Arcam, a supplier of additive manufacturing technology, has completed an expansion of its production facility for electron beam melting (EBM®) systems in Mölndal, Sweden. The company will hold an inauguration ceremony on Oct. 21, with speeches by CEO Magnus René and Professor Ola Harryson,...

Braner/Loopco, Schiller Park, Ill., has received an order from Viking Materials for a Hi-Performance Turret Head™ slitting/shape-correction line to be installed at Viking Materials’ Minneapolis coil processing and distribution facility. The line will have the capacity to precision-slit and...

AMI Metals Inc., Brentwood, Tenn., a subsidiary of Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co., Los Angeles, has been awarded a multiyear contract by Lockheed Martin to provide aluminum flat-rolled material for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. The five-year contract, with an estimated value of $300 million, runs...

In response to record interest in the Manufacturing Leadership (ML) Awards program, Frost & Sullivan's Manufacturing Leadership Council has announced it is extending the submission deadline for the 2016 ML Awards to Friday, Dec. 4. The new deadline provides interested manufacturing companies...

Eriez®, Erie, Pa., has been granted trademark registration on the color orange for its line of lifting magnets from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Trademark Registration No. 4,780,593 was issued for the color orange for industrial machines, namely magnetic separators in the form of...

Hanover, N.H.-based Hypertherm, a U.S.-based manufacturer of plasma, laser, and waterjet cutting systems, is a 2015 winner of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Green Power Leadership Award in recognition of its commitment to using green energy and its support of green power usage in...

Eastern Metal Supply (EMS), a national distributor of aluminum extrusions and sheet products based in Lake Worth, Fla., has purchased Tigress Trading Co. Inc. and Tigress Specialty Metals Products Mfg. Inc., Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The acquisition will strengthen EMS's presence in the saltwater...

AK Steel, West Chester, Ohio, has issued a notice under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act to hourly and salaried employees at its Ashland Works in Kentucky that it intends to temporarily idle the blast furnace and related steelmaking operations at the facility as a result...

WFW Industries, a U.S. veteran-run provider of manufacturing, welding/fabrication, machinery repair, and customized training, has received the San Diego Business Journal’s 2015 Manufacturing Award for “Best Community Service.” The inaugural program honors companies and individuals in the...

Toyota has released a series of 5-min. films, called Toyota Effect Short Films, in which the automaker shares how its Toyota Production System (TPS) can benefit various types of people and organizations. In "116 Innovators," Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Steve James shares the story of how...

Perfection Industrial Sales, in conjunction with Hilco Industrial, will conduct a one-day live and online auction of the complete CNH Industrial assembly plant in Calhoun, Ga., on Oct. 22, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. ET. More than 700 lots will be available for purchase. An inspection will occur at the...

Sentiment regarding the direction of the global economy took a sharp turn downward among U.S. industrial manufacturers, according to the Q3 2015 "Manufacturing Barometer" from PwC US. Global concerns also served to moderate optimism regarding the domestic outlook, while slowing plans to hire more...