Skills Ontario will receive a $125,000 investment from automotive supplier Magna Intl. in support of the 2018 Skills Ontario Competition, Skills Ontario Young Women’s Initiatives, and Skills Ontario Summer Camps. The investment will help Skills Ontario accommodate a growing number of students who...

Hanover, N.H.-based Hypertherm, a manufacturer of industrial cutting systems and software, has been selected as a Forbes Magazine America’s Best honoree, earning the No. 30 spot on its list of the 500 Best Midsize Employers and the No. 2 spot among engineering and manufacturing companies. To...

Hornet Cutting Systems, Valley Center, Kan., has announced a partnership with distributor Minneapolis Oxygen Co. The partnership provides an improved presence in the Twin Cities, northern Minnesota, and northwest Wisconsin area for Hornet Cutting Systems and a CNC cutting machine line for...

California-based laser equipment supplier Coherent has acquired Dieburg, Germany-based OR Laser. Founded in 1997, OR Laser’s products include its Creator metal 3-D printing machine that features a 250 W fiber laser. It requires no third-party software to turn a CAD model into a printed...

Ship manufacturer Austal USA, Mobile, Ala., has acquired privately held ElectraWatch Inc. Headquartered in Charlottesville, Va., the company develops and deploys probe devices that help maintain aluminum structures. As both the designer and prime contractor, Austal USA manufactures the...

Metal finishing service provider Lincoln Industries, Lincoln, Neb., has acquired affiliated businesses Southwest Metal Finishing and Inventix Mfg. Southwest Metal Finishing, New Berlin, Wis., is a decorative chrome plating and metal finishing company. It also has facilities in Texas and Mexico....

With support from the Southwestern Ontario Development Fund, Trillium Metal Stampings, Kitchener, Ont., a manufacturer of metal stamping and mechanical assemblies for auto parts retailers, is expanding its facility and purchasing new equipment to increase production. The project, which will create...

Florence, S.C.-based ESAB Welding & Cutting Products and Arc Junkies Podcast have agreed to produce 12 podcast episodes featuring interviews with ESAB’s filler metal experts. Named Filler Metal Friday, the 30-minute segments will air once a month beginning May 4. The show discusses application...

Vorteq Coil Finishers LLC, Pittsburgh, a provider of coil coating services for metal products, has announced the acquisition of the assets of Woodstock, Ill.-based Wheeling Services & Supply Inc., a producer of prepainted aluminum products serving the residential building and construction market....

Material handling equipment provider Barclay Brand Ferdon will host a Lift Truck Safety Summit on June 12, 2018, in conjunction with National Forklift Safety Day. The summit, to be held from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the company’s South Plainfield, N.J., location, will include seminars focused on...

Pittsburgh-based United States Steel Corp. has released its Sustainability Report 2017. The report highlights the company’s renewed commitment to transparency in its sustainability efforts, including recent innovations in operations, as well as corporate responsibility practices related to...