Bystronic Launches Upgrade to ByVention Laser Cutting System 85
Walter Unveils New Miniature Milling Cutter 86
Amada Cutting Technologies Launches New Bandsawing Machines 86
Roland Introduces CAM Software for Use in MDX 3D Milling Machines 86
Sonnex Engineering Launches New Waterjet Cutting Machine 87
KYOCERA Launches Double-Sided Negative Insert Tool System 87
Mitsubishi Introduces Dry-Cut Gear Cutting Machines 88
Climax Portable Machine Tools Unveils New Portable Flange 88
Kyocera Launches OTM API Ring Groover 89
MatCam Launches New Laser Cutting Machines 89
DMG India Unveils DMU 40 monoBLOCK Range of Machines 89
Mori Seiki Launches NMV8000 DCG Vertical Machining Center 90
Mori Seiki Unveils MV-1003L Vertical Machining Center 90
Mori Seiki Upgrades NH8000 DCG II and NH6300 DCG II Horizontal
Machining Centers 91
Fadal Machining Centers to Launch VMC 4525 91
Fadal Machining Centers to Unveil FX Series Machines with
Infimatic Control 92
Walter Develops Protostar® Ti series 93
Okuma Introduces MULTUS B750 93
Okuma Launches VTM-200 Vertical Machining Center 93
OMAX® Corporation to Introduce 80X JetMachining® Center 94
Sandvik Coromant to Launch CoroTurn TR Tools 94
Siemens Drive Technologies to Launch CNC Solutions 95
Sodick to Launch HS650L, 5-Axis High Speed Machining Center 95
SPINNER Launches New U-Series Machining Centers 95
Sugino Upgrades SSM5 and SSM4 Drill Units 96
5. RECENT INDUSTRY ACTIVITY 97
MAG IAS Acquires Forest- Line 97
Miyano Machinery Merges with Citizen Machinery 97
E. Biglia Signs Agreement with Hardinge Machine Tools 97
Siemens Unveils New Technology Application Centre 98
Interflow Acquires Hydraulic Milling Machine 98
Gildemeister to Form Joint Venture with Shenyang Machine Tool
and Mori Seiki 98
Sandvik Coromant Renews Technical Partnership Agreement with
Stewart-Haas Racing 98
StarragHeckert Completes Acquisition of Dorries Scharmann 99
Climax Portable Machine Tools Opens New Rental Depots in US
and Australia 99
Bharat Fritz Werner Announces New Unit in India 99
Hyundai WIA to Set Up Two New Plants in India 99
Lap-Stamp Selects LASER 1000 5Ax of GF AgieCharmilles 100
Konecranes Acquires Assets of King Tool 100
Magellan Aerospace Expands Hard Metal Machining Center 100
Mori Seiki to Establish Machine Tool Facility in California 101
Mitsubishi to Set Up a New Automotive Machine Tools Facility
in China 101
India Steel Summit to Establish a New Machine Tools and
Accessories Facility 101
Konecranes Acquire AH Maskinservice and Axis Machine Tool
Engineers 101
AMADA MACHINE TOOLS Establishes a Comprehensive European Base 102
Amada Merges Amada Cutting Technologies and Amada Wasino
America to Form Amada Machine Tools 102
FANUC CNC America Corporation Changes Name to FANUC FA America
Corporation 102
Gildemeister and Mori Seiki Join Hands for Sales and Services 102
mutares Takes Over Fertigungstechnik Weisenfels 103
Wendt India and Delapena Honing Equipment Sign Agreement 103
Emerson Bearing Establishes New Machine Tools Division 103
Tech-Con Enters into Partnership with Motoman Robotics 103
Konecranes Acquires Assets of Ohio Hi-Speed Machine 104
Seco Tools Purchases AOB 104
Coherent Takes Over Beam Dynamics 104
Itochu Mechatronics and Itochu Sanki to Merge 105
Machine Tools Supply to Take Over Cutting Edge Tool & Supply 105
Advanced Machinery Purchases Assets of Machine Tool Partners 105
New Century Companies Merges with Precision Aerostructures
Companies 106
