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news & facts companies Hermle USA has invested to extend its US headquarters Hermle USA, Inc. announced the completion of the three million dollar building extension project. This doubled the size of the North American headquarters in Franklin, Wisconsin and included refurbishment of the existing building. The expansion represents a clear sign from the German machine tool manufacturer that it is willing to raise its profile to provide even better levels of support to the growing North American customer base. The entire building of the Hermle USA Inc. sales subsidiary in Milwaukee/Wisconsin Benedikt Hermle, Maschinenfabrik Berthold Hermle AG board member, puts it this way: “By expanding our US subsidiary we can achieve further optimization of our cus tomer service on the North American market. We are proud to be able to provide even better support to our North American customers in the production of their high-quality products.” The addition of around 700 m2 of space will allow Hermle to extend and optimize its North American opera- The showroom has a technology and training center that provides space for up to eight Hermle machining centers, some of them automated tions. The new buildings comprise a cutting-edge Technology and Innovation Center, an independent training and instruction facility, additional storage space including a logistics center as well as “Verweilzeit USA”, a tailor-made hospitality area for customers. “This investment allows us to elaborate application processes together with our customers and partners. Also we are now even better placed to demonstrate the software tools developed by Hermle that improve our customers’ efficiency levels,” says Gunther Schnitzer, co-president and chief technology officer of Hermle USA. “We are looking forward to inviting our customers to visit our completely renovated Technology and Innovation Center with space for up to eight machining centers including automation solutions, and finding answers to customers’ queries.” The new storage facilities provide a larger, dedicated space for storing spare parts and accessories. This enables the Hermle support team to dispatch the parts to the customers throughout North America as required and even faster than before. This expansion project is also coupled with Hermle’s mission to alleviate the prevailing shortage of skilled workers in the region. A state-of-the-art training center has been included to provide apprentices and service technicians with comprehensive and practically oriented vocational training. The company is a leading member of the Industry Consortium for Advanced Technical Training (ICATT) that was inaugurated by the German American Chamber of International Commerce for the Midwest. ICATT promotes a German-style dual apprenticeship system. further information: www.hermle.de 18 no. 1, March 2021

companies news & facts Management board of MAPAL expanded Jacek Kruszynski, chief technical officer MAPAL has used the past few months as an opportunity to reorganise and restructure. The new direction focuses even more strongly on MAPAL’s core processes and key topics. As a result, the Management board of MAPAL has grown from three to five members. In addition to the presi dent Dr. Jochen Kress and the current members Dr. Ralf Herkenhoff and Dr. Michael Fried, Siegfried Wendel (62) and Jacek Kruszynski (58) were appointed as members of the management board on October 1, 2020. After more than 40 years at MAPAL and long membership of the extended management team, Siegfried Wendel has been appointed chief sales officer (CSO). He is re sponsible for sales worldwide and for the individual sales channels. Jacek Kruszynski, who has been a member of MAPAL’s extended manage - ment team since January 2020, was appointed as the new chief technical officer (CTO) on October 1. The areas of product and market segment management in addition to research and development are under his direction. Dr Jochen Kress is convinced that he has laid the Siegfried Wendel, chief sales officer foundation for the safe future of the company: “The new structure supports us in fulfilling customer and market requirements in an even better way.” further information: www.mapal.com Milling competence right down the line ■ 45° Milling - Smooth cut and high metal removal at extremely smooth running ■ 90° Milling - Highest productivity, cost reduction and optimal distribution of cutting force ■ HFC-Milling - High metal removal under the most difficult conditions ■ 3-D Milling - Universal applicable tool system for mould and die ■ Solid carbide milling - Over 1000 products for every application www.boehlerit.com

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