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For immediate release - December 7, 2011

Downs promoted at Riten

Riten Industries announces the promotion of Tom Downs from Eastern Regional Sales Manager to the corporate position of Director of Sales and Marketing, effective January 1,2012.

A 30-year industry veteran, Downs' experience includes regional and national sales management for several prominent cutting tool manufacturers. He has also been General Manager for an industrial distributor, and founder and owner of a manufacturers representative agency serving the south-eastern U.S.

Downs will be responsible for all domestic and international sales and marketing activities for the Riten brand of centers, face drivers, engineered workholding products, and repair/rebuilding services.

For further information, contact:
Andy Lachat, President Riten Industries, Inc.
Washington Court House, OH 43160
800-338-0027
mailto:a.lachat@riten.com
www.riten.com

or

Tom Downs, Director of Sales and Marketing Riten Industries, Inc.
Fort Mill, SC 29708
t.downs@riten.com
Office 803-548-2044
Cell 803-415-0638

For immediate release - July 1, 2011

New England Tooling now represents Riten in the North-East

New England Tooling, LLC, a manufacturers rep agency established in 2009, is the exclusive representative for OEM and distribution sales of Riten workholding products in the the six-state New England region.

The agency currently represents several prominent manufacturers of cutting tools, workholding, fixturing and gaging products, and includes four outside technical specialists with over 100 years experience in the metalworking industry, one of the largest technical support staffs in the region. The agency is headed by Jeff Springer, who worked his way up through manufacturing as a machinist, CNC programmer, and Manufacturing Engineer before specializing in the tooling industry for the last 16 years. He and his staff have extensive knowledge of current and emerging CNC machining technology.

The agency can be contacted as follows:

New England Tooling, LLC
4 Crestview Drive
South Portland, ME 04106
jeffspringer@NewEnglandTooling.com
www.NewEnglandTooling.com

New England Tooling's Jeff Springer (at left) and technical staff in the agency's booth at EASTEC 2011.

Partners in THINC Welcomes Riten Industries as New Partner

Charlotte, NC (January 5, 2011) –Okuma America Corporation is pleased to announce that Riten Industries, the world's largest manufacturer of Live and Dead Centers and Face Drivers, has joined Partners in THINC.

Tom Downs, Regional Sales Manager, stated “We are excited to join the Partners in THINC team and are looking forward to helping manufacturers and improving and complementing the capabilities of the Okuma machine tools.”

In addition to a standard product offering, Riten can design and manufacture a variety of custom workholding products. Their dedicated repair department specializes in repairing both Riten and competitor live and dead centers, in addition to repairing tailstock and head stock assemblies.

Riten Industries products can be seen at the Partners in THINC facility in Charlotte, NC or at the Okuma Tech Centers in Chicago and Houston.  For more information or to schedule a visit, go to www.partnersinthinc.com.

About Okuma America Corporation:

Okuma America Corporation is the US based affiliate of Okuma Corporation, a world leader in the development of computer numeric controls (CNC) and machining technology, founded in 1898 in Nagoya, Japan.  Known for its technology leadership and world-class manufacturing, product quality and dedication to customer service, Okuma strives to be the machine tool solution provider to manufacturers worldwide.  For more information, visit www.okuma.com/home.html.

About Partners in THINC:

Partners in THINC is a unique facility and concept offering integrated solutions and a one-stop-shop designed to streamline current manufacturing processes, improve capabilities, or for exploring advanced manufacturing options. Each member of Partners in THINC brings specialized equipment, expertise and a commitment to provide the best possible integrated solutions to the end-user.  For more information, visit www.partnersinthinc.com.

About Riten Industries:

Riten Industries has been in business since 1933, and manufactures all products in the United States in a 35,000 square foot facility in Central Ohio.  Boasting the industry's broadest line of standard products, Riten can also design custom specials to meet a customer's unique needs.  For more information, visit www.riten.com.