Lori Beckman

Lori Beckman Executive Editor

Xometry Acquires MakeTime

This acquisition brings together the country's two top manufacturing network platforms. The combined company will operate under the Xometry brand name and have offices in Maryland and Kentucky. 

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Methods Machine Tools Announces Key Management Appointments

Company President Jerry Rex has been named president and CEO, and Dale Hedberg has been promoted to vice president of operations. 

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Parts Cleaning

Cleaning Process Shows Increased Performance on Micromachined Parts

Vacuum cycling nucleation (VCN) is a technology being used to enhance the transfer of material to or from the surface of a solid. The process is accomplished by reducing the total pressure in a controlled environmental chamber containing a part submerged in a liquid, to below the vapor pressure of the liquid.

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Emerging Leaders

Emerging Leader Derek Briggs, Swiss Product Manager, Tsugami/Rem Sales

Derek researches and implements new technologies that integrate with Tsugami machines and improve the customer experience. He can either be found helping peers on the showroom floor and teaching training classes or traveling domestically and internationally for his job. 

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Eriez Appoints Director of Global Marketing and Communications

John Blicha has been appointed to the newly created position of director of global marketing and communications for Eriez.

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Dillon Chuck Jaws Achieves ISO Certification Almost 2 Years Early

Dillon Chuck Jaws achieves ISO 9001-2015 certification almost two years ahead of the deadline. 

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Bourn & Koch Promotes Business Unit Manager for Grinding

Joe Goral Sr. has accepted a new position within the company as business unit manager - grinding machine tools at Bourn & Koch Inc.

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Emerging Leaders

Emerging Leader Andres Barajas, Journeyman, CNC Machinist Programmer, Micron Manufacturing Co.

For Andres, manufacturing has influenced his life in a very positive way. Andres began working at Micron Manufacturing Co. in 2007 to first overcome many challenges he faced and to be a good role model for his brother.

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Emerging Leaders

Manuel Merkt, President and COO, Hermle Machine Co.

Manuel was once a young factory worker in Germany who navigated his way to where he is today—the president and COO of an international manufacturing company based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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Emerging Leaders Series: Parrish Castor, Director of Quality and Technology, DaCruz Manufacturing

Although Parrish Castor’s background includes a degree in criminal justice, a brief stint playing minor league baseball and then working as an underwriter, he was destined for a career in manufacturing.

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Emerging Leaders Series: Jami Massey, CEO, C&H Enterprises

Jami Massey, the first of our Emerging Leaders that we will highlight each week in this blog, believes that the customer drives production and only an extraordinary team determines success. 

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Emerging Leaders

Production Machining 2018 Emerging Leaders

Young professionals are a vital asset to the precision machined parts industry, and it is important to acknowledge those who are making strides toward shaping the industry’s future. Production Machining is recognizing our industry’s young talent who were nominated by their peers through our new Emerging Leaders program.

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