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Industry News from 2005 News Archive: Current \| 2008 \| 2007 \| 2006 \| 2005 \| 2004 \| 2003 \| 2002 30 December 2005 Expomold Trade Fair Launched in Ukraine 28 December 2005 Sescoi Japan Celebrates 10th Anniversary 27 December 2005 InnovMetric, Carl Zeiss in Sales Partnership 15 December 2005 Hardinge Turning Centre Opens 14 December 2005 DP Tech Acquires Auton to Expand CAM Offering 13 December 2005 A New Hall for Interplas in 2007 12 December 2005 Welding Pavilion Added to MACH 2006 10 December 2005 GTMA Launches Tool-Leasing Programme 9 December 2005 Airbus Opts for Emco-Mecof Machining Centre 8 December 2005 Delcam CAD System Now Covered by UK Patent 7 December 2005 VDW Compresses EMO Schedule for 2007 6 December 2005 GTMA Hosts Meeting of ISTMA Europe 5 December 2005 Italian Machine Tool Maker Acquires Canadian Company 3 December 2005 Sescoi Rolling Out New CAD/CAM Release 2 December 2005 BI-MU 2006 to Be Held in State-of-the-Art Milan Facility 1 December 2005 Walter Machines to Trade in UK as Körber Schleifring 30 November 2005 Surfware Tool-Path Engine Garners Award 30 November 2005 Haas Automation Breaking Records in 2005 29 November 2005 Keronite, Thixomat Ink Technology Pact 28 November 2005 Rofin-Sinar Reports Excellent Performance in 2005 25 November 2005 SPE Thermoforming Conference Coming in March 24 November 2005 Sodick Wins Japanese Design Award 23 November 2005 Hales Is Now UK/Ireland Agent for Strack 22 November 2005 GTMA Trade Mission to Beijing a Success 21 November 2005 Engis Releases New Mould and Die Polishing Catalogue 19 November 2005 New German General Manager for Cimatron 18 November 2005 Survey: Healthy Status Quo Holds for US Mould Business 17 November 2005 R&D Broadens Sales Coverage 16 November 2005 Synventive Supplier Award Goes to Türk + Hillinger 14 November 2005 Sodick Launches Pan-European Support Organization 11 November 2005 Parlec Acquires UK Production Asset 10 November 2005 MACH Ranks among Top UK Trade Shows 8 November 2005 Leica Introduces New Laser Trackers 3 November 2005 Parlec Names Executive VP with Global Responsibility 2 November 2005 CGTech, Spatial in Software Bundling Agreement 1 November 2005 Agie Charmilles' Coventry Open House Proves Popular 31 October 2005 Fakuma 2005 Welcomes a Record 40,000 Experts 29 October 2005 Expansion of Activity at Sescoi India 28 October 2005 Europe Is Fastest-Growing Market for Hardinge 27 October 2005 Nicolás Correa, Anayak Machine Tool to Merge 26 October 2005 GTMA to Offer Packaging Supply Chain Seminar 25 October 2005 Second PlastUkraina for Eastern Plastics Processors 24 October 2005 Conference on the Future of Tool/Mould Making to Be Held 22 October 2005 Emco Maier, DP Technology Enter Software Agreement 21 October 2005 ANCA Tool Grinder Reaches Sales Milestone 19 October 2005 Delcam Appoints Bulgarian Sales Partner 19 October 2005 Taiwanese Mould Parts Supplier Looks to Europe 18 October 2005 EuroMold Conference on Additive-Type RP 17 October 2005 Mould & Die Asia 2005 Attracts 13,000 Buyers 15 October 2005 Medical Technology Process Chain to Be a EuroMold Focus 14 October 2005 CNC Upgrades Available to Rejuvenate Machines 13 October 2005 EMO Encore for Yamazaki Mazak U.K. 12 October 2005 New Full-Line Catalogue Issued by Zimmer + Kreim 11 October 2005 EWK's North American Steel Distributor Has New Name 10 October 2005 Studer Grinding Machine Receives