M ANUFACTURING N EWS SW SE NE MW W SOUTHWEST SOUTHEAST NORTHEAST MIDWEST WEST Partnership to Provide New Lubricant Solutions DMG MORI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT and FUCHS PETROLUB SE have signed a collaboration contract. The goal of the technology partnership is to jointly de-velop new lubricant solutions and serv-ices for machine tool applications. The plan also includes further progress in digitization of production processes and condition monitoring of machines and plants. “Use of the correct lubricant is deci-sive for optimal productivity when ma-chine tools are used for intensive processing of components. In FUCHS, we are pleased to acquire a globally-based technology partner, and together we want to continue expanding our tech-nology and service excellence,” said Christian Thönes, Chairman of the Exec-utive Board of DMG MORI AKTIENGE-SELLSCHAFT. “DMG MORI has a high level of technological expertise, innovative force and global presence. I am certain that customers and users, as well as the two companies, will benefit from this part-nership,” said Stefan Fuchs, CEO of FUCHS PETROLUB SE. For more information contact: DMG MORI -Americas Headquarters 2400 Huntington Blvd. Hoffman Estates, IL 60192 847-593-5400 us.dmgmori.com Fuchs Lubricants Co. 17050 Lathrop Avenue Harvey, IL 60426 708-333-8900 inquiry@fuchus.com www.fuchs.com/us Reaching Every Month Over 100,000 Metalworking Manufacturing Decision Makers MW MIDWEST M ANUFACTURING N EWS Serving Since 2007 Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin NE NORTHEAST M ANUFACTURING N EWS Serving Since 2005 Connecticut, Delaware, DC, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont & West Virginia WA OR NV ID UT AZ MT WY CO NM ND SD NE KS OK TX MN IA WI IL MI IN CA OH PA NY MA RI CT MD DE VT NH ME MO AR LA TN MS AL KY WV VA SC NJ NC GA Morris Group, Inc. Distributors to Supply Desktop Metal 3-D Printing Technology Metal Deposition (BMD), a proprietary process, to near net shape parts, similar to the safest and most widely-used 3-D printing process for plastics, fused deposi-tion modeling (FDM). The Studio System printer fea-tures safe-to-handle, swap-pable media cartridges and quick release print heads for seamless material changes. It was designed for use with a variety of materials — Morris Group, Inc. has been selected by Desktop from steels and copper to Metal as a Diamond Partner supplier of its innovative superalloys like Inconel. metal 3-D printing systems. (l-r) Ric Fulop, CEO and “We are excited to part-co-founder of Desktop Metal and Brad Morris, ner with Morris Group to President and CEO of Morris Group, Inc. bring our metal 3-D printing solutions to new markets,” Morris Group, Inc. of Windsor, CT, one of the largest CNC machine tool dis-said Ric Fulop, CEO and co-founder of tribution networks in North America, has Desktop Metal. “Through this partner-been selected by Desktop Metal of ship, manufacturers can leverage the Burlington, MA, as a Diamond Partner same trusted source to purchase and supplier of its innovative metal 3-D print-service the highly complementary tech-ing systems in 30 states extending from nologies of CNC machine tools and Maine to Florida to the Dakotas. With the metal additive manufacturing that to-addition of Desktop Metal’s Studio Sys-gesther deliver the dimensional accu-tem to its existing lineup of CNC ma-racy and speed needed to produce reliable, precision metal parts.” chine tools, Morris Group’s extensive “We researched many different ad-distributor network provides an end-to-ditive manufacturing technologies over end suite of advanced solutions to man-the past several years and believe that ufacturers of precision metal parts. Desktop Metal offers the best metal 3-D “We are very pleased to represent printing tool for our customers’ needs. Desktop Metal and excited to introduce We look forward to introducing the this groundbreaking 3-D printing tech-Studio System and other Desktop nology to metalcutting manufacturers Metal products to the market as they in our distribution area,” said Brad are developed,” added Mr. Morris. Morris, President and CEO of Morris For more information or to reserve Group. “Our organization brings more the Studio System, contact your local than 75 years of manufacturing experi-Morris Group distributor. To locate a ence, knowledge and customer sup-Morris Group distributor near you, visit port to the table.” morrisgroupinc.com/home/companies. The Studio System, which debuted For more information contact: in May, is the first office-friendly metal Morris Group, Inc. 3-D printing system for rapid prototyp-910 Day Hill Rd. ing, and is 10 times less expensive than Windsor, CT 06095 existing technology. It is a complete 860-687-3475 platform, including a printer, a debinder www.morrisgroupinc.com and a sintering furnace. It requires no Desktop Metal hazardous powders, lasers or cutting www.desktopmetal.com tools to operate. 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