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Mazak plans technology center expansion in Schaumburg, IL
With a continued upswing in business, Mazak officials plan to expand their Midwest Headquarters and Technology Center located in Schaumburg, IL.

The expansion represents Mazak’s continuous investment in American manufacturing, coinciding with other recent investments including a new facility in Houston, TX, and production expansion at its manufacturing campus in Florence, KY.

“The vibrant manufacturing market and our long-term commitment to customers in the Midwest convinced us to accelerate our expansion plans of our Technology Center in Illinois,” says Brian Papke, president, Mazak Corp. “In line with our new Southwest Headquarters and Technology Center in Houston and a new $9 million investment in our Kentucky plant, the goal of the Midwest expansion is to continuously serve our customers with solutions for improved manufacturing productivity to competitiveness of North American manufacturing.”
mazakusa.com

Titanium Machining Technology Days
Mitsui Seiki U.S.A. Inc. will be hosting Titanium Machining Technology Days June 15 and June 16, 2011. These one-day technical events will provide valuable insight into machining titanium. Speakers from Sikorsky, Boeing, Kennametal, Apache Aerospace, Fanuc, and Mitsui Seiki will present the critical aspects to consider along with the latest practical experience surrounding this topic. The presentations will be at the Sheraton Mahwah Hotel in Mahwah, NJ. Machine demos will be at Mitsui Seiki’s facility in Franklin Lakes, NJ.

To register and for more information,  including an agenda and accommodation details, please visit mitsuiseiki.com/time.

Manufacturing Technology Consumption up 138.1%
February U.S. manufacturing technology consumption totaled $329.43 million, according to AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology and the American Machine Tool Distributors’ Association (AMTDA). This total, as reported by companies participating in the USMTC program, was down 10.9% from January but up 99.3% when compared with the total of $165.31 million reported for February 2010. With a year-to-date total of $699.16 million, 2011 is up 138.1% compared with 2010.

“The dramatic year-over-year growth further underscores the manufacturing renaissance that is taking place,” says Douglas K. Woods, president of AMT. “As February is a short month, the slight decline from January is to be expected, but the overall gains compared with February 2010 point to our belief that 2011 will be a strong year for the industry.” amtda.org, amtonline.org

DYMAX Expands European Operation
Dymax Corp. has relocated its European office to a new facility in Wiesbaden, Germany. Greg Bachmann, president, says that the new facility, which is four times larger than the previous location, will serve as the home base for the company’s business in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. It will house additional production equipment and an expanded workforce, which will support the growth that DYMAX continues to experience. Along with its fourth straight year of inclusion on the Inc. 5000 list of most rapidly growing private companies, DYMAX was recently recognized by the U.S. Department of Commerce for its innovation and export activity. dymax.com