Innovation Award 8 October 2005 SPE Toolmaking Conference to Be Held at EuroMold 7 October 2005 On-Line Preregistration for NPE 2006 Opens 6 October 2005 Sandvik Materials Unit Acquires Stake in Chinese Company 5 October 2005 Seventh Metal Working China Fair Set for October 2006 4 October 2005 Sodick at EMO: European Introductions 3 October 2005 XYZ's Autumn Machine Tool Collection on Show 1 October 2005 Agie Charmilles Machine Tool Open House for UK 30 September 2005 Composites Experts to Meet at Delcam 28 September 2005 Strong MCAD Growth Seen 27 September 2005 Norway Teaches SolidWorks to Next-Generation Engineers 26 September 2005 MACH 2006 on Track to Reach Sales Goal 24 September 2005 GTMA to Promote Supply Chain at Interplas 23 September 2005 Canadian Industry Group Launches E-Newsletter, Website 22 September 2005 EMO Hannover 2005 Reaches New Heights 21 September 2005 Hitachi Introduces Solid Carbide Miniature Tools 20 September 2005 New EDM Filters Reduce Running Costs 19 September 2005 Missler Announces Launch of 2006 Version of TopSolid'CAM 17 September 2005 Haas Expands Line of High-Speed VMCs for Mold Makers 16 September 2005 EMO Promotes Mechanical Engineering to Young People 15 September 2005 New Product Boosts Surfware Revenues 14 September 2005 Mould Makers Will Have Pavilion at NPE 2006 13 September 2005 North German Trade Show Centre Invests in Growth 12 September 2005 IQMS Launches Full-Scale European Enterprise 10 September 2005 Hardinge-Bridgeport Sets Out European Strategy 9 September 2005 Chinaplas to Be Bigger than Ever in 2006 8 September 2005 EDM Conference to Focus on Applications 7 September 2005 Cutting-Fluid R&D Giant Offers Machining Advice 6 September 2005 Latest MachineWorks to Be On Show at EMO 5 September 2005 Haas to Host Open House in October 3 September 2005 GTMA Organizes Funded Trade Visit to China 2 September 2005 CimatronE Version 7.0 Available to Mould Designers 1 September 2005 On-Line Plastics Database Eases Chinese Access 31 August 2005 Zund, NestONE Provide CAD/CAM System in USA 30 August 2005 Mazak, Gibbs to Collaborate 29 August 2005 Delcam Opens Fifth Chinese Office 27 August 2005 New Zeiss Interface Offers Advantages to CMM Users 26 August 2005 New Owner to Help Synventive Reach Growth Goals 25 August 2005 Mastercam X Is Released 24 August 2005 SolidCAM World's Fastest-Growing CAM Vendor in 2004 23 August 2005 GTMA Appoints Engineering Technologist 22 August 2005 System 3R in UK Gains New CEO 20 August 2005 Maxcor to Acquire ThyssenKrupp Unit 19 August 2005 Camtek Has New On-Line Muscle 18 August 2005 Surfware Shipping New Flagship CAM System 17 August 2005 Plastics USA 2008 to Be First Show in New Venue 16 August 2005 A New Face in Operations Management at Hommer Tool 15 August 2005 Fastool Project Issues Toolroom Scheduling Software 13 August 2005 CAD Schroer Completes European Road Show 12 August 2005 AMBA Finds Optimism in US Mould Industry 11 August 2005 Sodick's European EDM Consumables Market Boom 10 August 2005 Frankfurt to Be Site of Plastic Electronics Conference 9 August 2005 Kennametal Reports Record Q4 and FY05 Results 8 August 2005 Kasto Technology and Demo Centre Opens 5 August 2005 NC Software for Micromilling a First 4 August 2005 Excellent Year for Trumpf; Sales Surge 3 August 2005 Mazak Rewards Long Service 3 August 2005 New Addition to VISI-Series Aimed at Shoe Sector 2 August 2005 Sodick Linear EDM Technology on Show at