Index Corp. names distributors

Published
May 24, 2018 - 03:45pm
Tom Clark

Index Corp., Noblesville, Ind., as part of a revitalized sales, marketing and service strategy, partnered with five new, highly qualified distributors and realigned sales territories.  “With the challenges facing manufacturers today, including with part cost reductions and limited skilled manpower, INDEX will educate the precision parts markets to the unequalled productivity and profitability of INDEX and TRAUB solutions,” said Tom Clark, President and CEO, INDEX Corporation. “Leveraging the reputations of our dealer organizations, with local sales and service capability, we will provide our customers the most productive turning solutions with excellent local support.”

Technical Equipment Sales, Cincinnati, OH, will represent INDEX and Traub precision turning machines in Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana. Technical Equipment operates three offices in Ohio. “Technical Equipment, a well-known machine tool distributor in the Midwest, will work with INDEX and Traub to increase penetration in this important market area, and will bring important local applications and service support to our customers in this region,” said Mr. Clark.

Marcus Machinery, Pittsburgh, PA, expands its representation of INDEX into West Virginia. Marcus Machinery has represented Index and Traub in Western Pennsylvania since 2014. “Representing Index in West Virginia will provide area manufacturers with access to the premier turning machines in the world, improving the quality of manufacturing in our entire region.”  says Marcus Machinery President Mark Henne.

Premier Machine Tool Midwest, LLC, Hartland, WI, will represent INDEX in Wisconsin. Premier is headed by AJ Schweda and provides highest quality equipment, service, and solutions to assist quality manufacturers optimize investments in manufacturing technology. According to Mr. Schweda, “We provide unique manufacturing solutions to everyday challenges within the machining and manufacturing industry, identifying a challenge the customer faces and uncovering opportunities to overcome the challenge and implement solutions to maximize time, talent, and resources. We look forward to introducing INDEX and TRAUB solutions to our territory.”

Integrated Machinery Solutions, Itasca, IL, will represent INDEX and TRAUB in Northern Illinois. IMS provides quality machine tools to the automotive, aerospace/defense, energy, medical, die/mold industries and metal cutting machine shops. Started in 1975, it provides training, support and machine demonstration at its showroom. The staff at IMS are well-versed in helping shops in their territory optimize their production.

CNC Solutions, Milpitas, CA, combines the talent of over 60 years in the machine tool industry with experience including service, applications, and sales. A deep knowledge of the machine tool market in California positions CNC Solutions to provide the best products support in the industry. According to the company, its mission is to provide customers with high quality machine tools that allow them to compete in the world economy. Quality solutions and prompt service help its customers remain profitable for years to come.

Related Glossary Terms

  • computer numerical control ( CNC)

    computer numerical control ( CNC)

    Microprocessor-based controller dedicated to a machine tool that permits the creation or modification of parts. Programmed numerical control activates the machine’s servos and spindle drives and controls the various machining operations. See DNC, direct numerical control; NC, numerical control.

  • turning

    turning

    Workpiece is held in a chuck, mounted on a face plate or secured between centers and rotated while a cutting tool, normally a single-point tool, is fed into it along its periphery or across its end or face. Takes the form of straight turning (cutting along the periphery of the workpiece); taper turning (creating a taper); step turning (turning different-size diameters on the same work); chamfering (beveling an edge or shoulder); facing (cutting on an end); turning threads (usually external but can be internal); roughing (high-volume metal removal); and finishing (final light cuts). Performed on lathes, turning centers, chucking machines, automatic screw machines and similar machines.

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