Steel fastener manufacturer and distributor Threaded Fasteners Inc., Mobile, Ala., has announced the acquisition of Stateline Fasteners, a provider of bolts, nuts, abrasives, and threaded rod in Roswell, Ga. According to the company, Stateline’s employees will join the TFI office in Chattanooga,...

Toronto, Ont.-based Russel Metals Inc. has reported that a fatal accident occurred at the Milwaukee metals service center facility of its subsidiary Russel Metals Williams Bahcall. John Reid, president/COO of Russel Metals, stated "We are extremely saddened by this accident. The individual who lost...

Fastening technology provider PennEngineering®, Danboro, Pa., has expanded operations in Galway, Ireland, with a new, 80,000-sq.-ft. manufacturing and research facility. The new facility becomes the primary manufacturing site for all PEM® self-clinching fastener products sold throughout Europe....

Advantage TerraFab LLC, a steel fabrication and finishing company, has purchased a 55,000-sq.-ft. building in Muskogee, Okla., as part of a $3.5 million expansion. The company, which currently employs about 45 people, expects to hire 30 more workers over the next three years. It estimates the new...

Airgas, an Air Liquide company and supplier of industrial gases, welding technologies, and safety products, has been recognized by the Boeing Co. with a 2016 Gold Performance Excellence Award. Boeing issues the award annually to recognize suppliers that have achieved superior performance. Airgas...

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration has awarded a $1.7 million grant to Sampson Community College of Clinton, N.C., to construct an occupational training facility to support welding and metal fabrication skills. The project is expected to create 50 jobs, retain...

Custom metal fabricator Robinson Metal Inc., De Pere, Wis., has won the Educational Partnership Award from the Northeast Wisconsin Manufacturing Alliance in recognition of its collaborative efforts with area educators to support the education and training required to fill manufacturing and...

Roseville, Mich.-based metalworking distributor AHB Tooling & Machinery Inc. has announced the acquisition of Westbrook Eng.'s new machinery sales division. The new AHB will provide a broader range of metalworking machinery, including band and cold saws, CNC press brakes and shears, ironworkers,...

Wilmington, Del.-based M. Davis & Sons Inc., a mechanical/electrical contractor and fabricator, has announced the acquisition of Valtech Inc., a manufacturer of power distribution equipment based in Newark, Del. M. Davis will continue the manufacturing and sale of this equipment under the new brand...

Watlow®, a designer and manufacturer of complete thermal systems, has received the Made in Missouri Leadership Award from the Missouri Association of Manufacturers (MAM) in recognition of Watlow’s support of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) education, training programs,...

FarWest Fabricators, Moxee, Wash., has presented a new $5,000 Jeff Carter Scholarship to Perry Technical Institute, Yakima, Wash., to support students pursuing technical training in its welding and machining and precision manufacturing programs. The scholarship is named after the company’s...

Franklin County Technical School, Turners Falls, Mass., has received a $495,000 grant through the Massachusetts Skills Capital Grants program to upgrade its welding and metal fabrication program and to integrate it with digital design and robotics. In 2016 the Massachusetts Legislature established...