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Hypertherm, Hanover, N.H., a provider of plasma arc metal cutting technology, has announced the availability of the first commercial curriculum specifically for plasma cutting and gouging.
Created with input from welding instructors, Plasma Cutting Technology: Theory and Practice includes lessons...
11/20/09
BLM Group USA, Wixom, Mich., has appointed John P. Ovsek as vice president. He is responsible for all equipment sales and after-sales service of the company's business in North America.
Ovsek has 28 years of increasing responsibilities in direct sales, strategic planning, and management of sales ...
11/10/09
Mathey Dearman Inc., Tulsa, Okla., has hired Charles G. Lutz as vice president of sales and marketing—Africa, Asia, Australia, Latin America, Middle East, and New Zealand.
Lutz previously was director of international business development with industrial control component and system provid...
11/9/09
L.B. Foster Co., Pittsburgh, Pa., has announced a newly formed joint venture between three partners, Kentucky-based Lally Pipe & Tube, L.B. Foster, and industry veteran, Jim Legg. Together, the three partners have formed LB Pipe & Coupling Products LLC to manufacture couplings and accessories for th...
11/5/09
Metal fabricating industry suppliers Hypertherm, Hanover, N.H., and Cleveland, Ohio-based Lincoln Electric, were featured today on a National Public Radio (NPR) broadcast discussing companies that operate with a no-layoff policy, even during tough economic times.
A written transcript of the prog...
11/5/09
Frost & Sullivan has presented its '2009 Global Best Partners Welding & Cutting Systems for Energy Generation Award' to ESAB. In 2009, the company accounted for nearly 18 per cent of the global welding and cutting market for energy generation.
Key performance drivers for ESAB have been its uniqu...
11/5/09
GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company, has announced a strategic collaboration with GoIndustry DoveBid (GoIDB). The partnership enhances GE Healthcare's asset disposal capabilities and expands its ability to provide critical business intelligence to customers by providing data from GoIDB...
11/4/09
In response to the release of the House of Representatives Affordable Health Care for America Act today, National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) President John Engler issued the following statement:
When the health care debate began early last year, the NAM believed reform would enable employ...
10/29/09
The October 26, 2009, National Association for Business Economics (NABE) Industry Survey report, based on responses of 78 NABE members to a survey conducted between Oct. 2 and Oct. 12, 2009 about business conditions reflects third-quarter 2009 results and the near-term outlook.
According to NABE...
10/26/09
Farmington, Conn.-based Otis Elevator Co. has been awarded a contract from AIG Korean Real Estate Development YH to provide 125 elevators, escalators, and moving walkways for Internationa Finance Centre 9IFC) Seoul in Korea. Otis is a unit of United Technologies Corp.
IFC Seoul is located in Seou...
10/20/09
According to the October 2009 Precision Metalforming Association (PMA) Business Conditions Report, metal forming companies expect a leveling in business conditions and incoming orders during the final quarter of 2009. Conducted monthly, the report is an economic indicator for manufacturing, sampling...
10/19/09
Heartland Inc., a diversified company with businesses in steel warehousing and fabrication and petroleum retail and wholesale operations, today announced that Mound Technologies, Springboro, Ohio, its steel fabrication subsidiary, has received a letter of intent to furnish and install the fabricated...
10/15/09
In a new survey conducted in late July by the sponsors of the upcoming FABTECH® International & AWS Welding Show, including METALFORM, in Chicago, 1,046 manufacturers detail their recession survival strategies.
To survive what many view as the worst economic downturn since the Great Depressio...
10/13/09
Press Room Equipment Co., a division of American Products LLC, has announced the acquisition of Norwalk Innovation Inc.
Press Room Equipment, a manufacturer of press feeding, material straightening, and coil handling equipment, will continue to build and support Norwalk's Un-Coilers and Lever L...
10/13/09
Motoman Inc., an industrial robot manufacturer in Dayton, Ohio, and robotics software developer Agile Planet Inc. have entered into a technology partnership that integrates a customized version of Agile Planet's robot-independent Kinematix™ manipulation software and Motoman's dual-arm and oth...
10/13/09
ESAB Welding & Cutting Products has announced the appointment of Andrew Masterman as president and chief executive officer of ESAB North America, effective August 17, 2009. Masterman is based in Florence, South Carolina, and replaces Brendan Colgan, who has assumed the role of chairman of The ESAB G...