EMO 1 August 2005 Pathtrace Reports Record End to Fiscal Year 30 July 2005 GibbsCAM 2005 Now Shipping to Customers 29 July 2005 Another Award for Carl Zeiss Industrial Metrology 28 July 2005 Planit Makes Gains in CAM Field 27 July 2005 PDM 2005 in Line for Exhibition Award 26 July 2005 Mastercam Still Most Popular CAM System 25 July 2005 Fidia, Prima Industrie Merger Commences 23 July 2005 Emco Acquires Mecof 22 July 2005 EDAG Has New Chairman, Looks to Future 21 July 2005 International Vollmer Technology Event a Success 20 July 2005 SPE to Present Injection Moulding Course in September 19 July 2005 Sandvik Coromant Trophies Earn Their Own Award 18 July 2005 New Kistler Website Has More Information 18 July 2005 Chinaplas Continues Organic Growth; Rain Doesn’t Hurt 15 July 2005 Next BIEMH Set for March 2006, with 80% of Space Booked 14 July 2005 Surfware Reports 24% Growth in 2005 Second Quarter 13 July 2005 Pollard Recognized for UK Sales of Mori Seiki Machines 12 July 2005 Hexagon Completes Divestment of Automation Business 12 July 2005 Hot Runner Company Mastip Names General Manager for China 11 July 2005 Injection Moulder Arburg Hosts Successful Weeklong Workshop 11 July 2005 Alzmetall Celebrates 60 Years in Business 9 July 2005 AMBA Sponsors Hi-Tech Mold Manufacturing/HSM Seminar 8 July 2005 Delcam Makes July 7 Free On-Line CAD Translation Day 6 July 2005 A European Patent for Moldflow’s Hot Runner Control 5 July 2005 'Organic Electronics' Conference Set for Frankfurt 4 July 2005 NPE 2006, Giant Plastics Trade Show, Scheduled in Chicago 30 June 2005 Hardinge's May Open House Brings £2 Million in Orders 28 June 2005 ThyssenKrupp to Build Swedish Service Centre for Volvo 23 June 2005 Solid Edge Design Contest Winners Announced 22 June 2005 SPE Conference to Feature Parts-Thermoforming Competition 22 June 2005 Leica Geosystems Sells More Tracking Systems to Ford Motor 21 June 2005 Aixtooling Pioneers Glass-Moulding Technology in Europe 20 June 2005 Seminars Bring Automation Concepts to Tool and Mould Makers 17 June 2005 Hexagon Strategy Includes Bid for Leica Geosystems 16 June 2005 Schall to Relocate to Stuttgart and Partner with SMK 15 June 2005 Moldflow, Yudo Launch Chinese Manufacturing Operations 15 June 2005 ITC Launches New Site to Showcase Growth, Support Customers 14 June 2005 Paraglobal Signs Distribution Agreement with ImpactXoft 13 June 2005 British Joint Venture to Improve Aerospace Manufacture 10 June 2005 EMO to Be Biggest Show Ever for Haas Automation Europe 9 June 2005 Anniversary Open House Results in Record Orders for XYZ 9 June 2005 Hexagon Metrology Acquires the CMM Business of L.S. Starrett 8 June 2005 Watlow Names Keith Wells UK Operations Director 7 June 2005 NC Graphics Upgrades Programme, Adds Inspection 7 June 2005 Protective Barriers Ensure Safe, Attractive Work Environment 6 June 2005 CAD Schroer Extends Global Reseller Network 6 June 2005 BIEMH Machine Tool Trade Fair Scheduled for March 2006 4 June 2005 Sodick Names Dynamic International as Its Rep in Wisconsin 3 June 2005 Hurco Reports Record Orders and Sales in Its Second Quarter 3 June 2005 Cimatron to Hold Free On-Line Seminar on Electrodes 2 June 2005 R&D Tool Launches Latest Corporate Brochure at Plastpol 2005 1 June 2005 German Mechanical Engineering Summit Set for Berlin 31 May 2005 Industry Veteran McGrath Joins Progressive Components 30 May 2005 GoEngineer Announces SolidWorks 2006 Western US Road Show 