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Heidtman Steel completes pickling line upgrade
Heidtman Steel, a processor of flat-rolled carbon steel, has installed a Bradbury leveler in its Cleveland pickling line.
While the overall...
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SigmaTEK names regional sales manager
SigmaTEK Systems LLC, a provider of CAD/CAM systems in Cincinnati, has appointed Ryan Lustig as regional sales manager. In this position, he works...
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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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JK Lasers announces new leadership
JK Lasers, a subsidiary of GSI Group and a supplier of fiber and Nd:YAG laser systems, has announced the appointment of Dr. Mark Greenwood as...
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55 percent favor government subsidies to U.S. manufacturing
In President Obama's State of the Union address in January, he proposed corporate tax credits and reductions to encourage an increase in U.S....
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LINE survey: Hiring gains expected in February, but job growth rate still behind 2011
The hiring outlook for February shows a net gain in employment in the manufacturing and service sectors, although the pace of job creation lags...
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ABB to acquire Thomas & Betts
ABB, with North American headquarters in Cary, N.C., has announced plans to acquire Thomas & Betts, Memphis, a manufacturer of low-voltage and...
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ThyssenKrupp and Outokumpu to combine stainless steel businesses
ThyssenKrupp, Essen, Germany, and Outokumpu have announced the combination of Outokumpu with Inoxum, the stainless steel unit of ThyssenKrupp, to...
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Cincinnati Incorporated appoints new sales manager, expands sales team
Cincinnati Incorporated, a manufacturer of metal fabrication equipment in Cincinnati, has appointed John Prevish as sales manager. The appointment...
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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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Formtek installs machining center for roll tooling production
Formtek has installed a new eight-axis, dual-chuck machining center at its Cleveland location.
According to the company, the new machine will...
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Mid Atlantic Machinery to host Machine Tool Madness show
Mid Atlantic Machinery will host the Machine Tool Madness show at its Harrisburg, Pa., showroom March 28-29 for welders and fabricators interested...
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ISM ROB: Manufacturing starting year on positive note as new orders, production, and employment grow in January
Economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in January for the 30th consecutive month, and the overall economy grew for the 32nd...
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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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JK Lasers appoints sales director
As part of its global expansion plans, industrial laser manufacturer JK Lasers, Bedford, Mass., has appointed Andrew Dodd as the new sales...
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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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Simufact expands team with new head of R&D
Simufact Engineering GmbH, Hamburg, Germany, a provider of software and services for process simulation in manufacturing, has hired Dr. Ralph...
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Leadership Summit keynote speakers to discuss how to navigate the changing market
Compelling and educational keynote addresses covering the vital role of manufacturing in the economy, new technology, and tactics to identify and...
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Everett Industries names Pacific Northwest sales rep
Everett Industries Inc. has hired Douglas Clay as sales representative for the Pacific Northwest region, representing the company's abrasive...
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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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Superior Pneumatic celebrates 80th anniversary
Superior Pneumatic & Mfg., Cleveland, marks its 80th year in business in 2012.
Founded in 1932 during the Hoover presidency, the company...
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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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Briggs Equipment, LiftOne now distributing Hyster products
After each acquiring portions of Barloworld Handling assets, two companies are now distributing and servicing Hyster® brand lift trucks....
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HRB prices on an uptrend
The bi-monthly SteelBenchmarker ™ Western European HRB price for January 23 rose 2.6 percent to $662 per ton (on a Euro basis, it rose 1.2...
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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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Walter Surface Technologies celebrates 60th anniversary
Walter Surface Technologies is marking 60 years in business in 2012.
Walter J. Somers and a few colleagues opened the first office in the...
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Ulbrich Stainless Steels and Special Metals moves corporate headquarters
Ulbrich Stainless Steels and Special Metals Inc., a manufacturer of strip, foil, and wire products, has announced the relocation of its corporate...
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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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ROSS CONTROLS acquires DECCO
ROSS CONTROLS®, Troy, Mich., has acquired the assets of the Detroit Coil Co. (DECCO®), Ferndale, Mich., a supplier to ROSS for many decades....
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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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Ameritherm announces rebranding
Driven by international growth, Ameritherm, an induction heating systems provider in Scottsville, N.Y., is rebranding to Ambrell – an Ameritherm...
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Heidtman Steel to build steel processing facility in Alabama
Toledo, Ohio-based Heidtman Steel, a processor of flat rolled carbon steel, is building a 114,000 sq. ft. Steel processing facility in Calvert,...
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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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Centria Coating Services appoints architectural market manager
Moon Township, Pa.-based Centria Coating Services has announced the appointment of Tom Lewis to architectural market manager. In this newly...
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Trilogy Machinery introduces iPhone®, iPad® app
Trilogy Machinery, Belcamp, Md., has introduced an Apple iPhone® and iPad® app that gives customers and dealers inside access to the...
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PTG announces new distributor network for hydroforming presses
Pryer Technology Group, Tulsa, Okla., has established a new nationwide network of distributors for its Triform sheet hydroforming presses. The...
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Roundo AB merges with group of Swedish fabricating companies
Roundo AB, Hässleholm, Sweden, a manufacturer of bending rolls, has joined a group of family-owned metal fabricating companies in southern...
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Gesswein opens new U.S. headquarters
Gesswein, a supplier of abrasives, tools, and machines for metalworking, has announced the opening of its new headquarters in Bridgeport, Conn....
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Eriez celebrates 70 years in business
Eriez®, Erie, Pa., a manufacturer of magnetic lift and separation, metal detection, X-ray, materials feeding, screening, conveying, and...
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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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Plymouth Tube announces changes to leadership team
Plymouth Tube, Warrenville, Ill., has named David Barnes to the newly created role of chief operating officer (COO). He has served as vice...
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Annual International Sheet Metal Competition to be held in Las Vegas
More than 275 sheet metal contestants and their families will go to Las Vegas March 5-9 to take part in the Annual International Sheet Metal...
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Northwest Pipe to expand Saginaw facility
Northwest Pipe Co., Vancouver, Wash., a producer of engineered welded steel pipe products, has announced plans to expand its Saginaw, Texas,...
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