The Murray-Calloway Economic Development Corp. (MCEDC) has announced plans to build a new industrial facility in Murray, Ky., in an effort to attract manufacturing business. Because the city has no available pre-existing office space, the MCEDC decided to build the 60,000-sq.-ft. building to...

Sherwin-Williams Protective & Marine Coatings, Cleveland, has received the Steel Tank Institute (STI) 2015 Affiliate New Product of the Year Award for its EnviroLastic® polyaspartic coatings. The coatings are designed for high-throughput applications, durability, and easy of workability for...

Hatfield, Pa.-based Laboratory Testing Inc., an independent testing and metrology laboratory, has hired Bill Stockdale as mechanical testing manager. In this position, he oversees the staff and all mechanical testing performed on the first and second shifts. Stockdale comes to the company after...

Matrix Design LLC has opened an additional production facility in South Elgin, Ill. The 17,000-sq.-ft. building will more than double capacity, enabling more robotic automation systems to be built and powered concurrently. “Having this new space a few steps away from our main plant will...

The Powder Coating Institute (PCI), Taylor Mill, Ky., will host the Custom Coater Forum at the Treasure Island hotel in Las Vegas, May 2-3, 2016. This educational and networking event provides presentations and roundtable discussions on business solutions, new product technologies, and PCI programs...

Direct Metals, an international steel service center with locations in Kennesaw, Ga., and Waukegan, Ill., has provided serrated 7TW4 galvanized fabricated bar grating panels for the construction of an access ramp, platforms, and stairs as part of Atlanta’s Historic Fourth Ward BeltLine...

The Powder Coating Institute (PCI), a nonprofit technical and professional association providing information and education on powder coating technologies, Taylor Mill, Ky., has announced its board of directors and executive officers for 2016:President - John Sudges, Midwest Finishing SystemsVice...

Comau has received the Volvo Quality Excellence Award from Volvo Car Corp. for an industrial project undertaken five years ago that is still in full development. The project is related to the provisioning of production facilities for the XC90, S90, and V90 cars, in which Comau developed the...