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Strausak returns to US

Strausak AG officials have opened a subsidiary in Mundelein, Ill., and appointed Hank Ecker, previously regional sales manager of Rollomatic Inc., as its president. Rollomatic Holding acquired Strausak in 2011. Combining Rollomatic’s R&D, purchasing power, and other resources, Strausak continues to develop precision CNC grinding machines, such as the 5-axis Fleximat.

As one of the first users of the NUM control and Numroto tool grinding software, Strausak machines utilize Numroto’s flexibility and productivity for grinding specialty cutting tools and for resharpening.

Strausak USA will draw on resources from Rollomatic and will provide service and support from its North American headquarters in Illinois. www.strausakusa.com

Medical bar grades

Vulcanium Metals International, a supplier of titanium in sheet, coil, plate, bar, and forged block, has added cobalt chrome moly (CCM) and stainless steel medical bar grades 304/304L, 316L, custom 455, and custom 465 to its materials offered for medical implants and instrumentation. Vulcanium also introduced Ti-6AL-4V ELI titanium bar precision ground.

Vulcanium is ISO 9001 & AS 9100 certified. The company specializes in CCM and medical-grade stainless round bar. Vulcanium also offers Firstcut+ Services, which include precision shearing, precision sawing, machining, chamfering and facing, deburring and finishing, leveling, laser-cutting, and waterjet cutting. www.vulcanium.com