Jet Edge Takes Over Calypso Waterjet Systems 106
Tiercel Technology Takes Over John G Wilson Machine 106
Kennametal Establishes WIDIA Products Group 106
PTG Expands Machine Business as PTG Heavy Industries 107
Starragheckert to Establish Manufacturing in India 107
WARDJet Partners with AMRC 107
Moog Purchases Boulton Paul factory from GE Aviation 107
DGI Supply and Tool Crib Supply Enter into Affiliation Agreement 108
R.O. Deaderick Company Merges with Machine Tool Systems 108
Absolute Machine Tools Attains Rights to TopEDM and AccuteX 108
Fair Friend Group Enters into Strategic Alliances 108
Yeong Chin Machinery Enters into Alliance with Yong Ju
Precision and Excetek 109
Climax Portable Machine Tools Bags Contract from U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers 109
Concepts NREC Enters into Partnership with Maschinenfabrik
Berthold Hermle 109
Ningbo Haitian Group, Electronica Machine Tools to Jointly
Launch Press Assembly 110
StarragHeckert Holding AG to Launch Machine Tool Facility in
India 110
DP Technology Inks Agreement with Salvadeo 110
Ellison Technologies Snaps Up J & H Machine Tools 110
Mollart Engineering Purchases Bencere 111
Flow International Corporation Purchases Minority Stakes in
Dardi International Corporation 111
Joy Global Acquires Wuxi Shengda 111
Daikin Industries Inks Agreement to Take Over All World
Machinery Supply 112
Sandvik Inks Agreement to Purchase BTA Heller Drilling System 112
Flow International Corporation Inks Agreement to Merge with
Omax Corporation 112
Flow International to Construct Center for Advanced Waterjet
Systems 113
Flow International Corporation Bags Contract from Mitsubishi
Heavy Industries 113
Bosch Rexroth AG to Snap Up Interlit Joistgen GmbH 113
Doosan Infracore Machine Tools Yantai Unveils Machine Tool Fair 114
ESAB Holdings Ltd Snaps Up Romar Positioning Equipment
International 114
Carolina Machine and Tool Snaps Up Cutting Tools and Service 114
R.P. Machine Enterprises Purchases Fletcher Machine Company 114
Hexagon AB Buys M&H Group 114
China General Technology Holding to Purchase 58% Stakes in
Qier Machine Tool Group 115
Sandvik Tooling Purchases Teeness ASA 115
Caterpillar Takes Over Lovat 115
Delcam Inks Partnership with Doosan 115
ICAM Technologies Corporation, Dörries Scharmann Technologie
GmbH Ink Strategic Marketing Agreement 116
Mitsubishi Corporation and Craftsman Automation Enter into
Joint Venture 116
GBI Cincinnatti to Launch Revolution Line of Machine Tools 117
Shenyang to Acquire Two Subsidiaries from its Parent Company 117
Hangzhou Machine Tool Grabs Contract to Develop Grinding Machines 117
Spark Machine Tool Acquires Majority Stake in SOMAB 117
Heavy Engineering Corporation and Bharat Heavy Electricals to
Enter into Joint Venture 118
JTEKT Enters into Partnership with Micromatic 118
Yamazaki Mazak to Broaden Operations 118
Yamazaki Mazak Enters into Agreement with Ken Okuyama Design 118
Genertec Invests in Qiqihar No.2 to Increase Shares 119
The Indian Machine Tool Manufacturers' Association and Central
Machine Tool Institute to Open Testing Facility 119
Amada to Build Machine Tool Factory 119
Torque Master Tools to Build Machine Tools Facility 119
Marposs Took Over Control Gaging 119
Micromatic Grinding to Build New Unit for Grinding Machines 119
Agie-Charmilles to Build Production Base in China 120
Zenath Purchases American Augers Drilling Machine 120
Triumph Group Takes Over B & R Machine Tools Assets 120
