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AWARDS & RECOGNITION
ARM Institute Celebrates 2025 Class of Champions
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania — The ARM (Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing) Institute recently presented several individuals from its member consortium with ARM Champion awards during the institute’s 9th Annual Member Meeting, which took place Sept. 3-5 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The ARM Champion Awards recognize ARM members who have gone above and beyond to advocate for the institute’s mission and strengthen U.S. manufacturing. ARM Champions are nominated by their fellow members and the ARM Institute team.
ECI Software Solutions Earns Industry Recognition for Culture Excellence and Product Innovation
Westlake, Texas — ECI Software Solutions (ECI), a global provider of cloud-based business management software and services, announced that it has recently achieved three distinguished accolades. Each honor demonstrates ECI’s commitment to weaving human-centric values into its culture and products in service of its mission to deliver purpose-built, customer-first software.
Kennametal Named Among World's Best Companies by Time
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania — Kennametal Inc. has been named to Time magazine's list of World's Best Companies 2025, a recognition presented by Time and Statista Inc., the leading statistics and industry ranking provider. The honor reflects Kennametal's ongoing efforts to support employee satisfaction and enhance transparency in sustainability practices, among other criteria.
BRAND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Kitamura Machinery Partners With New Distributor in Brazil To Strengthen Regional Support and Sales
Mt. Prospect, Illinois — Kitamura Machinery, a recognized global manufacturer of high-precision vertical, horizontal, 5-axis, and double-column machining centers, proudly announces the appointment of SAF Maquinas, based in Pinhais, Brazil, as its exclusive distributor for the Brazilian market. This new partnership enhances Kitamura’s ability to provide localized sales, service, and application support to Brazilian manufacturers across a range of industries.
DN Solutions Acquires German High-End Machine Tool Manufacturer Heller: Sales to Reach 2B Euros
Nurtingen, Germany, and Seoul, Korea — On Aug. 27, DN Solutions, the world’s No. 3 and Korea’s No. 1 machine tool company, announced its agreement to acquire Heller Group, a German cutting-edge machine tool manufacturer. Heller, founded in 1894, is a 131-year-old company recognized for its world-class machining center technology, specializing in demanding, high-precision processes. Once the integration is complete, DN Solutions’ consolidated sales are expected to approach 2 billion euros.
EVENTS
Ellison Technologies Announces The Full Swing: A Journey of the Part
Santa Fe Springs, California — Join Ellison Technologies this fall for a one-of-a-kind event that brings together industry innovation, hands-on demonstrations, expert insight, and networking opportunities. From September through November, Ellison will go on tour, stopping in Plymouth, Minnesota; Charlotte, North Carolina; Pewaukee, Wisconsin; Brentwood, Tennessee; Indianapolis, Indiana; Schaumburg, Illinois; Cincinnati, Ohio; Santa Fe Springs, California; and Cleveland, Ohio. Attendees will have the opportunity to assemble a custom golf putter machined live at the event and take it home as a keepsake.
Experience Stratasys Tour 2025
Minnetonka, Minnesota — This year, the Experience Stratasys Tour is hitting the road again – bringing the latest in 3D printing technologies, materials, and applications to more than 100 locations across the United States. Designed as a hands-on, mobile event, the Experience Stratasys Tour offers engineers, designers, production teams, and decision-makers the chance to explore real-world applications of additive manufacturing without the need to travel far from home.
NEW HIRES & PROMOTIONS
Mate Precision Technologies Announces New President – Joe Schneider
Minneapolis, Minnesota — After 25 years at Mate Precision Technologies, the past 19 of which were as president, Kevin Nicholson has announced his retirement. Mate Precision Technologies, a global leader in metal cutting and metal forming products and solutions, announced the appointment of new president Joe Schneider, which went into effect in August. Dedicated to Mate, Nicholson will ensure a smooth transition to the new president.
Rhett Emerson Appointed CFO and VP at Kyzen, Marking New Chapter of Growth
Nashville, Tennessee — Kyzen, the global leader in innovative, environmentally responsible cleaning chemistries, is pleased to announce the promotion of Rhett Emerson to chief financial officer and vice president. This leadership appointment reflects Emerson’s significant contributions to Kyzen’s financial strategy, global operations, and people-centered culture since joining the company in 2012.
RESEARCH & EDUCATION
America Makes Announces New Project Call, Recent Winners
Youngstown, Ohio — America Makes and the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM) are proud to announce a new open project call funded by the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Materials and Manufacturing Directorate worth $450,000. Learn more about the Affordable and Agile Composite Additive Manufactured Structures project.
America Makes and NCDMM also announced the winners of three recent project calls totaling $10.4 million, funded by the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense, Manufacturing Technology Office:
America Makes Announces Winners of High Priority Open Topics Project Call Worth $920K
America Makes Announces Winners of IMPACT 3.0 Project Call Worth $4.5M in Funding
America Makes Announces Winners of QTIME Project Call Worth $5M in Funding
NCMS Releases White Paper on Best Practices for Manufacturers Seeking To Initiate Smart Manufacturing Solutions
Ann Arbor, Michigan — The National Center for Manufacturing Sciences (NCMS) has released a white paper promoting best practices for small and medium-sized manufacturers (SMM) seeking a strategy to initiate smart manufacturing solutions. The white paper, “Accelerating Smart Manufacturing: Best Practices for Small and Medium Manufacturers,” draws on lessons learned from several recent NCMS initiatives as well as research conducted by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and others focused on smart manufacturing implementation.
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