10/5/09
Empire State Development (ESD), Impress USA Inc., and the Broome County IDA broke ground Sept. 29 for Imipress’s new metal packaging facility in Conklin, N.Y.
The company a global provider of consumer metal packaging based in The Netherlands, initially will invest approximately $30 million to b...
9/30/09
McHenry County Economic Development Corp.'s (MCEDC) Business Accelerator for Innovation and Collaboration (BAIC) is hosting its second annual McHenry County Manufacturing Matchmaking Event on October 27, 2009. This free event for manufacturers is being held at the Holiday Inn, Crystal Lake, Ill.
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9/23/09
ArvinMeritor, Troy, Mich., has announced that it has completed the previously announced sale of its Wheels business—formerly a division of the company's Light Vehicle Systems segment—to lochpe-Maxion S.A., a Brazilian producer of wheels and frames for commercial vehicles, railway freight...
9/22/09
Boeing forecasts that the Asia Pacific region will rank as the world's largest aviation market over the next 20 years, requiring 8,960 new commercial jets valued at approximately $1.1 trillion. Asia Pacific is the largest market in the forecast for new airplanes in terms of both units required and m...
9/9/09
Stresa, on lake Maggiore, near Milan, Italy, is the venue for the 3rd International Stainless Steel Symposium, to be held Oct. 7 and 8, 2009.
Hosted by Focus Rostfrei and Stainless Steel Focus in cooperation with Centro Inox, the symposium is aimed at stainless steel producers, traders, processo...
9/9/09
Tube India International 2010—The All-Indian Exhibition and Conference for the Tube and Pipe Industries—will be held at the Bombay Exhibition Center in Mumbai Feb. 10 – 12, 2010. The 4th staging of the event is being organized jointly by Messe Düsseldorf and its subsidiary Messe Dü...
9/9/09
Niels Pedersen has announced that he has stepped down as Dantherm Filtration’s North American president effective July 31. The company, which is headquartered in Thomasville, N.C., manufactures dust collection systems under its own name and Quick-Fit clamp-together ducting under the Nordfab Ducting ...
9/9/09
Optimism about the economy is beginning to permeate among the ranks of recession-wracked manufacturers, according to a new poll conducted by the co-sponsors of the upcoming FABTECH® International & AWS Welding Show, including METALFORM, in Chicago.
More than half (53 percent) of the manufac...
8/24/09
According to the August 2009 Precision Metalforming Association (PMA) Business Conditions Report, metal forming companies predict a spike in business conditions during the next three months. Conducted monthly, the report is an economic indicator for manufacturing, sampling 137 metal forming compani...
8/20/09
Many economists are predicting that the recession will end and the economy will begin to rebound by the end of 2009. Scheduled for the middle of the fourth quarter, the FABTECH® International & AWS Welding Show, including METALFORM, is timed to provide manufacturers with the latest tools, techn...
8/11/09
According to a statement issued Aug. 4 by the Association For Manufacturing Technology (AMT), manufacturing technology suppliers reacted with cautious optimism over reports that Ford posted the first sales gain in two years and that U.S. manufacturing activity slowed less than expected in July. But...
8/5/09
The Fabricators & Manufacturers Association International, Inc., has announced the launch of Green Manufacturer magazine.
Beginning with the January/February 2010 issue, Green Manufacturer will be a bimonthly magazine delivered to 100,000 subscribers. It will cover the process applications, prod...
7/29/09
Niels Pedersen announced today that he will step down as Dantherm Filtration's North American president effective Friday, July 31. The company, which is headquartered in Thomasville, N.C., manufactures dust collection systems under its own name and Quick-Fit clamp-together ducting under the Nordfab ...
7/29/09
The Timken Company today announced it has signed an agreement to sell the assets of its Needle Roller Bearings business, which primarily serves customers in the automotive original-equipment sector, to Japan's JTEKT Corporation in a cash transaction. The agreement is subject to customary regulatory ...
7/29/09
The Fabricators & Manufacturers Association, Intl. (FMA) and the Tube & Pipe Association, Intl. (TPA) seek applicants for two industry awards.
The FABRICATOR’s Industry Award 2010, presented by FMA, and TPJ’s Industry Award 2010, presented by TPA, are open to individuals or companies in the metal...
