Topre America Corp., a Japan-based automotive parts manufacturer, has announced plans to expand operations at its manufacturing facility in Smyrna, Tenn. The $38.2 million, 40,000-sq.-ft. expansion is expected to create 35 new jobs. The company provides automotive stamping and body structure...

Maumee, Ohio-based Dana Inc. has been named by Ford Motor Co. as a top-performing supplier, receiving a Ford World Excellence Award. The awards honor the automaker’s outstanding suppliers worldwide. Dana was recognized in the category of Aligned Business Framework for exemplifying Ford's...

Valley City, Ohio-based metals service center Three D Metals has acquired Williams Metals and Welding Alloys, which specializes in the processing and distribution of copper, aluminum, bronze, and brass in bar, pipe, rod, sheet, plate, and shapes, as well as welding wire. Three D Metals offer an...

A new survey from Deloitte and The Manufacturing Institute reports that 76 percent of Americans surveyed believe the U.S. should invest further in the manufacturing industry. "Modern manufacturing has captured the imagination of the American public and our elected leaders,” said Jay Timmons, CEO...

Ford has announced it has replaced CEO Mark Fields after less than three years in that position and nearly 28 years with the company. Jim Hackett, who previously ran Ford’s efforts to develop self-driving vehicles, has been named as successor. Hackett, the former CEO of Steelcase, has served on...

Specialty Strip & Oscillating Inc., Masury, Ohio, a supplier of conventional slit and oscillate steel coils, has upgraded with new equipment used in the oscillation of light-gauge prime steel coils. The oscillators slit steel at a faster speed and are more precise in their winding of coils than...

Plymouth Tube has announced that its Hopkinsville, Ky., mill, Plymouth Engineered Shapes, has received Nadcap accreditation for materials testing. Nadcap is the industry-managed special process and product accreditation program for the aerospace industry. The Warrenville, Ill.-based Plymouth Tube...

Garden Grove, Calif.-based American Metal Bearing, manufacturer of plain bearings for industrial applications, has announced that John L. Henderson, president, has been recognized by Continental Who's Who as a Pinnacle Professional in the field of engineering. Henderson also is the recipient of the...

LCI Industries, an Elkhart, Ind.-based supplier of components for OEMs of RVs and related aftermarkets, has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Lippert Components Inc. (LCI®), has acquired the business and certain assets of Lexington LLC. Also based in Elkhart, Lexington manufactures...

The Hendrick companies, a manufacturer of perforated metals, wedge wire, profile bar, and fabricated products, has launched a new corporate branding and redesigned website at www.hendrickcorp.com. In addition to offering product, service, and workplace information, the site now includes a blog and...