Hot Off the Press
HAPPY TURKEY DAY!
Thursday, November 27, 2008
The staffs of
MetalForming magazine and PMA wish you and yours a very happy, healthy and safe Thanksgiving holiday weekend.
Hot off the Press, your daily source of news of the metalforming industry, returns on Monday, December 1. (How did it get to be December already?)
Bosch Rexroth to Acquire Pair of Companies
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Two German companies will soon be acquired by Bosch Rexroth AG, Lohr, Germany, to strengthen the company’s presence in the machine-tool industry and to further meet demand for a single-source supplier. The firm plans to purchase Interlit Joistgen GmbH, with headquarters in Cologne, Germany; and the associated production company of MSG Maschinen und Stahlbau, Joachimsthal, Germany. Interlit Joistgen manufactures cooling and lubrication systems; MSG is a steel fabricator. Learn more at
www.boschrexroth-us.com--click on the News and Press navigation link.
BCN Expands Press-Rebuild Facility
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
BCN Technical Services, Hastings, MI, has completed a 13,000-sq.-ft. addition to its press-refurbishing and assembly plant. The addition includes a 15-ton overhead crane and loading dock and allows the company to create a secure area separate from its main floor for working on presses that require customer confidentiality. BCN repairs, upgrades, rebuilds and remanufactures mechanical and hydraulic presses to OEM standards;
www.bcntechserv.com.