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News Fronts
Market Outlook
AM Use Survey: Prototyping, Then Production
While prototyping remains the No. 1 use for additive manufacturing (AM) services, a Sculpteo survey of 1000 professionals shows produc- tion as a fairly close No. 2. In analyzing findings from The State of 3D Printing 2018 sur- vey, which invited multiple responses, Case 24.com ranked the uses:
1. Prototyping (55 percent) 2. Production (43 percent) 3. Proof of Concept (41
percent)
4. Marketing Samples (18
percent)
5. Art (16 percent)
6. Education (16 percent) 7. Hobby (10 percent).
Internet
New Website for Automatic Feed
Automatic Feed Co., has launched a newly designed website, www.automaticfeed.com, that’s been reorganized to better present the company’s coil processing and pressroom automation capabilities, prod- uct lines, and services.
The site features a filter that enables users to identify their areas of interest to access information particular to their needs. Numerous videos illus- trate the company’s coil pro- cessing technology in action.
Aida-America Launches New Website
Aida-America, a Dayton, OH provider of stamping presses,
has announced the launch of its new website, www.aida- global.com. Features include updated images, a press- selection tool for matching presses with applications, an interactive sales contact map and technical resources, including user testimonials, a library of metal forming arti- cles, and a glossary of stamp- ing-press industry terms.
People
Lantek, a multinational provider of manufacturing intelligence software for the sheetmetal and fabrication sector with U.S. headquarters in Cincinnati, OH, has appoint- ed Alberto López de Biñaspre Maurolagoitia as its new CEO.
Dengensha America, a Bedford, OH-based provider of resistance welding equipment,
recently added Cecil Boone as service engineer. Boone will assist customers in the Mid- west and parts of Canada and will provide backup support assistance for Dengensha cus- tomers in the South.
MC Machinery, Elk Grove Village, IL, has hired Jeff Grim as a Southeast regional sales manager. Based in Florida, Grim oversees operations and is responsible for supporting current customers while devel- oping new partnerships within the Southeast and state of Indiana.
Okay Industries, a New Britain, CT-based contract manufacturer of engineered components and subassem- blies for original equipment manufacturers in the medical device and industrial markets, has promoted Angela Dillon to marketing manager.
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