
Applied Process CEO John Keough recently commissioned AP Suzhou as the newest member of the Applied Process family of companies.
The... Read More mG miniGears Reports Sales Surpassing 70 Million Euros February/2/2007
Worldwide sales of mG miniGears rose by 7.6% to 73.9 million euros, surpassing the 70 million euro mark for the first time.
According... Read More Ikona Gear Names New Vice President January/31/2007
Joe Vosburgh was named executive vice president of Ikona Gear.
Vosburgh will assume the overall responsibility for strategic planning... Read More Doshi Returns to Schafer Gear as Production Manager March/26/2007
Robert Doshi returned to Schafer Gear Works as production manager.
According to a company press release, Doshi held this position befo... Read More Heidenhain Introduces Three New Sales and Product Managers January/19/2007
Heidenhain Corp.appointed of three national sales and product managers.
These national sales and product managers will cover business ... Read More Tim McLaughlin Joins Wheelabrator as Sales Manager January/19/2007
Wheelabrator Plus announced that Tim McLaughlin has joined the company as Territory Account Manager and will have account responsibility ... Read More Ipsen International and VFS Consolidate into New Entity January/18/2007
Ipsen International and VFS combined forced into a new entity called Ipsen Inc.
John Schmitt, president and CEO, says "Together, our n... Read More GKS Expands Availability of On-Site Dimensional Inspection Services to Toledo September/16/2008
GKS Inspection Services, Inc., a division of Laser Design Inc., is expanding its area of on-site services coverage to the Toledo market. ... Read More Paccar Announces Plans for $400 Million Engine Manufacturing Plant January/16/2007
Paccar Inc. Inc unveiled plans for a new $400 million powertrain manufacturing and assembly facility in the southeast United States.
... Read More Paulo Products Adds Surface Treatment Capabilities January/10/2007
Paulo Products Company added two surface treatments at its St Louis, MO, facility.
Paulo-St Louis now has the capability to perform ... Read More New Sales Manager for Reishauer Named January/9/2007
Jeff Hocevar has been appointed national sales manager for Swiss-based Reishauer AG’s North American diamond and CBN tool division. ... Read More Bison Gear Appoints New President January/9/2007
Bison Gear & Engineering Corp. announced the appointment of Martin Swarbrick as president and Chief Operating Officer.
Most recently,... Read More Performance Gear Adds Inspection Capabilities January/8/2007
Performance Gear Systems, Inc. has purchased a Hofler ZAP Analytical Gear Checking Machine.
According to the company’s press re... Read More Advanced Heat Treat Installing $1.5 Million Large Capacity Ion Nitriding Vessel January/4/2007
Advanced Heat Treat Corp. is installing one of the world's largest ion nitriding vessels in their new Cullman, AL service center, cur... Read More Renold Divests Machine Tool Business January/3/2007
Renold plc announced that, since its announcement on 23rd November 2006, it has agreed upon terms for the sale of certain assets and liab... Read More KISSsoft AG Moves to New Facility January/27/2006
KISSsoft AG has moved their facilities to a new location.
New contact information is:
Main office number +41-55-254-20-30
Hotline:... Read More Charles Fischer Promoted at AGMA January/20/2006
The American G... Read More Tom Lang Retires from Kapp Technologies January/19/2006
Thomas J. Lang, vice president and general manager of Kapp Technologies, announced plans to leave the company at the end of the y... Read More KISSsoft and Geartech Jointly Develop New Software Program January/19/2006
KISSsoft AG and GEARTECH Software are pleased to announce the introduction of a new and updated version of GEARCALC, a gear design pro... Read More Eicher Motors Acquires BMC Dewas? Gear Unit January/15/2006
Eicher Engineering Components, the automotive component division of Eicher Motors Ltd. acquired the Dewas, India-based (Madhya Pradesh... Read More New President Announced at Optical Gaging Products January/15/2006
Quality Vision International, Inc. (QVI®) announces that R. Stephen Flynn is assuming the role of president of Optical Gaging Prod... Read More AMT Reports Manufacturing Technology Consumption on Best Pace Since 2000 January/14/2006
September U.S. manufacturing technology consumption totaled $407.21 million, according to the American Machine Tool Distributors' ... Read More Moventas Receives Order for Mass Deliveries of Wind Turbine Gears to Acciona January/14/2006
Moventas signed a supply agreement for substantial deliveries of wind turbine gearbo... Read More Explosion at Falk Kills Three Employees, Injures 46 January/9/2007
An explosion at Milwaukee-based Falk Corp.... Read More Ikona Gear Technology Licensed for First Automotive Application January/15/2006
Ikona Gear announced its patented gearing system has been licensed for its first automotive application, an electric par... Read More Solar Atmospheres Offers Full Production Vacuum Carburizing Services January/15/2006
Solar Atmospheres’ new Low Torr Vacuum Carburizing furnace and services are now operating at Solar’s Eastern Pennsylvania ... Read More Philadelphia Gear Opens Dubai Sales Office, Names New Manager January/30/2006
Philadelphia Gear Corp. opened a new sales office in Dubai, United Arab Emirates in November. James Aston was appointed as Middle East re... Read More AMT Reports Manufacturing Technology Consumption on Best Pace Since 2000 January/14/2006
September U.S. manufacturing technology consumption totaled $407.21 million, according to AMTDA, the American Machine Tool Distributors&#... Read More ExxonMobil’s New Industrial Gear Oils Surpasses Demanding Industry Specifications January/14/2006
ExxonMobil’s new Mobilgear 600XP Series of premium industrial gear oils has been announced worldwide.
Its balanced formulation a... Read More GKS Inspection Systems Expands In-House Measurement Capabilities January/18/2006
GKS Inspection Services, Inc., a division of Laser Design, Inc., has expanded its Detroit-area dimensional inspec... Read More Baldor Agrees to Buy Rockwell Automation Division April/7/2006
Baldor Electric Co. has agreed to purchase the power systems business of Rockwell Automation Inc. for $1.8 billion, in a deal expected to... Read More Magna Powertrain and Amtek Establish Joint Venture in India April/3/2006
Magna Powertrain and Amtek Auto Ltd. today signed a joint venture agreement to establish a manufacturing facility outside of Delhi, India... Read More QuEST Expands Into Aerospace Manufacturing April/3/2006
QuEST, a Bangladore-based provider of engineering services, today announced the expansion into aerospace manufacturing through a fully ow... Read More American Axle Adds to Aftermarket Product Portfolio April/2/2006
American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings announced the expansion of its aftermarket product portfolio at the 2006 Automotive Aftermarket Pr... Read More Bill Bradley Awarded AGMA’s Lifetime Achievement Award April/3/2006
The AGMA Board of Directors awarded Bill Bradley, AGMA’s Vice President for the Technical Division with the Lifetime Achievement Awa... Read More Eicher Motors Acquires BMC’s Dewas Gear Unit April/13/2006
Eicheer Engineering Components, the automotive component division of Eicher Motors Ltd. acquired Dewas-based (Madhya Pradesh) transmissio... Read More Former Boston Gear President Receives PTDA Lifetime Achievement Award April/15/2006
Roger A. Pennycook, former president of Boston Gear and former vice president of Textron Fluid & Power Co., was the 17th recepient... Read More Philadelphia Gear Named One of Pennsylvania’s Best Places to Work April/15/2006
Philadelphia Gear Corp. will be honored at an awards ceremony Nov. 28 as one of the state's best places to work.
According to the ... Read More AGMA Foundation Revamps Fundraising Efforts April/13/2006
Starting last year, the AGMA’s Foundation Committee redefined its mission.
