According to “Global 3D Printer Market 2016-2020,” a research study released by London-based Technavio, the global 3-D printer market is expected to grow at a CAGR of more than 56 percent to 2020. Automotive is the largest segment of the global 3-D printers market, says the report. Sales of...

O’Neal Mfg. Services (OMS), a Birmingham, Ala., firm that offers outsourced manufacturing of fabricated metal components and welded subassemblies, has hired Larry Whitehead as president. He has extensive experience leading several large steel-related fabricating and manufacturing businesses over...

Summerville, S.C.-based Kion North America Corp., a manufacturer of industrial trucks, has appointed Reliable Forklift Sales, Phoenix, to its dealer network. Reliable Forklift Sales is a full-service equipment dealer offering new and used sales, rental equipment, and allied products....

Lake Zurich, Ill.-based STI-SPFA, a nonprofit trade association representing fabricators of steel storage tanks, water pipe, and pressure vessels, has recognized member companies in 14 product categories with its Steel Fabricated Product of the Year Awards for 2015. Member companies submitted...

Arkansas Steel Processing has announced the installation of a heavy-gauge slitter at its facility in Osceola, Ark. The slitter cuts 14-ga. to 5/8-in.-thick carbon steel coils weighing up to 100,000 lbs. with yield strength of 100 KSI. It handles widths up to 78 in. The company expects to be...

RoboVent, a provider of clean air technologies for manufacturing based in Sterling Heights, Mich., has announced a new program to help industry leaders and plant managers understand and address air quality issues in manufacturing facilities. The RoboVent Clean Air Initiative will include a...

Talan Products Inc., a metal stamper and manufacturer of tooling and engineered parts based in Cleveland, has announced it has received a 2016 Evolution of Manufacturing Award in recognition of its regional leadership in manufacturing practices and innovation. According to CEO Steve Peplin, the...

Riverdale, N.J.-based metal fabrication, machining, and finishing shop EVS Metal Inc. has added an Amada FOM2 3015 NT RI laser cutting system with rotary index to its manufacturing facility in New Hampshire. According to the company, the laser offers expanded process range, high-speed cutting...

Prime Advantage, a group purchasing organization for midsized manufacturers, has announced the findings of its eighth edition of the CFO Survey, revealing the financial projections and top concerns of industrial manufacturing companies. The results show that optimism in manufacturing among the...

Steel producer and metal recycler Steel Dynamics Inc., Fort Wayne, Ind., has created three new leadership positions to coincide with the March 31, 2016, retirement of company co-founder Richard P. Teets Jr., executive vice president of steelmaking and president/COO of steel operations. Teets will...

As part of Superior Machining & Fabrication’s expansion into the aerospace sector, the Muenster, Texas-based manufacturer has upgraded its 110,000-sq.-ft. machine shop. Changes include the addition of CAD/CAM software, a larger 5-axis bridge mill for hard metals, and a 5-axis SNK bridge mill....