Hartwig, Okuma, and DATC have agreed to a formal contract and commitment where six high technology machines will be consigned to the Northern Utah college.  With a state-of-the-art working showroom and training center, Okuma and Hartwig will be able to provide DATC with a 21^st century working showroom of CNC lathes, vertical machining centers, multi-tasking machines, and a horizontal machining center. 

The equipment and facility will be used for two primary objectives.  First, the machines and training rooms will be used to support the local manufacturing companies in Utah.  Hartwig will have sales, engineering support,  and service located at the facility to showcase products to enhance local customers, technology and manufacturing, while hosting additional training and information seminars at the facility, providing further benefit to the manufacturers in our family.  The Second objective, is to provide students with hands-on training on state-of-the-art equipment for the development of future CNC machinists, programmers, and quality control and inspection specialists. 

DATC curriculum provides students with a hands-on, self-paced learning experience that prepares them for employment.  Nationally accredited through the Council on Occupational Education, DATC courses emphasize the skills required on the job and provide this training with instructors who have extensive industry experience.  Students are required to complete 1140 hours of course work in order to receive their Machine Tool Technology degree.

Although machines and training are already ongoing, the Okuma Institute of Technology at Davis Applied Technology Institute will formally open on January 12.  Grand Opening activities will take place January 12-14, 2010.

To learn more about DATC, Hartwig, and Okuma, you can click on the links below.

About Okuma America Corporation:

Founded in 1898 in Nagoya, Japan, Okuma America Corporation is the US-based affiliate of Okuma Corporation, a world leader in the development of computer numeric controls (CNC) and machining technology.  Known for its technological leadership and world-class manufacturing, product quality, and dedication to customer service, Okuma strives to be the machine tool solution provider to manufacturers worldwide.  For more information, visit www.okuma.com

About Hartwig:

Hartwig is the leader in machine tool distribution in the Midwest and Southwest, and has been in business since 1960, covering the states of Missouri, Montana, Idaho, Utah, New Mexico, Wyoming, Colorado, Oklahoma, Texas, Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, and Illinois.  For more information, visit www.hartwiginc.com.

About Davis Applied Technology College:

Davis Applied Technology College (DATC) is one of eight campuses of the Utah College of Applied Technology, and is located just north of Salt Lake City, Utah.  DATC provides training in an open-entry, open-exit environment that annually prepares over 7,400 high school and adult students with career and technical skills.   DATC currently offers certificate programs in the Schools of Business, Construction, Health Professions, Information Technology, Manufacturing, Service Professions, and Transportation.  The College is committed to quality education and dedicated to its philosophy of "We Change Lives."  For more information, visit www.datc.edu.

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Lincolnshire, Illinois, June 22, 2009 – GF AgieCharmilles today announced that Hartwig, Inc., a St. Louis-based distributor of its wire and diesinking EDM machines, will take over sales of EDM and high speed milling machines in Utah, Montana and the south and southeastern counties of Idaho. The company is also the exclusive GF AgieCharmilles distributor in Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma and southern Illinois.

Hartwig, Inc. not only serves as a distributor of industry-leading machine tool manufacturers but also offers service engineering, training and application support. Family owned and operated for more than 40 years, Hartwig has eight offices located throughout the Midwest and Texas. 

For more information on Hartwig, Inc., please visit http://www.hartwiginc.com.

About GF AgieCharmilles

GF AgieCharmilles is the North American leading supplier of wire EDM, CNC and manual diesinking systems and high speed/performance and 5-axis CNC milling machines. For more information on the company's products and services, contact Gisbert Ledvon, GF AgieCharmilles, 560 Bond St., Lincolnshire, IL 60069-4224, Tel: 1-800-CTC-1EDM. Gisbert.Ledvon@AgieCharmilles.us, Fax: 847-913-5340, or visit http://www.gfac.com/us.

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Lincolnshire, Illinois, January 23, 2009 – GF AgieCharmilles today announced the selection of Hartwig, Inc. as a new distributor of its wire and diesinking EDM machines. The St. Louis-based company will be the exclusive GF AgieCharmilles' distributor in Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma and southern Illinois.

Midwest largest Machine Tool Distributor launches technical service call center 

With 100% participation, Hartwig, Inc. set out as a team to be awarded a Platinum Distributor from Okuma. For the last six to seven months, we were evaluated in a variety of areas including; the percentage of parts we shipped from inventory, our service engineers were tested on their knowledge, the number of service engineers within our company versus units installed, a professional customer survey taken by Okuma, and participation in the Okuma Apprentice Program.  As a company, we purchased additional parts, including drives, ball screws and motors, we had three people attend York Tech, Ron Sobanek led our service team through rigorous testing and pre-qualification of the test, and our parts department set new goals so that we could win this prestigious award.  The end result is our customers will continue to receive the best support from Hartwig and Okuma, and that is what we are all about. 

Hartwig, Inc. to Represent Full Line of Okuma Konan, formerly known as Okuma & Howa, Products:  In 2005, Okuma Corporation of Oguchi, Japan completed their purchase of the former Okuma & Howa Machinery LTD. of Konan, Japan.  As of June 11, 2007 all former Okuma and Howa products will be known as Okuma Konan products and be available through Okuma America Corporation's distribution network.  

Hartwig, Inc. has opened the doors to its newly constructed Dallas office and Technology Center in Irving, Texas.

"The 22,500 sq. ft. facility is equipped with a hi-tech classroom providing computer simulation and web cast training on advancements in machining capabilities," said a company spokesperson. "Starting in September, we will offer more educational courses for Lathe and Machining Center Programming, One Touch IGF, Advanced Functions, P200 Controls, Citizen, Fanuc and other operator training classes in this new facility.