From humble prewar beginnings, Trumpf, a maker of machines that use lasers to work metal, has grown to the point where it now employs about 2,000 people in Ditzingen and 6,000 at other locations around the world.
MIKOHN GAMING CORP., Las Vegas, a maker of machines for casinos, said it hired the investment banking unit of Jefferies Group, Los Angeles, to help explore options, including a sale of the company.
Mr. Sacane told Aksys, a maker of a machine for home kidney treatment, of his continued purchases on Thursday after the stock market closed.
STRIDING into a hangarlike building with several of her top executives, Nicola Leibinger-Kammüller looks every bit the boss as she settles in for a two-hour survey of the latest research projects at Trumpf, a maker of laser machine tools.
The Alliance Gaming Corporation, a maker of slot machines, agreed to sell three businesses that operate slot machines in supermarkets and racetracks for at least $119.5 million in cash to focus on supplying casinos.
International Game Technology, a maker of slot machines, fell $1.68, or 10 percent, to $15.02.
Her father retired as a credit manager in Rochester for the Itek Corporation, a maker of copy machines and reconnaissance technology.
Fujitaka, a maker of vending machines in Kyoto, promptly devised a solution: it built dispensers with artificial vision.
His father is the controller of Hirsch International, a maker of embroidery machines and related products in Hauppauge, N.Y.
Penn National Gaming added $1.24, to $32.03, and the Alliance Gaming Corporation, a maker of slot machines, rose 50 cents, to $16.37.
