AP&T has received the University of Kassel's new distinction for outstanding knowledge in press hardening: the Certificate of PHS Team Excellence. The distinction recognizes APT’s training of its employees in press hardening over the past year. More than 160 of AP&T's approximately 450...

Cold Jet®, a developer of dry ice cleaning and production systems in Loveland, Ohio, has acquired Denmark-based IceTech. Cold Jet maintains facilities in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Denmark, Germany, Poland, Belgium, Spain, Japan, and China. Its dry ice cleaning systems use recycled CO2 while...

Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), Worcester, Mass., has announced that Allen H. Hoffman, professor of mechanical engineering and co-director of WPI's Assistive Technology Resource Center (ATRC), has been selected to receive the 2016 Ben C. Sparks Medal from ASME. The award, which recognizes...

TigerStop, a provider of automated stop/gauge and pusher systems in Vancouver, Wash., has launched Tiger Shop, a weekly blog that aims to empower manufacturers to be globally competitive. The blog includes information and recommendations on best practices for growth and efficiency and includes...

J.L. Becker, a Gasbarre Furnace Group Company in Plymouth, Mich., has shipped a 36- by 72- by 36-in. gas-fired box temper furnace to a Tier 1 automotive supplier in Mexico. The furnace is designed to hold a 6,000-lb. gross load with a maximum operating temperature of 1,350 degrees F. Process...

Itasca, Ill.-based RDI Laser Blanking Systems has hired Zintis Rieksts as vice president of sales. He is responsible for the laser blanking systems market, including customer support, sales, and contract services. Rieksts previously served as principal of Integrated Technologies, where his...

Handling Specialty, Grimsby, Ont., has redesigned its website at www.handling.com. The site offers a more streamlined navigation process, an expanded menu, and additional online forms to assist visitors with acquiring parts and services. The site features a detailed list of services, along with...

The Steel Market Development Institute (SMDI), a business unit of the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) based in Washington, D.C., has presented the annual Men and Women of Steel Awards to two recipients in recognition of their innovative use of AHSS. The Industry Innovator Award was...

The U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center (CERDEC) will hold a two-day technical interchange meeting with industry to identify and align mutually beneficial R&D investments at its facility in Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., March 31 to April 1. The...