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BLM Group USA hosted 25 student participants and team coaches at its North American headquarters’ Solutions Center as a proud sponsor of Frog Force 503.
NOVI, Michigan – July 17, 2025 – BLM Group USA welcomed Novi High School’s Local Robot Team Frog Force 503 with a hands-on, behind the scenes look at cutting-edge tube and sheet laser technology that is driving the metal manufacturing industry. This visit is a key step in collaboration with a student-led robotics team and a leading supplier of tube and sheet metal manufacturing machines.
BLM Group USA hosted 25 student participants and team coaches at its North American headquarters’ Solutions Center as a proud sponsor of Frog Force 503. Students observed and participated in a live demonstration of the new LTX tube laser, Probend 205-60 press brake, LS7 seat laser, and its own Artube software.
“It was an incredible experience to watch the Frog Force 503 team put their passion for robot maintenance and development for the 2025 season as a team sponsor,” said Kenny Criger, application manager at BLM Group USA. “The up-and-coming engineers at Novi High School show a lot of creativity. We hope this visit will turn to new possibilities for robot development for the 2026 season. Given the proximity, the BLM Group USA team is excited by the opportunity to actively contribute to students in the community.”
“This tour was fantastic,” said Konark Sahoo, the lead of the electric group for Frog Force 503.
This visit is an important step that we hope that both groups will become a long-term partnership focused on education, engineering and real-world problem-solving skills.
About the BLM Group
The BLM Group is the global leader in tube and sheet metal machine solutions. Its product portfolio includes tube lasers, 5-axis lasers, seat lasers, press brakes, tube benders, wire benders, endformers and cold saws. With over 60 years of experience and thousands of applications worldwide, the company serves US and Canadian customers from its North American headquarters in Novi, Michigan.
About Frog Force 503
Founded in 2001, Frog Force 503 is the first robotics competition team based at Novi High School in Michigan. With its mission to motivate and educate students to acquire real-world team building, engineering, finance, marketing and other useful skills, the team is “advancing” in developing practical and applied robot development.
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