Solar Atmospheres of Western PA (SAWPA), Hermitage, Pa., has announced it has been awarded Rolls Royce approval.

This approval recognizes SAWPA’s strict specification requirements, process execution, and commitment to quality processing.

The Timken Co., North Canton, Ohio, a provider of bearings and mechanical power transmission products, has acquired Torsion Control Products Inc., Rochester Hills, Mich. Torsion Control Products manufactures engineered torsional couplings for North American OEMs in the construction, agriculture,...

Whirlpool Corp., Benton Harbor, Mich., has announced it has received the 2017 ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year Award for Sustained Excellence from the U.S. EPA. The reward recognizes the company for manufacturing energy-efficient kitchen and laundry appliances that help reduce greenhouse gas...

American Axle & Mfg. Holdings Inc. (AAM), Detroit, has completed the acquisition of Metaldyne Performance Group Inc. (MPG). MPG now is a wholly owned subsidiary of AAM. AAM will operate four business units: Driveline, Metal Forming, Powertrain, and Casting. David C. Dauch remains chairman/CEO of...

AIM Inc., an Addison, Ill.-based manufacturer of CNC wire bending machines, celebrates its 25th year in business in 2017. The firm has grown from a small manufacturing company to an active machinery exporter with two facilities in North America and Europe. To mark the anniversary, the company had a...

Caterpillar has announced it will close its Aurora, Ill., plant, eliminating 800 jobs. The office there for engineers and product support employees will remain open. Production of large wheel loaders and compactors will move to the Decatur, Ill., plant, opening up 500 jobs there. Production of...

The Accelity Group, Milwaukee, along with current management and other strategic co-investors, has announced the acquisition of United Tool’s assets. Based in Pewaukee, Wis., United Tool serves OEMs with short-run and production-quantity precision machined components, specialized tooling,...

SAF-Holland SA, a trailer, truck, and bus supplier based in Luxembourg, plans to close its Holland, Mich., manufacturing facility, eliminating all 97 jobs there. Its Muskegon, Mich., manufacturing plant also will close, but the SAF-Holland USA Inc. headquarters in Muskegon, which includes...

Melville, N.Y.-based P&F Industries Inc. has acquired substantially all of the assets, including certain real property, of Jiffy Air Tool Inc., a Nevada-based corporation that manufactures and distributes pneumatic tools and components, primarily sold to aerospace manufacturers. P&F Industries,...

Tech-Weld Inc., Elburn, Ill., has received Nadcap accreditation for welding through 2018.

The company manufactures custom welded tubes, tanks, cones, and weldments.