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Knapheide Mfg. to add jobs
Knapheide Mfg. has announced plans to add up to 100 new jobs at its plant in Quincy, Ill.
The company has filled 40 positions already —...
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Chrysler to add 1,800 jobs, third crew at Belvidere Assembly
Chrysler Group LLC has announced that it will add about 1,800 jobs at its Belvidere Assembly Plant in Illinois, which includes the addition of a...
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Service Stampings adds new equipment
Metal stamping and fabrication company Service Stampings Inc., Willoughby, Ohio, has increased its production capabilities with four equipment...
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AMECO USA creates backdrop for the Ronald Reagan statue in Washington, D.C.
AMECO USA, a Cleveland-based custom metal fabrication company, produced the crescent-shaped backdrop for the Ronald Reagan Memorial Statue...
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GM to build $200 million stamping facility in Texas
General Motors has announced plans to start construction on a $200 million stamping facility that will create about 180 jobs. The new facility,...
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Reliance Steel to acquire McKey Perforating Co.
Reliance Steel & Aluminum has announced that a subsidiary is acquiring McKey Perforating Co. Inc., a metal perforating and fabricating company...
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DeWys Mfg. adds new laser
DeWys Mfg., a metal fabrication company in Marne, Mich., has installed an Amada Pulsar 2415 aIV NT production laser system. The machine replaces...
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Marlin Steel adds laser cutting machine
Marlin Steel, a producer of sheet metal products and custom wire baskets in Baltimore, has installed a new laser cutting machine.
The new laser...
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Erdrich Umformtechnik to open plant in Georgia
Erdrich Umformtechnik GmbH & Co. KG, a German automotive supplier, will construct a $39 million metal stamping facility in Dublin, Ga.,...
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Blue Giant opens stocking location near Los Angeles
Blue Giant Equipment Corp., Brampton, Ont., has opened a new, 22,000-sq.-ft. dock equipment and parts stocking location near Los Angeles in...
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Exodus to grow in response to distribution alliance with Caterpillar
Exodus Machines has announced plans to expand its material handling machine manufacturing operations in Superior, Wis. The announcement comes...
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Quality Die Set expands in Indiana
Flora, Ind.-based Quality Die Set Corp. has added about $200,000 in new equipment to its stamping production line. The expansion has resulted in...
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Mayville Products plant to close, affecting 130 jobs
Mayville Products Corp., a contract manufacturer of cabinets, frames, racks, and mounting products, has announced plans to close its...
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Schuff Steel expands fabrication and erection services to New York market
Schuff Steel Co., a subsidiary of Schuff Intl. Inc., a family of companies providing fully integrated steel construction services, now offers its...
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Airtronics adds new laser to robotic fleet
Airtronics Metal Products (AMP) has added a new Amada Gemini FO M2 3015 laser to its 100,000-sq.-ft. San Jose, Calif., plant. The 4,000-W,...
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ATAS launches new Web site
ATAS Intl. Inc., Allentown, Pa., has established a revamped Web site at www.atas.com featuring a new look, updated content, additional features,...
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Noble Industries acquires Madsen Wire
Noble Industries, a metal fabrication company in Noblesville, Ind., has acquired the assets and business of Madsen Wire, a custom steel wire...
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Nieder Fabricating receives Top Supplier award
Killark Electric, St. Louis, has named Nieder Fabricating Solutions Corp., Union, Mo., as its Top Supplier of Performance and Quality in 2011....
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Monaco RV to stop making RVs in Oregon
Monaco RV has announced plans to discontinue production of motorized RVs at its manufacturing plant in Coburg, Ore. Other operations will continue...
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United Performance Metals certified by GE Transportation Aviation
United Performance Metals, Hamilton, Ohio, having been recently audited and approved to perform laser machining and cutting for General Electric...
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IAC Industries launches new Web site
IAC Industries, Brea, Calif., has launched a new Web site at www.iacindustries.com featuring its industrial furnishings. It offers sections for...
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Kestrel Aircraft to open two plants in Wisconsin
Kestrel Aircraft, Brunswick, Maine, has announced plans to construct two facilities in Superior, Wis., for the manufacture of its K-350 airplane....
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EMTEQ to open plant in Montana
New Berlin, Wis.-based EMTEQ has announced plans to open an aircraft electronic assemblies plant in Great Falls, Mont., in February. The plant is...
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Waukesha Metal Products featured on "World's Greatest"
Sussex, Wis.-based Waukesha® Metal Products, an international metal forming supplier with metal stamping, sheet metal fabrication, and tool...
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BMW Group expands South Carolina plant
The BMW Group has announced plans to invest $900 million in expanding capacity at its Spartanburg, S.C., plant. The expansion, expected to create...
