Metals distributor United Performance Metals has installed a new 6-kW fiber laser at its Cincinnati headquarters. According to the company, the fiber laser is expected to reduce lead times by cutting metal three times faster than traditional CO2 lasers. To accompany the laser, the firm also...

Jordi Universal V.S.L., a manufacturer of fiber lasers, press brakes, and shears based in Lleida, Spain, and Laser Experts Inc. of Elk Grove Village, Ill., have entered into a sales and service partnership. Laser Experts now is responsible for the sales of all Jordi products in the Midwest, as well...

Moon Township, Pa.-based Centria, a provider of architectural metal wall systems, has donated metal building products to the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers’ (SMART) Heroes Training Program—a seven-week instructional program for members of the U.S....

Amsterdam-based Constellium N.V. has extended its long-term partnership with Fiat Chrysler Automotive (FCA) to supply aluminum auto body sheet for the new Alfa Romeo Stelvio® SUV. Constellium is the primary supplier of auto body sheets both for the closures and inner parts for the Stelvio. The...

Trayvax®, a manufacturer of slim metal wallets and outdoor gear, has launched the Trayvax 360 Virtual Reality Tour, which offers a peek inside the company’s Bellingham, Wash., headquarters. Trayvax is giving away 500 virtual reality viewers and will release the video Oct. 3. To sign up for a...

Tulsa, Okla.-based Matrix Service Co. has announced that its Catoosa Fabrication facility has received the Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) Star designation. This status—the highest awarded by OSHA—is given to employers and employees who demonstrate exemplary achievement in the prevention and...

Braner USA Inc., Schiller Park, Ill., has received an order from Magic Coil Products, Butler, Ind., for a Braner/Loopco Turret Head™ slitting line equipped with in-line shape-correction leveling. The line will have the capacity to process 60,000-lb., high-strength, coated and bare carbon steel...

The Metal Shop LLC, Pleasant Prairie, Wis., has added more capacity to its tube bending capabilities with the installation of a new ITEC Starbend 1.5-in. tube bender. The custom-built machine accepts tooling from an older machine. When tested, the bender produced a custom extrusion with eight bends...

ProfitKey Intl., Salem, N.H., a provider of ERP systems for small and medium-size manufacturers and job shops, has appointed Randy Keith as CEO/president. Keith began his career in 1981 with Management Science America. He was president of Navision Software U.S. (now part of Microsoft) and software...

The Laser Institute of America (LIA), Orlando, Fla., has named Dr. Paul Seiler as winner of the 2017 Arthur L. Schawlow Award. The LIA selected Seiler for pioneering laser use, expanding the field of industrial laser use, and creating innovative tools. He has shown a fundamental understanding of...

Jones Metal, a sheet metal fabricator in Mankato, Minn., marks its 75th anniversary this year. The third-generation business, which has been woman-owned since 1942, produces parts used by such companies as Kato and Caterpillar to build machinery. Employees and customers gathered recently to...

The Marshfield Area Chamber of Commerce & Industry (MACCI), in cooperation with regional partners, has announced the 2017 Heavy Metal Tour, which will take place on Oct. 4. The event, now in its sixth year, provides thousands of eighth-grade students across central and northern Wisconsin the...