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Toyota to expand in Alabama
Toyota has announced plans to expand its Huntsville, Ala., engine production facility, investing an additional $80 million and adding at least 125...
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Genesee Stamping and Fabricating installs fiber-optic laser
Genesee Stamping and Fabricating in Grand Prairie, Texas, has added a Salvagnini L3 fiber optic laser to its metal fabricating equipment.
The...
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Centria receives Excellence in Manufacturing Award
Centria, a manufacturer of architectural metal wall and roof systems in Moon Township, Pa., has announced that its Cambridge, Ohio, facility...
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CCM completes acquisition of Mayville Products segment
Craftsman Custom Metals (CCM), Schiller Park, Ill., has acquired the light-gauge metal business of Mayville Products Corp., Mayville, Wis. The...
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L&M Precision Fabrication earns AS9100 Rev C certification
Sheet metal forming and machining manufacturer L&M Precision Fabrication, Airway Heights, Wash., has received AS9100 Rev C certification. The...
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Nissan constructing engine manufacturing facility in Tennessee
Nissan has begun construction on an expansion at its Decherd, Tenn., power train assembly facility.
Starting in 2014, the new plant will begin...
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Oberg Industries achieves AS9100 certification, expands capacity
Oberg Industries, Freeport, Pa., a full-service contract manufacturer of precision-machined or stamped metal components, has received AS9100:2009...
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Wisconsin governor visits D&S Mfg.
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker toured D&S Mfg.'s facility in Black River Falls, Wis., on May 9.
Walker focused his remarks on the...
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GM receives Steel Market Development Institute Award for Chevy Volt
The Automotive Applications Council of the Steel Market Development Institute has presented General Motors Co.'s Chevrolet Volt® design and...
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Dielectric Corp. adds capacity, capabilities
Fabrication company Dielectric Corp. has added two new manufacturing machines to its Menomonee Falls, Wis., facility.
A 60-ton, 8-ft.,...
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Art's Way Mfg. acquires assets of Universal Harvester Co.
Art's Way Mfg. Co. Inc., a manufacturer and distributor of agricultural machinery, equipment, and services in Armstrong, Iowa, has completed its...
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Andy J. Egan Co. earns top spot on Michigan best-employer list
Mechanical contractor and fabricator Andy J. Egan Co., Grand Rapids, Mich., has been awarded the top spot on the list of West Michigan's 101 Best...
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Brose to expand manufacturing in Michigan
Brose North America Inc., a manufacturer of mechatronic components and systems for vehicle bodies and interiors, has signed a purchase agreement...
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Metal Shark Boats to invest $1.9 million in Louisiana facility
Metal Shark Boats LLC has announced plans to invest $1.9 million in its Jeanerette, La., facility, which will allow it to complete a $192 million...
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Sureway Tool & Engineering hires account manager for OEM business
Sureway Tool & Eng., a precision sheet metal fabricator in Franklin Park, Ill., has named Steven Schommer as account manager, OEM business....
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Platte River Ventures sells PRV Aerospace
Platte River Ventures, a Denver-based private equity firm, has announced the sale of its portfolio company, PRV Aerospace LLC, to an affiliate of...
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Chandler Products names operations manager
Chandler Products, Cleveland, has named John H. Bennett as operations manager. He has an extensive background in general management posts,...
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AMT to renovate Indiana facility
Advanced Metal Technologies of Indiana Inc. (AMT), a member of the Whitesell Group of companies, has announced plans to renovate its operations in...
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Clark Metal Products named one of Pennsylvania's healthiest companies
Clark Metal Products, a custom metal fabricator in Blairsville, Pa., has been named one of the 2012 healthiest employers in western Pennsylvania...
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Zarges closes Amarillo plant
German company Zarges has closed its plant in Amarillo, Texas, after two years of producing the metal interiors of wind turbine towers. The...
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Dawson Metal names senior VP of sales, marketing
Dawson Metal Co. Inc., a provider of close-tolerance, custom metal fabricated components in Jamestown, N.Y., has appointed Alex Moore to the...
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IFH Group names new president
The IFH Group, Rock Falls, Ill., a manufacturer of custom-fabricated hydraulic oil reservoirs, fuel tanks, and lubrication storage and handling...
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ARF wins 2012 Leading Edge Award
American Roll Form, an employee-owned custom metal fabricator in Painesville, Ohio, has been selected as a winner of the 2012 Leading Edge Award,...
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Tweet/Garot Mechanical hires VP of administration
Tweet/Garot Mechanical Inc., Green Bay, Wis., has hired Christopher R. Howald as vice president of administration. His responsibilities...
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AT&F installs steel plate blasting system
Metal fabricating company AT&F, Cleveland, has installed a new steel plate blasting system as part of its strategy of installing the largest...
