Banker Wire, a Mukwanago, Wis.-based manufacturer of woven and welded wire mesh for architectural and industrial applications, has launched the new www.bankerwire.com. The interactive mesh product database allows visitors to refine their product choice by a variety of design and performance...

The Precision Metalforming Association (PMA), Cleveland, has elected Ron Lowry, owner and president of Minneapolis-based Dayton Rogers, as 2016 chairman of the PMA board of directors. Dave Arndt, president of Pentaflex Inc. in Springfield, Ohio, will serve as first vice chair, and Richard Sade,...

Global sales of laser systems for materials processing increased by 10 percent in 2015 compared to the previous year measured in local currencies, according to the annual market survey conducted by Optech Consulting, Taegerwilen, Switzerland. However, in U.S. dollars, the increase was wiped out...

Marlin Steel recently hosted the National Association of Manufacturers' (NAM’s) 2016 National State of Manufacturing Tour at its Baltimore factory. This event was the final stop on NAM’s 10-day, seven-state trip across the U.S. to discuss manufacturing industry topics with businesses and...

The Fabricators & Manufacturers Association Intl. (FMA), Rockford, Ill., has announced it is partnering with Edge Factor to provide 12 college campuses nationwide with story-driven media and resources intended to inspire students, boost enrollment for technical education programs, and make...

AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology, McLean, Va., has presented the Albert W. Moore AMT Leadership Award to Marcus B. Crotts, founder of full-service machine tool distributor Crotts & Saunders LLC, Winston-Salem, N.C., in recognition of his outstanding support of the manufacturing...

MarketsandMarkets, Pune, India, has published the report "3D Printing Metal Market by Form (Powder and Filament), by Type (Titanium, Nickel, Stainless Steel, Aluminum, Others), by Application (Aerospace & Defense, Automotive, Medical & Dental, Others), and by Region—Global Forecast to 2020.”...

Meriden, Kan.-based Ernest-Spencer has announced that it has purchased Topeka Metal Specialties (TMS), a metal fabricator specializing in industrial cab manufacturing, out of bankruptcy proceedings. TMS, a competitor of Ernest-Spencer, was owned by Harvey, Ill.-based LB Steel LLC, which filed...

Walter Surface Technologies, a provider of surface treatment technologies, has announced the opening of a 59,000-sq.-ft. production and office complex in Küssnacht am Rigi, Switzerland. With the new facility, constructed with green building technology, the company intends to increase growth of...

Ergotech Inc., Danbury, Conn., has announced plans to relocate its corporate headquarters to Sarasota, Fla., where the company opened a new manufacturing facility in the past year. The firm will begin operating under a new corporate name—Ergotronix Inc.—effective April 1, 2016. The firm is...

Dreistern Inc., Telford, Pa., has hired Thomas P. Hoey as after-sales service manager.

The company, a subsidiary of Germany-based Dreistern GmbH & Co. KG, is a manufacturer of turnkey roll forming installations and tube mills.

Wiegel Tool Works Inc., Wood Dale, Ill., will be featured on the nationally televised show Manufacturing Marvels™ on March 16 at 7:30 p.m. CDT and 8:30 p.m. EDT on the Fox Business Network. This episode showcases the 75-year-old manufacturer’s processes and products, which include a variety...

Accurate Welding & Fabricating, Harrison Township, Mich., has added a 3-axis CNC milling machine, giving the company additional capacity to fulfill customer requirements. The Vision Wide machine has an envelope of 165-in. X-axis travel, 90-in. Y-axis travel, and 55-in. Z-axis travel. The...