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60 www.CNC-West.com CNC WEST October/November 2018 Jergens Inc. Partners with Machining Cloud Jergen’s Inc. announces that over 6,500 workholding products are now available on MachiningCloud. In- cluded in the offering is a broad range of the company’s core products includ- ing FixturePro®, Drop & Lock™, Zero Point System (ZPS), Ball Lock® and OK Vise®. MachiningCloud is a product data provider for cutting tools, CNC machines and workholding. The Jergens MachiningCloud partnership utilizes the convenience of cloud-based technology, which enables customers to optimize the way they gather information for their manufacturing operations without having to search through catalogs. The integration will help Jergens’ cus- tomers increase their productivity by providing instant access to up-to-date 3D CAD models for the company’s line of workholding products. “Jergens is thrilled to partner with MachiningCloud to further syndicate our product data to the marketplace electronically. Jergens has tremendous product breadth and depth and Ma- chiningCloud can facilitate numerous options to the shop floor. This platform will allow us to support more custom- ers towards their goal of manufactur- ing efficiency”, states Bob Rubenstahl, general manager for Jergens Inc. RÖHM Products of Ameri- ca Announces Acquisition of Master WorkHolding RohmProducts ofAmerica Inc.,has announced that it has acquired Master WorkHolding Inc. The acquisition en- ables Rohm to combine its 100 years of workholding experience with Master WorkHolding’s 30 years of experi- ence to deliver a truly complete range of standard and custom workholding products and automation solutions for all CNC equipment. Established in North Carolina in 1988, Master WorkHolding has spe- cialized in the design and manufacture of custom prismatic workholding for manufacturers across the continent and around the world. Following the acquisition, the company will serve as Rohm’s North American manufactur- ing entity and provide the company with prismatic clamping fixtures. Heller Machine Tools Wins the General Motors 2017 Supplier of the Year Award For the second year running Heller Machine Tools has been awarded the prestigious General Motors 2017 Sup- plier of the Year within the category of Indirect Material and Machinery. The award was presented for the Heller RFK and DRZ ranges of crank shaft machinery, engineering and ap- plications which are being used by GM in many global manufacturing plants, it’s also interesting to note that Heller was the only metal cutting machine tool company chosen for an award this year. Since the machine installations, GM has seen significant reductions in crank shaft production costs along with consistency of accuracy and reliability, all of which contributed to the receiv- ing this award. General Motors has over 20,000 suppliers globally and this year only 132 of these suppliers were presented with awards within 11 different catego- ries, the requirements for the awards being very detailed with a major fo- cus on quality, innovation, delivery, performance, safety, commercials and customer support. Stephen Pegram, vice president of Sales for Heller, said “GM are using the very latest technology to produce several ranges of crank shafts, our teams have worked and ensured our projects have been successful and to the original timelines, our thanks to GM for the recognition and award. Methods Machine Tools Announces Partnership With Niigata Methods Machine Tools, Inc., has announced it has entered into an agree- ment to represent Niigata Machine Techno USA, Inc. throughout the U.S., Canada and Mexico. Niigata is a world leader in horizontal machining centers. “We are very pleased to announce this partnership,” said Jerry Rex, presi- Industry News