The Timken Co. has been named a winner in the ninth annual Find It – Fix it Challenge® sponsored by Humantech Inc., Ann Arbor, Mich. The awards recognize effective workplace solutions that increase productivity, improve worker morale, and reduce workplace injuries and illnesses. The Timken...

3D Systems, Rock Hill, S.C., has entered into a partner agreement with Methods Machine Tools Inc., Sudbury, Mass., a supplier of machine tools and automation for manufacturing. Under the agreement, Methods offers 3DS’s full line of professional and production 3-D printers and materials to its...

Hamilton, Ohio-based United Performance Metals, a supplier of stainless steel, duplex stainless steel, nickel alloys, and cobalt alloys, has named Richard Vanatsky as director of supply chain. He is responsible for all facets of procuring metal, services, and ancillary materials for the company....

Modumetal, a manufacturer of a new class of nanolaminated metals and materials, is a winner of the 2015 World Oil Awards in the New Horizons Idea category. The award recognizes the company’s nanolayering technology, which enables oil and gas companies to reduce corrosion. According to the...

Michigan Mfg. Intl. (MMI) has completed a 20,000-sq.-ft. addition to its headquarters in Stevensville, Md. The facility can be divided into nine spaces, with each suite having its own separate 480-V electric service. The building is protected by a full sprinkler system that allows open racking...

Aicon 3D Systems, Braunschweig, Germany, a manufacturer of optical tube measurement systems, has announced it has joined Tube Innovation Days, a network of 11 Germany-based partner companies in the tube manufacturing and processing industries. The partnering companies—Dreistern, TRUMPF,...

Los Angeles-based Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. has appointed Robert A. McEvoy to serve as an independent director. McEvoy retired as a managing director of Goldman Sachs in April 2014 after nine years with the firm. From 1989 to 2001, he served in a variety of roles with the investment banking...

Auburn, Wash.-based Imaginetics LLC, a manufacturer of precision metal components and assemblies for the aerospace industry, has acquired Azmark Aerosystems LLC, Gilbert, Ariz., a manufacturer of hard metal components for the aerospace and defense industries. Imaginetics is a portfolio...

Glebar Co., a manufacturer of precision grinding systems, including centerless grinders, gauging systems, double disc grinders, and secondary process devices, has begun operations of its new headquarters and manufacturing facility in Ramsey, N.J. The company previously was located in Franklin...

Tooling Technology Holdings LLC, a portfolio company of GenNx360 Capital Partners, New York, has completed the acquisition of G.H. Tool & Mold Inc., a Washington, Mo.-based company that manufactures tooling for die casters in the automotive, outdoor products, and aerospace industries. Tooling...

Eriez®, located in Erie, Pa., has produced a variety of videos focused on metalworking applications, particularly in filtration and fluid recycling. The video series can be viewed on the company’s YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/user/eriezmarcom/videos. Two of the most recent instructional...

Coldwater Machine Co., a manufacturer of specialized equipment and solid-state welding/joining systems in Coldwater, Ohio, has established a business agreement with Avant Garde Technology, Lake Mary, Fla., providing Coldwater exclusive sales representation and turnkey manufacturing rights to Avant...

Kenmode Precision Metal Stamping, Algonquin, Ill., is expanding its formal tool- and diemaking apprenticeship program for qualified candidates who are interested in careers in advanced manufacturing. The five-year, 10,000-hour program combines paid, full-time, on-the-job training at Kenmode and...