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work. The site also offers case studies on Harbor’s money-saving projects and the types of parts being made in various markets. A page for RFQs also is included.
Webinars Cover Plasma Cutting Top to Bottom
Hypertherm, Hanover, NH, has posted a pair of educational webinars to its website, covering the latest innovations in plasma-arc cutting technology. Learn how different techniques can be used to achieve opti- mum cut quality with mini- mal dross, and ensure cut consistency from first part to last. One of the webinars focuses on bolt-hole cut- ting; www.hypertherm.com/ webinars.
Agreements
Trumpf Names
Wisconsin Rep
Hegman Machine Tool Inc., Maple Grove, MN, is the new exclusive represen- tative for Trumpf products in Wisconsin. The company also covers Nebraska, West- ern Iowa, Minnesota, the Dakotas and Western Wis- consin for Trumpf, a manu- facturer of fabricating equipment including laser- cutting machines, press brakes and punch presses.
FTI Establishes Ties
in Thailand
New System Service Co. Ltd. (NSS), a provider of 3D and product-lifecycle man- agement software in Thai- land, has been named a preferred partner of Forming
Technologies Inc. (FTI), Burlington, Ontario, Cana- da. FTI’s sales office in China will support NSS’s efforts to distribute its CAE software throughout Thai- land—the software is used for design and simulation of sheetmetal components.
Aida Inks Distribution Agreement for Tenn.
Productive Stamping Solutions Inc., Brentwood, TN, is the new exclusive distributor for Aida-America for the state of Tennessee.
Schuler Appoints
New England/East Coast
Distributor
Northeast Press Sales Co., Cicero, NY, has been appointed the Schuler Inc. distributor for several states in New England and the East Coast—Maryland, Delaware, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Ver- mont, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine. It also will manage certain accounts in Quebec, Canada.
The firm will represent Schuler product lines— press systems, automation etc.—as well as its engi- neering and manufacturing services for refurbishment, rebuild and upgrade projects.
Motoman, Yaskawa
Join Forces
Motoman Inc. and Yaskawa Electric America, Inc. will combine to form Yaskawa America, Inc. Motoman, headquartered in Dayton, OH, becomes the Motoman Robotics Division of Yaskawa America; Yaskawa Electric America, headquartered in
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The Motoman Robotics Division is the second largest robotics company in the Americas, with an installed base of approxi- mately 30,000 units. Its products include robotic automation solutions for vir- tually every industry and application, including arc welding, assembly, coating, dispensing, material han- dling, material cutting, material removal and spot welding.
Vertically Integrated
Contract Shop Lands
GE Healthcare Project
Mid-Continent Engineer- ing, Minneapolis, MN, which offers precision machining, fabricating, forming, assembly and
welding services, has landed a contract from GE Health- care to manufacture and assemble a critical ultra- sound-machine assembly. The contract, adding to Mid- Continent’s ongoing portfo- lio of work for GE Health- care, is valued at more than $1 million.
Plante & Moran
Expands in Mexico
CPA and business-advi- sory firm Plate & Moran, Chicago, IL, has expanded its Plante & Moran Alliance in Mexico by adding the Mexico Global Alliance, S.C. (MXGA) to its network of independent accounting and professional service firms. Adding MXGA and its part- ners—which bring expertise in marketing and manage- ment—to the Plante & Moran Alliance gives the company coverage in seven
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