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its Perrysburg site, producing end mills and other machining products under the IMCO brand, Perry Osburn, presi- dent, said. The staff and management team, skilled tool grinders, sales and customer support teams will remain the same. Any differences will occur in the product development assets now available to IMCO, he said.
“IMC Group is the second-largest metalworking business in the world,” Osburn said. “Like us, they’re known for innovation and product excellence. And they have technologies and other resources that can help us bring new products to market faster.
“As part of Berkshire Hathaway, we’ll be able to draw on their finan-
cial resources to maintain continuous improvement in manufacturing and pursue new challenges and opportu- nities.” Those opportunities include plans for plant expansion, he said, to be announced soon.
Heidenhain Corporation, Precision Measurement and Control Technology
Leader, Joins OMIC R&D
The Oregon Manufacturing In- novation Center Research and De- velopment (OMIC R&D) recently welcomed Heidenhain Corporation as
its 33rd member. Heidenhain , whose U.S. subsidiary is headquartered in Schaumburg, Illinois, is a world- leading provider of encoders, machine controls, touch probes, digital readouts and metrology solutions. For over 125 years, they have been empowering en- gineers facing demanding applications that require nanometer-level precision and unyielding reliability with trusted precision measurement and motion control solutions.
Heidenhain’s products enable ev- erything from improved manufacturing processes to safer, more reliable medi- cal diagnostics.
Craig Campbell, executive direc- tor of OMIC R&D said, “I have been
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