People & Companies

For the second year in a row, customers that purchase Big Daishowa cutting tools, toolholders and workholding products will support local manufacturing training programs at the same time.

Ceratizit SA acquired all shares of Xceliron Corp., a Chatsworth, California-based round tool manufacturer that provides solid-carbide tools for the aerospace and automotive industries in the U.S.

Neal Raker, EXAIR Corp.'s application engineer and international sales manager, has earned a certified compressed air system specialist certification.

Lyndex-Nikken, a Mundelein, Illinois-based manufacturer and provider of high-performance machine tool accessories, expanded its sales team with the addition of two regional sales representatives.

Job shops work hard to adapt and respond quickly to evolving customer needs, and shop readiness was top of mind when Ceratizit planned its lineup for Southtec from Oct. 24 to 26.

Marposs Corp., a leader in measurement, inspection and test technologies, has named Scott Lukomski as its EV business director. 

At EMO, Haimer will present a variety of innovative new products in the area of tool clamping technology, from the Micro Collet Chuck to the High Performance Chuck to the groundbreaking Hybrid Chuck Technology.

CGTech, the developer of Vericut verification, simulation and optimization software, announced a reseller agreement with Bristol, England-based iComat, pioneer of the first-ever defect-free tape-steering process for composite component production.

Jorgensen Conveyor and Filtration Solutions has named John Powalisz as its new director of sales.

Ceratizit USA, a manufacturer of standard and custom tooling for the metalworking industry, has enhanced its Midwest presence by hiring an engineer.

OSG USA Inc. in St. Charles, Illinois, has named Andrew Matt vice president of human resources.

Star Cutter Co. has acquired Tru Tech CNC grinding systems from Resonetics in Nashua, New Hampshire, assuming all design and manufacturing of the Tru Tech high-precision CNC grinding machines currently performed at the Michigan facilities in Mt. Clemens and Lewiston.