Founded in Switzerland with North American headquarters in Lincolnshire, IL, AgieCharmilles began its EDM research and development for industrial applications in 1952. That led to the company’s first die-sinking EDM machine in 1954 and the launch of the world’s first numerically controlled wire-EDM machine in 1969. The latest machines to join the company’s lineup include the FORM 20 and FORM 30 sinker EDMs. OriginLab (Northampton, MA), a developer of graphic and data analysis software, is celebrating its 20th anniversary. Based on two decades of industry expertise, the company’s products, Origin and OriginPro, provide data analysis and graphing capabilities tailored to the needs of scientists and engineers. The products are used by more than 150,000 customers worldwide, spanning Fortune 500 companies, re- search institutions and colleges and universtities. Cofounded in 1992 by current CEO Dr. C.P. Yang, the company began with an instrument data analysis tool for customers of Micro- cal Inc., which is now part of GE Healthcare.
Awards
ASME President Marc W. Goldsmith and ASME Executive Director Thomas G. Loughlin, have been inducted into the Pan American Academy of Engineering. In a ceremony in Mexico City on Oct. 4, Goldsmith, of Boca Raton, Fla., and Loughlin, a resident of Summit, NJ, were recognized as members of the academy based on their ethical, academic, and professional merits. Each is recognized for outstanding contributions to the progress of engineering in the Pan American market. ASME, founded in 1880 as the American Society of Me- chanical Engineers, helps the global engineering community develop solutions to real-world challenges.
Deals Abakan Inc. (Miami, FL) on Oct. 4 announced that its subsid-
iary, MesoCoat Inc., has closed a low-interest $1 million loan un-
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