BTM Co. LLC, Marysville, Mich., a provider of production equipment systems for sheet metal clinching and precision piercing, has announced the new owners are Bruce Smith and Thomas Kemeny. Smith has a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Carnegie Mellon University and an MBA from...

Cleveland-based Aleris has appointed Sean Stack to the position of CEO. He served most recently as executive vice president/CEO, Aleris North America. He succeeds Steve Demetriou, chairman and CEO since the company’s inception in 2004, who is leaving the company to pursue a new leadership...

WARDJet has announced plans for an open house on Aug. 27, 2015, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at its facility in Tallmadge, Ohio. A catered lunch will be provided. Visitors will see the new WARDKit On The Go mobile salesroom. It is outfitted with a WARDKit 5x5 waterjet cutting system, flat-screen...

Maple Ridge, B.C.-based Surround Technologies and its sister company Advanced Flow Systems, part of AdvanTec Global Innovations, have added equipment and staff to double their manufacturing capacity to meet increasing customer demand in the areas of custom enclosures, pipe welding, and industrial...

CNC machine tool manufacturer Okuma America Corp., Charlotte, N.C., has launched a web-based machine selector tool at www.okuma.com/machine-selector. The tool helps users find the machine tools most suited to their specific manufacturing needs. Users begin by selecting the machine type: lathe,...

HK Laser & Systems has renovated its 15,000-sq.-ft. demo facility in Lombard, Ill. New additions include a CAD/CAM training center, an HK RDM deburring machine, and a conference room. In addition to the Lombard facility, the company has demo machines available for viewing in Michigan, Iowa, and...

Hilti has opened its Western Hemisphere Product Development and Tool Service Center in Irving, Texas. The 65,000-sq.-ft. facility serves two main purposes: Certified technicians perform tool repairs and maintenance, laser calibrations, and battery checks; and engineers, designers, and product...

Fort Worth, Texas-based Bluff Mfg., a manufacturer of dock, warehouse, safety, and storage equipment, has announced its Dealer Recognition Program winners for 2014. The program recognizes dealers that continually demonstrate superior levels of customer satisfaction, sales and service training, and...

SigmaTEK Systems LLC, a provider of CAD/CAM nesting and manufacturing process automation, has opened a new global office in Thailand’s Phuket province. The office serves as headquarters for the company’s activity throughout southern Asia and Australia. Joseph Keblesh, director, business...

Welding fabricators who currently use competitive cored wires and guns can receive free Tweco Spray Master™ guns for changing over to Tweco Spray Master V-series guns with Velocity™ consumables and ESAB Dual Shield flux-cored and Coreweld metal-cored wires. The “Switch and Save a...

Kalamazoo, Mich.-based Dimplex Thermal Solutions, the North American chiller manufacturer of Koolant Koolers, has announced three new manufacturing representative partnerships in the industrial sector:Centro Inc. represents the company in Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, and Alabama as part of its...

ClarkDietrich™ Building Systems, a West Chester, Ohio-based manufacturer of cold-formed steel framing in North America, has received third party-verified, ISO-compliant Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for its steel product portfolio. Information in the EPDs is based on an...