Hypertherm Associates partners with BLM GROUP

Hypertherm Associates partners with BLM GROUP

BLM GROUP and Hypertherm Associates are partnering to offer solutions through BLM GROUP’s laser cutting and tube bending systems and Hypertherm Associates’ plasma and waterjet cutting products and software.

The partnership includes an agreement to expand demand for BLM GROUP’s tube cutting and bending systems, pipe and plate cutting systems, and 3D robotics systems in North America and Europe.

The partnership allows each company to maintain its current leadership structure, operations, and other strategic priorities. BLM GROUP has headquarters and manufacturing facilities in Italy. Hypertherm Associates is a U.S.-based employee-owned company offering Hypertherm plasma and OMAX waterjet systems. https://www.blmgroup.com; https://www.hyperthermassociates.com

APPOINTMENTS

INDEX Corp. announced Michael Huggett will succeed Cris Taylor as the company’s president and CEO by the end of April 2025, when Taylor retires.

Huggett brings more than 30 years of industry experience, starting as a machinist, followed by roles of increasing responsibility at multiple machine tool builders. He’s served as INDEX Corp. director of sales since early 2017.

Taylor took the helm of INDEX in January 2021. His 40-year career began as a machine-building apprentice and culminated in serving as CEO of multiple machine tool organizations during the past two decades. https://www.index-group.com

Sandvik Coromant appointed Thomas Henry vice president of marketing for the Americas. He brings more than 25 years’ experience in metal cutting and industrial distribution. https://www.sandvik.coromant.com

Mastercam, a business area segment of Sandvik Manufacturing Solutions, named Russ Bukowski as interim president. With more than 20 years’ expertise in strategy, Bukowski will guide Mastercam through the transition. https://www.mastercam.com

While continuing in his role as general manager for Latin America, REGO-FIX USA General Manager William (Bill) Obras will spearhead strategic relationships as director of partnerships for the Center for Machining Excellence (CME), which he was a driving force in developing. Obras has been with the company for nearly 30 years.

Jeff Schemel is being promoted from North American sales manager to general manager USA.

Schemel has more than two decades’ experience with REGO-FIX customers and will oversee all business activities in the U.S. and Canada. https://regousa.com

Lyndex-Nikken promoted Matt Mowell to regional sales manager for the Southeast Region; Jacob Franco as regional sales manager for Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana; and Rafael Isaias as national sales manager for Mexico.

Mowell’s experience spans sales, machine operation, service engineering, applications engineering, and machine tool apprenticeship. Franco brings 22 years’ experience in machine operation and cutting tool sales focusing on machining complex bulkheads for commercial and military aircraft. Isaias has more than 25 years of industrial expertise in cutting tools, distribution, and electrical plus sales, marketing, business operations, and strategic planning. https://www.lyndexnikken.com