[CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, PA – MARCH 2013]  On May 8^th and 9th, 2013, Morris Great Lakes is hosting an Open House and officially opening the doors of its new 12,000 square-foot headquarters at 9151 Marshall Road in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania. Customers, industry friends, and the general public are invited to attend.

January 24, 2013 (Windsor, CT) REM Sales, LLC (www.remsales.com) of Windsor, CT has just released the 2013 programming and operations training schedule. Classes are designed for current Tsugami users who are experienced machinists and machine operators looking to advance their skills.

REM Sales, the exclusive North American importer of Tsugami precision machine tools, announces the appointment of Aniel “Andy” Ruzzin to the position of West Coast Business Unit Manager.

Windsor, CT (January 17, 2013) Morris Great Lakes, a division of Morris Group, Inc., has relocated to its new headquarters in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania.  Morris Great Lakes supplies advanced machine tools and related engineering, technology, and support services to manufacturers of precision machined parts in western Pennsylvania, western New York, and the state of West Virginia.  Ground was broken for the construction of the new building in July 2012. 

December 26, 2012 - (Cincinnati, OH) Technical Equipment Sales Company (www.techequip.com), a division of Morris Group, Inc., announced the hiring of Joseph Pollitt as service coordinator.

(Windsor, CT) Morris Group, Inc. (www.morrisgroupinc.com) announced that it has purchased Hegman Machine Tool (www.hegmanmachinery.com) of Maple Grove, MN, an exclusive distributor of Okuma, Hardinge, Chiron, and Hydromat, and other manufacturing technology lines. The new entity, “Hegman Machinery, a Division of Morris Group, Inc.” has expanded the Morris Group’s U.S. sales and service areas to now include the states of Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and about one-third of Wisconsin.

(Brecksville, Ohio) Technical Equipment Sales,www.techequip.com, would like to thank those who attended the grand opening of their new Brecksville, Ohio regional headquarters. Centrally located, the office will support machine tool sales, field service and application engineering activities in Northern, Ohio.

New agreement provides exclusive North American distribution rights of SU-matic tooling to the Velocity Products division of Morris Group, Inc.

Chicago, IL (September 11, 2012) Morris Group, Inc. today announced at IMTS that it has entered into an exclusive business agreement with SU-matic, a subsidiary of Suhner Holding AG of Switzerland, to supply Okuma lathe, multitasking machine, and machining center tooling to the North American metalworking industry. 

ELMIRA, NY:  Hardinge Inc. (www.hardinge.com), a leading international provider of advanced metal-cutting solutions, announces the release of the all-new Bridgeport^® GX-250 5AX 5-axis vertical machining center. This rigid C-frame machine features a compact footprint, fully integrated 5-Axis rotary table and user-friendly Fanuc 31i control with 10.4” LCD. The machine is ideally suited for the demanding requirements of the die/mold, aerospace, medical and automotive industries. The GX-250 5AX is designed to handle small, complex workpieces that require closely held tolerances and fine surface finishes.

Haas UMC-750 Machining Center for 5-Sided and 5-Axis Machining

Five-axis machining is seeing growing use today as a means to reduce setups and increase accuracy for multi-sided and complex parts. The new UMC-750 universal machining center from Haas Automation, Inc., is a cost-effective solution for 5-sided (3+2) and simultaneous 5-axis machining.

Speed, power and productivity - that’s what you’ll see in the Doosan booth at IMTS 2012. From a generous 85” x-axis stroke VMC to a new Lynx with a sub-spindle to a DooCell manufacturing interface with both the Lynx 220A turning center and DNM 500 machining center. IMTS attendees can view all these and more at the Doosan booth in the front row of exhibits, South Building, booth S-8100

Windsor, CT (July 11, 2012) Morris Great Lakes (www.morrisgreatlakes.com), a division of Morris Group, Inc. (www.morrisgroupinc.com), broke ground for a new headquarters in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania on July 3.  Morris Great Lakes supplies advanced machine tools and related engineering, technology, and support services to manufacturers of precision machined parts in western Pennsylvania, western New York, and the state of West Virginia.

Division of Morris Group, Inc. will make a major announcement at IMTS relevant to Okuma distributors and customers in North America.

July 2, 2012 (Windsor, CT) Velocity Products (www.velocityproducts.com), a division of Morris Group, Inc., will exhibit its exclusive lines of productivity- enhancing tooling and accessories and debut a new line of tooling designed specifically for Okuma lathes at IMTS 2012 in Chicago this fall.  Details about the new line of Okuma tooling will be released in a press conference led by Brad Morris, President, and Robert L. Bauer, Vice President of Morris Group, Inc. on Tuesday, September 11th at 8:15 a.m. (CST) in conference room # 503B located in the South Hall of McCormick Place. 

Dan Patrick Enterprises has grown from a farm boy’s hobby to the gold standard for monster truck chassis and parts; HFO Midwest has helped them on their journey.

Dan Patrick believes in seizing opportunities when they present themselves. His firm, Patrick Enterprises, Inc. (Circleville, OH), has grown from a mere sidelight, something he did to augment his income from farming, to the gold standard for building or repairing monster trucks. Many of the most famous and successful vehicles in the monster truck field -- trucks like Bigfoot, Grave Digger, and Bounty Hunter -- have chassis built by Patrick. He was aided in this growth by his determination and entrepreneurial spirit, along with help from high quality machine tools and the knowledgeable people who sell them.

