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shop talk located in the United States, France, Canada, China, Korea and Russia will join Fives' more than 6,000 employees in 30 countries. Simultaneous with the machine tool business acquisition, the non-machinery units of the former MAG have developed 5ME, a company offering processing expertise, hardware, software and value-added services. Led by President Bill Horwar th and staf fed by other employees from MAG's tooling, ser vices and sof t ware businesses, 5ME focuses on increasing customers' manufacturing ef ficiency as a means of building profitable, competitive and sustainable businesses. Management operations are located in Cincinnati, Ohio, and Detroit, Michigan. Detroit is also home to 5ME's new 40,000-square-foot technology center. Escofier of Chalon-sur-Saône, France, to provide support, service and spare parts for Escofier products in the United States. Escofier is a manufacturer of cold rolling technology, including g e a r b u r n i s h i n g, th re ad ro l l i n g a n d s p l i n e rolling equipment. Escofier Technology S A, call 33 3 85 46 07 89 or visit escofier.com. GKI Incorporated, call 888-454-8665 or visit gkitool.com. absolute oPens chIcaGo-area facIlIty A bsolute Machine Tools has e stablished a 26,000-square-foot technical center in Elgin, Illinois, approximately 40 miles nor thwest of Chicago. The company has been doing business in the Chicago area for about 20 years, and Fives, visit fivesgroup.com. it says the facility is a step toward offering greater 5ME, visit 5me.com. support for area customers. Michael Land has been named general GKI Partners wIth escofIer manager of the new building, which will house GKI (Crystal Lake, Illinois) has partnered with mmsonline.com September 2013 MMS 47