Sheet metal fabrication machine tool distributor Southern States Machinery Inc. has purchased a new, 6,000-sq.-ft. facility in Mooresville, N.C. The company will host its grand opening, “Spring Fest,” May 8-10, 2018, offering refreshments and informational seminars to manufacturers and business...

Schaumburg, Ill.-based Bowman, a manufacturer of XRF coating measurement instruments, has announced the appointment of Timothy He as principal XRF scientist.

He previously served as principal scientist with Tribogenics Inc. and as senior detectors scientist at Bruker Corp.

Welding equipment manufacturer Fronius USA, Portage, Ind., has hired four new employees for its Perfect Welding business unit. Two new sales application engineers join the tech support group at company headquarters in Portage. Erik Stengline and Mike Cramer both graduated from Pennsylvania College...

AIDA de México, a subsidiary of AIDA-America, a metal stamping press manufacturer in Dayton, Ohio, has expended its Querétaro, Mexico, service facility and has increased its staff by more than 25 percent over the past year to support customers in Mexico. The Mexico facility now employs 13 team...

Solar Mfg., Souderton, Pa., has shipped two vacuum furnaces to an aviation engine repair services facility located in the western U.S. One furnace has a working zone of 28 by 21 by 36 in. with a weight capacity of 1,500 lbs.; the other has a working zone of 42 by 42 by 60 in. with a weight capacity...

Whether you're in need of information on technology or in search of solutions to current challenges in your operation, you'll find presentations, roundtables, and networking opportunities at the FMA Annual Meeting, March 7-9, 2018, in Scottsdale, Ariz., to engage in the next level of education to...

London-based Primetals Technologies Ltd., a worldwide engineering, manufacturing, and life cycle services provider for the metals industry, has named Satoru Iijima as CEO and chairman of the board, effective April 1. Since 2015 he has served as president/CEO of Primetals Technologies USA LLC....

SigmaTEK Systems LLC, a provider of CAD/CAM nesting software based in Cincinnati, has named Monty Brown as sales director for the Midwest territory. Brown joined the company in 2012 in the Services Group, where he focused on selling integration and consulting services. In 2016 he transitioned to...

Hexagon Mfg. Intelligence, a provider of metrology and manufacturing systems, recently welcomed Rhode Island Lt. Gov. Dan McKee to its North American headquarters in North Kingstown, R.I. The visit was part of McKee’s 39 Manufacturers Tour, which is taking him across the state to visit companies...