“Touch-Once” Manufacturing exemplifies a solid understanding by Tsugami of the U.S. demand for increasingly productive and profitable machining solutions to manufacture small, precision parts.

Windsor, CT (June 26, 2012) REM Sales, LLC, www.remsales.com, of Windsor, Connecticut, announced today the details of its IMTS 2012 technology display.  REM Sales, a division of Morris Group, Inc., is the exclusive North American importer of Precision Tsugami Swiss style machine tools and will be based at Booth S-9410 in the South Hall at McCormick Place in Chicago during IMTS, September 10-15. 

New products round out line of versatile, reliable coolant systems designed for CNC machine tools.

June 29, 2012 (Windsor, CT) MP Systems, an East Granby, Connecticut- based builder of high pressure coolant systems for CNC machine tools, will be an exhibitor at IMTS 2012, September 10-15.  MP Systems will return to Booth S-9410 in the South Hall of McCormick Place where it will debut its new V2 general purpose, compact, high pressure coolant system and the new S2 combined high pressure coolant and chiller system.  MP Systems also plans to display its extremely popular RF8 “reservoir” high pressure coolant system and RT “twin” pump model.

Windsor, CT (June 22, 2012) REM Sales, LLC of Windsor, Connecticut will debut and demonstrate the newest model in Tsugami’s B0 Series at Booth S-9410 during IMTS 2012, September 10-15 at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois. The new B0326 32mm 6-axis Swiss type machine is a true breakthrough for the North American market, according to REM Sales National Sales Manager, Scott Anthony.  

Windsor, CT… Technical Equipment Sales Company (www.techequip.com), Cincinnati, OH and a division of Morris Group, Inc., (www.morrisgroupinc.com) has announced the appointment of Timothy Spangler to the position of Productivity Specialist. 

Hardinge welcomed over 750 attendees during their Machine Technology Show in Elmira, New York on June 6^th and 7th. Turning, milling, grinding, automation, rotary and workholding applications were in motion in over 50,000 square feet of displays. Customer feedback included appreciation and praise of productivity seminars, plant tours and the size of the show itself. Twenty machines were on display including Hardinge and their brands – Bridgeport, Kellenberger and Jones & Shipman. Plant tours included eleven stops throughout the manufacturing facility, with presentations made by manufacturing team members, providing customers an insight on recent changes involving reorganization using lean initiatives and right-sizing of the facility.

Windsor, CT… Morris Great Lakes, (www.morrisgreatlakes.com) Cranberry Township, PA and a division of Morris Group, Inc. (www.morrisgroupinc.com) has announced the appointment of Randy Biebel to the position of Productivity Specialist.

Windsor, CT… Morris Great Lakes, (www.morrisgreatlakes.com) Cranberry Township, PA and a division of Morris Group, Inc. (www.morrisgroupinc.com) has announced the appointment of Carlo Crisci to the position of Productivity Engineer.

Windsor, CT… Morris Midwest (www.morrismidwest.com), Milwaukee, WI and Roselle, IL, and a division of Morris Group, Inc., (www.morrisgroupinc.com) has announced the appointment of Matthew Block to the position of Productivity Specialist.

Windsor, CT - REM Sales LLC, (www.remsales.com) the exclusive North American importer of high-precision Tsugami machine tools and division of Morris Group, Inc. (www.morrisgoupinc.com) has announced the appointment of Ron Gainer as regional sales manager effective June 1, 2012. 

Windsor, CT… Technical Equipment Sales Company (www.techequip.com), Cincinnati, OH and a division of Morris Group, Inc., (www.morrisgroupinc.com) has announced the appointment of Timothy Spangler to the position of Productivity Specialist.

Morris Group, Inc. division hosts Ohio North Central Regional Championship

Windsor, CT… The Midwest Haas Factory Outlet (www.hfomidwest.com), Twinsburg, OH, a division of Morris Group, Inc., (www.morrisgroupinc.com) hosted the CNC milling and turning portion for the Ohio North Central Regional Championship of the SkillsUSA competition on February 8, 2012. SkillsUSA (www.skillsusa.org) is a partnership of students, teachers and industry working together to ensure America has a skilled workforce.

I remember the buzz surrounding the introduction of the VF-1 by Haas Automation in 1988. At the time, many industry observers were writing off the ability of any U.S.-based machine tool builder to build low-cost, commodity CNC machining centers and make a profit. But here was this spunky company out in California producing a CNC machine that was priced below $50,000.

Sometimes in the life of a metalworking shop, a single machine purchase can make a huge positive difference.  If it’s the right machine, that is. Identifying that right machine and integrating it into your business is generally not a simple process. Typically, it requires experience, expertise, and just a touch of boldness. A recent collaboration between Unique Tool and Manufacturing Co., Inc. of Randleman, North Carolina and machine tool distributor Morris South of Charlotte, North Carolina underscores that point.

A large contract manufacturer, Aztalan Engineering uses a variety of Okuma machines to deliver precision complex parts to the medical, energy, and aerospace and defense industries. They use the THINC control to connect automation equipment and a tool monitoring system to their machines helping them streamline operations and improve productivity. They are implementing MacMan-Net machine management software to provide them with better information for improved decision making and greater control.

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Technical Equipment Sales Company of Cincinnati, Ohio, was recognized by Makino as Top Dollar Producer for Production Machinery for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008 at its annual Distributor Management Meeting. 2008 marks the fifth consecutive year that the distributorship has been named Makino’s top dollar producer.