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Daimler Trucks to add 1,100 jobs at North Carolina plant
Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) has added a second shift at its Freightliner Trucks manufacturing plant in Cleveland, N.C. It expects to...
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Supreme Group acquires Empire Iron Works
Edmonton, Alta.-based steel fabricator Supreme Group has acquired Empire Iron Works, Winnipeg, Man., a subsidiary of Empire Industries.
The...
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Eagle Bend Mfg. to begin $64 million expansion
Eagle Bend Mfg. Inc. has announced plans for a $64 million expansion of its Clinton, Tenn., facility. The company, a division of Magna Intl. Inc.,...
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Bettcher Mfg. appoints general manager
Stamping manufacturer Bettcher Mfg. LLC, McAllen, Texas, has announced the appointment of Juan F. Cavazos as general manager. In this position, he...
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O'Neal Industries acquires Iowa Laser Technology
O’Neal Industries, a family-owned metals service center in Birmingham, Ala., has announced the acquisition of Iowa Laser Technology Inc., a...
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Hill Group establishes new business, adds staff
The Hill Group, Franklin Park, Ill., a metal construction, design, service, and operation company, has launched Hill Architectural Systems, a new...
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Boeing to close Witchita plant
The Boeing Co. has announced plans to close its Witchita, Kan., defense plant by the end of 2013.
The facility's work will move to the...
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Robinson Metal achieves ISO certification
Robinson Metal Inc., a metal fabrication and machining company in Green Bay, Wis., has achieved ISO 9001: 2008 certification from SGS U.S. Testing...
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K&S adds equipment, automation
K&S Tool, Die and Manufacturing, a contract metals manufacturer in Ixonia, Wis., has added its fourth laser — a Mitsubishi 4,500-W with a...
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Pendarvis Mfg. celebrates 30 years in business
Pendarvis Mfg. is marking its 30th anniversary in business as a custom precision machine shop and metal fabricator in Anaheim, Calif.
Founded...
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Airtronics Metal Products passes national safety compliance inspection
Airtronics Metal Products, San José, Calif., has announced it now complies with National Association of Trailer Manufacturers (NATM) guidelines...
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Reliable Production acquires more space
Reliable Production Machining and Welding, a producer of parts and components for OEMs in the construction, agriculture, and lawn and garden...
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American Industrial Partners purchases Heil Trailer from Dover
American Industrial Partners, New York, a middle-market private equity group focused on acquiring and improving North American-headquartered...
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Maysteel expands production operations with Mexico plant
Allenton, Wis.-based Maysteel LLC, a manufacturer of precision sheet metal enclosures, is expanding its sheet metal fabrication operations with...
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Kaman appoints leader of value-added services group
Kaman Industrial Technologies Corp., Bloomfield, Conn., has appointed Gary Yingling as director and general manager, shops and services. He...
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United Performance Metals earns nonconventional machining NADCAP approval
The laser cutting facility installed early in 2011 at United Performance Metals, Hamilton, Ohio, recently was audited and certified in accordance...
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Waukesha Metal Products acquires Metal Skills Plus
Waukesha® Metal Products, Sussex, Wis., has acquired certain assets of Metal Skills Plus LLC of DeForest, Wis. The strategic acquisition expands...
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DeWys Mfg. adds space to Marne location
Metal fabricator DeWys Mfg. has announced plans for a building addition to its existing 60,000-sq.-ft. manufacturing facility in Marne, Mich. The...
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Waukesha Metal Products wins productivity award
Waukesha® Metal Products, a provider of precision tools, stamping, fabrication, value-added services, and assembled components in Sussex, Wis.,...
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Takoda Group acquires Danco Metal Products
Takoda Group LLC, a private investment firm in Cleveland, has completed acquisition of 100 percent of the stock of Danco Metal Products Inc., a...
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ETM Mfg. expands operations in New England
ETM Mfg., Wilmington, Mass., a provider of customized sheet metal manufacturing and supply chain services to OEMs, has announced plans to open a...
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Melitron appoints new president
Melitron Corp., a contract manufacturer of precision metal enclosures and mechanical and electronic assemblies in Guelph, Ont., has promoted Mike...
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Tube Specialties opens manufacturing facility in Mexico
Tube Specialties Co. (TSCO), Troutdale, Ore., a producer of fabricated steel tube components for the mobile equipment and transportation...
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John Deere Pavilion announces major renovation
The John Deere Pavilion, Moline, Ill., has been a top attraction in the Quad Cities and the state of Illinois since it opened in 1997, drawing...
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Super Steel names president, COO
Milwaukee-based Super Steel LLC has announced that executive Dirk Smith has been named president and chief operating officer.
Smith, who has...
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