Schaeffler has received one of the coveted gold awards in the category value analysis from Toyota Motor Europe. All suppliers are requested to identify cost and quality potential for volume-production products annually in accordance with the Kaizen philosophy.

The worldwide exhibition of machine tools, EMO, is going to be held in Italy again this year, after six years. Promoted by CECIMO, the European Association for Machine Tool Industries, the tradeshow will take place from 5th to 10th October 2015 at the exhibition centre, Fieramilano.

Platts and Shanxi Fenwei Energy Consulting Company, also known as SXCOAL, have deepened their partnership to produce a new independent, editorially-assessed metallurgical coal price series for the Chinese domestic market.

Following several years’ experience and activities, Kjellberg has expanded its presence in India with its subsidiary Kjellberg Cutting and Welding India Private Limited in Pune, in the federal state Maharashtra.

The Additive Manufacturing Products Division (AMPD) of Renishaw has relocated to a larger site in Stone, Staffordshire earlier in March this year. The new 90,000 sq ft facility is located on Brooms Road, Stone Business Park.

RS Components (RS) has received three top-performer awards from distribution partner Tektronix, a company that produces test and measurement equipment.

Established just this year, the Aita-Associazione Italiana Tecnologie Additive (Italian Associate of Additive Technologies) is the reference entity for Italian industrial sectors of additive technologies and 3D printing.

Erickson Incorporated recently announced the appointment of Glenn Johnson to the Company’s Board of Directors effective immediately. Mr Johnson will serve as a Director and will replace Gary Scott as Audit Committee Chairman.

Richard Robinson, chairman and CEO of Norfolk Iron & Metal, has been elected chairman of the board for the Metals Service Centre Institute (MSCI), effective July 1.

The Hosur factory is awarded ISO 9001:2008 in quality assurance.