People & Companies

The board of directors of Jergens India Pv Ltd announced that Ashish Lala will succeed Joseph Killukan as managing director for Jergens India. Lala will report to Matt Schron, vice president and general manager for Jergens.

To help visiting sales representatives, agents, and members of the trade press learn more about its lines of precision machine tool accessories, Platinum Tooling Inc. has created a showroom at its distribution facility in Prospect Heights, Illinois.

Allied Machine and Engineering, a leading manufacturer of holemaking and finishing cutting tools for the metal-cutting industry, has promoted Bill Ruegsegger III to Western regional manager.

E-Z LOK, a manufacturer of threaded inserts for metal, plastic and wood, has hired a new sales representative firm in the Southwest area. Located in Scottsdale, Arizona, Desert Distribution covers Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada and Utah.

Tsugami America, the exclusive North American importer of Precision Tsugami machine tools, has appointed Derek Briggs as its director of engineering.

Star SU, the marketing, sales, and service affiliate of Star Cutter Company, has hired Scott Lukomski as sales director for cutting tools. Lukomski will report to Star SU president, Andreas Blind.

The board of directors of Transor Filter USA and board chairman emeritus, Irv Kaage, has appointed Johan Svensson as president.

Cosen is a global leader in band saw manufacturing with an expansive product line and a sales and service network covering all North America. The company is showcasing some of their top saw models and newest cutting solutions at this year’s EASTEC show in Springfield, Massachusetts.

Lyndex-Nikken, manufacturer and provider of high-performance machine tool accessories and machine tending solutions, expanded its sales team to "better serve the evolving needs of industry in the United States."

BLM Group USA promoted Gunar Gossard to vice president of sales. In his new position, Gossard will be responsible for the company’s global sales strategy success, identifying new sales opportunities and improving the competitive position of BLM GROUP.

For use in CNC machines, the company says the CryoCut Vista cryogenic technology delivers precise cooling to the cutting zone, enabling clean, burr-free machining of polymers often used in aerospace and medical applications.

Trumpf Inc. is introducing a new “Cutting Assistant” application, which employs artificial intelligence to help users improve the quality of laser-cut edges.