KNUTH Machine Tools USA Inc.

Lincolnshire, Ill.-based Knuth Machine Tools USA, a provider of CNC machines for machining and fabricating, has promoted Patrick Oplt to sales director of the North, Central, and South American branch. He joined the company in 2014 as a support specialist. Oplt has more than 20 years of sales,...

Knuth Machine Tools USA, a supplier of conventional and CNC machine tools and accessories, has promoted Frank Fontana to president of the North, Central, and South American branch. Fontana joined the company in 2010 as a territory sales representative, earning salesman of the year multiple times...

Metalworking machinery manufacturer Knuth Machine Tools, Lincolnshire, Ill., recently hosted Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner and a delegation of Illinois business and community leaders on a European jobs mission. Rauner toured the Knuth Machine Tools headquarters in Wasbek, Germany, viewed machine...

Metalworking machinery-maker Knuth Machine Tools USA, Lincolnshire, Ill., has received a Stevie® Award for best customer service department of the year in the 13th Annual American Business Awards. The award recognizes the company’s customer service process, which is customer-driven from sales...

Knuth Machine Tools USA offers the entry-level ZNC-EDM 250, a sinker-type EDM with NC feed on the Z axis. Its compact design allows for machining of small and medium-size parts with a 17- by 11-in. table and 10- by 8- by 8-in. travel. The machine is designed with a rigid base, separate...

Knuth Machine Tools USA will host its annual customer open house on June 10 from 12:00 to 5:00 p.m. at its Lincolnshire, Ill., facility. Equipment demonstrated at the event will include the Laser-Jet 2512, a 2-kW fiber laser with a 4- by 8-ft. cutting table; a Plasma-Jet 1530 with an HPR 130XD...

Knuth Machine Tools USA has introduced the HFS-B VC series reciprocating surface grinder. It comes with a programmable Siemens PLC, magnetic clamping plate, and coolant and exhaust system with complete particle filtration. Table size is 10 by 20 in. to 16 by 31 in., and the grinding wheel size...

Knuth Machine Tools USA, a worldwide manufacturer and supplier of metalworking machinery and accessories based in Lincolnshire, Ill., has appointed Edward Zidek to the newly created position of product sales manager – cutting systems. Zidek has more than 20 years of experience in metal...

Knuth Machine Tools has introduced the R series of radial arm drills. They offer 1.3- to 3.94-in. drilling capacity with 32- to 124-in. spindle-to-column distance. The R-60 offers an infinitely variable spindle gearbox from 38 to 2,000 RPM. The R-100 model has a 22-step direct gear drive drill...

Knuth Machine Tools USA, Lincolnshire, Ill., a supplier of machine tools and accessories, has promoted Steve Gutman to the position of senior regional sales manager. He has been with the company for eight years, serving previously as a sales representative and most recently as the Midwest and...

Knuth Machine Tools USA, a manufacturer and supplier of metalworking machinery in Lincolnshire, Ill., has unveiled a showroom that features laser, plasma, and waterjet cutting technologies. Customers can come to the company with a part that needs to be cut, and an application engineer will...

Knuth Machine Tools offers complete preventive maintenance programs to help customers maximize the performance and running life of their milling, turning, cutting, CNC machining, sawing, and sheet metal working machines. The customizable packages have options for the number of machines to be...

Available in seven sizes from 31.5 in. to 102 in. swing, the VDM series of conventional vertical lathes from Knuth Machine Tools USA feature heavy-duty construction designed with fine-grain castings, a substantial headstock, heavy machine bed, and wide box ways. The machine, equipped for OD/ID...