Lampin Corp., Uxbridge, Mass., an employee-owned manufacturer of precision parts and components, has acquired Howard Precision Products (formerly the E. Howard Clock Co.). Like Lampin, Howard Precision Products began as a producer of precision clock gears before evolving to become a provider of...

Vancouver, B.C.-based Jet Group (Jet Equipment & Tools Ltd., American Forge & Foundry Inc., and Sellstrom Mfg. Co.), a supplier of tools, equipment, and safety products, has changed its name to SureWerx™.

Product brands remain unchanged.

Netherlands-based Translas BV has announced it has passed the certification process according to ISO 9001:2008.

The company is a manufacturer of components and products for the welding industry and technical components based on customer specification.

Phoenix Stamping Group LLC (PSG), Atlanta, has announced that it has been verified by the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs' Center for Verification and Evaluation (CVE) as a veteran-owned small business (VOSB). The company has been added to the Veteran Business database (vip.vetbiz.gov/). PSG...

New research by Arlington, Va.-based MAPI Foundation Chief Economist Dan Meckstroth, using analysis of national input/output tables by Interindustry Forecasting (Inforum) at the University of Maryland, shows that two measures commonly used by the government to quantify manufacturing’s overall...

Pittsburgh-based Kennametal Inc. has announced that Director of Global Strategic Pricing Cheryl Bush received honors in the 4th Women in Manufacturing STEP Awards presented by The Manufacturing Institute. The awards recognize women at all levels who have demonstrated leadership excellence in...

AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology, McLean, Va., has announced that Concept Laser GmbH is the winner of the 2016 International Additive Manufacturing Award (IAMA). The award recognizes Concept Laser’s development of the first in-situ real-time process monitoring system in...

Burlington, Ont.-based AXYZ Intl. has opened an office in Tampa, Fla. The router manufacturer also has offices in Atlanta, Cincinnati, and Los Angeles. At the office, visitors can see several of the company’s newest machines and technologies, watch a demonstration of a machine for their...

Exact Metrology has achieved certification as an AS9100 supplier for its Cincinnati facility. The company is a supplier of 3-D noncontact and contact measuring equipment for inspection and reverse engineering to commercial, aerospace, medical, automotive, and industrial manufacturing...

Romco Equipment Co., a heavy equipment distributor based in Texas, has announced the opening of a new division called Romco Power Systems.

The division provides new and rebuilt engines, generators, and industrial pumps, as well as rentals.

The PC (Powder Coating) Summit has issued a call for papers. The two-day technology event, to be held Oct. 4-5, 2016, in Columbus, Ohio, will include lab demos and lectures on powder coating innovations for engineers, technologists, scientists, and marketing and management professionals. The...