Kyle Seymour, president and CEO of Xtek Inc., is commi... Read More Tool Maker Expands to Meet Automotive Demand April/13/2006
Engineered Tools Corp., a manufacturer of carbide cutting tools used in production of spiral bevel ring gears and pinions, announced the ... Read More ABA-PGT Adds R&D Department April/13/2006
ABA-PGT, Inc., a customer injection molder and mold maker of precision plastic gearing, announces the formation of a Research & Developme... Read More Ikona Develops CVT Clutch and Differential April/27/2006
Ikona Gear developed a frictionless continuously cariable transmission (CVT) clutch for use in the automotive industry. In addition,the c... Read More Mahr Federal Introduces Universal Optical Measuring System April/27/2006
The Helio-Scope from Mahr is a universal optical measuring system designed to facilitate precision control of complex turned parts.
Wi... Read More Mazda Hofu Plant Produces 25 Millionth Transmission April/27/2006
Mazda Motor Corp. announced that cumulative production of vehicle transmissions in the Nakanoseki district of its Hofu plant in Yamaguch ... Read More Lufkin Industries promoted Larry M. Hoes to executive vice president and COO. April/27/2006
Lufkin Industries promoted Larry M. Hoes to executive vice president and COO.
Hoes has been an executive officer since 1996. In his n... Read More Lufkin Industries Announces Promotion of Larry Hoes to Executive VP and COO April/30/2006
Lufkin Industries promoted Larry M. Hoes to executive vice president and COO.
Hoes has been an executive officer since 1996. In his n... Read More Northstar Aerospace and Rolls Royce Sign Long Term Agreement April/27/2006
Northstar Aeropsace was awarded a seven-year contract by Rolls-Royce Corp. to provide machining for gearboxes and related parts used in c... Read More Ikona Exec Featured in Online Broadcast April/27/2006
Ikona Gear's CEO, Ray Polman, was featured live on Market News First on September 5.
According to the company's press release,... Read More ANCA Expands Worldwide April/26/2006
Melbourne-based machine tool manufacturer ANCA opened three new sales offices in overseas markets and established its first overseas manu... Read More Bonfiglioli Inaugurates Turkish Facility April/26/2006
Bonfiglioli inaugurated a facility in Izmir, Turkey in October.
According to the company's press release, Turkey has recently been... Read More Star Cutter Announces Acquisition of Northern Tool Sales & Service April/17/2006
Star Cutter Co. announced the acquisition by stock
purchase of Northern Tool Sales & Service (NTSS), Warren, MI, effective October 31.
... Read More ISO Releases New Gear Standards April/5/2006
ISO's Technical Committee on Gears, comprised of a multi-national delegation, published several new standards, including:
ISO 6336... Read More AGMA Seeks New Executive April/29/2006
AGMA's current vice president, technical division is retiring at the end of 2006 and the association is currently accepting applicati... Read More Philadelphia Gear Offers 24/7 On-Site Technical Service April/13/2006
Philadelphia Gear announces its new Onsite Technical Services (OTS) group, available twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.
As a... Read More Chuck Bunch Appointed NAM Chairman April/11/2006
The National Association of Manufacturers Board of Directors today unanimously approved the nomination of Charles E. (Chuck) Bunch, chair... Read More Groschopp Inc. Expands Iowa Facility April/26/2006
Groschopp, Inc. announced recently a 10% expansion of its Sioux Center, IA manufacturing
plant. The company attributed the growth to i... Read More EMCO Gears On Track with Expansion April/26/2006
EMCO Gear Co. has opened a second plant facility, located in Mooresville, NC and right in the heart of Grand American Road Racing country... Read More Cage Gear & Machine Announces New Operations Manager April/26/2006
Kenneth D. Meidlinger has been named operations manager for Canton, OH-based Cage Gear & Machine, LLC. A Northeast Ohio native, Meidling... Read More New CEO at Hansen Transmissions April/26/2006
Ivan Brems has been named CEO of Hansen Transmissions International NV. Since
joining the Belgium-based company in 1993, Brems has hel... Read More It?s Back to School at Schafer Gear Works April/22/2006
Schafer Gear Works in South Bend, IN, is rewarding its employees with a financial incentive to participate in online gear-training course... Read More Frenco Assumes Control of Hommelwerke Gear Inspection Line April/22/2006
Hommelwerke GmbH announced recently that gear inspection specialist Frenco GmbH has assumed control of the manufacture, sales, calibratio... Read More REpower Systems and Essar Group To Partner in Indian Wind Energy Market April/22/2006
RREpower Systems has entered into a licensed agreement with India's Essar Group to facilitate
entry into that country's growin... Read More GE Energy Partners with Chinese Co. To Develop Wind Turbine Gearboxes April/22/2006
GE Energy and Nanjing High Speed & Accurate Gear Company (NGC) have agreed to jointly develop gearboxes for GE's 1.5-megawatt wind tu... Read More Manufacturing Technology Consumption Up 24.4% in 2006 April/22/2006
The latest figures available from the American Machine Tool Distributors' Association
(AMTDA) and the Association for Manufacturi... Read More Ikona Exec Featured in Online Broadcast April/12/2006
Ikona Gear's CEO Ray Polman was featured live on Market News First on September 5.
Market News First is an online market news prov... Read More Gear Motions’ Sam Haines Honored on Manufacturing Association’s Wall of Fame April/11/2006
Samuel Haines, president of Gear Motions, was named to the Manufacturers’ Association of Central New York Hall of Fame at the organi... Read More Former Philadelphia Gear Executive Dies of Pneumonia April/22/2006
Richard "Dick" Borelly died of CMV pneumonia on August 23.
Borelly, 65, was senior principal engineer at Rockwell Automation-Dodge Ge... Read More American Axle & Manufacturing Hires New Manager April/18/2006
Daniel Carleton was hired as manager of global gear program for American Axle & Manufacturing.
Carleton has been involved with the ge... Read More mG miniGears Named One of Europe’s Fastest Growing Companies April/15/2006
mG miniGears SpA of Padua announced that it has been listed No. 272 among the fastest growing European companies included in the 2006 Eur... Read More Bison Appoints New Vice President of Sales and Marketing April/2/2006
Bison Gear and Engineering announced that John Morehead has been appointed vice president of sales and marketing.
Morehead was previo... Read More MAG Industrial Automation Systems Receives American Axle Supplier Award April/17/2006
The Powertrain Technologies Group of MAG Industrial Automation Systems of Sterling Heights, Michigan, has received a
Supplier Recogniti... Read More Paulo Products Purchases Bodycote Business April/15/2006
Paulo Products Co. purchased the metal treating and brazing business of Bodycote Thermal Processing of St. Louis, MO.
According to the... Read More Suzlon Energy Plans Worldwide Expansions April/15/2006
Wind energy company Suzlon Energy plans to expand capacity by 4,200 MW and is scheduled to complete the project by June 2007.
Suzlon w... Read More Bonfiglioli Plans Unveiling of New Headquarters in February 2007 April/15/2006
Bonfiglioli Riduttori is building a new headquarters in Hebron, KY, and plans to open in February 2007.
The new building will cover 83... Read More ArvinMeritor Focuses on Automated Manual Gearboxes April/15/2006
ArvinMeritor announced a decision to place greater emphasis on the sales and marketing of the FreedomLine automated manual transmission b... Read More GM, BMW and DaimlerChrysler Announce $1 Billion Hybrid Transmission Development Program April/15/2006
A research alliance consisting of GM, BMW and DaimlerChrysler plans to invest more than $1 billion to develop a new hybrid transmission t... Read More Chimera Expands Mold Production Capacity April/14/2006
Chimera Co., a precision mold parts designer and manufacturer in Tokyo, Japan, plans to expand its finished mold product plants.