30 May 2005 Parlec Names Gewefa as Distributor for UK, Ireland 27 May 2005 GTMA Appoints Tony Steels to Two-Year Term as President 27 May 2005 Mitsubishi Now Official EDM Partner of Sauber Petronas 26 May 2005 All Moldflow Solutions Now Offer Extended Ethernet Support 26 May 2005 New Programming Options from Delcam Spark Interest 25 May 2005 Ove Nielsen Is Crowned SPE’s 2005 'Mould Maker of the Year' 25 May 2005 Quickparts.com Expands to New Facility to Accommodate Growth 24 May 2005 Watlow Names Operations Director for Germany 24 May 2005 EOS International User Meeting Focuses on e-Manufacturing 23 May 2005 Technical Publisher ETAI Acquires Trade Fair Organizer IDICE 23 May 2005 Darth Vader Mask Prototyped with Roland SRP Technology 20 May 2005 Mikron to Offer Free Seminars in Medical Machining 19 May 2005 Canadian Mold Makers Dinner Set for June 2 19 May 2005 Makino Opens New California Tech Center 18 May 2005 AMBA Sponsors New Traveling HSM Seminar 18 May 2005 Progressive Components Names New Sales Team Members 17 May 2005 Plastics Industry Will Gather for Four Days in Poland 17 May 2005 North American Mold Manufacturers Invited to Take Survey 17 May 2005 R&D Expands Sales Coverage for Its PET Tooling 16 May 2005 MACH to Be Strengthened by Addition of More Parallel Shows 16 May 2005 Auto Supplier Standardizes on Moldflow Simulation Software 13 May 2005 CAT.PRO 2005 Prototyping Show Comes to Stuttgart in October 13 May 2005 British Toolmakers 'Meet the Buyers' in Coventry 12 May 2005 XYZ Machine Tools Appoints Its First Export Sales Director 11 May 2005 Study Reports 33% Growth in Additive Fabrication Products 10 May 2005 SPE Forms European Coordinating Committee 9 May 2005 The Art of Plastics Design To Be Focus of Berlin Conference 6 May 2005 Progressive Components Europe Signs On New Sales Reps 5 May 2005 New Management Group Announced for Cincinnati Lamb 4 May 2005 D-M-E Wins Silver Certification from Moldflow 4 May 2005 Plastics Encounter Midwest 2005 Set for May 24–26 3 May 2005 Fair Highlights F. Zimmermann's Presence in Chinese Market 3 May 2005 Conference in Hong Kong Reflects Vero's Global Reach 2 May 2005 CAD/CAM Provider to Distribute ImpactXoft in Thailand 2 May 2005 Mikron Claims Benchmark Award for Machining Capability 29 April 2005 New Technologies, Extrusion to Be Highlighted at FAKUMA 29 April 2005 Husky Hosts Open House at New Nordic Technical Center 28 April 2005 Starkey Receives SPE's Fellow of the Society Award 27 April 2005 Progressive, Gram Join Forces to Standardize Mold Components 26 April 2005 Metris Expands Metrololgy Market Position by Acquisitions 26 April 2005 Mastercam Introduces New CAD/CAM Certification Program 25 April 2005 Open House to Open Doors at Hardinge-Bridgeport 22 April 2005 Bilbao Exhibition Centre to Host Industry Summit 21 April 2005 Machine Control's Capabilities Highlighted in Free CD 21 April 2005 Response to New Aerospace Supply Fair Shows Need 20 April 2005 U.S. Machine Tool Consumption Up 13.5% in February 20 April 2005 Charmilles to Introduce Top-End Wire EDM Series 19 April 2005 Open Mind to Take Part in Hermle Automation Exhibition 19 April 2005 Ancona to Host PLASTech for Italian Plastics Processing 18 April 2005 Christoph Kückels Appointed Finance Director at MHT 18 April 2005 Delcam Appoints First CAD/CAM Sales Partner for Slovenia 15 April 2005 CGTech Offers CNC Machine Simulations on CD, DVD 15 April 2005 IronCAD Design Integrator