Tweet/Garot Mechanical, Green Bay, Wis., a provider of mechanical contracting services including plumbing, sheet metal fabrication, industrial ventilation, HVAC, process piping, and service work, has announced several personnel additions. Paul Lentz has been named manager of the industrial...

Robotic Industries Association will host a webinar on Aug. 20 that will describe advanced concepts in robotic safety. Presented by Pat Davison, director of standards development for RIA, the webinar will review the latest RIA 15.06 standard and describe its enhancements. The flexibility and...

Waukesha® Metal Products de Mexico, located in San Luis Potosí, Mexico, has been certified to the ISO/TS 16949 standards. The standards include ISO 9001 and supplementary requirements that apply specifically to the automotive industry. To maintain process improvements, surveillance audits are...

Tulsa, Okla.-based Metals Inc., a processor of primarily stainless steel and high-nickel alloy plate and sheet products and a portfolio company of Peak Rock Capital, has named David Zahner as president. Zahner has more than 23 years of professional experience in the metals industry, most...

Messer Cutting Systems, Menomonee Falls, Wis., celebrates its 60th anniversary in 2015. In the U.S., the company began under the name CRO Eng. in 1955 as a flame-cutting machinery manufacturer with three employees working in 3,000 sq. ft. of rented space in Milwaukee. The firm pioneered many...

Cleveland-based Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc. has acquired Specialised Welding Products (SWP), a provider of welding consumables based in Melbourne, Australia. SWP, which also provides fabrication, maintenance, and repair services for alloy and wear-resistant products commonly used in mining...

DeWys Mfg. Inc., a Marne, Mich.-based metal fabrication company, has added Brandon Secord as a mechanical designer. Before joining the company, Secord was a student at Ferris State University, where he received his associate’s degree in CAD drafting and tool design. He also had a summer...

Berkshire Hathaway, Omaha, Neb., has announced plans to acquire all outstanding shares of Precision Castparts Corp., Portland, Ore., a manufacturer of complex metal components and products for the aerospace industry. Closing is expected to occur during Q1 2016. PCC will continue to do business...

Quality Industries Inc. (QI), a precision metalworking company based in La Vergne, Tenn., has announced three additions to its board of directors. The two new outside directors are Ralph W. Davis and Charles R. “Rich” Maddux Jr. QI President and CEO Warren Hayslip also has been appointed to...