The Laser Institute of America (LIA) will host its annual Laser Additive Manufacturing (LAM®) Workshop on March 2-3, 2016, in Orlando, Fla. The two-day workshop will offer keynotes, sessions, exhibits, and networking opportunities for professionals involved in manufacturing of complex, lightweight...

CCAI, Taylor Mill, Ky., has announced it is accepting applications for its 2016 Matt Heuertz Scholarship program. The goals of the program are to help fund education that could lead to a career in the finishing industry, stimulate interest in finishing, and to encourage finishing curriculum....

C.I. Hayes, Cranston, R.I., a Gasbarre Furnace Group company, has installed a model BA-M atmosphere pusher furnace for brazing and general heat treating of stainless steel materials for a dedicated processor of select cutlery product lines. The furnace is equipped with a rigid chain indexing drive,...

Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Mill Steel Co., a distributor of flat-rolled carbon steel, has moved its Building/Painted Products Midwest operations from its Jeffersonville, Ind., plant to its recently acquired service center in Anderson, Ind. Mill Steel expects to complete the division’s move by the...

Apex Tool Group LLC, a provider of industrial hand and power tools based in Sparks, Md., has named James J. Roberts as CEO and a member of the board of directors. Thomas Wroe Jr., previous CEO and chairman of the board, will continue to serve on the board of directors as executive chairman....

Houston-based companies Metal Cutting Specialists and Houston Water Jet have both earned ISO 9001:2008 certification.

Metal Cutting Specialists provides saw cutting services, while Houston Water Jet offers waterjet cutting.

Commercial Metals Co., Irving, Texas, has received a new source air permit from the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality. This permit authorizes CMC, from an environmental air quality perspective, to construct a micromill in Durant, Okla. The company, which manufactures, recycles, and...

The U.S. Manufacturing Technology Orders (USMTO) report for December 2015 showed that order values grew 20.4 percent compared to the prior, according to AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology. For all of 2015, the year's total orders were down 17.4 percent compared to 2014. While the...

U.K.- based Morgan Advanced Materials has published a white paper identifying current trends in primary and secondary aluminum processing. The paper examines the current state of the aluminum market with reference to annual growth and future production. The market has an average annual growth...

IMCAR® has announced the launch of Fabrication Solutions & Technologies in Judson, Texas.

FST promotes, supports, and services the IMCAR lines of Vertical Systems for Tank Production™, industrial presses, automation lines, plate rolls, welding equipment, and custom machines.

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the founding of Coherent Inc., Santa Clara, Calif. The firm was founded in 1966 as a laundry room startup in Palo Alto, Calif. Today the company is a worldwide provider of lasers and laser-based technology for scientific, commercial, and industrial...

Machining head manufacturer Benz Inc., a member of the Zimmer Group, has announced plans to expand and relocate from Charlotte, N.C., to Hickory, N.C. The move will enable the company to expand its operations and store more inventory for delivery to the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. The facility...

According to the Manufacturers' Outlook 2016 report, 71 percent of Canadian manufacturers are prioritizing employee training and more than 50 percent are investing in technologies to fuel business growth. Supporting this industry—the third largest for employment in Canada—is FABTECH® Canada,...