Apprenticeships for Aluminum Extrusion-Specific Jobs
January 1, 2025The Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC) has been expanding its education program for members beyond workshops and seminars to provide its members with additional opportunities to educate their employees through a newly created industry-specific Apprenticeship Program.
Phase I of AEC Apprenticeship Program initiative was rolled out in 2023 and is designed to help members recruit, hire and train industrial maintenance technician apprentices in a two-year program that will combine on-the-job training and classroom and/or online education. The mai...
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Machine Investment Creates Long-Term Scalable Production
January 1, 2025Smith & Co. chose to invest heavily in its people, processes and HERMLE equipment, garnering lights-out manufacturing work.
Robert and Dell Smith started young in the manufacturing industry, working with their father at his part-time machine shop in Tuscaloosa-about 50 miles from the current Birmingham location.
In the late 1980s, Robert helped take the business to full-time operations, where they first experienced 5-axis and mill-turn technology, primarily for the automotive and defense industries.
The Smiths recognized the nee...
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CENTRIC International Names Director of Business Development
January 1, 2025CENTRIC International, Inc., a distributor of advanced manufacturing solutions, has announced the appointment of Robert Murphy as the Director of Business Development. In this new role, Murphy will oversee the strategic growth initiatives as CENTRIC launches the full line of RM Technologies' state-of-the-art CNC machines to the North American market.
Murphy brings a wealth of experience in the CNC milling machine market to his new position. He comes to CENTRIC after 23 years at Datron Dynamics, where he had a proven track record of driving ...
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GNS North America Names New CEO
January 1, 2025GNS North America, a full-service Tier 1 automotive supplier of primarily hot stamped components and assemblies, announced that Mike Alcala has transitioned from the CEO position to the role of Vice Chairman Board of Directors and has also been given the honorary title of Chief Executive Officer Emeritus. GNS NA also announced that Chris Eisenhart has been promoted from COO to CEO.
In his new role, Alcala will oversee the C-suite leadership team executives; business planning processes; market and customer strategy; and leadership development...
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Next Generation Turning Center
January 1, 2025DMG MORI offers the NLX 2500|700 2. Generation, a successor model turning center implementing deep-reaching optimizations in machine structure, control and various functionalities.
DMG MORI has considered the requirements of today's markets and embedded the new model in the Machining Transformation (MX) concept. Process Integration, Automation, Digital Transformation (DX) and Green Transformation (GX) are the key pillars of this concept with which DMG MORI is shaping the future of manufacturing. The NLX 2500|700 2. Generation provides users...
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Automated Metrology, Force Measurement Inspection at MD&M West
January 1, 2025The L.S. Starrett Company will be featuring the automated inspection capabilities of its metrology and force measurement systems at MD&M West Advanced Manufacturing Show February 4-6, 2025, in booth 5255 in the Automation Pavilion Sector (formally ATX West) at the Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, CA.
Starrett optical and video-based measurement systems combine high-resolution images, intuitive software and precision mechanical platforms to provide high accuracy and repeatable measurement results.
Starrett will demonstrate pattern r...
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