Big River Steel, Osceola, Ark., has established a new production record for tons of steel produced by an SMS group-supplied, flat-rolled mini-mill during the first full month of operation. With more than 63,000 tons of hot-rolled steel produced in January, its first full month of production, the...

U.K.-based AGC AeroComposites, a global supplier of composite and metallic assemblies and components to the aerospace and defense industry, has rebranded as Unitech Aerospace. Unitech Aerospace is the parent company to Unitech Composites, North Coast Composites, North Coast Tool & Mold, Paul...

PRG Prototyping, a prototype development and manufacturing company, has installed an ultrahigh-pressure waterjet cutting machine at its facility in Pittsburg, Kan. This new equipment will be used for 2-D profile cutting of components from sheet materials. The 12- by 6-ft. waterjet machine cuts...

United Steel Inc., a fabricator and erector of structural steel and miscellaneous metals in East Hartford, Conn., has acquired Black Rock Fireproof Column. The manufacturer of fireproof structural columns retains its name and now operates in East Hartford as its own division under the management of...

Dorner Mfg. Corp., Hartland, Wis., has named Ryan Knudtson, a student at the University of Wisconsin-Stout, as the recipient of the 2016 Richard C. Ryan Packaging Education Scholarship. This $2,000 scholarship is awarded to a student enrolled in a two- or four-year program at any partner school of...

Hypertherm, Hanover, N.H., has announced that its Spark Something Great educational grant program for 2017 will award Powermax45® XP plasma cutting and gouging systems to 10 North American schools. The program, now in its third year, is meant to support the next generation of welders and metal...

Cleveland-based investment bank Brown Gibbons Lang & Co. has announced the sale of Midland Stamping & Fabricating, a Schiller Park, Ill.-based subsidiary of Advanced Alloy Processing and portfolio company of Peak Rock Capital, to Speyside Equity. Midland is a provider of metal stamping and...

In February 2017, employment will grow at 57.0 percent of manufacturing firms and decline at 8.1 percent. The resulting net increasing index of 48.9 (57.0 percent - 8.1 percent) suggests slightly faster employment growth in manufacturing than in February 2016 (47.5). In February 2017, employment...

After completing an intensive three-day audit, Solar Atmospheres Southeast, Greenville, S.C., has announced its addition to the Boeing-approved processor listing. The facility has an approved scope of processing that includes the following specifications:BAC 5613 – Heat Treatment of Titanium and...

AXYZ Intl., Burlington, Ont., a manufacturer of CNC router and knife cutting systems, has unveiled its redesigned website at www.axyz.com. New features include a page that compares CNC routers, allowing visitors to view a snapshot of each product and see which products are recommended for different...

Winchester Metals, a steel distribution, processing, and fabrication facility, invested $140,000 in new equipment at its manufacturing operation in Frederick County, Va. As part of its expansion, the company installed a Lincoln Automate 35HS robotic welding system that performs repetitive welding...

Economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in January, and the overall economy grew for the 92nd consecutive month, said the nation’s supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM Report on Business®. The report was issued today by Bradley J. Holcomb, CPSM, CPSD, chair of the...