Materials Management at Witte under New Guidance

Jens Düffert has taken over the department of materials management and procurement at Horst Witte Gerätebau Barskamp KG now that his predecessor, Gerfried Sander, who worked at Horst Witte for more than 30 years, has retired. Düffert will align Witte’s global strategic procurement activities with his international experience. Details

Gildemeister Has Positive METAV, Sees Increasing Demand

With an order intake of €29.3 million and the sale of 160 machines manufactured by DMG, the Gildemeister Group took positive stock of the first important industry trade fair of the year, METAV 2010 in Düsseldorf, Germany. The group was the largest exhibitor at the show, displaying 21 innovative machines over 1,000 m2 of exhibit space. Details

Hasco Has Offered Standard Mould Units for 50 Years

This year, Hasco Hasenclever GmbH + Co. KG celebrates a half-century in the business of manufacturing and marketing standard mould components. It began in February 1960, when a German toolmaker from Lüdenscheid named Rolf Hasenclever submitted a patent that initiated a new era in mould construction and tooling design. Details

JEC 2010 Conference and Forum Programme Set for April

JEC Composites has announced the final agenda for the 2010 Paris Conferences and Forums that will take place during the JEC Composites Show Paris in Porte de Versailles April 13–15, 2010, in Pavilion 1 of the Place de la Porte de Versailles. The programme comprises 12 conferences and forums, including three brand-new ones. Details

Missler Software Convenes Resellers, Hails New Topsolid

Missler Software held its annual reseller conference at the end of January in Barcelona, Spain. The 2010 conference welcomed more than 150 TopSolid value-added resellers (VARs) and Missler Software staff members from all over the world. The event shortly preceded the planned launch of the company’s TopSolid 2010. Details

Microsys, Motek, and Bondexpo: All Together in Stuttgart

Micromechanics, micro–injection moulding, microelectronics, microoptics, microsystems technology—the Microsys trade fair is an integral platform for all these manufacturing applications in the field of micro- and nanotechnology. The next edition, Microsys 2010, takes place at the new Stuttgart Exhibition Centre September 13–16. Details