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Champlin, MN. Included is a 12-kW fiber laser and a six- axis motion system with Laserdyne’s contouring cut- ting head—900-deg. rotary- axis motion and 300-deg. tilt- axis motion. The machine can drill, cut and weld.
Medical-Manufacturing Facility Adds
Five-Axis Lathe, Nine-Axis CNC Lathe
The Okay Industries med- ical-products manufacturing facility in Berlin, CT, has added two new machines to its production floor—a Miyano BND 51 five-axis lathe with twin spindles and live turret tooling; and a Tsugami SS207 5AX nine- axis Swiss machine with fully programmable B axis, for cAontouring and sculpting parts in one operation. The
firm recently earned ISO 13485 registration for the Berlin facility as well as for its facility in New Britain, CT, and its Costa Rica facility recently earned ISO 9000- 2008 registration.
Specialty-Alloy Processor Adds Turret Head Slitter
United Performance Met- als (UPM), Hamilton, OH, has added an 18-in. turret head slitter to its production facili- ty, capable of slitting coiled stock from 0.020 to 0.125 in. thick. Compared to exist- ing slitters, UPM expects the new machine to reduce setup times, increase line speeds and optimize opera- tor efficiency. The slitter boasts a pressure bar sys- tem that eliminates scratch- ing and minimizes camber,
and an interchangeable rewind drum. UPM processes stainless-steel, nickel-, cobalt-, aluminum- and titani- um-based alloys in sheet, coil, plate and bar.
People
Schuler Inc., Canton, MI, named Steve Healy presi- dent, CEO and chairman of the board, effective Oct. 1. Healy replaces former presi- dent and CEO Tim McCaugh- ey, who will remain available to the company as vice chair- man of the board until March 31, 2014, and as a board member until March 31, 2015. Healy comes from Otis Elevator Co., where he served as vice president and general manager and over- saw strategy and operations in Latin America.
Swedish metalforming- equipment manufacturer AP&T has a new CEO. After 20 yr., Tord Andersson hand- ed over the reins of the com- pany to Magnus Baarman.
The Society of Manufac- turing Engineers (SME) has begun to search for a replacement for executive director/CEO Mark Tomlin- son. As Tomlinson’s tenure winds down, he’ll continue to manage SME’s day-to-day operations and serve as an industry spokesperson.
Metal fabricator Ohio Laser, Plain City, OH, appoint- ed Albert Wittkopp chief operating officer. The firm provides laser tube-, pipe- and plate-cutting services, as well as welding, bending, machining, waterjet-cutting and other metal-fabricating services.
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