Workholding Sales Up Compared to 2007
Shipments of workholding equipment from the U.S. were $63.6
million for first quarter 2008, up 4.4 percent from first quarter 2007,
according to the Advanced Workholding Technology Group – AWT – formerly the
Workholding Product Group, The Association For Manufacturing Technology.
Fastener Patent Infringement Suit Settled
PennEngineering, Danboro, PA, announced a settlement
agreement with Richard Manno & Co., Inc. that resolves allegations that Manno
sold, or offered for sale, products that infringe PennEngineering’s intellectual
property. Details of the settlement agreement were not disclosed.
PennEngineering develops and manufactures PEM self-clinching, broaching, weld,
and surface mount fasteners.
Tesco Technologies to Operate Under Seco Tools Name
Tesco Technologies Inc., Novi, MI, has dropped the Tesco
identity and will carry the Seco Tools Inc. name. Seco acquired Tesco in 2004.
Tesco was known for its Jabro brand line of tooling, targeted at mold and die,
medical, and aerospace applications. Jabro is a Seco Tools Inc. brand.
FARO and DPI Strike Licensing Deal
FARO Technologies, Inc., Lake Mary, FL, a maker of portable
computer-aided measurement hardware and software, announced that it acquired an
exclusive license from Dimensional Photonics International, Inc. DPI is a
provider of high-speed, high-accuracy digital shape scanners – for global rights
to develop, manufacture, and sell DPI technology and products. Terms of the
agreement were not disclosed.
KUKA Robotics Celebrates 35 Years
KUKA Robotics Corp., Clinton Township, MI, celebrates its
35th year in the robotics industry with an open house at its headquarters. The
robot manufacturer will showcase more than 15 operating robotic demonstration
cells.
Student Wins CNC Software Contest
CNC Software, Tolland, CT, developer of Mastercam CAD/CAM
software, announced that the winner of its Innovator of the Future contest for
the 2007/2008 school year is Bernie Sievers, a student in the Advanced
Manufacturing Program at Vincennes University, Vincennes, IN.
Industrial Wireless Communications in Flux
A recently completed market study from Venture Development
Corp., Natick, MA, focused on shipments of products for on-site industrial
monitoring and control.
Sandvik Coromant Boosts R&D Facility
Sandvik Coromant, Fair Lawn, NJ, a
manufacturer of cutting tools, will increase the size of its
research and development department by nearly 20 percent,
adding 40 new employees during the next three years. Between
its R&D department and the research center for cemented
carbides in Vastberga, Sweden, the company employs more than
200 employees.