The surface treatment global business unit of Ludwigshafen, Germany-based BASF SE’s coatings division, operating under the Chemetall brand, opened a laboratory at its 38,700-sq.-ft. manufacturing and office facility in Querétaro, Mexico.
Liftomatic Material Handling Inc., Buffalo Grove, Ill., a material-handling equipment manufacturer, announced the opening of Asian headquarters in the near future.
Röhm Products of America, Suwanee, Ga., a provider of clamping and gripping technology for the metalworking industry, expanded its sales team with the addition of Steven Onik as national sales manager and Yusuf Ali as regional sales manager for Canada.
Jtekt Toyoda Americas Corp., Arlington Heights, Ill., named GeroTech Inc. distributor for east and north Michigan territories for the entire product line, excluding grinder sales.
DataCAD Software & Services GmbH, Bad Kreuznach, Germany, a supplier of technical software solutions throughout Europe, has joined BobCAD-CAM Inc., Clearwater, Fla., as a value-added reseller.
Milltronics USA Inc., Waconia, Minn., named Protek CNC Sales Corp., Simi Valley, Calif., the exclusive distributor for Southern California and southern Nevada.
