Washington, D.C.-based Business Forward has released a new report, “Unpacking the Economic Harm of Trump’s Tariffs: Higher Prices, Bad Faith, Litigation, Retaliation, Escalation, and Uncertainty,” that explains how the nearly 2-year-old Trump trade war is harming U.S. manufacturers, farmers,...

Hydrapower Intl. Inc., based in Marco Island, Fla., has won a contract with Cygni Eng. Ltd. of Dhaka, Bangladesh, to supply equipment for utility pole manufacturing. The machines include Hydrapower’s coil processing line with integrated taper slitter, tandem 1,100-ton by 25-ft. press brakes with...

Jetcam Intl. s.a.r.l. has announced the release of Jetcam Orders Controller (JOC) Premium and Premium Automation v3.15 with several new features. The product complements the company’s Expert nesting system, allowing remote generation of tooled component files or dynamic nests of ordered...

McWane and Associates, a welding consulting firm based in San Jose, Calif., has launched a self-paced slide show about weld quality at www.materialsite.com/welding-quality-presentation. According to the company, welding will not produce a certain percentage of defective welds. Defective welds are...

United Stars Inc., Beloit, Wis., has announced its acquisition of Precision Gears Inc., a producer of custom gears for agriculture, food equipment, power transmission, and industrial applications based in Pewaukee, Wis. Precision Gears becomes United Stars’ third gear manufacturer, joining United...

McLaughlin Body Co., a metal fabricator and producer of cabin closures for off-highway equipment used in the agriculture, construction, defense, and mining industries, has announced it will consolidate its manufacturing operations and administrative offices into a 525,000-sq.-ft. facility in Rock...

Starting in 2019 the American Institute of Nondestructive Testing, Baxter, Minn., will provide certified welding inspector (CWI) exam prep courses in Houston. The prep course begins with a 40-hour online course that students can move through at their own pace. The online portion covers the...

Xometry, an on-demand manufacturing platform based in Gaithersburg, Md., has been named a Tier 1 supplier to BMW Group. The company will supply injection-molded after-sales/service parts to BMW. Xometry’s capabilities include sheet metal fabrication, CNC machining, 3-D printing, injection...