Schaumburg, Ill.-based TDM Systems, a subsidiary of Sandvik Machining Solutions and provider of tool data management in the machining industry, has introduced an online calculator to help users calculate potential savings and ROI when using TDM tool management systems. The user answers a few simple...

Industrial gas company Praxair Inc., Danbury, Conn., in accordance with its proposed business combination with Linde AG, has signed an agreement to sell most of its businesses in Europe to industrial gas supplier Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corp. The assets to be sold include Praxair’s industrial gases...

Synalloy Corp., a producer of stainless steel pipe and galvanized tube and a distributor of seamless carbon pipe and tube in Richmond, Va., has announced that its subsidiary Bristol Metals LLC has closed on the purchase of Marcegaglia USA’s galvanized tube operations. Additionally, Store Capital...

Mueller Industries Inc., a copper and copper alloy manufacturer in Memphis, Tenn., has acquired ATCO Rubber Products Inc., a manufacturer of insulated HVAC flexible duct systems. The acquisition will support Mueller’s strategy to grow its climate products businesses. It produces tubing, fittings,...

Airgas, an Air Liquide company, has pledged to continue its support of Operation Homefront, a nonprofit organization providing military families with programs that offer relief, resiliency, and recurring support during difficult periods. Since 2008 Airgas has directly donated $1 million in support...

Signal Hill, Calif.-based Ship & Shore Environmental Inc., a provider of air pollution capture and control systems for industrial applications, has announced it will focus its sales and marketing efforts on the fastener industry. As a part of its ongoing 2018 sector-diversification strategy, as...

Superior Tube Products Inc., Davenport, Iowa, an ESP International company that fabricates tubular parts and welded assemblies, has purchased a Criterion 5-axis twin-head bender. The machine produces two bends simultaneously and two tubes per cycle. It is suitable for high-speed manufacturing of...

Twenty-eight students pursuing careers in manufacturing each earned between $1,500 and $2,500 toward their postsecondary studies from Nuts, Bolts & Thingamajigs® (NBT), The Foundation of the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association Intl. (FMA), Elgin, Ill. For the fall 2018 semester, the following...

Michigan Metrology will host a surface metrology and tribology short course Sept. 26-27. Don Cohen, PhD, an expert in surface roughness and its effects, will lead the course in Livonia, Mich. Topics will include roughness, waviness, and form; instruments for measuring texture; filtering surface...