Open House Success at AIM, Inc
More than 180 visitors from all over the world turned up at the joint open house staged by AIM, Inc., on 14-17 November. The event was hosted at the AIM, inc. factory, in Addison, IL, 20 miles west of downtown Chicago and took place in parallel with the Fabtech trade show. Three co-sponsors were also present with their equipment: RMG, Krueger Steel and Fanuc Robotics.
AIM, Inc and the co-sponsors rolled out their new innovations with twelve machines on display, covering the majority of wire bending and manufacturing requirements. The newly updated "Synchro" bender design was applauded by veterans in the business and characterized as the most innovative machine with the least production limitations currently available.
FANUC robotics showcased their new low inertia robots where a robot was picking parts directly from a CNC bender. RMG showcased a high capacity drawing unit directly feeding a 12mm 3-dimensional AIM CNC Bender showing a complete from rod to finished part production solution. All the wire used for the open house was provided by Krueger steel and many of the visitors recognized the high quality of the steel.
"Just a few days ago, we learned that in spite of the recession, AIM team set another record yet this year. We had another stellar year with a growth of 28% in sales and 34% in number of machines shipped" says Constantine Grapsas, the company's founder and managing director.
"The event turned out excellent," he continues. "The idea was to showcase complete automated solutions and work cells along with educating about the new technologies available in a concentrated space with more than a dozen engineers constantly providing answers to the visitors. I know we achieved our goals."
