Warren, Mich.-based Weldaloy, a provider of custom copper, aluminum, and other nonferrous forgings, has promoted Kurt Ruppenthal from vice president and chief manufacturing executive to vice president and general manager. Before joining the company in 2014 as engineering manager, Ruppenthal served...

According to a new market study released by London-based Technavio, the global waterjet cutting machine market is expected to grow at a CAGR of more than 8 percent through 2020. Gaurav Mohindru, a lead analyst at Technavio for research on engineering tools, said, “The forecast period is likely to...

Meritor Inc., Troy, Mich., has donated $5,000 to the American Red Cross to help with relief efforts in Denham Springs, La., which was hard-hit by flooding in August. An estimated 90 percent of homes and businesses were damaged in the southeast Louisiana town of 10,000 people. The company is a...

The Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC), Wauconda, Ill., has joined the China Trade Task Force (CTTF), an organization aimed at addressing structural imbalances in the global aluminum market that it attributes to Chinese government policies. AEC joins Century Aluminum and the United Steel Workers as...

TRUMPF GmbH + Co. KG, a manufacturer of sheet metal processing equipment and industrial lasers based in Ditzingen, Germany, has founded TRUMPF Venture GmbH, a venture capital company for funding technology startups. The aim of the company is to fund promising young companies that want to play a...

Matheson Tri-Gas, Basking Ridge, N.J., a provider of industrial and specialty gases, has completed its acquisition of certain U.S. assets divested by Air Liquide. The acquisition includes 18 air separation units, two nitrous oxide plants, four CO2 plants, three Airgas retail stores in Alaska, and...

Eurolls Spa has appointed Alan Tafoya as general manager and Marco Trevisani as production manager at its Eurolls De Mexico subsidiary in Monterrey, Mexico. Trevisani has more than 25 years of experience working with the Eurolls Group in Italy. The company manufactures and regrinds rolls for...

Optomec, a supplier of production-grade additive manufacturing (AM) systems for 3-D printed metals in Albuquerque, N.M., has signed an agreement with machine tool producer Fryer Machine Systems, Patterson, N.Y. As part of the agreement, Fryer will integrate the Optomec LENS® Print Engine metal AM...

MSC Industrial Supply Co., a distributor of metalworking and MRO products and services, has launched its “Built to Make You Better” video campaign. The series features success stories and testimonials from a variety of MSC customers. The videos, available at www.mscdirect.com/better, present...

Metaldyne Performance Group Inc. (MPG), Southfield, Mich., a provider of components for use in powertrain and suspension applications for the light, commercial, and industrial vehicle markets, has announced the planned closure of Brillion Iron Works, which it recently acquired from Accuride Corp....

APMI Intl., a nonprofit professional society that promotes the advancement of powder metallurgy and particulate materials as a science, will offer a technical program on Oct. 13, 2016, in Ridgway, Pa., featuring presentations on metal additive manufacturing (AM). Topics will include an update on...

Following recapitalization by Chase Bank, ReignRock Capital Partners LLC, and Inverdale Capital Management LLC, Falcon Steel Co. has changed its name to Falcon Steel America LLC. Based in Haltom City, Texas, the company is a designer, fabricator, and engineering provider of products and services...