7/23/09
Hardinge Inc., an international provider of metal-cutting equipment, today announced it is further reducing its North American work force by approximately 50 employees in response to continued weakness in demand for capital goods because of global economic conditions. The current work force reductio...
7/21/09
L.B. Foster Co., Pittsburgh, Pa., has been awarded a $23.1 million contract to provide steel sheet piling to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) for the construction of a T-wall type flood walls in the New Orleans area. The PZC™ piling will be manufactured in lengths of 20 to 75 ft. at the...
7/20/09
Metals service center Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co., Los Angeles, has named Sheldon Tenenbaum as senior vice president of supplier development. He joined the company in 1998 with the acquisition of Chatham Steel Corp. and has served as vice president of Chatham Steel and most recently as director of...
7/14/09
EWI has announced that it has signed an agreement with Ultra Tech Machinery to build the first very high-power ultrasonic additive manufacturing machine. The contract, valued at $1.1 million, was signed June 29 as part of the Wright Program granted to EWI by the State of Ohio.
"Ultra Tech Machin...
6/30/09
Bystronic (sheet metal processing systems) and the BLM GROUP (tube processing systems) have formed an alliance to work closely together in market development.
The alliance between the two groups is effective July 1, 2009. It includes numerous marketing activities to inform (potential) customers a...
6/30/09
Even in these uncertain economic times, companies in the hard hit manufacturing sector are stepping up to the plate to improve the industry. The Gene Haas Foundation, Amada America, and CNA Insurance Foundation contributed grants totaling $100,000 to Nuts, Bolts & Thingamajigs (NBT), The Foundation ...
6/15/09
Gerdau Ameristeel Corp. has announced that it is suspending production at its Sayreville, N.J., steel mill and closing its rolling mill in neighboring Perth Amboy, N.J. because of lower demand for its products resulting from the downturn in the economy. The company said these actions are expected to...
6/9/09
Siemens Energy, Chicago, has announced its first U.S. order for 33 units of the SWT-2.3-101 wind turbine. Purchased by Minnesota Power, the turbines will be used in the Bison I wind project, located near Center, N.D. The first 16 turbines are planned for installation in 2010; the remaining 17 units ...
6/9/09
The American Welding Society (AWS), Miami, has issued a call for entries in the 7th Annual Image of Welding awards program, which recognizes public initiatives and programs that promote the image of welding. The entry deadline is July 10.
The program, presented by the AWS, an organization dedicat...
6/9/09
Exal Corp., a manufacturer of extruded aluminum packaging, has received the 2009 "Best In Category" Quality Award for Excellence in Metal Decorating from the International Metal Decorators Association (IMDA). Competing in the Miscellaneous Products category, the container Exal developed for Boulevar...
6/8/09
Nederman Inc., Westland, Mich., has received an order worth $1.3 million for a system that will be used in a manufacturing plant producing rotary blades for wind turbines from composite materials. The system, to be installed in Brighton, Colo., includes a number of complete high-vacuum systems for ...
5/12/09
Service Stampings Inc., a supplier of short- and medium-run metal stamping services in Willoughby, Ohio, has appointed Don Bowen as vice president of manufacturing. He has 25 years of experience in the metal forming industry.
In this position, Bowen is responsible for all aspects of manufacturin...
5/12/09
Hoping "to help get the manufacturing process moving again," FARO Technologies has unveiled a Technology Test Drive program it says will put the company's leading-edge 3D measurement devices on customers' shop floors without capital expense and help them implement necessary technology to remain com...
5/12/09
National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) President John Engler today offered his strong opposition to President Obama's proposals to change rules governing the taxation of foreign earnings of U.S. companies, saying the plan would seriously damage U.S. competitiveness and cost jobs.
Engler welc...
5/4/09
Economic activity in the manufacturing sector failed to grow in April for the 15th consecutive month, and the overall economy contracted for the seventh consecutive month, say the nation's supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM Report On Business®. However, the manufacturing index fo...
5/4/09
The Chicago Tribune has reported that Edward Wehmer, CEO of Lake Forest, Ill.-based Wintrust Financial Corp., said industrial borrowers are starting to see signs of life in their businesses.
During a conference call April 29, Wehmer said that "many metal benders and other Wintrust manufacturing c...
