People & Companies

As the sky-high demand for jet engines shows no signs of slowing down, one Connecticut manufacturer is rising up to meet the challenge.

Vero Software Ltd. hired Eastern Region Account Manager Trey Tucker to support a growing base of manufacturing customers in the Southeastern United States.

Coldwater Machine Co., Coldwater, Ohio, an engineered solutions company that manufactures and integrates assembly automation and special machines for a variety of industries, appointed Nathan Wenning, P.E., to application engineering manager.

Cincinnati Inc. named Nick Thielmann sales engineer for the Midwest, covering Wisconsin, northern Illinois and northern Michigan.

To further serve customers in Michigan, Röhm Products of America Inc., Suwanee, Georgia, partnered with industrial manufacturers representative Motor City Industrial Marketing.

Privet Fund Management LLC, Atlanta, completed the acquisition of Hardinge Inc., a global provider of advanced metalcutting machine tool solutions and accessories.

Coherent Inc., Santa Clara, California, expanded its portfolio of industrial laser-based machine tools with its recent acquisition of O.R. Lasertechnologie GmbH, Dieburg, Germany.

Esben Østergaard, co-founder and chief technology officer of Universal Robots A/S, a manufacturer of collaborative robots, was awarded the automation industry’s most prestigious honor, the Engelberger Robotics Award.

Eriez Manufacturing Co., Erie, Pennsylvania, President and CEO Tim Shuttleworth and Vice President of Sales and Marketing Charlie Ingram announced the promotion of John Blicha to the newly created position of director of global marketing and communications.

Amada Miyachi America Inc., Monrovia, California, a manufacturer of resistance welding, laser welding, marking, cutting and micromachining equipment and systems, appointed Kurt A. Tolliver vice president of sales.

Motion Industries Inc., Birmingham, Alabama, a wholly owned subsidiary of Genuine Parts Co., entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Power Industries Inc., aka Santa Rosa MRO LLC, Santa Rosa, California.

C.H. Hanson Co., one of the nation’s oldest manufacturers, has acquired the assets of Pearson Industries Inc., a manufacturer of ventilators and ventilation accessories.