The Powder Coating Institute (PCI) has announced that it is accepting applications for its 2017 scholarship program. Designed to award students studying in areas that advance powder coating technologies, the program includes the PCI General Scholarship and two corporate member-sponsored...

Chemetall North America, New Providence, N.J., a surface treatment supplier and a global business unit of BASF's Coatings division, has announced Brian Hovik, market manager metalworking, will offer a presentation on metalworking fluids on May 18 at 10:30 a.m. at Eastec, held at the Eastern States...

Pittsburgh-based PPG, a manufacturer of DURANAR® liquid and powder fluoropolymer coatings for metal roof applications, has been named a Metal of Honor winner by Metal Roofing magazine after readers selected the coatings company as one of the top industry suppliers of 2016. In an annual survey of...

Ritter Technology LLC, Zelienople, Pa., a provider and distributor of industrial motion and control products, has acquired the business of Fluid Systems Eng., Clinton Township, Mich., a hydraulic and pneumatic fabrication and distribution company that serves principally the Michigan marketplace....

Lightweight Innovations for Tomorrow (LIFT), a Manufacturing USA national innovation institute, in partnership with the National Institute for Metalworking Skills, Amatrol, and the Gene Haas Foundation, has announced the launch of Operation Next, a new initiative for equipping military veterans...

Lift truck manufacturer Yale Materials Handling Corp., Greenville, N.C., has announced the recipients of its 23rd annual Dealer of Excellence Awards. Recognized dealers must meet a set of constantly updated performance criteria to ensure alignment with evolving customer expectations and industry...

In May 2017, employment will grow at 62.4 percent of manufacturing firms and decline at 6.8 percent. The resulting net increasing index of 55.6 (62.4 - 6.8) suggests faster employment growth in manufacturing than in May 2016 (48.1). In May 2017, employment levels will grow at 57.0 percent of...

UniCarriers Americas Corp. has begun manufacturing transmissions for its internal combustion forklift models in its 120,000-sq.-ft. manufacturing facility in Marengo, Ill. As a result, the engines and transmissions now are manufactured in the same location where the forklifts are assembled. "Our...