TPT November 2010

I ndustry N ews T-Drill’s Dick Nelson to retire ON 31 December Dick Nelson will retire from T-Drill Industries, Inc. Of his thirty-four years in the industry, Mr Nelson has spent thirty of those years at T-Drill.

ELT reveals Tube Form Solutions ON 30 June 2010, Paul Howard, president of Eaton Leonard Tooling (ELT) announced that the company had developed a new company called Tube Form Solutions, LLC (TFS). This new company will be dedicated to sales and service of tube bending and related auxiliary equipment, and is a joint effort between ELT and Midwest Benders Services (MBS). Located in Elkhart, Indiana, MBS was founded by Mike Thomas in 2001. Mr Thomas has more than 15 years’ experience in the tube bending industry, and the company specialises in servicing, rebuilding and retrofitting various manufacturers’ bending and end-forming equipment. MBS has signed an agreement with Soco Machinery Company to be its preferred sales agent in the United States for its line of tube bending and laser cutting equipment. This new relationship with Soco will allow MBS to expand into companies that require new equipment to meet their growing demands. Soco is a leader in providing bending machines to various manufacturing industries, including automotive, aerospace, furniture, job shops and ship building. Soco’s manufacturing facilities are located in Taichung, Taiwan, and it has offices in Taiwan, Europe, China, and Southeast Asia. Eaton Leonard Tooling – USA Email: phoward@eatonleonardtooling.com Website: www.eatonleonardtooling.com Midwest Benders Services – USA Fax: +1 574 266 5276 Email: sales@midwestbenderservices.com Website: www.midwestbenderservices.com

Mr Nelson, who served as sales manager of commercial products and secretary of the corporation, will be succeeded by his friend of twenty-four years, Jarno Syrenius. Mr Syrenius has been with T-Drill since 2000 and has spent time in the international and North American divisions in both engineering and sales capacities. T-Drill Industries Inc – USA

Fax: +1 770 925 3912 Email: sales@t-drill.com Website: www.t-drill.com

The Bend-it is a bender that was specifically designed by ELT to bend automotive exhaust tail pipes

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