Current medical design, manufacture news

Appointments

Sandvik appointed Mattias Nilsson as president of business area segment Sandvik Manufacturing Solutions and new member of the Sandvik Group Executive Management. He’s currently vice president of offer management and R&D at Sandvik Coromant, where he’s also part of the management team. Nilsson joined Sandvik Coromant in 2007. Sandvik also appointed Björn Roodzant as executive vice president and head of group communications and sustainability. Roodzant will also be a member of the Sandvik Group Executive Management and is currently vice president group communication and brand at Sandvik Group. Before his current role, Roodzant was vice president marketing & communications at Sandvik Coromant. He joined Sandvik Coromant in 2004.

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ARCH Cutting Tools acquires VR Wesson

ARCH Global Holdings LLC Company has acquired Cape Coral, Florida-based VR Wesson, a manufacturer of standard and special inserts, tool holders, and milling cutters. The company will join ARCH Cutting Tools, a division of ARCH and industry-leading, American manufacturer of solid round and indexable metal removal tooling.

ARCH Cutting Tools, headquartered in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, serves the medical, aerospace, defense, automotive, energy, agriculture, and general industrial markets. ARCH Cutting Tools has facilities across the Eastern United States and is dedicated to engineering high-performance standard and custom tools that increase efficiencies for end-users. VR Wesson will be consolidated into ARCH Cutting Tools – Orchard Park and will expand the company’s existing insert offering via ARCH Specials, as well as our North American Carbide and Ultra-Dex legacy brands.

“ARCH Cutting Tools is proud to announce the acquisition of VR Wesson, whose advanced manufacturing technologies and key accounts will be consolidated into our Orchard Park, New York facility,” says Robert Gralke, president of ARCH Cutting Tools – Orchard Park. “We are particularly excited to bring laser PCD finishing capabilities under our roof, which will increase our team’s efficiencies and expand our product offering to key industries, including automotive and medical.”

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