Blanchard, Motch, REFORM join forces in joint venture.Cone Blanchard Corp, Windsor, VT; Motch Corp, Cleveland, OH; and REFORM Maschinenfabrik Adolf Rabenseifner, Fulda, Germany, recently entered a joint venture agreement. Under the terms of the agreement, REFORM grants Cone Blanchard and Motch rights to market, sell, build and/or assemble its high production traveling head surface grinders A surface grinder is a machine tool used to provide precision ground surfaces, either to a critical size or for the surface finish. The typical precision of a surface grinder depends on the type and usage, however +/- 0.002 mm (+/- 0. , vertical spindle spindle: see spinning. A rotating shaft in a disk drive. In a fixed disk, the platters are attached to the spindle. In a removable disk, the spindle remains in the drive. Laptops use spindle designations to indicate the number of built-in drives. universal grinders, and dual table vertical spindle rotary table A rotary table is a precision work positioning device used in metalworking. It enables the operator to drill or cut work at exact intervals around a fixed (usually horizontal or vertical) axis. grinders in North, South, and Central American Central America A region of southern North America extending from the southern border of Mexico to the northern border of Colombia. It separates the Caribbean Sea from the Pacific Ocean and is linked to South America by the Isthmus of Panama. markets. In return, REFORM has been granted the right to market the Blanchard Vertical Rotary Surface Grinder and Springfield Vertical Universal Grinder Grinder A slang term for a person who works in the investment industry and makes small amounts of money at a time on small investments, over and over again. Notes: in the European market. Joint venture talks began in March 1999, says J Hunter Banbury, president, Cone Blanchard Corp and Motch Corp. A verbal agreement was reached within three or four months, and written agreements followed shortly thereafter. Blanchard and Motch were interested in REFORM's reciprocating grinder, which--unlike similar grinders that move the workpiece Noun 1. workpiece - work consisting of a piece of metal being machined piece of work, work - a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing; "it is not regarded as one of his more memorable works"; "the symphony was back and forth over the grinding head--grinds by moving the grinding head back and forth over the workpiece. The machine, which complements Blanchard's rotary surface grinder, will be made accessible to Blanchard customers in the US. Motch was also interested in REFORM's multi-spindle vertical grinding technology to complement the Springfield Grinder line. The technology is ideal for aircraft rebuilding and the aerospace industry. "In essence, we're using some of their technology and combining it with our expertise," says Mr Banbury. The joint venture will allow the three companies to expand their respective markets, says Mr Banbury. Products in the Americas will be sold as Blanchard and Springfield grinders. REFORM will sell Blanchard and Motch products with the REFORM name in Europe. Cone Blanchard and Motch are both part of the Park Corp, Cleveland, OH, which purchased the two entities in 1997. Blanchard manufactures a complete line of rotary surface grinders. Motch designs, engineers, builds, and services vertical turning machines, vertical grinders, self-loading vertical and horizontal turning centers, and custom engineered systems. Both plan on exhibiting products at IMTS IMTS International Manufacturing Technology Show IMTS Improved Mobile Telephone Service IMTS International Machine Tool Show IMTS International Merchandise Trade Statistics IMTS Improved Moving Target Simulator IMTS Information Management Technical Specialist 2000, Chicago, IL, in September. |
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