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72 www.CNC-West.com CNC WEST February/March 2019 TRACY, CA - West Coast Repair Center  Industry News and has worked as industrial engineer, director of production, director of oper- ations and vice president of operations. Both employees have been heavily involved in all aspects of day-to-day operations for years, the company says. Former President and current CEO Allan Curran says, “Together they will run the company, while I scale back a bit and start taking some time off. Of course, this business is in my bones and I don’t think I will ever fully retire, so I will continue to remain involved with Royal on the strategic planning side of the business.” Fives Giddings & Lewis to Celebrate 160 Years 2019 is a big year for Fives Gid- dings & Lewis as it celebrates its 160th anniversary, with a special celebration happening this summer. What started back in 1859 as a lumber equipment job shop has grown and evolved with the demands of the markets, touching several industries along the way. Fives Giddings & Lewis still stands today in the same location as in 1859, at the corner of Doty and Rees Street. In 1902 they began producing machine tools, starting with engine lathes and boring mills. During WWI and WWII a large portion of the business was in government work as our nation’s defense department and military took first priority. In 1955 the first commercially available CNC was created in partnership with MIT. Cur- rent innovations include the integrated contouring head and new vertical turn- ing center and milling product lines. The company has been part of the Fives Group since 2013. ProShop USA, Inc., Estab- lished In USA Vancouver, B.C.-basedAdion Sys- tems has established ProShop USA, Inc. in Bellingham, Washington as a U.S. subsidiary to facilitate sales and support of its ProShop manufacturing enterprise software to its growing U.S. customer base. ProShop software is a comprehensive web-based, paperless shop management system engineered