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Sodick Partners with Merrifield Machinery Solutions in Eastern Michigan

Mold Making Technology

Dan Meehan joined MMS in 2020 as vice president. Its machines are used for the production of molds, dies and other markets including but not limited to aerospace, defense, automotive, medical, energy and micro machining. Meehan brings 30 years of EDM machine tool sales experience to MMS and will lead its team efforts.

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Researchers warn of collision dangers between drones and planes

E&T

During a three-year period, the team identified 24 near-midair collisions (NMACs) between sUAS and aircraft, including two in 2018, one in 2019, 14 in 2020 and seven in 2021. As of 2020, an estimated 1.46 The researchers' findings were published in the SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) International Journal of Aerospace.

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CERATIZIT Launches Aggressive Sustainability Strategy and Gains Recognition for Green Carbide

Fabricating & Metal Work

Reduction of the carbon footprint 2020 – 2040 CERATIZIT is initially focusing on three major levers to quickly and significantly reduce its own carbon footprint. The second stage, 2030, envisages a reduction of 60% compared to 2020 with the help of further measures.

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Gilmour Space partners with Equipmake on EV tech for rocket program

AU Manufacturing

Led by former F1 engineer Ian Foley, Equipmake has forged its reputation by developing advanced EV technology for automotive OEMs and specialist supercar manufacturers, offering a complete suite of solutions from electric motors to power electronic systems to complete EV drivetrains for buses.

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Mixed Bag Ahead for US Metalworking Economy

Modern Machine Shop

consumption of machine tools and in the Gardner Business Index, which has shown positive growth since the last half of 2020. The GBI has been in positive territory almost since the beginning of 2017 (with a relatively short drop in the second half of 2019 followed by the COVID drop in 2020) and posted an all-time high in 2021.

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Steady Culture, Flexible Plans Enable Custom Tooling Success

Modern Machine Shop

West Ohio Tool , a second-generation custom tooling manufacturer based out of Russell Point, Ohio, learned this lesson during a leadership transition in early 2020 and has thrived since. By early 2020, she was officially CEO, with her husband Rea coming on as president to help fulfill some of Kaci’s father’s duties.

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GrayMatter raises $45M Series B to ease robot programming for manufacturers

Robotics Business Review

SK Gupta, Ariyan Kabir, and Brual Shah founded GrayMatter Robotics in 2020. Source: GrayMatter Robotics Users report increased efficiencies Over the past two years, GrayMatter Robotics has deployed robots across North America in aerospace, defense, specialty vehicles, marine, recreation, metal fabrication, and consumer products.

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