Accor... Read More Renault, Nissan and GM Explore Alliance Possibilities April/14/2006
General Motors, Renault and Nissan said that an exploratory discussion was held regarding the possibility of an industrial alliance among... Read More Vail Resorts Buys Wind Power to Offset its Electric Power April/14/2006
Vail Resorts announced plans to buy enough wind power credits to offset the power needed for its resorts, retail stores and office buildi... Read More Chick Workholding Implements Consumer Design Program April/14/2006
Chick Workholding Solutions invited the CNC marketplace to contribute to the design of its new CNC vise before it is released.
The new... Read More New Rep Joins Clifford-Jacobs April/14/2006
Bob Jardine has established Jardine & Associates LLC, a manufacturer's representative sales agency, and will be representing Clifford... Read More Service Network and Worcester Polytechnik Launch Grinding Consortium April/14/2006
Service Network is spearheading an effort with Worcester Polytechnic Institute to form a grinding research center located in Worcester, M... Read More Fiat and Tata Announce Joint Venture in India April/14/2006
Italian carmaker Fiat Group and India's Tata Motors announced they've signed an agreement for a joint venture in India to make pa... Read More Applied Process? Chinese Operation Sets an Opening Date April/14/2006
John Keough, CEO of Applied Process, announced that AP Suzhou, located in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China, will commence commercial auste... Read More Ikona Receives Order from Schlumberger April/14/2006
Ikona Gear International received an order from Schlumberger Ltd. to provide two customized prototype gearboxes for use in an oil and gas... Read More Philadelphia Gear Appoints New Turnkey Project Manager April/14/2006
Philadelphia Gear Corp. appointed Charles L. Zirkle as the on-site technical services project manager.
According to the company’... Read More American Axle Announces Executive Appointments April/14/2006
American Axle announced several executive appointments.
John J. Bellanti was appointed vice president of manufacturing planning, capit... Read More Getrag to Sell Synchron Business Unit to Hoerbiger April/14/2006
The Getrag Group plans to sell Getrag Synchron Technik GmbH to Hoerbiger Drive Technology on Oct. 1.
After the contractual arrangement... Read More Toyota Raises Transmission Production Capacity in Poland April/14/2006
Toyota Motor Corp. announced that Toyota Motor Manufacturing Poland Sp.zo.o, a producer of transmissions and engines, will increase its ... Read More Northstar Aerospace Reports Increased Revenue April/14/2006
Northstar Aerospace reported revenue totaling $36.8 million for the three months ending June 30, 2006, an increase of $3.6 million when c... Read More ANCA Pty. Invests $4 Million in Australia and Opens Thai Manufacturing Facility April/14/2006
ANCA Pty. will invest $4 million in Australia and officially opened its first overseas manufacturing facility, located in the Rayong pro... Read More Renold Discusses Sale of Machine Tool Business April/14/2006
The Board of Renold plc announced that the company is in advanced negotiations with Venture Private Equity regarding the acquisition by ... Read More Fairfield Receives $9 Million Contract April/14/2006
Fairfield Manufacturing, a division of the Saurer AG Group, received a $9 million contract to provide jacking drive gearbox assemblies t... Read More AGMA Welcomes Five New Members April/14/2006
The American Gear Manufacturers Association announced in its quarterly publication that five new companies recently joined the ranks as m... Read More Personnel Changes Announced at Solar Atmospheres April/15/2006
Solar Atmospheres announced a number of personnel changes and promotions within the organization. Don Jordan accepted a new pos... Read More Shanghai International Machine Tool Fair Releases 2007 Itinerary April/27/2006
China will be staging its Shanghai International Machine Tool Fair in 2007, with the focus on advanced CNC machine tools and systems.
... Read More Kapp Hires Vice President of Sales April/11/2006
Kapp Technologies hired Bill Miller as vice president of sales for North American operations, effective September 1.
Miller has been i... Read More Hephaestus Holdings Acquires Impact Forge and Omni Forge April/19/2006
Hephaestus Holdings Inc. acquired the assets and business of Impact Forge Inc., Impact Precision Forge Inc., Omni Forge Inc. and related ... Read More Dana Corp. Acquires Core Operations in Mexico April/16/2006
Dana Corp. announced that it and Desc S.A. de C.V. dissolved their Mexican joint venture, Spicer S.A. de C.V. The closing of the transact... Read More Rockwell Automation Plans to Sell Mechanical and Motor Business April/19/2006
Rockwell Automation announced plans to sell its Dodge? mechanical and Reliance Electric motors and motor repair services businesses, the ... Read More Ikona Launches Six New Gearing Products for Oil and Gas Exploration April/19/2006
Ikona Industries launched six new gearing products for the oil and gas industry at The Global Petroleum Show in June.
?Our oil and ga... Read More AMT Reports May Manufacturing Consumption Up 21% April/19/2006
Domestic manufacturing technology consumption totaled $319.4 million, according to the American Machine Tool Distributors' Associatio... Read More Great Taiwan Gear Develops Prototypes for Three Gearing Projects April/19/2006
Great Taiwan Gear commenced three projects that are expected to generate a $3 million yearly increase in the company’s revenue.
A... Read More Star SU Publishes New Cutting Tools Catalog April/18/2006
Star SU will distribute its new hardbound, 122-page General Cutting Tools and Services catalog at its booth at IMTS.
The book contains... Read More Seco/Warwick Appoints Manufacturer?s Rep in Canada April/6/2006
Jeff Boswell, president and CEO of Seco/Warwick Corp., announced the appointment of Gunnar Poschmann of Synergetic Technologies Inc. as a... Read More Getrag Group and Getrag Ford Transmissions Combine Under Single Brand April/6/2006
Fourteen individual companies in the Getrag Group and Getrag Ford Transmissions, all specializing in transmission systems, drivetrain com... Read More LMT-Fette Opens Illinois Hob Facility April/23/2006
LMT-Fette established a new precision manufacturing facility in Libertyville, IL.
The first phase of the new plant will handle product... Read More Wheelabrator Honors 40-Year Employees April/20/2006
Wheelabrator Group recognized three employees from the LaGrange facility for 40 years of service to the company.
Gary Weil, director... Read More Seco/Warwick Installs HPQ in Brazil April/14/2006
Universal HPQ and Retort Tempering Furnace
Isoflama Ltda. has installed a 12 Bar Universal? High Pressure Quench Furnace with low p... Read More Bison Gear CEO Appointed to National Science Board Commission April/7/2006
Ron Bullock, chairman and CEO of Bison Gear and Engineering, has been appointed as a member of the Commission on 21st Century Education i... Read More Management Shift at ABA-PGT April/1/2006
Numerous staff changes have been reported at ABA-PGT.
According to the company’s press release, Sam Pierson stepped down and pres... Read More Bosch and Getrag Collaborate on Hybride Systems with Dual Clutch Transmissions April/5/2006
GETRAG and Bosch signed a cooperative agreement covering the development and marketing of parallel hybrid systems in conjunction with dua... Read More Getrag Combines 14 Companies Under Corporate Umbrella April/5/2006
The Getrag Corporate Group will combine its 14 individual companies in the GETRAG Group and GETRAG Ford Transmissions in transmission sys... Read More SECO/Warwick Provides Furnace for Precision Manufacturing Institute May/1/2006
SECO/Warwick provided Meadville, PA-based Precision Manufacturing Institute with a Universal HPQ furnace for carburizing in a new state-o... Read More Rexnord Sold to Apollo for $1.8 Billion April/30/2006
Apollo Management LP bought Rexnord Corp. from The Carlyle Group for $1.825 billion.
The Carlyle Group announced the transaction on th... Read More Honda Announces $615 Million U.S. Expansion Project May/1/2006
Honda announced plans May 16 to invest $615 million and increase employment by more than 1,900 to expand its North American automobile, e... Read More Sandvik Coromat and Camito Sign Cooperative Agreement April/6/2006
Sandvik Coromant and Camito signed a cooperation agreement for further mutual development and improvement of the technology for machining... Read More GTI Spindle Launches Fourth Repair Facility at Caterpillar Plant April/30/2006
GTI Spindle Technology launched a state-of-the-art spindle repair facility onsite at Caterpillar Fuel Systems in Pontiac, IL.