4/30/09
The Ohio State University's Center for Precision Forming (CPF), in conjunction with Honda, is holding a workshop focused on forming advanced high-strength steels (AHSS). The workshop is being held April 29, 2009, at the University Plaza Hotel & Conference Center, 3110 Olentangy River road, Columbus,...
4/14/09
"The Power of Personal Energy" by Dr. Bob Rausch has been nominated for the 45th annual Georgia Author of the Year (GAYA) Awards.
Nominated in the Specialty Books category, the book discusses the different kinds of energy people possess and how to use this energy for fulfillment and success.
A...
4/1/09
The Wisconsin Dept. of Commerce has named D&S Mfg., Black River Falls, Wis., as eligible to receive a $250,000 state income tax credit through the Western Wisconsin Technology Zone. This program provides incentives to new and growing businesses in the state's high-technology sectors. Tax credits can...
3/10/09
RathGibson, a manufacturer of welded, welded and drawn, and seamless stainless steel, nickel, and titanium tubing in Lincolnshire, Ill., has appointed Jon Smith as CFO. In his 30-year career, he has worked as senior director of finance at Magna Powertrain, CFO at Teksid Aluminum, and held senior pos...
3/10/09
Mike Howlett has been appointed as the new president of Multiquip's General Construction Equipment internal division. He joined the company in 1995 as operations manager and was promoted to vice president of operations after two years.
Howlett has more than 25 years of experience in business ad...
3/10/09
United States Steel Corp. today announced several management changes at its corporate headquarters in Pittsburgh. Deborah A. Grabe has been named general manager-processed products, replacing Anton Jura, who was recently named general manager-U. S. Steel Canada Inc., U. S. Steel's Canadian subsidiar...
3/2/09
A new entity dedicated to inspiring America's youth to consider careers in manufacturing and respond to a growing need in this country has been created through the partnership of two leading foundations.
Founded by actor, director and producer John Ratzenberger, the Nuts, Bolts & Thingamajigs Fo...
2/23/09
Deere & Company today announced worldwide net income of $203.9 million, or $0.48 per share, for the first quarter ended January 31, compared with $369.1 million, or $0.83 per share, for the same period last year. Worldwide net sales and revenues decreased 1 percent, to $5.146 billion, for the first ...
2/18/09
United States Steel Corporation Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer John H. Goodish today announced several management changes at the company's operating facilities in the United States. Sharon K. Owen has been named general manager of Gary Works in Gary, Ind., replacing Frederick G...
2/17/09
According to the February 2009 Precision Metalforming Association (PMA) Business Conditions Report, metal forming companies expect tough times to continue during the next three months. Conducted monthly, the report is an economic indicator for manufacturing, sampling 147 metal forming companies in ...
2/16/09
Cretex Companies, Elk River, Minn., has acquired the assets of Meier Tool & Engineering (MTE), a manufacturer of miniature and microsized stamped components and subassemblies for the medical, aerospace and defense, and specialty electronics markets.
MTE will provide expertise in product design a...
2/10/09
General Sheet Metal Works Inc., a precision sheet metal fabricator in South Bend, Ind., has completed construction on a training and conference center. The new space holds up to 50 people for customer conferences, company meetings, and employee training seminars.
One of the most notable features...
2/10/09
LAI Intl. Inc., a supplier of precision components and subassemblies in Scottsdale, Ariz., has named Brad Creamer as director of sales. In this position, he leads business development initiatives in the company's core vertical markets, including the power generation, aerospace, and defense industrie...
2/10/09
Advanced Metal Etching Inc. has expanded its Ligonier, Ind., facility. The expansion includes new equipment, an optimized work flow, and 70 percent capacity increase.
The company supplies photochemical etching services for thin, flat metal parts for prototype and production requirements. It supp...
2/10/09
Applied Robotics Inc., a provider of automation end-of-arm tooling and connectivity systems in Glenville, N.Y., has signed Tunkers Maschinenbau GmbH, a provider of clamping technology for the automotive industry, as its newest channel partner.
The partnership extends Applied Robotics' global rea...
2/10/09
Reuters has reported that U.S. December machine tool demand fell 2.2 percent to $194.01 million from $198.35 million in November, according to the American Machine Tool Distributor’s Association (AMTDA) and the Association for Manufacturing Technology (AMT). This drop follows a 34.7 percent decline ...
2/9/09
The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) today welcomed President Barack Obama's nomination of Senator Judd Gregg (R-NH) as Secretary of Commerce, calling Gregg a "champion of manufacturing who has consistently acted to strengthen U.S. competitiveness," according to NAM President and CEO John...
