BLM Group USA, Wixom, Mich., has announced the sale of its LC5 laser tube and flat sheet processing machine to Petersburg, Mich.-based Advanta Industries for its Manning, S.C., facility. Advanta Industries designs and manufactures returnable steel racks and offers custom packaging systems using...

Houston-based C4 Industrial Inc. will hold a grand opening at its new C4 Industrial Experience Center in Dallas on March 30-31, 2016, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The event will showcase fiber laser, high-definition plasma, waterjet, press brake bending, milling, and turning equipment, with...

Rockford, Ill.-based FMA’s Software Technology Council has announced it will present an education program on supply chain, lean, and inventory management as a complimentary webinar on March 3, 2016. The Software Technology Council comprises 10 industry leaders representing software providers...

Monaco-based Jetcam, a provider of CAD/CAM and nesting software for sheet metal and composite manufacturing, marks its 30th year in business in 2016. The company was founded by Ivan Stern and Bill King in Australia in February 1986, relocating to Germany in 1990 and the South of France in...

Denver-based International Titanium Association’s (ITA’s) Industrial Applications Committee has achieved a significant first step in a project to remove restrictions on the use of Grade 12 titanium on NACE MRO 175, a standard for the petroleum and natural gas industries regarding the use and...

The Laser Institute of America (LIA) will host its annual Laser Additive Manufacturing (LAM®) Workshop on March 2-3, 2016, in Orlando, Fla. The two-day workshop will offer keynotes, sessions, exhibits, and networking opportunities for professionals involved in manufacturing of complex, lightweight...

CCAI, Taylor Mill, Ky., has announced it is accepting applications for its 2016 Matt Heuertz Scholarship program. The goals of the program are to help fund education that could lead to a career in the finishing industry, stimulate interest in finishing, and to encourage finishing curriculum....

C.I. Hayes, Cranston, R.I., a Gasbarre Furnace Group company, has installed a model BA-M atmosphere pusher furnace for brazing and general heat treating of stainless steel materials for a dedicated processor of select cutlery product lines. The furnace is equipped with a rigid chain indexing drive,...

Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Mill Steel Co., a distributor of flat-rolled carbon steel, has moved its Building/Painted Products Midwest operations from its Jeffersonville, Ind., plant to its recently acquired service center in Anderson, Ind. Mill Steel expects to complete the division’s move by the...

Apex Tool Group LLC, a provider of industrial hand and power tools based in Sparks, Md., has named James J. Roberts as CEO and a member of the board of directors. Thomas Wroe Jr., previous CEO and chairman of the board, will continue to serve on the board of directors as executive chairman....

Houston-based companies Metal Cutting Specialists and Houston Water Jet have both earned ISO 9001:2008 certification.

Metal Cutting Specialists provides saw cutting services, while Houston Water Jet offers waterjet cutting.

Commercial Metals Co., Irving, Texas, has received a new source air permit from the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality. This permit authorizes CMC, from an environmental air quality perspective, to construct a micromill in Durant, Okla. The company, which manufactures, recycles, and...

The U.S. Manufacturing Technology Orders (USMTO) report for December 2015 showed that order values grew 20.4 percent compared to the prior, according to AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology. For all of 2015, the year's total orders were down 17.4 percent compared to 2014. While the...