Accordi... Read More Romax Expands in Europe and Asia April/12/2006
Romax Technology Ltd. opened new facilities in Germany and India to extend its reach in supplying software tools and services for transmi... Read More Cloyes Gear Acquired by KPS Funds April/22/2006
KPS Special Situations Funds announced their acquisition of Cloyes Gear and Products.
Financial terms of the agreement were not disclo... Read More Ikona Announces Marketing Agreement with Bronte Engineering April/25/2006
Ikona Gear International announced signing a letter of intent with Bronte Engineering Technologies Ltd., a U.K.-based engineering and man... Read More Mixing Solutions Names New Managing Director April/17/2006
John Brace was appointed managing director at Mixing Solutions. He will be responsible for its worldwide process agitation business in th... Read More Metal Powder Products Captures Design Excellence Award April/17/2006
The 2006 Powder Metallurgy Design Excellence Awards competition announced winners for outstanding new automobile engine and transmission ... Read More Wall Colmonoy Appoints Business Development Manager April/17/2006
Morris Warino was appointed business development manager for Wall Colmonoy Corp. of Oklahoma City, OK.
According to the company’s... Read More AGMA Announces New Board of Directors April/17/2006
The American Gear Manufacturers Association announced the 2006 board of directors at its annual meeting in March.
Stan Blenke, execut... Read More Ondrives Manufactures Showcase Gearboxes April/17/2006
Ondrives Ltd. of Chesterfield, U.K., manufactured two gearboxes for a pharmaceutical company’s teaching purposes.
According to th... Read More "The Broachman" Joins American Broach & Machine April/20/2006
Ken Nemec, a.k.a. "The Broachman", was hired by American Broach & Machine as marketing manager.
According to the company's press r... Read More Engineered Tools Opens Gear Cutting Systems Division April/15/2006
Engineered Tools Corp. of Caro, MI, has introduced its new gear cutting system division.
Cutter body repair will take place at ETC... Read More Mahr Federal Acquires Helios Messtechnik April/20/2006
The managing directors of Mahr Group signed an agreement for the acquisition of Helios Messtechnik GmbH & Co. KG by the Mahr Group
The... Read More Paulo Products Upgrades to ISO TS 16949: 2002 April/18/2006
The St Louis, MO facility of Paulo Products Company has successfully passed the upgrade audit and has been awarded accreditation to ISO/T... Read More Maus SpA Introduces Line of Multitasking Machining Centers April/13/2006
Maus SpA of Padova, Italy, announced its intention to introduce a full line of multitasking machining centers as well as machine tools fo... Read More Emuge Opens New Manufacturing Center April/13/2006
Emuge Corp. moved to its new North American headquarters in West Boylston, MA.
According to the company's press release, the new 2... Read More Star SU Acquires Marketing and Manufacturing Rights for Bencere Products April/12/2006
Winco Industries has acquired the marketing and manufacturing rights to a patented series of padded adjustable reamers and fine boring to... Read More Overton Gear and Klingelnberg Form Strategic Alliance April/19/2006
Klingelnberg GmbH and Overton Gear have formed a strategic alliance for manufacturing and supplying high quality large spiral bevel gears... Read More Bourn & Koch Expands April/11/2006
Bourn & Koch completed the addition of a new 20,000 square foot warehouse and a new 20,000 square foot two story engineering office build... Read More Balzers Acquires Gold Star Coatings March/20/2006
Balzers Inc. announced a cooperaion agreement to take over the PVD coating operations of Gold Star Coatings, a subsidiary of the industri... Read More Balzers Opens Coating Center in Houston March/14/2006
Balzers, Inc. opened a new coating center in Houston, Texas.
As of January 30, 2006, the Houston Center began coating production of ... Read More UTS Updates Integrated Gear Software Line March/14/2006
Universal Technical Systems released new upgrades to their integrated gear software product line.
A range analysis tool offers "what-i... Read More Kleiss Gears Accredited to ISO 9001 March/10/2006
Kleiss Gears announced its recent accreditation to ISO 9001.
According to Rod Kleiss, company president, the certification was necessa... Read More TSA America Relocates, Appoints New Sales Manager March/9/2006
Janice Thomas was appointed sales manager for the gear cutting tools product line of TSA America.
According to the company's pres... Read More Wall Colmonoy Promotes John Sturch March/10/2006
The board of directors at Wall Colmonoy Corp. elected John Sturch to the position of vice president. Sturch has worked at Wall Colmonoy f... Read More Bison Gears Adds Custom AC Motors March/15/2006
Bison Gear and Engineering plans to begin manufacturing their own line of AC motors in their St. Charles, IL, facility beginning in April... Read More Rotork Acquires Italian Valve Gearbox Manufacturer March/9/2006
Rotork Controls Ltd. acquired the business and assets of Omag Snc, a gearbox manufacturer based in Milan, Italy.
According to Rotork&#... Read More Mid-Europa Partners Acquires Wheelabrator Group March/9/2006
Mid-Europa Partners (MEP), through its Emerging Europe Convergence Fund II LP, has completed the acquisition of all outstanding Wheelabra... Read More Ikona Gear Launches Oil and Gas Division, Signs Licensing Agreements March/9/2006
Ikona Gear launched Ikona Industries Corp. to focus on developing, manufacturing and shipping novel gearing applications for the oil and ... Read More United Gear Buys Tooth Grinder February/22/2006
United Gear & Asssembly installed a new Kapp KX 300P grinder. The machine is designed for grinding external spur and helical gears.
Si... Read More Bison Gear Appoints New Preident, Executive Vice President January/10/2006
Larry Kujovich was appointed president of Bison Gear and Engineering. The company also promoted George Thomas to executive vice president... Read More Kinefac Introduces Forced Thru-Feed Spline Rolling to China January/10/2006
Kinefac Corp. is introducing its cylindrical die spline rolling process to markets in China, India and other countries in the Far East.
... Read More Inductoheat Hires New Sales Manager January/10/2006
Gerald Wills was hired as Inductoheat's district sales manager for Ohio and western Michigan, Kentucky, Pennsylvania and West Virgini... Read More Fiberfil Acquires Business Unit of DSM Plastics January/10/2006
Fiberfil Engineered Plastics acquired the North American custom compounding unit of DSM Engineering Plastics, effective Dec. 7.
Fiber... Read More Mitsubishi Gear Technology Adds Holroyd Machine January/10/2006
Mitsubishi Gear Technology Center has added the Holroyd GTG2 precision helical grinding machine to its portfolio.
Ian Shearing, vice p... Read More Applied Process Hires New Plant Manager January/10/2006
Steve Sumner was appointed plant manager at Applied Process of Livonia, MI.
Sumner is a metallurgical engineer with 18 years of exper... Read More American Wera Establishes New Program January/10/2006
American Wera has initiated a new service with its German-based parent company, WERA Works Wuppertal, to support customers in setting up ... Read More Metaldyne Purchases Forging Technologies January/19/2006
Metaldyne announced its purchase agreement with Forging Technologies Inc. related to the acquisition of Metaldyne's North American fo... Read More Executive Promotions at Ohio Broach January/19/2006
Charles P. Van De Motter was promoted to CEO and chairman of the board at Ohio Broach & Machine.
Van de Motter previously worked as p... Read More HD Systems Merges with Harmonic Drive Technologies February/6/2006
HD Systems Inc. and Harmonic Drive Technologies, Nabtesco Inc. have merged, effective Jan. 1, 2006.
The newly formed joint companny wi... Read More Alfe Heat Treating Hires General Manager March/2/2005
Alfe Heat Treat Corp. hired Jerry Brasiola as general manager of their Defiance, OH, division.
