The Georgia Manufacturing Alliance (GMA), Macon, Ga., is launching a new chapter in the central region. The kickoff meeting on Jan. 30 will include a Networking Lunch & Learn at the Middle Georgia Regional Commission, followed by a plant tour of Erdrich USA in Dublin, Ga. “The GMA Middle Georgia...

Detroit-based American Axle & Mfg. Inc. and Drexler Automotive GmbH, a manufacturer of high-performance limited slip differentials, racing transmissions, drive shafts, and wheel hub systems, have entered into an agreement to expand their relationship, integrating electromechanical limited slip...

Dawn Equipment, a manufacturer of farm equipment and accessories in Sycamore, Ill., has announced the launch of a new company called Underground Agriculture.

The new company manufactures agricultural equipment for farmers employing organic, no-till methods.

Solar Atmospheres of California (SCA) has completed the expansion of its facility in Fontana, Calif. With the 25,000-sq.-ft. building, the company has doubled its heat-treating capacity on the West Coast. The company has added four vacuum furnaces from sister company Solar Mfg. in Souderton, Pa.,...

Germany-based Staufen and Schuler, Canton, Mich., have announced they are offering their combined services to provide consulting services and process optimization for press shops in North America. Process improvement experts from both companies analyze press shop processes and identify and address...

Ladd Hall, executive vice president of flat-rolled products for Nucor Corp., will give a keynote presentation, "Successfully Navigating an Unpredictable Steel Market," on Thursday, March 8, at the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association Intl.’s (FMA’s) 2018 Annual Meeting. His presentation will...

Coe Press Equipment, a manufacturer of coil handling and servo roll feed equipment in Sterling Heights, Mich., has appointed Reid Coe to president, assuming the position that was vacated by Hunter Coe in September 2017 when he became CEO, replacing their father John Coe. Reid Coe has been involved...

H&K Equipment Inc., a UniCarriers Americas material handling equipment dealer, welcomed President Trump to its Coraopolis, Pa., facility on Jan. 18. During his visit, the president outlined the benefits of his new tax plan for small businesses and reiterated his support for U.S. industry. “The...

Vulcanium Corp./RIGHTech Fabrications has announced that its founder Jim Leopold died on Dec. 28, 2017, at 99 years old. Leopold purchased a Chicago-area manufacturing firm in 1967, specializing in titanium products for the metal finishing industry. He expanded the company into a provider of...

Industrial Fabricators Inc., a supplier of carbon steel, aluminum, and stainless metal fabrications and flat-rolled processing and metal distribution services, has installed a single-loop Braner/Loopco turret head slitting line and an automatic slit coil packaging line in its Gastonia, N.C., coil...

The ALL Family of Companies, based in Cleveland, has expanded its fleet with the purchase of eight cranes from Manitowoc. The package includes two each of the MLC650 crawler, a Grove TMS760E truck-mounted crane, and a Manitowoc 999 crawler, plus two more truck-mounted units: a Grove TMS800E and...