Waukesha Metal Products, Sussex, Wis., has hired Stephen Anderson as vice president of finance/CFO.

The company is an international metal forming manufacturer, offering metal stamping and fabricating services.

Rolling Meadows, Ill.-based Panasonic has opened technical centers for arc and laser welding technologies in Farmington Hills, Mich., and Hilliard, Ohio. Both facilities have the latest TAWERS™ arc welding and LAPRISS™ laser diode welding systems installed, as well as new technologies such as...

Cincinnati-based SecturaSoft LLC, a provider of web-/cloud-based quoting and production systems, will host a webinar titled “Job Shop Quoting Made Simple” on Oct. 26 at 1:00 p.m. EDT. The 45-min. webinar will explain how to cut quoting time by up to 60 percent, integrate all platforms, import...

South Korea-based steelmaker Posco has opened a plant in Jeffersonville, Ind., that processes steel wire for fasteners, nuts, and bolts used in the automotive industry. It also serves as a distribution center for other products. The $21 million, 80,000-sq.-ft. facility is the first phase of...

Hard metal industry workers do not face an increased risk of lung cancer, according to research conducted by the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health. The research involved more than 32,000 workers from the U.S., U.K., Austria, Germany, and Sweden. Previous studies have...

Chicago-based CleanSpace Technology, a global manufacturer of powered air-purifying respiratory protection, has opened its online welding respiratory safety resource center at cleanspacetechnology.com/us/welding-respiratory-safety-resource-center/. The site includes comprehensive research data from...

Nordic Air Filtration has launched the myNordic online universe, which allows current customers to search for and purchase products, find cross references, configure products in multiple ways, follow orders through the manufacturing processes, plan service changeouts, and find invoices. The site is...

The global flat steel market is expected to reach $1,015.7 billion by 2025, growing at a CAGR of 3.6 percent, according to a new report published by Grand View Research Inc. The report, “Flat Steel Market Analysis By Product (Sheet & Strips, Plates), By Material (Carbon, Alloy, Stainless, Tool),...

Custom sheet metal fabricator Astro Eng. and Mfg. will hold an open house in honor of Manufacturing Day on Oct. 6 from 12:00-2:00 p.m. at its Hanover, Minn., plant. This event intends to show high school and college students, as well as those looking for a change in occupation, that metal...