2/3/09
Randolph Tool Co., Hartville, Ohio, has purchased National Knife Co. and Service Grinding Co., Berea, Ohio.
Randolph Tool has specialized in the manufacturing and sharpening of industrial knives and tooling for industries worldwide, as well as precision machining, since 1968....
1/29/09
The bi-monthly SteelBenchmarker™ World export HRB price for January 26 dropped 4.6 percent to $480 per ton, FOB the port of export, after rising the last reported period. The United States HRB spot price fell 1.4 percent to $574 per metric ton, FOB the mill; for the twelfth consecutive drop. Th...
1/28/09
Dr. Christian Schmitz is joining TRUMPF Inc. as the vice president, lasers, effective February 1. He will be located at the company's North American headquarters in Farmington, Conn. The announcement was made by Rolf Biekert, president and CEO.
In this role, Dr. Schmitz will have responsibility f...
1/27/09
Mary Vermeer Andringa, president and CEO of Vermeer Corporation in Pella, Iowa, began her two-year term on January 1, 2009, as vice chair of the Board of Directors of the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM). Andringa was elected vice chair at the NAM's semi-annual Board of Directors meeting...
1/15/09
Lincolnshire, Ill.-based RathGibson, a global manufacturer of welded, welded and drawn, and seamless stainless steel, nickel, and titanium tubing, has appointed Michael Schwartz to the position of Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
Schwartz joined RathGibson in April 2008 as the president and chief ope...
1/14/09
Latrobe, Pa.-based Kennametal, which said that demand for its tools and advanced materials have been hurt by customers' actions to keep inventories low, has announced that it is cutting more than 1,000 jobs.
The company earlier had planned to eliminate 400 jobs and decided to cut an additional 800...
1/13/09
A keynote address from a leading industry economist, as well as peer- and consultant-facilitated roundtables, will highlight Metal Matters 2009, the fourth annual conference that explores best practices and technology advancements in metal fabricating and tube and pipe producing.
The three-day co...
1/13/09
Gill Industries Inc. has ramped up an automated production line at its Trenton, Ga., facility to supply steel chassis for a new series of utility vehicles by Club Car Inc. that targets the agricultural and outdoor recreation markets.
The facility has the capacity to fabricate up to 30 frames a da...
1/13/09
Precision LLC, Austintown, Ohio, has completed the acquisition of the Haz-Safe modular building product line from CID Associates, Sarver, Pa. As a result, Haz-Safe has become a wholly owned subsidiary of Precision LLC.
Haz-Safe is a manufacturer of custom-built modular steel buildings that are Fa...
1/13/09
Jeffrey Knauf, president of Medalist Laserfab, Inc., of Oshkosh, Wis., and Dan McLeod, district manager of A. J. Forsyth in Delta, B.C., Canada were elected to the board of directors of the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association Intl. (FMA) at the group's recent annual meeting. Knauf will serve a o...
1/13/09
MTA2009, an exhibition and business forum for the precision engineering and metalworking industries in the region, will be held March 25-28 at the Singapore Expo. This biennial event is expected to be attended by trade professionals and business visitors from Singapore, Southeast Asia, India, China,...
1/13/09
A substantial economic rebound, particularly as it relates to U.S. manufacturing, will occur in 2009 only if four factors trend in a positive way, said Dr. Chris Kuehl, the economic analyst for the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association, International (FMA).
"Many factors come into play when pred...
1/5/09
Talan Products, a high-volume metal stamping manufacturer in Cleveland, has named Fran Adler to the newly created position of sales manager. His previous experience includes positions in mechanical design, plant engineering, operations, business development, executive-level management, and sales man...
12/16/08
TUBOTECH, 5th International Tube, Fittings and Components trade fair will be staged at the Centro de Exposicoes Imigrantes in São Paulo, Brazil, Oct. 6-8, 2009. The event will be jointly organized by Messe Düsseldorf and Grupo Cipa, with the support of the International Tube Association (ITA).
Ex...
12/16/08
The American Institute of Steel Construction's Lifetime Achievement and Special Achievement awards were presented at the 2008 AISC Annual Meeting in Colorado Springs, Colo., in September.
The 2008 Lifetime Achievement award, a recognition of outstanding service over a sustained period of years t...
