Production Machining’s August 2021 News Highlights

FANUC Corp., a world’s supplier of CNCs, robotics and factory automation, has produced its 750,000th industrial robot, representing a milestone in the robotics industry. Currently, FANUC is capable of producing 11,000 robots per month in fully automated factories that use its own robots to make robots, controllers and machine tools that are said to offer reliability, precision, speed and easy operation.

“With 750,000 robots installed globally, FANUC has become a household name in manufacturing,” says Mike Cicco, president and CEO, FANUC America. “I’d like to thank our customers, authorized system integrators, suppliers and employees for helping us achieve such an impressive and important milestone.”

Here are more news highlights:

Hardinge Inc. Acquiring J.G. Weisser — U.S.-based Hardinge Inc. and German manufacturer J.G. Weisser have entered into a definitive agreement for Hardinge to acquire Weisser. The acquisition is designed to enhance Hardinge’s turning and milling platform with Weisser’s portfolio of products and technologies.

DMG MORI Opens Southeast Regional Headquarters — DMG MORI Manufacturing USA recently opened a new Southeast regional headquarters in Charlotte, North Carolina. The 1,250-square-meter facility consolidates the machine tool manufacturer’s Nashville, Tampa and Charlotte branches to create a central sales and service location for the entire Southeast region and Eastern U.S.

Index Corp. Adds Distributor in Virginia, Carolinas — Index Corp. has added Machinery Solutions Inc. in Lexington, South Carolina, to its distributor network, serving North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. This additional distributor is part of Index’s continuing revitalized sales and service initiative, the company says.

AMT Executive Appointed to NCATC Board — AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology announced that Greg Jones, vice president of AMT’s Smartforce Development, was recently elected to the National Coalition of Advanced Technology Centers (NCATC) board of directors. Jones will occupy one of two strategic partner seats on the board for a term of two years which began July 1, 2021.

Sandvik Acquiring Cambrio Software Company — Sandvik has signed an agreement with Battery Ventures to acquire U.S.-based Cambrio which offers an end-to-end portfolio in CAD/CAM software for manufacturing industries such as automotive, transportation, energy, medical and aerospace.

Alro Steel Opens Ft. Wayne Outlet Store — Alro Steel opened an outlet location in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The company says the 10,600-square-foot store carries a range of metals and plastics, and is open to the public. The outlet stocks a broad inventory of carbon steel, aluminum, stainless steel, tool steel, copper, brass and bronze in a variety of shapes, including rounds, flats, squares, hex, angles, channels, beam, pipe, tube, sheet and plate.

United Precision Services Named Romi Distributor — Romi Machine Tools USA has entered into an exclusive distribution agreement with United Precision Services (UPS), which is based in Cincinnati, Ohio. Under terms of the agreement, UPS will serve as the exclusive distributor for Romi's line of heavy-duty horizontal and vertical CNC lathes across the U.S. and Canada.

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