West Manufacturing News • Sept 18 • Bourn & Koch Expands Distributor Network

Bourn & Koch, an American manufacturer of precision machine tools including Bourn & Koch gear hobbers, Fellows gear shapers, Blanchard surface grinders and Springfield vertical grinders, is expanding its distributor network for these brands across the U.S.

The company has selected CNC Solutions, Advanced Manufacturing Engineering (AME), Lake Shore Machinery Sales, Machine Toolworks and J.M. Grisley to expand the Bourn & Koch sales and support network across the Midwest, West and Northwest.

CNC Solutions will represent northern California and northern Nevada. The company will offer new Blanchard surface grinders and Springfield vertical grinders, as well as support the sale and service of remanufactures and rebuilds performed by Bourn & Koch for customers in its territory. “With over 60 years in the machine tool industry, CNC Solutions offers vast experience and knowledge of the market that allows them to recommend the best solution for each customer,” said a spokesperson.

AME will represent Colorado, New Mexico and eastern Wyoming. AME will sell new Bourn & Koch machine tools and also handle sales for remanufactures and rebuilds for Bourn & Koch. “Founded in 2005 by experienced industry sales and application personnel with 100 years combined service, the company delivers complete application and service support by Certified Manufacturing Technology Sales Engineer (CMTSE) certified staff,” said the spokesperson.

Lake Shore Machinery Sales will sell Bourn & Koch brand gear hobbers, Fellows gear shapers, Blanchard surface grinders and Springfield vertical grinders to the Indiana, western Michigan and western Ohio markets. Lake Shore Machinery Sales has over 40 years’ experience with long-term sales and high-end projects.

Machine Toolworks, Inc. will offer new Blanchard surface grinders and Springfield vertical grinders to Washington, Oregon and northern Idaho, in addition to remanufactures and rebuilds. Machine Toolworks was established in 1996 and is a family-owned distributorship. “Machine Toolworks’ team of factory authorized service and applications technicians works in tandem with manufacturers to ensure each customer’s success,” said the spokesperson.

J.M. Grisley will represent Blanchard surface grinding and Springfield vertical grinding for Bourn & Koch in Utah, southern Idaho, Montana and western Wyoming. J.M. Grisley has been bringing advanced solutions to the mountain West for over 90 years. The company is a full-service machine tool distributor offering turn-key systems as well as machine service, training, applications assistance and software services.

Advanced Manufacturing Engineering 5770 Clarkson, Unit C Denver, CO80216 303-922-9266 ame@amerm.com www.amerm.com