- As Cincinnati Settles Into Unova, Centerless Grinders
Shift to Landis.
In the less than four months since the takeover of Cincinnati Machine (Cincinnati, Ohio) by Southern-California-based Unova, Inc. was announced, some production shifts stemming from the acquisition have started. First move: grinders. Unova's plant in Hebron, Kentucky near the Cincinnati regional airport, the building that once held its conveyor systems ......
- Three acquired products broaden aerospace line from
Cincinnati lamb.
As Cincinnati Lamb's aerospace-machine unit settles into its new digs in Hebron, Ky., its existing product line of large gantry mills, tape-laying machines, etc. finds itself bolstered with the results of some recent selective acquisitions. Specialty machines once made by Marwin, Ingersoll, and Modig are now being offered to aircraft ......
- Ohio importer starts link to Shenyang Machine
Tool.
Large CNC machining centers made by Shenyang Machine Tool Co. Ltd. (Shenyang, China) are slated to begin making inroads into the North American market, imported by a start-up firm in the Midwest. Cincinnati Standard Co. (Cincinnati, Ohio) has agreed with the Chinese builder to set up a sales and service ......
- After acquisition by another Brazilian firm, Wotan
opens new U.S. office.
At the Mecanica 2004 show in Sao Paulo, Brazil, last May machine-tool builder Wotan Maquinas Ltda. (Gravatai, Brazil) displayed a single machine. It was a small machining center, even though the company is best known for its very large horizontal boring mills. Cash flow prevented mounting a larger display, explained ......
- Mitsui Seiki's new CEO has a Jtekt
connection.
Precision-machine-tool builder Mitsui Seiki Kogyo Co. (Tokyo, Japan) announces that Tadayuki Abe, 63, will be appointed president and chief executive officer at the end of the month, to succeed Takehiko Higuchi, who is retiring. An engineer-turned-executive, Abe started his career with Mitsui Seiki's top customer, Toyota Motor Corp. in 1967....
- Eaton Buys Aeroquip-Vickers, Including CNC-Producing
Division.
Vickers Electronic Systems (Lebanon, Ohio), the former electronic systems division of Cincinnati Milacron, Inc.and the company that continues to produce the Acramatic controller for Cincinnati Machine products, is part of a huge acquisition. Early this month Eaton Corp. (Cleveland, Ohio) announced its intention to acquire all the outstanding shares of ......
- In Michigan, A Unified Unova Sales Outlet Prepares
Tech Center.
For the Cincinnati Machine (Cincinnati, Ohio) portion of Unova at least, the move almost represents a return to old ways. Prior to the 1998 incorporation of Cincinnati Milacron's machine-tool division into Unova Industrial Automation Systems, the Mill administered sales and service in the important Michigan market from its Detroit-area office....