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Cobots give RCM Industries a global competitive advantage

RCM Industries Inc., a Wheeling, Illinois-based manufacturer of die-cast aluminum components for industries such as automotive and consumer products, found itself in competition with low-wage suppliers in Mexico for a large outsourced…

Contributor · November 21, 2019

Vision Engineering sold 20,000 Mantis microscopes in 5 years

Vision Engineering, a manufacturer of high-quality visual inspection and measurement technologies, announces that it has sold over 20,000 Mantis microscope products in the last five years. Imported from the CTE archive to…

Contributor · November 20, 2019

Newcastle Systems partners with Andreas Laubner GmbH

Newcastle Systems, a leading provider of mobile-powered workplace solutions designed to make warehouses, manufacturing facilities and retail floors more efficient, announced a new partnership with German-based Andreas Laubner GmbH that brings its…

Contributor · November 18, 2019

Newcastle Systems signs distribution agreement with BlueStar

Newcastle Systems, a leading provider of mobile-powered workplace solutions designed to make warehouses, manufacturing facilities and retail floors more efficient, has signed an agreement with BlueStar, a leading global distributor of solutions-based…

Contributor · November 18, 2019

Quaser Machine Tools acquires Winbro Group Technologies

Winbro Group Technologies Ltd. announces the acquisition of its business by Taiwan-headquartered Quaser Machine Tools (QMT). Imported from the CTE archive to seed discussion on MFGAxis. Originally published on CTE: 2019-11-18 CTE…

Contributor · November 18, 2019

Chiron Group opens digital machine tool plant

Chiron Group celebrated the official opening of its new Precision Factory with a large number of guests from industry and politics. The building was constructed specially for the assembly of new machine…

Contributor · November 14, 2019

Absolent joins OMIC R&D as 28th member

The Oregon Manufacturing Innovation Center Research and Development (OMIC R&D) welcomed Absolent as its 28th member. Absolent, whose U.S. subsidiary is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina, and a northwest office in Tacoma,…

Contributor · November 13, 2019

Somma Tool Co. acquires Max-Bar Tool Co.

Somma Tool Co. announces its acquisition of the Max-Bar Tool Co. Max-Bar is a leading manufacturer of carbide cutting tools and holders for Swiss-style CNC machines. The Max-Bar product line offers toolholders…

Contributor · November 13, 2019

Forkardt aquires Soft-Touch workholding technology

Forkardt Inc., Traverse City, Michigan, announced the acquisition of the intellectual property (IP) Soft-Touch technology assets from General Manufacturing Systems, a supplier of custom workholding products in Saginaw, Michigan. With Soft-Touch, Forkardt…

Contributor · November 13, 2019

Automation's effect on African American men

A report from McKinsey & Co., "The Future of Work in Black America," highlights the challenges American workers will face during the next decade as automation continues to take away blue-collar jobs.…

Contributor · November 8, 2019

Defense, space companies say blue-collar jobs in demand

Welders, machinists and other blue-collar workers may not have the jobs that are talked about most on the Space Coast, but recruiters say those employees are the ones needed most. Although they…

Contributor · November 8, 2019

Bart Carter joins Abrasive Technology's leadership team

Abrasive Technology announces it has increased the strength of its leadership team. Bart Carter has joined the company and will be responsible for sales and marketing. He will relocate to Abrasive Technology's…

Contributor · November 6, 2019

Dorner Latin America building conveyors from new facility in Mexico

Dorner's facility in Guadalajara, Mexico, (Dorner Latin America), is already expanding its manufacturing capabilities by now building its popular-selling 2200 series modular belt conveyor for customers throughout Latin America. Dorner Latin America…

Contributor · November 6, 2019

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