Forest City Gear, an industry-leading manufacturer of fine and medium pitch custom gears, is proud to announce that Director of Operations Jared Lyford has been elected to the Rock River Valley Tooling & Machining Association (RRVTMA) Board of Directors.
Thomas F. Murphy, FAPMI, senior scientist, research and development, Hoeganaes Corporation, has been selected to receive the Kempton H. Roll Powder Metallurgy (PM) Lifetime Achievement Award by the Metal Powder Industries Federation (MPIF). The award will be presented during the combined PowderMet2024 (International Conference on Powder Metallurgy & Particulate Materials) and AMPM2024 (Additive Manufacturing with Powder Metallurgy) conferences, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, during the Opening General Session on Monday, June 17.
Avers Machine & Gear has acquired Fox Tool & Manufacturing located in Woodstock, Illinois. Fox Tool & Manufacturing is an Aerospace Machine shop that is AS9100D Certified, ISO 9001/2015 Certified, and ITAR Registered and has been operating for close to 40 years.
Helios Gear Products has combined strengths with the expert team, Euro CNC R&D, to form Helios Europe. The proven engineering expertise of both teams enables Helios to expand gear manufacturing and machine rebuild support, to empower even more manufacturers across the globe.
Machine Tool Builders Inc. has today announced the addition of Anthony (Tony) Johnson to the company’s sales and marketing team, to help represent and support the company’s expanding lines of new gear machines and its machine tool rebuild and recontrol services.
Through the wider Sandvik Group, Sandvik Coromant has committed to near-term, companywide emission reductions in line with climate science with the Science Based Target initiative (SBTi). Aligned with the goals of the Paris Agreement and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), Sandvik Coromant’s own sustainable business targets have been set in line with the SBTi’s criteria as part of the organization's commitment to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions and practicing responsible manufacturing.
Dennis Gimpert, founding President of Koefper America (now Helios Gear Products), officially announces retirement at Motion + Power Technology Expo 2023 and looks forward to a strong future for Helios with expert leadership in place.
Michael Koch has been promoted to senior laser applications manager at MC Machinery Systems in Elk Grove Village, IL. Koch joined MC Machinery in 2011 as a waterjet installer. Since then, he has held positions in the installation, service and sales departments, primarily helping customers with specific applications, manufacturing issues and process improvements.
Johanna Boland, Strategy and Communications Manager at ANCA, expressed her pride in introducing the first-ever Female Machinist of the Year award for ANCA. “Since joining this industry I have met and worked with some truly intelligent, driven female leaders. However, let’s face it, female machinists are not that common and encouraging diversity can only make our sector stronger and more successful.”
Indiana-based Speedgrip Chuck Company has been awarded a $200,000 Manufacturing Readiness Grant by the Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC) to boost the company’s investment in advanced manufacturing technology and products.