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Hyundai Motor Mfg. Alabama to add third production shift
Hyundai Motor Mfg. Alabama LLC (HMMA) has announced plans to add a third production shift at its Montgomery, Ala., facility. HMMA will add 877...
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Force Fabrication moves to new facility in California
Force Fabrication, a precision sheet metal fabricator and manufacturer for the telecommunications, medical, high-technology, and...
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Triton Industries earns AS 9100:C/ISO 9001:2008 certification
Triton Industries Inc., a Chicago-based precision metal fabricator, has earned AS 9100:C/ISO 9001:2008 certification from Quality Systems...
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Triune Specialty Vehicle Mfg. names VP of sales engineering
Triune Specialty Vehicle Mfg., a designer and manufacturer of custom trailers and self-propelled vehicles in Madison Heights, Mich., has named...
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Whirlpool to close Arkansas plant June 29
Whirlpool has announced that June 29 will be the official closing date for its Fort Smith, Ark., plant. The closure will eliminate 917 jobs. The...
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Pratt Industries to open plant in Michigan
Pratt Industries Inc., a Belleair Beach, Fla., manufacturer of transport trailers, will open a plant in Niles Township, Mich.
The facility is...
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Fusion Metal Products completes expansion
Metal fabricating company Fusion Metal Products has added 4,200 sq. ft. to its facility in New Richmond, Wis. The addition houses a large...
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Daimler Buses reconfigures North American operations
Daimler Buses, Stuttgart, Germany, is reconfiguring its bus business in the U.S. and Canada. The company has signed a letter of intent with Motor...
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BAE Systems completes manufacturing center in Texas
BAE Systems, a global defense, aerospace, and security company, has completed construction of its new manufacturing center in Austin, Texas....
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Super Steel makes leadership change
Super Steel LLC, a Milwaukee contract manufacturer serving the agricultural, construction, industrial, transportation, and defense markets,...
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ThyssenKrupp Presta Terre Haute announces expansion
ThyssenKrupp Presta Terre Haute LLC, a manufacturer of steering systems for the automotive industry, has announced a $22 million expansion of its...
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Quality Iron Fabricators to open new steel fabrication facility
Memphis, Tenn.-based Quality Iron Fabricators has begun construction on a $7 million, 40,000-sq.-ft. fabrication facility and office complex in...
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SOO Tractor establishes new division
SOO Tractor, a manufacturer of Massey Ferguson and AGCO agricultural machinery in Sioux City, Iowa, has announced the establishment of its new...
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Fuel Total Systems California to add 100 jobs
Fuel Total Systems California Corp. has opened a new, 120,000-sq.-ft. plant in Lebanon, Ky., for the manufacture and supply of automotive fuel...
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Kenowa Industries receives minority business award
Kenowa Industries, a custom metal fabrication shop in Holland, Mich., has been named Minority-owned Business of the Year by the Holland Area...
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Bobcat to expand North Dakota operations
Bobcat Co. and Menlo Worldwide Logistics have announced the expansion of operations at Bobcat’s Manufacturing Support Center (MSC) in Bismarck,...
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Central States Mfg. to build facility in South Dakota
Lowell, Ark.-based Central States Mfg., a manufacturer and distributor of metal building products, plans to expand its operations to Hartford,...
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Venture achieves ISO 9001:2008 certification
Venture Mfg. Group, Beaver Dam, Wis., has become certified to ISO 9001:2008 by SAI Global.
The sheet metal fabricator uses lean manufacturing...
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Ryerson to create 44 jobs in North Carolina
Joseph T. Ryerson & Son Inc., Chicago, will expand its presence in Pikeville, N.C., by moving into a second building. The company plans to...
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American Muscle acquires Follansbee Steel
American Muscle, Wellsburg, W. Va., has acquired the dock fabrication segment of Follansbee Steel’s business operation, which announced its...
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Northern Metal Fab expands operations
Metal fabrication job shop Northern Metal Fab Inc. has announced an expansion of its Baldwin, Wis., facility. The company has purchased an...
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EVS Metal installs robotic welding cell
EVS Metal Inc., Riverdale, N.J., a supplier of custom-fabricated sheet metal parts, machined parts, and integration and engineering services, has...
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Whirlpool opens new manufacturing facility in Tennessee
Whirlpool Corp. has opened its new manufacturing facility in Cleveland, Tenn., for the production of cooking products. The $200 million project...
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Midlake Products to expand
Midlake Products & Mfg. plans to expand its production facility in Louisville, Ohio. The company will add about 20,000 sq. ft. to the loading...
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Shimco designated Premier Supplier by Bell Helicopter
Shimco, Markham, Ont., has received the prestigious Bell Helicopter Premier Supplier Award. This designation recognizes the company's business...
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