The Bluco Corp., Naperville, Ill., has posted a new video at https://bluco.cantoflight.com/s/planq featuring its powered manipulator. The video shows the key features of this modular fixturing system. With a push of a button, the user can raise, lower, rotate, or tilt a workpiece into any position...

All equipment and machinery at the former General Motors (GM) Janesville, Wis., facility will be sold in a four-day online auction beginning April 23, 2018. The auction will be hosted on www.aucto.com. Each of the four sales begins at 10:00 a.m. CT. Featured equipment includes:Day one: 300+ ABB...

Anderson Mfg., a manufacturing business based in Bristol, Wis., has announced it has been purchased by Ferriere di Stabio (FdS), a privately held European manufacturer of stainless steel, special alloys, and standard and special bolts. "We were attracted to the company's solid history of developing...

Pratt & Whitney's facility in Columbus, Ga., has been named Large Manufacturer of the Year by the Georgia Department of Economic Development and the Technical College System of Georgia. The plant, which employs nearly 2,000 workers, includes the Columbus Engine Center, Columbus Forge, and the...

Desktop Metal’s Production System™ has been named a 2018 Gold Edison Award™ winner in the Applied Technology/3-D Printing category. It is the first metal 3-D printing system for mass production of complex metal parts that is up to 100 times faster than current laser systems, according to the...

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has succeeded in 3-D printing a metal shaft using an overall process management chain of sensor technology, wireless data transfer, and condition monitoring. The digital revolution in manufacturing technology lies in additive manufacturing, the 3-D printing...

LifeTite Metal Products LLC recently opened a facility in Mount Hope, W.V. The company manufactures metal roofing, metal siding, and trim components for the residential, commercial, and agricultural markets. This is the company’s second roll forming and fabrication plant in West...

The Van Leeuwen Pipe and Tube Group, Zwijndrecht, Netherlands, has acquired the business of Ferrostaal Piping Supply, a pipe and tube trading company in Essen, Germany, that primarily supplies the chemical, petrochemical, and machine building segments. The activities of the Dutch branch of...