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Hardinge Inc., a multinational machine tool and accessories builder with global headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, received the 2022 National metalworking reshoring Award in recognition of its success in bringing manufacturing back to the United States. The 2022 award was presented on Sept. 16, 2022, at ImTS – The International manufacturing Technology Show at mcCormick Place in Chicago by Harry moser, founder and president of the reshoring Initiative. The award honors companies that have effectively reshored products, parts, or tooling made primarily by metal forming, fabricating, casting, or machining, including additive manufacturing. The award is made possible by the reshoring Initiative; the Precision metalforming Association (PmA); AmT – The Association For manufacturing Technology, which owns and produces ImTS; Sme; and the National Tooling and machining Association (NTmA).
To receive the award on the ImTS+ main Stage were Hardinge’s Jeremy michael, vice President and General manager of Turning & milling; ryan ervin, Chief marketing officer and vice President of Sales; David bassett, Senior Director Continuous Improvement, Quality, export Compliance; and Chandra Urs, President – Turning & milling.
“We are very proud to be recognized by the reshoring Initiative and owe a tremendous amount of gratitude to the hundreds of Hardinge employees both in the United States and Taiwan who worked to make this initiative a success over the last two years,” says michael. “our teams worked late hours with their counterparts overseas to ensure that knowledge and processes were transferred to our facility in elmira, New York, and these efforts were rewarded as we began to see machine tools rolling off the new lines and out to customers.”
Hardinge’s extensive work bringing back manufacturing production to the United States made theirs a winning case. “Hardinge shifted the manufacturing of its milling and turning machine center solutions from its Taiwan plant to its plant in elmira, New York,” moser says. “What could be more appropriate at ImTS 2022 than for the winner to be a leading AmT member and ImTS exhibitor, which has manufactured machine tools in the United States since the 1890s?” moser believes that reshoring work done by companies like Hardinge has helped invigorate manufacturing in the United States and recognizing their accomplishments is important, saying, “The reshoring Award has helped accelerate reshoring from 6,000 manufacturing jobs per year in 2010 to 260,000 in 2021.”
ANCA CNC Machines Appoints Amanda Bakun as the Marketing and Communications Manager for the Americas
ANCA USA, a market leading manufacturer of CNC grinding machines, has announced that Amanda bakun will take on the newly created position of marketing and Communications Amanda Bakun, Marketing and Communications manager for the Americas. Manager for the Americas
Johanna boland, Group Communications and Strategy manager said, “It has been really exciting at ANCA over the past five years in the marketing communications space. We have built an
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outstanding team who are leading the way in our social media, thought leadership, customer communications and even an e-commerce platform amongst other marketing activities. We have a powerful and positive brand at ANCA, and I am confident that Amanda will both nurture and grow our reputation in the Americas as well as celebrate what is key to our success – our customers.”
Since ANCA was founded in 1974, the cutting tool industry has continued to grow, in both size and application. ANCA CNC grinders are used for manufacturing precision cutting tools and components across a diverse range of competitive industries including cutting tool manufacture, automotive, aerospace, electronics and medical. russell riddiford, Gm Americas said “I am confident that the North/South American segment of the market is going to continue to grow, and because of that we are investing in our growth strategy. We have fantastic customers and exceptional technology in a dynamic market – marketing is key to connecting these groups together.”
“by the appointment of a local marketing and communications manager, ANCA will deliver a program of activities so that new and existing customers can remain up to date on all the latest news and innovations. This is especially important as we continue to diversify, expand, and grow our brand presence in a variety of different markets. We also pride ourselves on an aggressive product development strategy, investing more than 10% of our revenue annually into research and development - we need to ensure we are communicating these new solutions to the market,” says Johanna boland.