12/16/08
Manchester Tool & Die Inc., North Manchester, Ind., has opened a new fabricating plant that offers steel fabrication services. The plant is equipped with two brake presses with capacities of 3/8 in. by 6 ft., 5/16 in. by 8 ft., and 1/4 in. by 10 ft., as well as a GMAW machine for custom and producti...
12/16/08
The Fabricators & Manufacturers Association Intl. (FMA), Rockford, Ill., has announced a new certification program for precision sheet metal operators for testing and validating their skills in sheet metal forming and fabricating.
The new Precision Sheet Metal Operator (PSMO) Level I Certificati...
12/16/08
The SteelBenchmarker™U.S. HRB spot price for Dec. 8 dropped 11.8 percent to $614 per metric ton, FOB the mill, for the ninth consecutive decline. The world export HRB price dropped 9.2 percent to $540 per ton, FOB the port of export, for the ninth consecutive decline. The western European HRB p...
12/10/08
According to the November 2008 Precision Metalforming Association (PMA) Business Conditions Report, metal forming companies expect business conditions to continue to deteriorate during the next three months. Conducted monthly, the report is an economic indicator for manufacturing, sampling 157 metal...
11/20/08
LAI International Inc., a supplier of precision components and subassemblies for OEMs, announced that it has won two ACE awards. LAI won awards for top 25 fastest-growing private companies and for top 50 private companies ranked by revenue by the Arizona Corporate Excellence awards. LAI says it was ...
11/11/08
A supplier of high-power semiconductor lasers and fibers, nLIGHT Corp., Vancouver, Wash., has acquired a majority interest in Optotools GmbH, Heilbronn, Germany, a supplier of high-power semiconductor lasers for industrial customers.
The established Optotools product line will remain, and integra...
11/11/08
MetoKote Corp. Inc., Lima, Ohio, a provider of metal finishing processes including electrocoating, powder coating, and liquid paint, has announced the addition of Roger Cook as strategic account manager representing the company's Deere and Co. business. He is based in Lansing, Mich.
Before joinin...
11/11/08
The Indalex Inc. aluminum extrusion facility at City of Industry, Calif., has been awarded a Certificate of Recognition and been named a Good Corporate Citizen by the Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County.
The company received the recognition award for being consistent in its compliance with...
11/11/08
The mechatroniX trade fair is scheduled for June 16-18, 2009, in the Augsburg trade fair center in Germany. The trade fair emphasizes the mechatronic approach to product development, according to organizer fairXperts.
The event is not restricted to the presentation of mechanical, electronic, cont...
11/11/08
Hydro Aluminum's Extrusion Americas unit, Linthicum, Md., teamed with SylvanSport to create the GO trailer, a miniature mobile adventure camper.
The 800-lb. pop-up camper sleeps four and hauls up to 800 lbs. of gear, including motorcycles, bicycles, kayaks, or an ATV. It can be managed by one per...
11/11/08
In a joint report, the American Machine Tool Distributors' Association and the Association for Manufacturing Technology have announced that U.S. September machine tool demand increased 32.0 percent to $439.51 million from $333.03 million in August.
In the nine months ending in September, demand f...
11/10/08
Employment expectations in the manufacturing and service sectors will maintain a downward trend in November as the economy continues to shed jobs, according
to the Society for Human Resource Management's (SHRM) Leading Indicators of National Employment (LINE) survey. For the third consecutive month...
11/10/08
Chrysler has announced that it is offering buyouts to all employees at its assembly plant in Belvidere, Ill.—2,400 union workers and 200 administrative staff.
The company's U.S. sales were down 35 percent in October compared to October 2007.
11/6/08
AK Steel has advised its customers that a $185 per ton surcharge will be added to invoices for electrical steel products shipped in December 2008. December 2008 surcharges for the broad range of stainless steel products that the company produces can be found on its Web site.
The surcharges are ba...
11/5/08
Economic activity in the manufacturing sector failed to grow in October for the third consecutive month, and the overall economy concluded 83 consecutive months of growth, said U.S. supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM Report on Business®.
The report was issued Nov. 3 by Norbert...
11/3/08
The SteelBenchmarker™world export HRB price for Oct. 27 dropped 12.1 percent to $702 per ton, FOB the port of export for the sixth consecutive decline. The Chinese HRB ex-works price dropped 10.9 percent to $408 per ton for the third consecutive drop. The U.S. HRB spot price dropped 9.7 percen...
