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shop talk The second installment of the MTConnect Challenge was sponsored by the National Center f o r D e f e n s e M a n u f a c t u r i n g a n d M a c h i n i n g (NCDMM), Of fice of the Secretar y of Defense (OSD) Defense-wide Manufacturing Science a nd Te c h n o l o g y (D MS&T; ), U.S. A r my B e n ét Labs and AMT—The Association For Manufactur- ing Technology. MTConnect, visit mtconnect.org. ThinbiT CelebraTes 50-Year anniversarY The Kaiser Tool Company (Fort Wayne, Indiana) is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its Thinbit grooving tools line in 2014. Though the company was founded in 1964 by William and Hazel Kaiser, Mr. Kaiser began developing the small grooving tools in the couple's garage and attic in the 1950s. According to the Kaisers, such tools were not widely available at the time and ordering custom grooving tools was expensive and time-consum- ing. The Thinbit line was created as a result, offering a selection of tools ranging from 0.010" to 0.050" in 0.001" increments. Today, Kaiser Tool employs more than 40 employees and produces nine different lines of cutting tools, including the Thinbit, Microbit and Littlebit lines. Its products are sold in the United States and 20 other countries worldwide. Thinbit/Kaiser Tool Company, call 888-844-6248 or visit thinbit.com. KnuTh MaChine Tools announCes new PresidenT Knuth Machine Tools USA (Lincolnshire, Illinois) has announced that Daniel Maerklin will become president of the North American branch of Knuth's global enterprise. Mr. Maerklin has worked within R&D;, sales and ser vice, and major accounts, and has more than 10 years' experience in the machine tool industry through previous employ- ment with Trumpf. Knuth Machine Tools USA Inc., call 866-665-6884 or visit knuth-usa.com. 0614_MMS_shoptalk.indd 48 5/13/2014 4:29:42 PM