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flat material, says Red Bud, particularly well suited to providing material for laser cutting.
Misumi USA Moves to
New North American HQ
Die and mold component manufacturer Misumi USA, Inc. has moved into a new corporate headquarters facility in Schaumburg, IL. The new location accommo- dates the company’s entire Factory Automation and Die, Mold and Press divi- sions, and allows for further expansion.
Motoman Robotics
on the Move
Yaskawa America, Inc. announced that its Motoman Robotics division will move to a new 300,000-sq.-ft. office and production facility to be built just south of Dayton. Construction began in July 2010 with a move-in date of June 2011. The new North American headquar- ters for Motoman Robotics will combine its current Ohio locations in West Car- rolton and Troy, and house 250 to 275 employees.
Oberg Makes Moves
to Strengthen its Brand
in Mexico
Oberg Industries, Freeport, PA, has renamed its Mexican operation and moved to a new location in Tecate, Mexico. The compa- ny’s First Latin American Corp. has merged with Oberg Industries, Inc., and will operate as Oberg Mexi- co. Its new location—a 56,000-sq.-ft. facility in the El Bajio Industrial Park
—provides nearly 21,000 sq. ft. of additional manu- facturing space. It will offer metal stamping and hydro- forming services and pro- vide special stocking pro- grams and warehousing options.
New Tryout Presses
Part of Planned
VW Mexican Expansion
Volkswagen announced plans to invest another $1 billion over the next three years in its Puebla manu- facturing complex. Included is the purchase of two Dief- fenbacher tryout presses (16,000 and 25,000 kN models) for its tool-making department. The lower-ton- nage model will include a 4000-kN four-point drawing cushion and a 3200-kN ram cushion. And, the bigger press will allow the plant to simulate mechanical pro- duction presses when trying out body dies.
Bilsing Automation
Expands in Germany
and the U.S.
Modular-tooling-system manufacturer Bilsing Automation has increased its distributor network, added engineering staff at its U.S. office in Clinton Township, MI, and expand- ed its manufacturing capa- bilities with a new facility in Germany. At its Michigan office, the firm added Michael Froehlich as an inhouse tooling engineer, with expertise in 3D mechanical design and per- forming automation feasibil- ity studies.
Expanding its distributor network, the firm named
AP&T Automates Mechanical Presses Stand Alone Presses
Tandem Lines
Transfer Presses
Versatility
– Loading/Unloading – Front/Rear Transfer
– Traditional Side windows Transfer – From either
Blanks or Coil
Michigan
Automation and
MJM to its North
American sales team.
And, in Germany, the firm has moved to a new 8100- sq.-ft. plant with added capacity for prototyping, preassembly and inventory.
Tennessee Welcomes
Reconditioned-Press
Warehouse
Used machinery dealer Alma Machinery, specialists in reconditioned presses and pressroom equipment, has moved its Chicago warehouse to Columbia, TN. The move offers the company addition- al floor space and inventory capacity, complimenting its other locations in Ann Arbor and Jackson, MI.
Penn United Repurposing
Costa Rica Facility
Penn United Technolo- gies, Cabot, PA, is realign- ing its operations in Costa Rica to focus more on pro- duction activities such as assembly, rather than on producing precision tooling. Its main facility in Cabot
will continue to support design and manufacture of tooling and stamping dies, as well as precision stamp- ings, prototyping, machin- ing, custom automated equipment and reel-to-reel electroplating.
Medical-Device Maker
Launches Plex Online
Inovo, Inc., Naples, FL, a manufacturer of oxygen reg- ulators and conservers for the Class II medical market, has launched Plex Online as its new ERP software provider. The software, from Plex Systems, Auburn Hills, MI, integrates Inovo’s finan- cial-related functions— accounts receivables and payable and inventory man- agement—and its production systems—quality control, engineering-change controls, and corrective and preventive action systems.
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