Most recently, Brasiola was plant manag... Read More Marposs Wins Global Supplier Award February/7/2006
Marposs S.p.A. of Bentivoglio, Italy received the 2005 Global Supplier Award for Manufacturing Goods and Services from DaimlerChrysler AG... Read More Preco Opens Contract Manufacturing Facility in China February/14/2006
Preco Inc. opened a contract manufacturing facility located in Tianjin, China.
?The establishment of contract manufacturing services i... Read More Philadelphia Gear Hires Mark Cooke as Sales Manager April/30/2005
Philadelphia Gear Corp. hired Mark Cooke as regional sales manager for the Gulf Coast region.
Among Cooke’s new responsibilities... Read More United Gear Opens Office In Shanghai April/22/2005
United Gear & Assembly has opened an office in Shanghai, China.
According to the company’s press release, UGA along with parent c... Read More Samputensili and Shanghai Tool Works Join Forces April/16/2005
Antonio Maccaferri, president of Samputensili S.p.A. and Yang Jinchang, president of Shanghai Tool Works Co. Ltd. announced a joint ven... Read More George Stefan Appointed as Ikona COO February/28/2005
George Stefan was hired as COO at Ikona Gear International. He will report directly to President and CEO Laith Nosh.
"We are pleased t... Read More Paulo Products Accredited to ISO/TS 16949:2002 February/9/2005
The Murfreesboro, TN, facility of Paulo Products Co. passed the upgrade audit for accreditation to ISO/TS 16949:2002.
The standard req... Read More REM Chemical and R?sler GmbH Sign Partnership Agreement February/9/2005
REM Chemicals Inc. and R?sler GmbH announced a global marketing partnership for chemically accelerated mass finishing processes, mass fin... Read More Bates Technologies Acquires Micromatic Textron Line February/10/2005
Bates Technologies acquired the honing tool and abrasive product line of Micromatic Textron.
Included in the acquisition is the Micro... Read More Sigma Pool Merges All Grinding Activities February/7/2005
Sigma Pool partners have merged all activities in the field of cylindrical gear grinding under the roof of Liebherr-Verzahntechnik GmbH i... Read More New Sales Manager at Inductoheat February/11/2005
Michael Doerr was hired as regional sales manager for the Southeast region at Inductoheat.
Doerr heads up the sales operation at Indu... Read More Machine Tool Consumption Jumps 8.4% in 2005 February/14/2006
The Association for Manufacturing Technology reported that U.S. machine tool consumption totaled $311.03 million last year.
According ... Read More Service Network Expands Representation Network February/14/2006
Service Network announced that Precision Machine Tools Inc. as their exclusive representative for the Northeast region.
Their princip... Read More Shanthi Gears Opens Office in Germany February/14/2006
To better serve the European market, Shanthi Gears opened an office near D?sseldorf, Germay.
Mr. Milroy Bede Nicholas will serve as li... Read More New Sales Rep Joins Clifford-Jacobs February/13/2006
Keith Vidourek joined the sales team at Clifford Jacobs.
According to the company's press release, Vidourek and his company, Weber... Read More Rush Gears Publishes New Gear Design Guide January/7/2005
Rush Gears published a complete design guide that identifies 120,000 pre-engineered English and Western metric gears, gear formulas, hors... Read More New Director of Manufacturing at Ikona Gear January/5/2005
George Stefan was hired by Ikona Gear as director of manufacturing, a newly created position.
According to the company’s press... Read More Alpha Gear, Wittenstein Join Forces February/3/2005
alpha gear drives Inc. joined forces with U.S. Wittenstein Group and has relocated to a new 27,000- square-foot headquarters facility in ... Read More Ikona Gear Moves Into Commercial Phase Across Multiple Product Lines March/29/2006
Ikona Gear International is moving numerous projects from the design and prototype stages into commercialization.
Laith Nosh, presiden... Read More Inductoheat Expands After-Market Service April/3/2005
Inductoheat has expanded its aftermarket service department.
According to the company’s press release, service is provided for ... Read More KPS Acquires Jernberg Industries and Related Entities April/3/2005
KPS announced the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Jernberg Industries Inc., Iron Mountain Industries LLC and related en... Read More REM Chemicals and Rosler GmbH Partner in Metal Finishing February/13/2005
REM Chemicals Inc.and Rosler GmbH developed a 20-year global marketing partnership for chemically-accelerated mass finishing processes, m... Read More Broaching Machine Specialties Completes ISO Registration March/2/2005
Broaching Machine Specialties of Novi, MI, was awared a certificate of registration for ISO 9001:2000 conformance for the design, manufac... Read More Boswell Acquires Majority Interest in SECO/Warwick February/27/2005
Jeffrey W. Boswell has acquired the majority interest in SECO/Warwick and has been named president and CEO.
SECO/Warwick Ltd. Poland w... Read More Perrotti Promoted to CEO at Gleason February/25/2005
John J. Perrotti was promoted to president and CEO of Gleason Corp., replacing John W. Guffey who will remain as vice chairman.
The mo... Read More Holroyd Expands Production Department February/18/2005
Holroyd has expanded its technical support team and introduced a new product structure to help customers.
According to the company'... Read More Hansen Transmission Opens Chinese facility February/18/2005
Hansen Transmissions has opened a facility in Shanghai, China, for the representation of its line of gear units, turbines and industrial ... Read More Thornycroft Acquires Newage Transmissions February/26/2005
Thornycraft Ltd., an automotive and off-highway equipment company, has acquired Newage Transmissions Ltd.
Effective immediatly, Newage... Read More Induction Heating Companies Combine Sales Efforts February/7/2006
Inductoheat Inc., Radyne Corp., Newelco and HIS combined their sales efforts to serve induction heating and forging customers.
Accord... Read More EMAG Buys Jos. Koepfer & Sohne GmbH April/21/2005
EMAG has acquired majority interest in Jos. Koepfer & Sohne GmbH.
Present product lines and personnel will remain, according to the c... Read More Gleason Celebrates 140-Year Anniversary April/13/2005
The Gleason Works will celebrates 140 years on July 15, 2005.
James Gleason, chairman of the board, is hosting a special dedication ce... Read More New GM at Philadelphia Gear April/13/2005
Boyd Swearingen was promoted to general manager for Philadelphia Gear’s Gulf Coast and Southeast region.
According to the company... Read More Liebherr Opens Sales and Service Center in Dubai April/12/2005
Liebherr and service partner Frontline Cranes and Construction Machinery FZE, opened a customer service center for the contruction machin... Read More Bison Gear Awarded $100,000 Grant April/19/2005
The National Science Foundation has awarded a $100,000 grant to Bison Gear and Engineering to determine the feasibility of a breakthrough... Read More Boston Gear Wins Website Award April/11/2005
Boston Gear, a division of Altra Industrial Motion, was named "Website of the Month" by IndustrialLeaders.com, an online industrial porta... Read More Joint Venture for AFC Holcroft and ALD Vacuum April/19/2005
AlD Holcroft of Wixom, MI, and ALD Vacuum Technologies GmbH of Hanau, Germany, have formed a joint venture called Joint Venture ALD Vacuu... Read More Gleason Acquires M&M Precision April/24/2005
Gleason Corp. acquired M&M Precison Systems Corp. of West Carrolton, OH, a manufacturer of process control systems for gears as well as a... Read More Ikona Gear Receives Technology Innovation Award April/15/2005
Ikona Gear received the 2005 Technology Innovation Award from Frost & Sullivan at the Excellence in Emerging Technologies Banquet.
The... Read More Preco Division Opens in Ohio April/1/2005
Preco Laser Systems announced the opening of the Preco Laser Systems Automotive and Powertrain Group in Troy, OH.
According to the com... Read More New Product Manager at Inductoheat April/14/2005
Mike Rugg was appointed product manager of the tube and pipe heating division at Inductoheat of Madison Heights, MI.
