Meritor Inc., Troy, Mich., a supplier of drivetrain, mobility, braking, and aftermarket products for commercial vehicle and industrial markets, has hired Cheri Lantz as vice president/chief strategy officer. She has an extensive background as an executive in the commercial vehicle and industrial...

Germany-based Plato AG has opened a U.S. subsidiary, Plato North America Inc., in Dearborn, Mich., to support its model-based engineering methods (FMEA) platform. The company will host a Plato User Conference in Ypsilanti, Mich., on Oct. 11, 2017. Participants will learn about the latest trends...

Tweet/Garot Mechanical Inc. will consolidate its Green Bay, Wis.-area construction shops onto a 42-acre site in Wrightstown. The company plans to build a 90,000-sq.-ft. manufacturing facility on the site to facilitate future expansion and modernize production processes. Construction will begin in...

Houston-based TRS Services LLC, a provider of component repair and manufacturing processes for industrial, aeroderivative, and aircraft gas turbines, has appointed Monty E. Richardson as president. Richardson spent the past 20 years at Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Engines. He has a bachelor’s degree...

Rolling Meadows, Ill.-based Metal Service Center Institute (MSCI) will host its Economic Summit at the Marriott Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center Hotel in Schaumburg, Ill., Sept. 18-19, 2017. The event will provide an in-depth examination of more than 15 critical markets, explore the...

Braidy Industries, a producer of aluminum roll and sheet in Ashland, Ky., has announced its board of directors. Dr. Michael E. Porter is an economist, Harvard professor, and leader of Harvard University’s Institute for Strategy & Competitiveness. The author of 19 books, he has received the...

Precision Micro, Birmingham, U.K., has launched a new website at www.precisionmicro.com that highlights the general use, benefits, and features of photo etching. The site includes a step-by-step description of how the technology works, the materials that can be processed, technical guidelines for...

The International Congress on Applications of Lasers & Electro-Optics (ICALEO®) will be held Oct. 22–26, 2017, in Atlanta. The event will present the latest developments and technologies in laser materials processing, laser microprocessing, and nanomanufacturing. To register, visit...

Rosemont, Ill.-based MW Industries, a provider of highly engineered springs, specialty fasteners, machined parts, and precision components, has announced the acquisition of Tri-Star Industries, Berlin, Conn. Tri-Star manufactures standard and custom-designed threaded inserts and compression...

In its latest Fabrinomics® newsletter, Fabricators & Manufacturers Association Intl. (FMA), Elgin, Ill., addresses recent tumult in the steel sector that has been affecting consumption numbers: “The threats of a large tariff imposed on steel coming from outside the country has captured the...

Constellium’s Van Buren, Mich., plant has delivered its 10 millionth part to Ford Motor Company. A provider of aluminum structural components for the Ford F-150 and Super Duty trucks, the plant also will supply the new Ford Expedition starting in fall 2017. The facility was expanded in 2015 to...

Investment in equipment and software is expected to grow 3.6 percent in 2017, according to the Q3 update to the 2017 Equipment Leasing & Finance U.S. Economic Outlook released by the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation, Washington, D.C. The foundation revised its 2017 equipment and software...