Ships with PEPS CAD/CAM Software 14 April 2005 Spring Business Conference Set for SPI Divisions 13 April 2005 New Member Joins Supervisory Board at Walter AG 12 April 2005 A Changing ISTMA Europe Meets in Czech Republic 12 April 2005 Pathtrace, Daewoo Heavy Industries Enter into Collaboration 11 April 2005 Outsider Tapped to Head Husky's Moulding Machine Business 11 April 2005 Delcam Acquires US-Based CAD/CAM Developer 8 April 2005 SPI Golf Tournament Set for April 23 8 April 2005 W.G. Strohwig Receives AS 9100 Certification 7 April 2005 Sandvik Merges Product Areas to Improve Sales, Support 7 April 2005 Leica Geosystems to Ship Metrolog XG 4 for Leica Software 7 April 2005 Largest Metal Casting Expo in North America Set 6 April 2005 Maxcor Inc. Acquiring Cincinnati Lamb 6 April 2005 Hardinge-Bridgeport to Fly Its New Flag at MTI Live in May 5 April 2005 New European Sales Team for SolidWorks' Catalogue Platform 5 April 2005 Bari, Italy, to Host BI-MU Machine Tool Show in 2006 4 April 2005 WESTEC Underway This Week 1 April 2005 MoldMaking Expo 2005 Set for April 19–21 in Chicago 31 March 2005 Haas Automation Ships Its 50,000th CNC Machine 31 March 2005 Mold Builder of the Year Award Goes to Tech Mold Founder 30 March 2005 Courses on Modeling Metal Cutting to Be Offered 29 March 2005 Machine Tool Learning Shop to Visit Key UK Areas in May 28 March 2005 Mitsubishi Implements MachineWorks Module in CAD/CAM System 24 March 2005 Haas Automation Posts CNC Machine Tool Prices on Website 23 March 2005 Delcam Offers Machining Workshops, Chance to Meet Experts 22 March 2005 Cimatron Unveils Quoting Solutions for Tooling Industry 16 March 2005 Sodick Thailand Celebrates 10,000th Linear-Motor EDM Machine 15 March 2005 Partnership Offers Advanced Material Simulation Ability 14 March 2005 Extrusion Trade Show Enjoys a Successful Premiere 11 March 2005 Agie Charmilles to Host Manufacturing Expo 10 March 2005 NPE 2006 Exhibitors Commit to Nearly 85% of Targeted Space 9 March 2005 Missler Software Reports Sales Success in 2004 9 March 2005 Progressive Components Center Relocates to Bigger Facility 9 March 2005 Methods Machine Tools Opens Technical Center Near Detroit 8 March 2005 Poco Begins 14th Year of Offering Free EDM Training Classes 8 March 2005 President of Dysinger Inc. Installed as NTMA Chair 7 March 2005 CAD Schroer Opens UK Subsidiary 7 March 2005 Engis Opens New Subsidiary in Beijing 4 March 2005 GTMA Kicks Off Project to Make Injection Molding Faster 4 March 2005 Consulting Firm Promotes Dubai Companies' European Marketing 3 March 2005 TDCi Signs On as Master Distributor for ImpactXoft 2 March 2005 Axemble's Portal Proves Popular with SolidWorks Users 1 March 2005 CIMsystem Named as European Distributor for UniCAM Software 28 February 2005 CAT.PRO to Sharpen Profile with Engineering at the Center 25 February 2005 Dormer Tools Releases Upgraded Product Selector CD 25 February 2005 DEPO Won't Join Sandvik Group After All 24 February 2005 Interplas 05 Should Invigorate UK Plastics Market Trading 23 February 2005 MassPlastics ’05 Set for March 30–31 in Massachusetts 23 February 2005 German Magazine for Medical Device Manufacturers Announced 22 February 2005 Romold Wins Certification for Production of Injection Molds 21 February 2005 Delcam Sets New Record for Sales in a Single Month 21 February 2005 RJG's Cavity-Pressure Monitoring System Is CE-Certified 18 February 2005 Long-Time Cadkey User Upgrades