St. Louis-based coil coater Precoat Metals has acquired the metal coil coating and processing assets of Consolidated Metal Products (CMP), a business unit of Consolidated Systems Inc. (CSi). The assets, located in Columbia, S.C., will be operated as Precoat Metals – Columbia, a toll processing...

Steel producer Nucor has announced it will close its St. James Parish direct reduced iron facility in Baton Rouge, La., following scheduled maintenance and not reopen until prices for raw materials improve. “Operating performance at the steel mills segment in the fourth quarter of 2015 is...

Custom sheet metal fabricator K&K Industries, Bellingham, Wash., has acquired Automated Metal Technologies, Redmond, Wash. With this acquisition, the company has added 8,500 sq. ft. of manufacturing capacity, new equipment and technology, and now can deliver prototype parts in three to five days...

Hardide Coatings, a provider of advanced surface coating technology based in Oxfordshire, U.K., has announced that its Hardide-A tungsten carbide coating has met the technical performance requirements as a potential alternative to hard chrome plating on some specific Airbus aircraft components,...

Cleveland metal service center Flack Steel Ltd. has completed a transaction with Consolidated Systems Inc. (CSi) for the purchase of selected assets of its Consolidated Metal Products (CMP) business. The acquisition expands Flack Steel's product offering and market penetration opportunities for...

Chicago-based Charter Steel, a steel service center that distributes ferrous metals, has hired Damon Wos as vice president, sales and member of the executive team. He oversees the commercial and service groups and contributes to the strategic direction and management of the company. Wos...

General Motors will invest more than $356 million in a new engine line in Flint, Mich., and driveline and powertrain components in Saginaw and Grand Rapids, Mich., creating more than 50 jobs and helping to retain nearly 500 positions. As part of an amended agreement with the Michigan Strategic...

Aperam Stainless Services & Solutions USA, a provider of stainless steel products in Sterling Heights, Mich., has hired Subramaniam (Mani) Manivannan as director of operations and continuous improvement. Manivannan previously worked at Ford Motor Co. in assignments including supply chain,...

Joining Technologies Inc. has opened a full-service machining facility at its headquarters in East Granby, Conn. The shop provides weld tooling and fixtures to the company’s multiple divisions and directly to customers. Joining Technologies offers precision fusion processes, including laser...

The ET Seminar Committee, through the Wauconda, Ill.-based ET Foundation and the Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC), currently is inviting nominations for the Maurice H. Roberts Award of Excellence, the highest honor bestowed by the committee. The namesake of this honor and the award’s first...

Cemtrex, Farmingdale, N.Y., has completed the acquisition of Advanced Industrial Services Inc. (AIS) and its affiliate subsidiary companies based in York, Pa. AIS will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of Cemtrex. AIS offers plant and equipment erection, relocation, and disassembly for such...

Engineered shelter manufacturer ShelterLogic, based in Watertown, Conn., has acquired Arrow Sheds LLC, Breese, Ill., a manufacturer of outdoor steel storage sheds. Arrow also has production/distribution facilities in Haskell, N.J., and Fontana, Calif., as well as international sales management...