Although Amanda is new to ANCA, she is not new to the industry. She brings over 12 years of experience in content strategy and marketing in manufacturing. Amanda has worked for several organizations in the industry, most recently a leader in turning and grinding machines. ANCA is confident that her addition to the team will have a big impact on the region. At ANCA, Amanda will be responsible for the content marketing strategy, communications, and marketing efforts for the North and South American markets. “It is an exciting time to join the ANCA team as the company expands its product offerings in a variety of unique and diverse industries. I am honored to join the team and look forward to using my skills and experience to accelerate ANCA’s growth in the America’s,” says Amanda. Amanda has earned a bS in marketing from Grand valley State University in michigan, an mbA from Walsh College in michigan, and mS in marketing research from michigan State University.
Bernard Celebrates 75th Anniversary
bernard is excited to announce that the company is celebrating its 75th anniversary. This milestone marks a history rich in welding product innovation that started with humble beginnings in a storefront on the southeast side of Chicago.
“bernard was built upon a strong engineering foundation, which remains prominent in our culture today,” said Nathan miller, vP and general manager at bernard. “As the welding industry has evolved, bernard has evolved with it and continues to build upon the history of innovative solutions designed to meet the needs of the global welding industry.” over the course of its 75 years in business, research and development efforts have led to multiple cutting-edge technologies, including perfecting the Dual Shield welding process in 1954 — now known as flux-cored arc welding (FCAW). During the 1960s, the company introduced its bernard® mIG welding gun and wire feeder, which served as the basis for continued gun and consumable innovation.
Today, bernard offers its customizable bTb semi-automatic air-cooled mIG guns and other mIG gun lines that can be configured online to meet a customer’s specific needs. bernard introduced its AccuLock™ S consumables in 2019 to address liner trim length errors and erratic wire feeding, leading to less troubleshooting, downtime and rework. This consumables system is in addition to its longstanding Centerfire™ consumables line. bernard was family-owned and operated until 1970 when Dover Corporation purchased it. In 2001, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) purchased bernard, which is currently a division of miller electric mfg. LLC in Appleton, Wisconsin. miller is wholly owned by ITW.
Bernard started with humble beginnings in a storefront on the southeast side of Chicago.
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robert bunting follows in the footsteps of his grandfather and father with his appointment as bunting’s President and Chief executive officer. on october 1, 2022, robert
succeeded his father, bob bunting, in overseeing the continued growth of the global bunting group. bob bunting assumes the position of Chairman. bunting® is one of the world’s leading designers and manufacturers of magnetic separators, metal detectors, materials handling, magnetic printing cylinders, magnets, magnet assemblies, and magnetizing equipment. The company, headquartered in Newton, Kansas, has multiple locations including bunting-elk Grove village; buntingDubois; bunting-berkhamsted and bunting-redditch in the United Kingdom; and Ningbo, China.
Founded in 1959 by Walter F. bunting in Chicago, Illinois, the company has remained family-owned and family-operated ever since. Walter’s son, bob bunting, served as president of the company since 1993 and oversaw an international expansion of the company. over the 29-years as president and Ceo, bob oversaw a three-fold increase in sales. robert bunting’s appointment as president and Ceo continues the family legacy. robert bunting joined bunting’s elk Grove village magnet sales team in 2007. before joining bunting, he had earned a degree in business management at rockhurst University in Kansas City, missouri, and gained valuable experience during two years as an Internal Sales Coordinator at Sun Life Financial.
In 2009, robert moved into external sales covering the Illinois and Wisconsin areas and focusing on material handling, metal detection and magnetic separation. Under his management, sales in the territory grew by 25%. This success led to robert’s appointment as the Global Product manager for metal Detection in 2014, where his responsibilities ranged from product development through to sales growth.
After the successful development of the metal detector product range, robert was appointed General manager of bunting elk Grove village in 2016, including the online retail website buymagnets.com. As General manager, robert oversaw magnet inventory management, the identification and introduction of new magnetic products such as the N-40 and N-52 grades of neodymium, and the development of digital marketing strategies for online sales, including the introduction of a new website.
“bunting’s position as a successful, well-respected global business is due to the tireless work of my grandfather and father,” explained robert. “Despite being located on different continents, the bunting Group is one company, and all our incredible employees are fundamental to our success. We have developed strategic global partnerships with suppliers and customers, which I aim to support and expand. I am both excited and honored to be entrusted with taking the company forward as president and Ceo.”
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