10/30/08
U.S. factory orders for durable goods rose 0.8 percent in September, the largest gain in three months. The gain is attributed to a surge in demand for airplanes and autos, according to data from the U.S. Commerce Department.
Commercial aircraft demand soared by 29.7 percent and motor vehicle orde...
10/29/08
Columbus, Ohio-based Worthington Industries has announced that it is reducing its workforce by nearly 300 through a combination of plant closings and layoffs. The facilities to be closed are: in steel processing, the Louisville, Ky., facility and in metal framing, the Renton, Wash., location.
"T...
10/27/08
In contrast to the grim financial news from New York and around the world, an unprecedented number of attendees filled the halls on opening day at the 2008 FABTECH International & AWS Welding Show, introducing METALFORM.
More than 12,000 manufacturing and welding professionals attended the openin...
10/24/08
The SteelBenchmarker™Chinese HRB ex-works price for Oct. 13 plummeted 23.5 percent to $458 per ton for the second consecutive drop. The world export HRB price dropped 11.1 percent to $799 per ton, FOB the port of export, for the fifth consecutive decrease. The U.S. HRB spot price dropped 8.8 pe...
10/20/08
The Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology Inc. (CCAT) has received an award for Excellence in Technology-Based Economic Improvement from the State Science and Technology Institute (SSTI).
The SSTI award recognizes CCAT's Manufacturing and Supply Chain Initiative (MSCI) for its efforts to bo...
10/16/08
Mech-Tronics, Melrose Park, Ill., a manufacturer of products for the avionics, aerospace, and defense industries, is celebrating its 60th anniversary. Sam and Eugene DeMuro founded the privately held corporation in 1948. Steady growth led to factories in Illinois, Arizona, and Mexico. Mech-Tronics w...
10/14/08
The FABTECH® International & AWS Welding Show including METALFORM will partner with The Association For Manufacturing Technology (AMT), McLean, Va., combining the efforts of several trade associations to produce an annual event that covers the full range of metal forming and fabricating technol...
10/14/08
Peddinghaus Corp., Bradley, Ill., hosted the Tri-City World Trade Commission in July.
The commission has 18 trade commissioners representing 14 countries: Austria, Belgium, China, Canada, Great Britain, Hungary, Malaysia, Netherlands, Pakistan, the Philippines, Poland, Romania, Switzerland, and T...
10/14/08
Houghton Intl., Valley Forge, Pa., has received the Ford Q1 award, Ford Motor Co.'s highest recognition of supplier quality.
Since 2004 Houghton's FLUIDCARE Division has provided chemicals and fluids management services for Ford Motor Co. Brasil Ltda. To qualify for the award, Houghton underwent ...
10/14/08
According to the September 2008 Precision Metalforming Association (PMA) Business Conditions Report, metal forming companies expect business conditions to weaken somewhat during the next three months. Conducted monthly, the report is an economic indicator for manufacturing, sampling 164 metal formin...
9/22/08
Houghton Intl. Inc., Philadelphia, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire D.A. Stuart. The transaction, anticipated to close in 2008, is subject to regulatory approval.
Both companies are independent specialty fluid manufacturers for the global metalworking fluids marketplace....
9/16/08
BDI Engineering held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new manufacturing facility in Warsaw, Ind., in June. The company purchased the facility late last year to serve as its corporate headquarters and main production facility. The plant has 45,000 sq. ft. of manufacturing space and 10,000 sq. ft. of...
9/16/08
Led by a much larger-than-expected increase in the demand for commercial aircraft, July's orders for big-ticket manufactured goods saw a second consecutive strong monthly performance.
The U.S. Commerce Department announced that orders for durable goods rose 1.3 percent last month, much higher tha...
8/27/08
The SHRM/Rutgers Leading Indicators of National Employment® (LINE®) survey for September indicates that similar to last month, the labor market will remain soft and will be much weaker than it was a year ago. Employment expectations for September 2008 are down sharply in both the manufactu...
8/26/08
According to the August 2008 Precision Metalforming Association (PMA) Business Conditions Report, metal forming companies anticipate little change in business conditions during the next three months. Conducted monthly, the report is an economic indicator for manufacturing, sampling 147 metal forming...
