Industrial auction specialist Maynards has announced the continuation of a series of secured party sales involving the assets from another complete JD Norman plant in Germany. JD Norman, a major OEM and tier-one supplier of automotive powertrain and components, shut down in 2020 after more than 20 years of providing assembled components to automotive companies such as Mercedes Benz, Audi, Ford, VW, Fiat and Kia.

Items for sale include complete manufacturing lines used for automotive powertrain and engine components. The sale is currently underway and will end on 29 September with an online auction. Maynards is managing the sale in conjunction with a global team of automotive asset specialists that include Robert Levy Associates and Gordon Brothers. Over 1000 late-model assets are available from brands such as Samag, Heller, Heckert and others. In total, the sale includes over 150 CNC machines, as well as leak testers, parts washers, deburring machines, robots, cranes, QA equipment, tool-room equipment, factory vehicles and storage equipment.

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Trumpf has appointed Marcella Montelatici as its managing director for sales and service. She succeeds Reinhold Groß, who had held the position since 2014. In her new role, Montelatici is responsible for the sale of machines, services, software, digitisation solutions and consulting on all aspects of networked manufacturing. “The success of our customers is a top priority at Trumpf,” she says. “We support and accompany them in their development, and find the right solution – whether it’s a fully automated system, a digital upgrade of production or a classic stand-alone machine.”

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Orders received by the German machine tool industry in the second quarter of 2021 were 103% up on the previous year’s figure. While orders from Germany rose by 81%, foreign orders were 114% higher than in the previous 12 months. This significant increase in orders has led Oxford Economics, the VDW’s forecasting partner, to put production growth at 8%, two points higher than in the spring. This figure would bring the volume for the current year to €13.2bn. Nevertheless, there is still some way to go before reaching the peak of 2018-19. At that time, the industry achieved a result of €17bn.

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Trumpf has completed a change in leadership at its Machine Tool Business Division. Stephan Mayer is now the new CEO Machine Tools (CEO MT) after succeeding Heinz-Jürgen Prokop, who left Trumpf at the end of the fiscal year on 30 June after reaching the age limit for members of the board. Mayer has been with Trumpf since 2012, initially as head of the Organizational Development and Production and Quality Management departments. Since 2019 he has been President China, where he managed the Trumpf locations in Taicang/Jiangsu and Jinfangyuan CNC Machine Co Ltd (JFY) in Yangzhou.

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Hardinge Inc and JG Weisser GmbH & Co KG have entered into a definitive agreement under which the former will acquire the latter, enhancing Hardinge’s turning and milling platform with an attractive portfolio of products and technologies. Weisser, which has sales of approximately $90m, is a German manufacturer of multifunctional turning machines and turning centres, as well as automation solutions. The transaction will bring together two complementary businesses, accelerate the Hardinge growth strategy and increase core capabilities in highly attractive segments.

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