UniCarriers Americas Corp., a forklift manufacturer in Marengo, Ill., has announced that its president, James J. Radous III, has won the MHI 2018 Mentor Award. The annual award recognizes a member who offers professional guidance, exhibits positivity and inspiration, instills and nurtures talents,...

Steel fabricator Gayle Mfg. will close its plant in Woodland, Calif., and relocate to a new, 166,000-sq.-ft. facility in Caldwell, Idaho, which the company opened in January 2017. The move more than doubles the company’s square footage. Although the company invited all employees to work at the...

Pittsburgh-based PPG has announced that Kevin Braun, vice president, industrial coatings, Americas, will deliver the keynote address for the opening session of ECOAT18, the biennial conference of The Electrocoat Association, April 24-26, 2018, in Tampa, Fla. Braun’s keynote address, “Major...

Chicago-based metals and logistics company Union Partners has acquired Maksteel, a steel service center, toll processor, and logistics systems provider located in Mississauga, Ont. The Maksteel campus encompasses more than 27 acres of land and includes a 200,000-sq.-ft. production facility, along...

3Diligent Corp., a digital manufacturing services provider in El Segundo, Calif., has completed the build-out of a variety of CNC machining and casting manufacturing services. The move was made to address demand for the company’s fabrication network, procurement expertise, and online portal...

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) have formed the Sustainability in Manufacturing partnership. Through the partnership fostered by DOE’s Better Plants program, the organizations will work together to help U.S. manufacturers drive energy...

The Reshoring Initiative, Kildeer, Ill., has released its 2017 "Reshoring Report," which contains data on U.S. reshoring and foreign direct investment (FDI) by companies that have shifted production or sourcing from offshore to the U.S. The report, which includes cumulative data from 2010 through...

The Midwest Manufacturing Business Coalition, a nonprofit organization focused on helping manufacturers develop efficient, effective, and competitive manufacturing business operations in a global environment, will hold a manufacturing roundtable on April 25, 2018, at the St. Ambrose North Education...

Headwall Partners LLC, Greenwich, Conn., an independent corporate finance and strategic advisory firm focused on the steel and metals industry, has published the "Headwall 2018 Annual Steel & Metals Growth Survey." The annual survey summarizes the perspectives of senior steel sector executives, who...

Sumig USA Corp., Orlando, Fla., has named Tim Gage as sales manager – USA East. He has many years of experience in sales management in the industry.

The company is a manufacturer and supplier of welding products, welding supplies, and robotic welding systems.

Tennessee-based automaker Nissan North America has been recognized by the U.S. EPA with the 2018 ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year – Sustained Excellence Award, the highest honor given to organizations dedicated to protecting the environment by making their operations more energy efficient. This...