Bourn & Koch, Star SU Consolidate Sales

Star SU and Bourn & Koch announced a mutual agreement for consolidation of the sales activities of each company’s machine tool product line. The enterprise will be owned and managed by an executive committee made up of members of both organizations, effective July 1. Star SU’s comprehensive line of gear machine tool products will now be enhanced by a complementary line of gear hobbers, grinding machines and Fellow gear shaping machines as a result of this merger. According to the company’s press release, the combined enterprise will benefit all chip-making manufacturers by providing a single, competitive and efficient source for precision machine manufacturing, remanufacturing and rebuilding. Further details will be announced at a later date.