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provide local sales, service and support to existing cus- tomers and work with inte- grators to provide turnkey systems.
The firm also recently announced the formation of a strategic alliance with Flow International Corp., Kent, WA, developer and manufacturer of ultrahigh- pressure waterjet-machining technology.
Internet
German Press Builder
Launches New Website
Dieffenbacher Group, Eppingen, Germany, updat- ed its website with a more logical navigational struc- ture and quicker access to product information. Find contact information, get a look at typical end products manufactured with its presses and automation equipment, and download PDF brochures at www.dieffenbacher.com.
Dieffenbacher offers standard and tryout presses, press lines, hot-forming lines and equipment for manufacture of heat- exchange panels.
Website a Resource for
Owners of Bliss, Clearing
and Niagara Presses
BCN Technical Services, Hastings, MI, has launched a new website, www.bcn- techserv.com, designed to help customers quickly identify and obtain the
parts and services they need to keep their presses run- ning, restore them to origi- nal-equipment specifica- tions or upgrade them for
improved performance. BCN offers genuine OEM parts and engineering draw-
ings for Bliss, Clearing and Niagara as well as for USI, Toledo, Consolidated Press and Wilkins & Mitchell.
Training
New Metalforming-
Training Lab to Open
in Anoka, MN
The Precision Metalform- ing Association (PMA) Twin Cities District in Minnesota has partnered with Anoka Technical College, Anoka, MN, to create a new metal-fabri- cation laboratory for training incumbent and prospective employees. The lab will be stocked with nearly $1 mil- lion worth of donated fabri- cation equipment, including an Amada press brake, laser cutting machine and turret punch press.
Anoka Technical College is putting the finishing touches on the lab to pre- pare it for the school’s fall semester. Tuition is dis- counted for PMA members in the Twin Cities area.
Awards
Mate Named
Manufacturer of the
Year in Minn.
Mate Precision Tooling, Anoka, MN, a manufacturer of tooling for CNC punch presses, was named 2009 Manufacturer of the Year by the Manufacturers Alliance, a Minnesota association that provides peer-to-peer training, education and resources to manufacturing
AP&T Automates Mechanical Presses
Stand Alone Presses Tandem Lines
compa-
nies in
Minnesota.
Mate was
evaluated
for its best
practices in
the areas of
educational pre- sentations to man- ufacturers, peer benchmarking pro- grams, plant tours, publication of technical articles and involvement in manufacturing-related organizations.
New Jersey Stamper Wins OSHA Sharp Award
HK Metalcraft, Lodi, NJ, received the OSHA SHARP (Safety and Health Achieve- ment Recognition Program) award on May 7. The award recognizes small employers who operate an exemplary safety and health manage- ment system. Upon receiving SHARP recognition, a work- site is exempt from pro- grammed inspections dur- ing the period that the SHARP certification is valid.
HK Metalcraft manufac- tures precision metal stampings, spring washers, formed products and related assemblies. The company participated in the New Jer- sey Manufacturing Extension Program to help institute training programs in the concepts of lean manufac- turing and the 5-S program.
People
Metalformer M A Metal, Edinburgh, IN, hired Rick McConnaughhay as senior director of sales for major accounts. He’ll pursue new
Transfer Presses Versatility
– Loading/Unloading
– Front/Rear Transfer – Traditional Side
windows Transfer – From either
Blanks or Coil
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avenues of
growth for the com-
pany, which is a TS16949 certified supplier of Tier
Two automotive stampings, components and assem- blies, and also serves cus- tomers in the appliance, communication, aircraft and electrical sectors.
Trumpf Inc., Farmington, CT, named Larry Johnson district sales representative with responsibility for sales activity in Southern Califor- nia and Nevada. He’ll report to Al Bohlen, operations manager for the firm’s West Coast Technology Center.
Hypertherm, Hanover, NH, has increased its sales support in Western Canada by moving consumable sales manager Jamie Lowrie to district sales manager for the region. Lowrie, who joins current district sales manager Vince Tucker, will support distributors in Man- itoba, Saskatchewan and Northern Alberta. Tucker will work with distributors in Southern Alberta and British Columbia.
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