Stephan Nell, Chairman of the Studer AG management board, has changed to the management board of Körber Schleifring GmbH with effect from February 1st, 2011. He will take on responsibility for sales, marketing and service for the whole division. His successor as chairman of the Studer management board will be Michael Horn, who has already been a member of this board since 2007. Peter Weber, Managing Director of Schaudt Mikrosa GmbH, will also take on responsibility for sales and service at (…)

Following the brief information published by the company on February 11 (see here), we were able to gather a few more… even if it is really early to speak about that. Will this artist picture come true? A surface treatment machine close to the one that produces the parts? The company bought the know-how and new patents of the system for about CHF 4 million. In fact Tornos bought the start-up company the inventors are launching to produce this new kind of machines as well as the patents. (…)

Schneider mc SA in Chavornay celebrates its 20-year anniversary this year. For this reason the well-known Swiss machine tool dealer invites all interested visitors on March 24 and 25 to its in-house exhibition in Chavornay. Under the theme "20 years - Schneider mc SA" visitors will be able to discover the Brother TC S2D O, TC-R2B and TC 32 BN QT models as well as the Miyano BNA 42S. Schneider mc SA - 20 years successfully on the Swiss market Schneider mc SA was founded in 1991 by Peter (…)

The Board of Directors has appointed Mr Eugen Elmiger, 47 years, as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of maxon motor ag in Sachseln with effect from January 1, 2011. The Board made this appointment to ensure that the continuity of the company’s management and long-term development would be guaranteed in the best way possible. Mr Elmiger has known the company for many years, having worked at maxon since 1991. He was a significant driving force in the establishment and expansion of the (…)

Hertfordshire-based Electrox, which is part of the 600 Group, has appointed The Minelli Corporation as sole distributor to the Swiss market, meaning Electrox now exports lasers to more than 20 countries worldwide. Peter Ramsden, Sales Director of Electrox is pictured with Reto Minelli, managing director of The Minelli Corporation, which has been appointed as the sole distributor of Electrox lasers in Swizerland. The Minelli Corporation, which designs and engineers the MIRA range of high (…)

In July 2010, Dr. Ludwig Pierkes has taken over as head of HASCO’s Hot Runner Division. HASCO is a leading international manufacturer of standard mould units and a specialist for hot runner technology. The company is based in Lüdenscheid/Germany. Ludwig Pierkes studied electrical engineering at RWTH Aachen University and then worked as a scientific assistant at the IKV (Institute of Plastics Processing), before being awarded his doctorate in mechanical engineering. He collected practical (…)

Since the 50’s Hans Stüdeli developed and made the Fraisa company grown. During 50 years he managed the company successfully throughout the many waves of the economical cycles and always placed people at the centre of his concerns. During this period, he also oriented the company towards international markets by expanding the sales structure. Nowadays, if the Fraisa brand is well known, it is also due to the efforts of Hans Stüdeli. RIP Hans Stüdeli-Probst March 27, 1921 – July 7, 2010 (…)

With the new software tools and service products available under the label „DMG ENERGYsaving“, DMG will increase energy efficiency in development, manufacture and use of machine tools to help save precious resources. Early February, DMG started the year with its open house in Pfronten. About 5’000 people and 65 journalists from the whole world were able to discover the trends and news from the German manufacturer. A lot of information was available, and I chose to present you one of the (…)

Mr. Siegfried Knüpfer (53) has been appointed as Managing Director of WALTER Maschinenbau GmbH, Tübingen/Germany. http://eurotec-online.com/wp-conten... . He will start in his new role on January 1st, 2010. Mr. Knüpfer has studied “Economics” at the University of Karlsruhe and obtained a diploma as Industrial Engineer. Before joining WALTER Maschinenbau GmbH, Tübingen, Mr. Knüpfer was responsible as Managing Director / CFO with Boehringer Maschinenbaugruppe and in the position as (…)

Mr Marcus Burton, currently Managing Director of Yamazaki Mazak UK Ltd, will be the new Group Managing Director Europe from 1st January 2010. He succeeds Dr David Jack who has been responsible for Mazak’s European business since 2004 and who has reached retirement age. Mr Tomohisa Yamazaki, President of Yamazaki Mazak Corporation, comments that continuity has a high priority within Mazak. “Mr Burton has sound knowledge and understanding of the machine tool business and the Mazak (…)