NORTHEAST Serving Since 2005 Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont & West Virginia M ANUFACTURING N EWS Feature Editorial Cutting Tools Reamers for Chip Control Nanojet Solid Carbide Reamers enhance chip control with through-coolant. See Page 6 Vol. 20 No. 11 November 2024 See Online DIGITAL EDITIONS at www.mfgnewsweb.com Franklin Precision Castings Adds DN Solutions DMN 4500S VM Polymer Medical to Invest $1.5 Million, Create 15 New Jobs Invest Buffalo Niagara (InBN), a nonprofit, privately-funded economic development organization represent-ing the eight counties of western New York, announced that Polymer Med-ical will expand operations in Buffalo Niagara. The medical device company plans to create 15 new, skilled jobs and invest $1.5 million. The medical device company will un-dertake injection molding and assembly services, producing critical drug delivery Continued on Page 54 Finishing/ Grinding/Abrasives Grinding Wheel Dressing Grinding wheel dressing machine provides precision off-line dressing and advanced capabilities. See Page 18 Franklin Precision Castings has an-nounced the purchase of a new DN So-lutions DMN 4500S VMC. The high-performance machining center provides its in-house machine shop faster tool changes, increased tool capacity and reduction in set-up times. Franklin Precision Castings partner-ed with Allegheny Machine Tool Sys-tems for the purchase and installation of the machining center. Continued on Page 54 Okuma America Announces New Global Service and Repair Facility The executive leadership team at Okuma America Corporation has an-nounced plans to construct a new global service and repair facility, to open in 2025. The facility will be an expansion of the company’s corporate headquar-ters campus in Charlotte, NC, and aid in servicing customers within the re-gional and global markets. “The decision to open a new global service and repair facility was guided by the company’s long-standing mission of Continued on Page 54 Applying Technology Custom PCD Drill For automotive supplier, the proof is in the drilling. See Page 28 PrecisionX Group Acquires New York-Based Ditron, Inc. PrecisionX Group (Preci-sionX), a portfolio company of CORE Industrial Partners, recently acquired Stormville, NY-based Ditron, a manufac-turer of small, micro and micro-miniature stamped parts and components for critical use applications in multiple growth industries, including aerospace, defense, medical and semiconductor. “Ditron brings a wealth of engineering experience, of-fering customers a seamless partner-ship from product design and proof-of-concept through full-scale produc-tion and delivery,” said Chris Hunting-ton, CEO of PrecisionX. “The addition of Ditron is a strategic milestone for PrecisionX as it enhances our core ca-Smart Manufacturing Automatic Cyber Response Solution designed for protection of critical infrastructure and OT systems. See Page 32 EMUGE-FRANKEN USA Celebrates 40th Anniversary pabilities and expands our portfolio.” Ditron offers precision-engineered solutions that provide high-quality, tight-tolerance parts for demanding applica-tions. Its capabilities include progressive die stamping, reel-to-reel stamping, Continued on Page 54 This year, EMUGE-FRANKEN USA, a manufacturer of taps, thread mills, drills, end mills and other rotary cutting tools, is celebrating its 40th anniversary. EMUGE-FRANKEN officially entered the U.S. marketplace with a handful of employees under the name EMUGE in 1984 in a Northborough, MA, sales and warehousing facility. Today, EMUGE-FRANKEN offers cutting tool innova-tions for a wide range of industries and products across North America, with over 80 employees in the U.S. and Canada. “We are very proud to celebrate this Continued on Page 54 Material Handling/ Inventory Control Lifter/Rotator for Magellan Telescope High-capacity custom solutions and other key components are helping make history. See Page 44 People in the News Page 42 Subscription Changes: To make name, address subscription changes contact: • Phone: 800-375-8488 • Fax: 817-488-7813 • E-mail: info@mfgnewsweb.com • www.mfgnewsweb.com Advertiser Index Page 41 Gross Publications, Inc. NORTHEAST MANUFACTURING NEWS P.O. Box 847 Grapevine, Texas 76099-0847 U.S.A. CHANGE SERVICE REQUESTED PRSRT STD U.S. POSTAGE DALLAS, TX PERMIT 4245 PAID
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