According to the ... Read More Philadelphia Gear Completes ISO-9001 for All Five Regional Service Centers April/13/2005
Philadelphia Gear Corp., a full-service provider of gearing and power transmission solutions, has completed ISO-9001 (2000 standard) cert... Read More New North American Subsidiary for Atlanta GmbH April/13/2005
Atlanta GmbH in Bietingheim-Bissingen, Germany, announced the formation of its new North American subsidiary, Atlanta Drive Systems Inc.,... Read More Bison Gear, Armature Electric Partner for Power Transmission Distribution April/13/2005
Bison Gear and Engineering announced the addition of Armature Electric Ltd. as the Bison power transmission distributor for western Canad... Read More Process Equipment Sold, President Retires April/19/2005
Larry Ewald announced his retirement after 27 years at Process Equipment Co. In 1978, he succeeded the company’s founder, Emmert Stu... Read More Bonfiglioli Acquires Tecnoingranaggi April/13/2005
Bonfiglioli acquired Tecnoingranaggi, a Bologna-based supplier of planetary gear units.
According to the company's press release, ... Read More Ikona Gear Appoints Nicola Simon to Board of Directors April/13/2005
Ikona Gear announced the appointment of Nicola Simon to its board of directors.
Simon is currently the platform leader for Ballard Pow... Read More Koepfer Named North American Distributor for Wenzel Gear-Tec April/13/2005
Koepfer America was selected as the exclusive North American distributor for the Gear-Tec products of Wenzel Precision GmbH. Wenzel Preci... Read More The Gear Works Opens Test and Assembly Center April/20/2005
The Gear Works-Seattle Inc. announced the opening of its new gearbox assembly and test center that has much increased the company’s ... Read More Ritchie Moves to Star-SU April/15/2005
Mark Ritchie was hired as gear tool project engineer at Star-SU. Ritchie has held a similar position at Gleason Cutting Tools for the pas... Read More Gleason, Harbin Enter Joint Venture April/13/2005
Gleason Corp. announced today that it is in the process of forming a joint venture company with Harbin No. 1 Tool Corp. for the productio... Read More Bourn & Koch, Star SU Consolidate Sales April/5/2005
Star SU and Bourn & Koch announced a mutual agreement for consolidation of the sales activities of each company’s machine tool produ... Read More Lambert, Wahli Officially Merge Operations April/4/2005
The core competencies of Lambert Ltd. and Wahli Ltd. have merged to created Lambert-Wahli Ltd.
The two companies have already been op... Read More New AGMA Officers April/12/2005
At the AGMA Annual meeting in March, the officers for 2005 were announced. Incomging officers are:
Leslie Hennessy, Chairman
Stan... Read More Winco and Star Cutter Consolidate Sales April/1/2005
Michael E. Winbald, president of Winco Industries, Brad Lawton, president of Star Cutter Co. and David W. Goodfellow, president of Star S... Read More Regal Beloit Announces Sale of Illinois Gear Open Gear Division March/31/2005
Regal Beloit Corp. announced today that the company has reached a definitive agreement for the sale of the Illinois Gear open gear divisi... Read More Methods Machine Tools Opens Detroit Branch March/16/2005
Methods Machine Tools recently opened a branch in Wixom, MI, to serve the automotive industry and its suppliers with new technologies and... Read More Ipsen Delivers Furnace to Hansen Balk Steel Treating March/16/2005
Hanson Balk Steel Treating of Grand Rapids, MI, has installed the new Abar Ipsen 15 bar Super Turbo horizontal vacuum HPGQ furnace.
As... Read More Inductoheat Expands Coil Department March/16/2005
Inductoheat has expanded its inductor coil build and repair department and now operates a state-of-the-art machine shop in tandem with it... Read More Minnick Appointed as VP of Engineering at Inductoheat March/16/2005
Randy Minnick was named vice president of engineering at Inductoheat Inc.
According to the company's press release, he has been in... Read More Jos. Koepfer & Sohne GmbH Partners With EMAG March/27/2005
EMAG has acquired a majority interest of Jos. Koepfer & Sohne.
The present product lines and personnel will remain, according to the c... Read More mG miniGears Acquires New Furnace March/9/2005
mG miniGears acquired a high temperatures furnace that can perform at 1,300 degrees C sintering temperature.
According to the company&... Read More Hermann Stadtfeld Returns to Gleason as VP February/26/2005
Gleason Corp. has appointed Hermann J. Stadtfeld as vice president of bevel gear technology.
According to the company’s press re... Read More New President at Inductoheat February/24/2005
Frank C. Veno was promoted to president at the Alpha 1 Induction Service Center, an Inductotherm company.
Veno was previously vice pre... Read More Mattingly Hired as Tool Service Manager at Star SU February/22/2005
Rick Mattingly has joined Star Star SU as manager of tool services. He held a similar position at Gleason Cutting Tools in Rockford, IL. ... Read More New Cutting Tool Sales Manager at Star SU February/22/2005
Mark W. Raby has been hired by Star SU to manage cutting tool sales for southeastern and south central Michigan.
Raby has worked in a... Read More Ruffin to Manage Southeast Sales for Star SU February/22/2005
Rick Ruffin was hired by Star SU as regional sales manager.
According to the company’s press release, Ruffin has held sales posi... Read More Pridmore Hired at Star SU February/22/2005
Kit Pridmore has joined Star SU as a technical service engineer. He held that same position at Gleason for the past eight years and for n... Read More Recent Developments at Ikona Gear February/21/2005
Ikona Gear has entered into a developmental agreement with StarRotor Corp. to provide patented Ikona technology for the third generation ... Read More Ipsen Ships Furnace Line to Taiwan February/17/2005
The IpsenI/O 3000 internal quench batch furnace line has been sold and shipped to the Shenli heat treating facility in Taiwan to heat tre... Read More Heatbath Acquires Chemtech Finishing February/17/2005
Heatbath Corp.of Springfield, MA, has acquired the assets of Chemtech Finishing Systems.
According to a letter from Chemtech's pres... Read More VFS Sells Furnace to Bio-Vac February/17/2005
Vacuum Furnace Corp. sold a vacuum furnace to Bio-Vac Corp. for their Southfield, MI orthopedic coatings plant. The new horizontal two-ba... Read More SECO/WARWICK Installs Furnace for Bodycote February/3/2005
SECO/WARWICK delivered a vacuum furnace with convection heating and a 10-bar gas quenching system to the Bodycote Heat Treatment Centre a... Read More Surface Combustion and Air Products Announce Joint Marketing Strategy February/3/2005
Surface Combusion and Air Products & Chemicals have entered into an agreement in which both companies will jointly market their product l... Read More Rexnord Completes Acquisition of Falk Corp. February/24/2005
Rexnord Corp. announced that it has completed the acquisition of Falk Corp. from Hamilton Sundstrand, a subsidiary of United Technologies... Read More Brown Named Division President at Inductoheat February/3/2005
Douglas R. Brown was promoted to president of the forging division at Inductoheat of Madison Heights, MI.
According to the company'... Read More New General Manager at Wall Colmonoy February/2/2005
Donald C. Hainley has been named general manager of Wall Colmonoy Corp.’s Dayton business unit.
According to the company’s p... Read More Koepfer Named North American Distributor for Wenzel Gear-Tec January/24/2005
Koepfer America was selected as the exclusive North American distributor for the Gear-Tec products of Wenzel Precision GmbH. Wenzel Preci... Read More Estudio Pina Certified to ISO 9001: 2000 January/31/2005
Estudio Pina has received its ISO 9001:2000 certification for the scope of technical assistance services in mechanical gear drives and me... Read More Alfe Heat Treating Celebrates 25th Anniversary January/31/2005
Alfe Heat Treating of Fort Wayne, IN, recently celebrated its 25th anniversary.
