TPT March 2007

Industry News

and feel fortunate to add Aaron Reimann and members of his staff to our team.” From its state-of-the-art manufacturing centres in the USA, UK, Canada and China, AddisonMckee is committed to providing rapid solutions to market. The company is principally owned by WHI Capital Partners.

president of Mechtron Innovations. “The company has an enviable reputation for the quality of its products and a willingness to provide the finest tube manipulation solutions to organisations of all sizes.” Mr Jim Sabine, vice president and general manager of AddisonMckee Canada, says, “Through the recent launch of our Brantford operations and this acquisition, AddisonMckee has demonstrated its commitment to the Canadian market. We are fully committed to Mechtron customers

designed to cut hardened materials for hydraulics applications. Sales manager Mr Dave Abernethy explains, “The purpose of the reorganisation in Middlesbrough was to boost customer service in the north of England and Scotland. One result has been a substantial growth in our customer base in the north- east which we have responded to by creating a local commercial presence.”

AddisonMckee – Canada Fax : +1 513 228 7226

Email : crogiers@addisonmckee.com Website : www.addisonmckee.com

Van Leeuwen Wheeler Ltd – UK Fax : +44 1384 487619 Email : sales@vanleeuwen.co.uk Website : www.vanleeuwen.com

AddisonMckee Canada acquires Mechtron’s bend tooling product line

AddisonMckee Canada ULC has reached an exclusive agreement to purchase the bend tooling product line of Mechtron Innovations. in Cambridge, Ontario, has been providing the Canadian market with quality precision machining and custom tooling since 1998. The company specialises in the design and manufacture of high-quality tooling used on CNC tube bending equipment. Through this acquisition, AddisonMckee will acquire the assets of Mechtron’s bend tooling production. Mechtron Bend Tooling™, a division of AddisonMckee Canada ULC, will continue to manufacture, sell, and support Mechtron’s current performance bend tooling product line. This line includes mandrels, wiper dies, bend dies, bend die insert clamps, pressure/ follower dies, and collets. AddisonMckee Canada is a division of tube bending and end-forming technology specialists, AddisonMckee. The company is equipped with the latest computer-aided manufacturing techniques and is renowned for the design, manufacture and supply of CNC tube manipulation solutions. These machines are used for the increasingly complex manufacturing requirements across the global automotive, aviation, truck, and shipbuilding sectors. “We are convinced that AddisonMckee’s commitment to innovation, speed-to-market, and exceptional manufacturing capabilities will significantly benefit our customers,” states Mr Aaron Reimann, owner and Mechtron Innovations, located

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