Andes Coil Processors LLC has announced that it now is able to accept railcars via Norfolk Southern Railroad to and from its toll processing facility in Gary, Ind. The routing location within the Norfolk Southern system is the Burns Harbor, Ind., station. The company recently increased its...

Fairfax, Va.-based NIMS has partnered with Focus: HOPE to develop an apprenticeship program in Michigan to fill in-demand technical jobs in manufacturing. The project, selected as a winner of the U.S. Department of Labor's American Apprenticeship Initiative grant program, will build on NIMS'...

Indianapolis-based Contour Hardening Inc., a manufacturer of induction heat-treating equipment and provider of induction heat-treating process services, has announced the ISO/TS 16949:2009 certification of its heat-treating service facility, Contour Hardening Operaciones S. de R.L. de C.V., in...

Arc Welders Inc. has signed a contract to perform required OSHA inspections and routine maintenance on 75 pieces of welding equipment at one of its customer locations in Virginia.

Arc Welders, located in Ashland, Va., is a service facility for welding-related equipment.

Allstate Can Corp., Parsippany, N.J., has been awarded ISO 9001:2008 certification for its quality management system.

The company manufactures steel packaging, metal containers, and tin cans.

Engineering and fabrication firm Epic Systems Inc., St. Louis, has announced that Jen Seitz, its director of finance and administration, has been selected by the St. Louis Business Journal as a CFO of the Year. The award recognizes individuals who have helped their companies grow beyond normal...

Shiloh Industries Inc., Valley City, Ohio, a supplier of lightweighting, noise, and vibration systems, has hired Scott Borovich as vice president sales and program management. Borovich assumes Dave Jaeger's responsibilities as the sales leader. Jaeger now focuses his efforts on leading the...

Metcam, a fabricator of sheet metal components and assemblies for OEMs, will celebrate Manufacturing Day 2015 by welcoming businesses, students, and members of the community for a tour of its manufacturing facility in Alpharetta, Ga. During the tours, which will start every 15 minutes from 1:30...

Bennett Tool & Die Co., Nashville, has purchased A&E Custom Mfg., a provider of tool and die, stamping, welding, and fabricating services. A&E continues to operate at its current location in Kansas City, Kan.

Bennett Tool & Die provides contract tooling and metal stamping.

NASA is another small step closer to sending astronauts on a journey to Mars. Engineers at the agency's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans have welded together the first two segments of the Orion crew module that will fly atop NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket on a mission beyond the...

Control Southern, Jacksonville, Fla., has earned UV certification that authorizes the company to assemble new safety relief valves in-house. The assembly capability provides customers with a local product sourcing option, the company reports. If the safety valve a customer needs is not...