The company currently has nine facilities throughout t... Read More New Management at Twin Disc January/28/2005
Twin Disc Inc. has announced numerous changes in senior management.
Jim Feiertag is the new executive vice president with responsibil... Read More Marposs President Receives Prestigious Marketing Award January/31/2005
Stefano Possati, president of Marposs S.p.A., received the News Digest Marketing Award for 2004.
The award was presented to Possati by... Read More Philadelphia Gear Completes ISO-9001 Certification January/5/2005
The Lynwood, CA facility of Philadelphia Gear Corp. has completed ISO-9001 (2000 standard) for quality management system standards.
Ac... Read More New Group Presidents at Regal-Beloit January/12/2005
Mark J. Gliebe was named as president of the electric motors group at Regal-Beloit and David Eisenreich was named president of the mechan... Read More Toyota Expands West Virginia Plant February/9/2005
Toyota has announced a $120 millon expansion plan for their West Virginia facility.
Beginning in 2007, Toyota Manufacturing will produ... Read More Rush Gear Announces Reverse Engineering Capability February/6/2005
Rush Gears Inc., of Fort Washington, PA, announced their capability to reverse engineer both drawings and sample parts.
According to ... Read More Gleason Announces Senior Management Changes February/2/2005
John W. Guffey, Jr. has taken over as CEO of Gleason Corp., as David Burns resigned earlier this month.
Guffey, a longtime board membe... Read More Dianamic Abrasives Named Sole Reishauer Distributor January/13/2005
Dianamic Abrasive Products Inc. was named exclusive aftermarket distributors for Reishauer AG’s diamond and CBN dressing tools and w... Read More Rossi Motoriduttori and Habasit Form Partnership February/17/2004
Rossi Motoriduttori, a manufacturer of geared motors and gear drives located in Modena, Italy, has formed a cooperative partnership with ... Read More Rexnord Buys Falk for $295 Million April/6/2005
Rexnord Corp. announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase The Falk Corp. from Hamilton Sundstrand, a subs... Read More St. Denis Promoted at HD Systems February/3/2005
Brian St. Denis was promoted to vice president of
HD Systems from his previous position as engineering manager.
According to the ... Read More Promotions at American Axle and Manufacturing April/17/2004
American Axle has made numerous appointments at their executive level.
Yogendra N.Rahangdale was named chairman of the operating comm... Read More Suhner Publishes New Catalog April/17/2004
Suhner Manufacturing has release its new flexible shaft/bevel gear catalog, containing complete information on flexible shafts and assem... Read More Manufacturing Association Elects New Board of Directors April/17/2004
The Association for Manufacturing Technology has its elected new officers at their 2004 conference in Bonita Springs, FL.
David J. Bu... Read More Boston Gear Wins Military Contract April/17/2004
Boston Gear's facility in Charlotte, NC, is under contract to supply gearboxes for the U.S. military operations in Iraq and throughou... Read More Regal Beloit Acquires GE Motor and Capacitator Operations April/16/2004
Regal Beloit Corp. announced a definitive agreement with GE Consumer and Industrial for their HVAC/Refrigeration Motor and Capacitator... Read More New Facility, Markets for Kleiss Gears April/16/2004
Kleiss Gears has traded in their 3,000 square foot facility in Centerville, MN, for a 14,000 square foot building in Grantsburg, WI.
... Read More Getrag Announces Plans for Slovakian Plant April/16/2004
The Getrag corporate group affiliates Getrag Getriebe $BKV(Bnd Zahnradfabrik Hermann Hagenmeyer GmbH & Cie KG, headquartered in Untergr... Read More Honda Plans Expansion Transmission Facilities in Ohio, Georgia April/16/2004
Honda announced a $100 million plan for construction of a plant in Tallapoosa, GA , and a plan for the expansion of their existing Ohio p... Read More Hamilton Sundstrand Awarded Contract for Trent 1000 Engine April/16/2004
The Rolls-Royce Co. selected Hamilton Sundstrand to design and manufacture the gearbox system for the Trent 1000 engine that is being dev... Read More Genstar Acquires Colfax Power Transmission Group April/16/2004
Colfax Power Transmission Group was recently acquired by Genstar Capital L.P., a private equity firm. In a related move, Colfax PT has me... Read More U.S. Group Purchases Roto-Flo Line and Gear Tooling Divisions April/10/2005
U.S. Group, has purchased the Roto-Flo spline and thread rolling machine product line and its rack and thread tool manufacturing division... Read More Mahr Partners with OKM Jena April/16/2004
Mahr Goettingen has recently acquired 56% of Optische Koordinatemesstechnik Jena (OKM).
According to Mahr’s press release, this... Read More Danfoss CEO Wins National Leadership Awards April/17/2004
J?rgen M. Clausen was named ?Leader of the Year? by the Danish Association of Managers and Executives at Denmark's largest management... Read More Philadelphia Gear Hires Canadian Rep April/2/2004
Gaetan Perron was hired as the sales representative for established Philadelphia Gear customers in Canada and for prospects in eastern On... Read More Process Equipment Sold, President Retires April/24/2005
Larry Ewald announced his retirement after 27 years at Process Equipment Co. In 1978, he succeeded the company's founder, Emmert Stud... Read More Star-SU Reaches Sales Agreement with Hainbuch Welge January/2/2004
Star-SU LLC and Hainbuch Welge Corp. of Milwaukee, WI, have reached an agreement for the sales and distribution of Hainbuch workholding t... Read More Ikona Gear Enters Non-Disclosure Agreement January/5/2004
Ikona Gear has signed a non-disclosure agreement with TM4, a division of Hydro-Quebec.
The patented intellectual property involves a g... Read More New Representation Agreement for Ohio Broach January/1/2004
The Ohio Broach & Machine Co. has appointed New England Industrial Sales Associates as its sales representatives for Connecticut, Vermont... Read More ZF Gearheads Used to Detect Galaxy Clusters January/29/2004
Precision planetary gearheads from ZF Great Britain provide high levels of torque for Cambridge University’s new radio telescope ins... Read More Picone Named President of Mahr Federal January/29/2004
Tony Picone was named president and CEO of Mahr Federal’s U.S. subsidiary, Mahr Federal Inc.
Picone has been the company’s C... Read More Niagara Gear Adds Gleason 245TWG to its Line January/29/2004
Niagara Gear has enhanced its production capabilities by purchasing the new Gleason 245TWG high speed threaded wheel grinder.
The comp... Read More mG miniGears Officially Opens in China January/17/2004
mG miniGears in Suzhou, China is now open and operating at full capacity.
According to the company’s press release, the Chinese o... Read More Executive Promotions at Hawk January/22/2004
Steven J. Campbell was promoted to senior vice president at Hawk Corp. and president of the company's performance racing segment.
... Read More GE to Supply Canada with 660 New Wind Turbines January/22/2004
GE Energy has been selected to supply up to 660 wind turbines, totaling 990 megawatts of wind-generated electricity for eight projects to... Read More Sypris Closes Dana Plant Purchase January/19/2004
Sypris Solutions announced the completion of their purchase of Dana Corp.'s manufacturing campus in Toluca, Mexico.
Sypri... Read More Precision Parts Acquires Precision Gear January/4/2004
Precision Parts International acquired Precision Gear, a manufacturer of high precision gearing for specialty aviation applications compa... Read More New Managers at M&M Precision January/4/2004
Mark Cowan and John Zahora joined M&M Precision Systems Corp. of Willoughby, OH, in different management positions.