8/18/08
Two industry experts provide their views on the state of U.S. manufacturing and preview North America's largest metal forming, fabricating, tube & pipe and welding trade show on the free "Better Process" podcast, a show that covers manufacturing on PodcasterNews.com. The full interview is available ...
8/13/08
An economist for the fabricating and metalworking industry predicts Latin America, once considered a growth area for manufacturing but overwhelmed by competition from the Far East, will soon see a manufacturing revival.
"The once formidable benefits provided by manufacturing in China, India, and ...
8/12/08
EuroBLECH 2008, a technology exhibition for sheet metalworking, is scheduled to run Oct. 21-25 in Hanover, Germany. Currently 1,350 exhibitors from 37 countries have already booked exhibit space for the event, which is organized by Mack Brooks Exhibitions, U.K.
Exhibiting companies will present t...
7/15/08
The Fabricators & Manufacturers Association, Intl. (FMA) is one of only 11 organizations nationally to receive an Award of Excellence in the third round of the 2008 Associations Advance America (AAA) Awards program, a competition sponsored by the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) & T...
7/8/08
According to the June 2008 Precision Metalforming Association (PMA) Business Conditions Report, metal forming companies do not anticipate improvement in business conditions in the next three months. Conducted monthly, the report is an economic indicator for manufacturing, sampling 143 metal forming ...
6/25/08
The SHRM/Rutgers Leading Indicators of National Employment® (LINE®) survey of the manufacturing and private service-providing sectors, which make up more than 90 percent of the U.S. private sector employment, indicates that similar to last month, the labor market in July 2008 will remain sof...
6/24/08
North American manufacturers consider the United States the most desirable country for expansion over the next three years, according to a survey released today by the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM), The Manufacturing Institute, the Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters (CME), and Deloit...
6/19/08
Editor's note: This information is taken from a release provided by the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) May 28, 2008. Links to more information and to a Webinar on the subject, hosted by BASF, can be found at the end of this release.
REACH, which stands for registration, evaluation, ...
5/28/08
The latest SHRM/Rutgers Leading Indicators of National Employment® (LINE®) survey indicates that similar to last month, the labor market in May 2008 will remain soft and will be much weaker than a year ago. Employment expectations are down sharply in both the manufacturing and service sectors.
Co...
4/22/08
The Expanded Metal Manufacturers Association (EMMA), a division of the National Association of Architectural Metal Manufacturers (NAAMM), Glen Ellyn, Ill., will hold its fall conference at the Radisson Hotel in Chicago from Nov. 3 to Nov. 5.
The organization plans to extend invitations to any Nor...
8/7/07
The annual conference of the Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME), Arlington Heights, Ill., offers attendees opportunities to learn about lean manufacturing and continuous improvement. The conference is scheduled for Oct. 29 to Nov. 2 at the Chicago Hilton. It is the largest lean manufactu...
6/12/07
Compliance Publishing Corp., a publisher of employee safety compliance information, has released a program that allows online creation, modification, and publication of the OSHA-required Hazard Communication Program and Exposure Control Plan.
In order to ensure chemical safety in the workplace an...
6/12/07
Great Lakes Air Systems, Clawson, Mich., a provider of welding air filtration, has expanded the capabilities of its Council Bluffs, Iowa, office to include service and maintenance of dust collection and ventilation equipment.
The office continues to serve as the company's regional sales office....
6/12/07
Overman & Associates LLC, a provider of total quality systems intended to help stampers improve service and performance and meet ISO and continuous improvement specifications, has moved to new offices at the National Composite Center (NCC) Headquarters facility in Dayton, Ohio.
"With the new loca...
3/13/07
The Ford Foundation has awarded a grant of $200,000 to The Manufacturing Institute/Center for Workforce Success (the research and education arm of the National Association of Manufacturers) for Business Champions, a task force of business leaders who seek to strengthen America's workforce by helping...
3/13/07
Germany-based SAV, a designer, manufacturer, and supplier of mechanical, magnetic, and hydraulic work holding systems, has opened a North American Facility in South Windsor, Conn.
The new facility services Canada, Mexico, and the U.S.
3/13/07
Productivity Press's Custom Kanban—Designing the System to Meet the Needs of Your Environment, by Raymond S. Louis, provides a text intended to help a company develop and implement a correct and successful kanban system by selecting appropriate kanban techniques based on specific environmental...
2/13/07
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