Browse by Editorial Category
Browse by Edition Date

January 2019

Skip Navigation Links.
Expand Advanced Mfg SolutionsAdvanced Mfg Solutions
Expand Applying TechnologyApplying Technology
Collapse Current NewsCurrent News
Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team Extends Technology Partnership with Additive Industries
Agathon Celebrates 100 Years
AGMA Announces Motion plus Power Technology Expo
Revised Audit Standard Key to ISO Recertification
Battery Ventures Acquires SigmaTEK Systems
Central Tube and Bar Receives ISO Certification
CGW-Camel Grinding Wheels Becomes CGW Abrasives
Manufacturing Facility
First Concept Laser M LINE FACTORY Systems to be Delivered in Q2 2019
Creform Donates AGVs to Alabama Industrial Training Center
Design-2-Part Shows Announces 2019 Schedule
Emuge to Expand U.S. Manufacturing Facility
Robotic Finishing Systems Provide Flexible Solutions
Faustson Adds New 5-Axis DMG MORI Milling Machine
Fox Machinery Partners with FlexArm Inc. and Introduces 21 New Machine Models
Gateway Technical College Meets the Needs of Advanced Manufacturing Companies
Scalable Manufacturing System
Expanded Line of Swiss-Style Workholding Solutions
The German MMM Association Visits HEIDENHAIN
Heimatec to Combine with Other Tooling Lines Under New Corporation
HELLER Machine Tools Names Compumachine as Sales Partner for the New England Area
HELLER Machine Tools Names Ellison Machinery as Sales Partner for Arizona
New Hot Isostatic Press for Lake City Heat Treating
Liebherr Receives John Deere Achieving Excellence Award
Announcing Mastercams 2018 Wildest Parts Competition Winners
MC Machinery Systems Announces ProMac Technologies as New Northeast Distributor
Methods Machine Tools Announces Partnership with Ocean Technologies
Mitutoyo Announces Aldinger as Capital Equipment Dealer
Advanced Manufacturing Materials and Processes Program Launched
STEM Students ADVANCE to the Workforce
OnRobot Launches First U.S. Headquarters in Dallas
Proos Manufacturing Under New Ownership
Rockford Systems Announces Headquarters Relocation
Dynamic International Launches Smart Machine Tool Korea
Solar Atmospheres Receives Nadcap Merit Status
Suhner and Velocity Products Form Partnership
Ultramation Inc. Celebrates 50 Years
IMTS Effect on Manufacturing Technology Orders Generates $608 Million in September
ZEISS Brings Metrology Services and Inspection Expertise with New Center
Expand Machinery-Metalcutting-ChipmakingMachinery-Metalcutting-Chipmaking
Expand People In The NewsPeople In The News
Expand Specific Application MachinerySpecific Application Machinery

show all editions →

Click here to watch Tutorial Videos >

Heimatec to Combine with Other Tooling Lines Under New Corporation



Heimatec Inc., a provider of live tooling, will become part of a new corporation, Platinum Tooling Technologies, Inc. The announcement was made by Heimatec President Preben Hansen, who will lead the new company as its President and COO, holding a majority stake in its ownership. "Hansen is a 30-year veteran and recognized authority in the machine tool industry for tooling and its applications," said a company spokesperson.

"I have been pondering this move for some time and, after considerable discussions with Heimatec GmbH, Tecnicrafts Industries, Henninger GmbH and other principals we represent, it seemed time to make this decision and move forward with the new company," said Hansen, speaking from the Heimatec North American headquarters in Prospect Heights, IL, just outside Chicago.

Hansen continued, "The new company will enable us to serve our existing and new market opportunities in a more proactive fashion." He cited the recent expansion of the Chicagoland facility, with added office and warehouse space, allowing more staff to be hired and greater inventories to be carried on all lines to be represented by the new company. "The Heimatec products will continue to be our main focus, but we are fully committed to the growth and success of Tecnicrafts and our other product lines."

Other developments in the works, Hansen stated, include additional lines of machine tool accessories and related machine components. Heimatec Inc. has been adding various other brand names to its roster over the years, most recently the successful guide bushing and collet line from the global supplier Tecnicrafts Industries. Tecnicrafts manufactures products made specifically for the Swiss machine tool market. Platinum Tooling will make a further investment to this line with extensive inventory and the purchase and installation of a grinding machine. Bringing this process in-house will improve delivery times and strengthen market position.

Additional personnel and sales representative firms are being sought to augment the existing team, Hansen noted. "Nothing will change in our interaction with current customers, reps and distributors," he said. "We will be enhancing our capabilities, however, with more application engineering, service technicians and staff dedicated to the specific tooling lines we represent. In that way, our value proposition and overall service package to the industry will rise to new heights."

For more information contact:

Preben Hansen, President

Platinum Tooling Technologies, Inc.

16 E. Piper Lane, Suite 128

Prospect Heights, IL 60070

847-749-0633

phansen@platinumtooling.com

info@platinumtooling.com

www.platinumtooling.com

< back