According to the ... Read More Leistritz Buys Rolling Machine Company January/11/2004
Leistritz Produktionstechnik GmbH of Nuernberg, Germany has acquired the rolling machine division of Revue Thommen AG of Tenniken, Switze... Read More Star-SU and LeCount Form Distribution Agreement January/5/2004
Star-SU and LeCount LLC announced an agreement for the sales and distribution of expanding mandrels, spline mandrels, concentric rings an... Read More Ikona and Magna Advanced Technologies Partner for Gear Tooth Profile January/6/2005
Ikona Gear International and Magna Advanced Technologies have jointly introduced a patented gear technology that utilizes a newly designe... Read More Two New Vice Presidents at Gleason January/7/2005
John Terranova was appointed vice president of American sales for Gleason Corp. Terranova is responsible for the sales and marketing acti... Read More Matlab Increases Heat Treating Capaciy for Gears January/4/2005
Metlab has completed the upgrade of one of its large pit carburizing furnaces, which doubles its capabilities for carburizng, nitriding, ... Read More Magna Donates $100,000 to Tsunami Relief January/5/2005
Magna International will provide $100,000 to the Canadian Red Cross for victimsof the earthquake and tsunami disaster in South Asia.
... Read More Mahr Federal Acquires Majority Interest in OKM of Jena, Germany April/15/2005
The Mahr Group has announced the acquisition of the majority interest of Optische Koordinatenmesstechnik GmbH (OKM) of Jena, Germany.
... Read More Cowley Hired as Sales Manager of Process Equipment April/12/2005
Bruce Cowley was hired as sales manager for the metrology systems division of Process Equipment Co.
According to the company's p... Read More Philadelphia Gear Extends Standard Warranty April/12/2005
Philadelphia Gear Corp. has announced its "best-in-industry" standard warranty.
The company's original standard warranty covered t... Read More DoAll Founder, Ingersoll President Added to American Precision Hall of Fame December/16/2003
The American Precision Museum named four new members to their Hall of Fame. These individuals join 43 leaders in the American machine too... Read More Phillips Accepts Senior Position at Gleason December/22/2003
Bob Phillips was appointed senior vice president of the Tooling Products Group at Gleason Corp.
Prior to this assignment, he served a... Read More Philadelphia Gear Acquires New Test Stand December/1/2003
Philadelphia Gear announced the availability of a new 1500 HP test stand at its Eastern Regional Service Center in New Castle, DE.
Ac... Read More Paulo Products Receives 2nd Nadcap Accreditation December/1/2003
The Kansas City, MO facility of Paulo Products Co. joins another of the company's divisions?American Brazing of Willoughby, OH?in re... Read More United Gear Installs New Inspection Equipment December/16/2003
United Gear & Inspection has installed a new M&M Precision gear inspection machine to double its manufacturing capacity.
According to ... Read More Pyromaitre Announces Indian Joint Venture December/21/2003
Pyromaitre, a Canadian manufacturer of high speed metal stress relieving equipment, has announced a joint venture with Hightemp Furnaces ... Read More Mahindra & Mahindra to Acquire SAR Auto Parts December/21/2003
Indian conglomerate Mahindra & Mahindra is in the final rounds of negotiations to acquire SAR Auto Products, a Rajkot, India-based manufa... Read More Equity Firm Acquires Majority of VCST December/21/2003
Fox Paine & Co.,a San Francisco-based private equity firm, has acquired a majority stake in VCST Industrial Products N.V., a Belgium-base... Read More Magna Completes Purchase of New Venture Gear December/22/2003
Canadian auto parts supplier Magna International Inc., based in Aurora, Ontario, has completed its acquisition of Syracuse, NY-based New ... Read More New Finishing Process from Kapp December/6/2003
The Kapp Group has introduced a combined process for hard finishing transmission gears that involves two machines?one for grinding and th... Read More Former AGMA President Dies at 75 December/30/2003
Robert Bergmann, 75, a former president of the American Gear Manufacturers Association, died June 10.
Bergmann was CEO of Abart Gear &... Read More Columbia Gear Awarded ISO/TS 16949?2002 Certification December/6/2003
Columbia Gear Co. was awarded ISO/TS 16949?2002 certification.
The standard was created to meet the quality requirement for automotiv... Read More Xtek and Metlab Form Alliance December/1/2003
Xtek Inc. and Metlab formed a strategic partnership that leverages Metlab’s carburizing furnaces to expand the capabilities of both ... Read More New Sales Reps for Philadelphia Gear December/6/2003
Ron Wilson,Mark Voelkel and Rick Wilson were appointed as sales reps at Philadelphia Gear Corp.
for the Gulf Coast, Southeast and Wester... Read More Surface Combustion Helps Destroy Weapons of Mass Destruction December/22/2003
Surface Combustion of Maumee, OH, has been authorized to proceed in building a highly engineered thermal system for the decontamination o... Read More Houghton Ships Record Number of Fluids December/22/2003
Houghton International has shipped 3 million gallons of Hocut 795 biostable coolant, achieving an industry milestone for sales of grindin... Read More Balzers Begins New Coating Research December/22/2003
Balzers, along with cooperating partners Plansee AG, the Montan University Leoben and University of Innsbruck, began developing new thin ... Read More Lees Bradner Line Sold to Industrial Products December/22/2003
Fayscott LLC and Industrial Products announced the sale of the Lees Bradner line of gear hobbers and thread cutting machines to Industria... Read More New Sales Exec at Jorgensen Conveyors December/14/2003
Mark A. Praneis was hired as manager of filtration product sales at Jorgensen Conveyors of Mequon, WI.
According to the company?s pres... Read More Nitrex Partners with Process Electronic December/14/2003
Nitrex Metal, a supplier of nitriding and nitrocarburizing technologies, has entered into a partnership with Process Electronic GmbH, a G... Read More Absolute Machine Tools Adds New Product Line December/14/2003
Absolute Machine Tools has entered into an exclusive marketing agreement with Lih Chang Machinery Co., Ltd. of Taiwan to carry its Argo S... Read More AFC-Holcroft Opens Shanghai Operation December/14/2003
AFC-Holcroft LLC of Wixom, MI, and Shanghai Powermax Furnace Corp. of Shanghai, China, have signed a cooperative agreement.
Both compani... Read More LeCount Receives Exporter Award December/14/2003
LeCount Inc. was named Exporter of the Year by the Vermont International Business Council (VIBC), a standing committee of the Vermont Cha... Read More IMS Gear and Jos. Koepfer Expand Cutting Tool Divisions December/14/2003
Ims.koepfer.cuttingtools.gmbh, a new cutting tools company created from the combined divisions of IMS Gear of Eisenbach, Germany and Jos.... Read More New President at Sumitomo Machinery December/14/2003
Ronald J. Smith was promoted to president and COO of Sumitomo Machinery Corp. of America.
He has been with the company for the past 12... Read More Romax Technology Receives Award December/14/2003
Romax Technology, a transmission-engineering specialist based in Nottinghamshire, U.K., was a recipient of the Queen?s Award for Enterpri... Read More Power Transmission Association Releases Purchasing Report December/19/2003
The Power Transmission Distributors Association's (PTDA) latest report claims that U.S. and Canadian end users consider the product q... Read More GE Energy Announces $1.3 Billion in Wind Turbine Projects December/17/2003
GE Energy announced that it has secured contracts and order projections for wind turbine projects in 2004?2005 that are valued at more th... Read More New Facilities for Hansen Transmissions December/12/2003
Hansen Transmissions has moved to a new assembly and repair center, located in Verona, VA.
According to the company?s press release, ... Read More New Brand from Victrex December/31/1969
In addition to introducing a new brand, Victrex plc has updated its corporate and product brand designs for both the Victrex and the Peek... Read More Greaves Cotton Sells Power Transmission Units December/12/2003
Greaves Cotton will sell off units involved in the manufacture and sale of power transmission products, which includes the plants at Pune... Read More Holroyd to Produce World’s Largest Compressor Rotors December/29/2004
Holroyd has been commissioned by MAN Turbomaschinen AG to produce three sets of the largest screw rotors ever made.
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