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I A;ustempered Ductile Iron {ADI)
outperfonns steel as demonstrated in th.ese
, road test results on hypoid gears:
Switching From steel
to Austempered
DuctHe Iron (ADI)
will also add these
benefits:
I • Cast to nearer nel
. hape ami reduced
machining cost
'. Lighter weight
• Lower overall cost
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Mitsubishii M'achine Tools Opens New Tech Center
Mill Machine Tool U.S.A., Inc., has announced the open-
ing of its new Soutbea tern Technical Center, Located in
Greensboro, North Carolina, the new Technical Center show-
cases the latest product developments for Mitsubishi.'s entire
line of machimng centers, turning centers, cylindrical
grinders, gear production machinery. Flexible Manufacturing
Systems (FMS) and more.
The staff at the new Milsubishi Southeastern Technical
Center will be available to answer design and manufactllling
question and to assist in developing innovative soluticas.
The center is located in the Deep River Bu iness Park, 7860
Thorndike Road, Greensboro, North Carolina.
Mahr Promotes Hochwart 10 President.
Parker to Vi,ce'President
Thomas Keidel, Chairman of the Board of' Mahr GmbH,
Germany, announced the promotion of Edgar Hochwart 10
President of Mahr' North American operations and Donald
Parker to Vice President Hochwart, a 13-year Mahr empJoy-
ee, has been Executive Vice President and General Manager
for North America since November 1997. Parker formerly
served. as National Sales Manager.
About the promotions, Hochwart said, "Mr. Parker and I
pledge to continue the strengthening of Mallr customer support
we began one year ago. In that time we've added more applications,
engineering and other after sales . uppor; personnel to our
Cincinnati headquarters. We also opened addnional
Measurement Re ource Center in North Carolina and
California, and increased ourpresence in Mexico and Canada-
all with the goal of delivering exceptional customer service
along wi!h our iDdUSlI)'-leading measurement products."
PresMet to Double IProduction 'Capacity
The PresMet Corporation has announced the pUI0Cllase of two
additional buildings to meet current and anticipated production
demands for powder metalparts. The company's $10 million
investment includes the cost of the buildings and !he new equipment
that will be housed in ihem, When completed, the new site
wiD double the company's manufacturing operations. The new
facil:ities add 60.,000 square feet of production space.
"Work will 'begin immediately on these facilities and we
expect to be operational by the second quarter of 1999," said
Julia E, Gwinn, President of PresMet. "The ever-expanding
acceptance of powder metallurgy. a viable metal fonnin.g
process has increased the demand for the high-performance,
high-toleranceparts we produce. This is especially evident in
the automotive industry where it is anticipated thai. the u e of
metal powder will increase anywhere from 20 to 30 percent
by 2002. PresMet anticjpares it will exceed tho e indu try
growthfigures for thai time frame."
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