Canton, Ohio-based Union Metal has been acquired by New York City-based American Industrial Acquisition Corp. and re-established as Union Metal Industries Corp. The company hopes to hire 250 workers into full-time positions. Union Metal Industries Corp. makes steel and aluminum poles for street and...

Apex Industries has announced plans to expand capacity at its plant in Moncton, N.B., creating 80 jobs over the next two years.

The company serves the aerospace, defense, and oil and gas markets with metal manufacturing, product development, and automation.

NISCO, a joint venture of China-based companies Fosun Intl. and Nanjing Iron and Steel Group, has announced that a joint NISCO-UK Research Institute will be established at the University of Leicester in the Department of Engineering. The joint venture will support the center for an initial period...

The Steel Market Development Institute (SMDI), a business unit of the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), has presented the Automotive Excellence Award to Honda Motor Co. for its advanced high-strength steel (AHSS) innovations in the 2018 Honda Odyssey. Nic Goldsberry, senior body design...

Mecadaq Group, Santa Ana, Calif., a provider of high-precision manufacturing for the aerospace industry, has acquired Kirkland, Wash.-based hard metal machining company Hirschler Mfg. This is the third external growth operation in less than 24 months for the Mecadaq Group, bringing its staff to...

Rockford, Ill.-based Roper Whitney, a manufacturer of sheet metal forming and folding machines, has announced a partnership with Switzerland-based manufacturer Eckold, a provider of sheet metal forming equipment and CNC services for industry sectors such as aircraft production and maintenance;...

Sweden-based Sandvik has divested its 50 percent stake in Fagersta Stainless wire rod mill, a joint venture between Sandvik Materials Technology and Outokumpu.

Outokumpu will take full ownership of Fagersta Stainless.

Sigma Labs Inc., a provider of quality assurance software under the PrintRite3D® brand, has received a patent entitled “Method and System for Monitoring Additive Manufacturing Processes.” The patent provides protection for methods of ensuring part quality using real-time data from multiple...