Manitowoc Co. Inc. has announced plans to move its Wisconsin-based Manitowoc Cranes crawler-crane manufacturing operations to Shady Grove, Pa. The company will keep its corporate headquarters and the company's product engineering and related support functions in Manitowoc, Wis. Manitowoc Co....

New York-based Persistence Market Research Persistence Market Research has released the report titled "Global Market Study on Waterjet Cutting Machines: North America Estimated to Hold the Highest Market Share during the Forecast Period," which projects that toward the end of 2024, the value of...

MTS Systems Corp., Eden Prairie, Minn., a supplier of test systems and sensors, has appointed Brian Ross as senior vice president/CFO, effective May 12, 2017. Ross, who most recently served as the company’s corporate controller, will replace Jeff Oldenkamp, who is resigning to pursue other...

Schaumburg, Ill.-based Heidenhain offers Heidenhain TV, more than 100 videos on YouTube that highlight the company’s precision measurement and motion control equipment. Video categories include basics, machinery accuracy, TNC controls, webinars/tutorials, and mounting. They are available in...

Savannah, Ga.-based LJC Investments III LLC, an investment vehicle controlled by Littlejohn Capital LLC, has acquired Maysteel Industries LLC from Revolution Capital Group LLC. Maysteel designs, engineers, and manufactures custom OEM sheet metal enclosures, electrical cabinets, and metal fabricated...

Valley City, Ohio-based automotive parts manufacturer Fuserashi Intl. Technology (F.I.T.), the first international subsidiary of Fuserashi Co. Ltd., celebrates its 20-year anniversary in 2017. The company marked the occasion with an employees-only event at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland....

Chicago-based thyssenkrupp North America Inc. has received the Gold Award at the 2017 Edison Awards™ in the Transportation and Logistics category. The awards recognize excellence in new product and service development, marketing, human-centered design, and innovation. The company received the...

New Products Corp., a die caster in Benton Harbor, Mich., marks its 95th year in business in 2017. Owner/CEO Cheryl Miller represents the third generation to run this family business, which makes millions of custom aluminum parts every year for automotive, industrial valve, and marine engine...

President Trump has signed a presidential memorandum calling on Secretary Wilbur Ross to prioritize a Department of Commerce investigation into the effects of steel imports on U.S. national security. The study will consider production and capacity, workforce, investment, research and development,...

LA-CO Industries Inc., Elk Grove Village, Ill., has agreed in principle to acquire the J.P. Nissen Co., Glenside, Pa., a manufacturer of industrial marking products for the welding, fabrication, and construction markets. The Nissen product line includes metal roller-ball, liquid paint, solid paint,...

United Steelworkers (USW) Intl. President Leo W. Gerard issued the following statement after President Trump signed a memorandum calling for a Section 232 investigation of steel. A Section 232 investigation is prepared by the Department of Commerce in consultation with other agencies and examines...

Beckwood Press Co., a St. Louis-based manufacturer of custom hydraulic presses and automation systems and Triform forming equipment, has announced that its in-house electrical panel assembly shop has earned Underwriters Laboratories (UL) certification in accordance with UL Standard 508A. All...