to Kubotek KeyCreator 18 February 2005 Schmitt Launches Multilingual Website in Russian, Turkish 17 February 2005 Design-to-Manufacturing Solution from Surfware, SolidWorks 17 February 2005 New Synventive Plan Delivers Custom Hot Runners in Two Weeks 16 February 2005 EMO Hannover 2005 Leaders Woo US Exhibitors 16 February 2005 UK's First Plastics Design and Molding Show Takes Shape 15 February 2005 After 40 Years, Sawi Chief Hands Over Baton 15 February 2005 Workshop on Modelling Machining Operations Set for May 14 February 2005 PTC, CGTech and Partners Schedule Manufacturing Seminar 14 February 2005 Open Mind to Demo Latest Technologies at Matsuura Open House 11 February 2005 Kennametal Announces Acquisition of Extrude Hone Corp. 10 February 2005 Walter Group Releases Preliminary Financial Results for 2004 9 February 2005 EMO Hannover Reports Event Is Already Two-Thirds Booked Out 9 February 2005 Fast Heat CEO to Become Chairman of NPE 2006 8 February 2005 PLASTEC West 2005 Generates Nearly $40 Million in Sales 7 February 2005 AMBA Survey Shows Improving Business Conditions 7 February 2005 Eurostampi 2005 to Introduce New Layout Structure 4 February 2005 GibbsCAM 2005 Enhancements to Be Previewed at WESTEC 3 February 2005 Dinosaur Imaging Solution Wins Award for Leica Geosystems 3 February 2005 Countdown Begins for Europe's First Extrusion Trade Fair 2 February 2005 Delcam Offers Free CD-ROM Guide to CAD Inspection 1 February 2005 Hitachi Tool Engineering Names New General Manager 31 January 2005 NC Graphics to Step Up Frequency of Software Releases 28 January 2005 PCS Names New Vice President and General Manager 28 January 2005 Husky Injection Molding Systems Announces Next President 27 January 2005 VX Chosen for New Center at University of Central Lancashire 27 January 2005 ARRK Secures Major Shareholding in PCL Group 26 January 2005 SolidCAM2005 R10 to Be Launched at SolidWorks World 2005 26 January 2005 SPE Sets Moldmaking & Mold Building Conference in Wisconsin 26 January 2005 Parlec Announces Westec 2005 Product Displays, Demos 25 January 2005 Organizers of MTI Live Promise Something for Everyone 24 January 2005 Haas Announces Aggressive Price-Cutting Strategy 24 January 2005 Exhibitors Rate EuroMold 2004 as Great Success 21 January 2005 Matsuura to Introduce New Machining Center at Open House 20 January 2005 RP Trade Fair Embraces Companies Large and Small 20 January 2005 Simon Huebner Joins Poco Graphite in Germany 19 January 2005 Hommer Tool Plant in Illinois Set to Expand 18 January 2005 Mori Seiki USA Establishes Distributorship in Michigan 17 January 2005 Mastip Establishes North American Customer Support Center 17 January 2005 Walter AG Board Selects New Chairman 14 January 2005 D-M-E Offers Same-Day Component Delivery in Canada 12 January 2005 Hermle Schedules Open House to Review Automation Technology 11 January 2005 Former Covisint Manager Appointed CEO of Keronite 10 January 2005 Fraisa Launches Direct-Purchase Program for Milling Cutters 10 January 2005 Camtek Joins Solid Edge's Voyager Partner Program 7 January 2005 Surfware Launches New Corporate Website, Logo 6 January 2005 Heun Robot for EDM Machines Wins Innovation Award 5 January 2005 CAD Schroer Opens New Office in France 4 January 2005 Italian Trade Association Sees Industrial Recovery in 2005 3 January 2005 Kubotek Corporation Creates New Subsidiary in Europe


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