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Elgin Fastener Group names VP of manufacturing

Elgin Fastener Group (EFG), Versailles, Ind., has promoted Phil King to the position of vice president of manufacturing. In this position, he works in tandem with team members at EFG companies Chandler Products and Leland Powell Fasteners to incorporate lean principles. King joined Ohio Rod Prod...
11/10/09

Orbitform opens new applications lab

Orbitform Group, Jackson, Mich., has announced additional capacity to provide prototype services for the assembly of parts within the new Application Engineering Lab at the company’s headquarters. Specializing in forming, joining, and fastening, the 6,000-sq.-ft. lab facility within the company's...
11/10/09

Adept Technology hires director of global sales, marketing

Adept Technology Inc., Pleasanton, Calif., has appointed Rush LaSelle as director of global sales and marketing. He is responsible for the company’s global sales and marketing initiatives. LaSelle has more than 20 years of experience in flexible automation. He previously served as general manager...
11/10/09

Antidumping, countervailing duty cases filed against fastener imports from China and Taiwan

On Sept. 23, Wiley Rein LLP filed antidumping and countervailing duty petitions with the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. International Trade Commission against imports of standard fasteners from China and Taiwan. The petitions, which were filed on behalf of Nucor Fastener, St. Joe, Indiana,...
9/24/09

Peddinghaus announces engineering promotions

Peddinghaus Corp. has announced the promotions of two senior engineers at its facility in Bradley, Ill. James Magnuson was named as vice president of R&D. He is responsible for the development of new machine concepts. Jim Sutliffe was named as vice president of engineering. He manages all dail...
6/9/09

Lomar Machine & Tool recognized by Eaton Corp.

Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corp. honored 38 premier suppliers last month as part of the company's supplier recognition program. This is the fourth year that Eaton has recognized a select group of its global suppliers with this prestigious award. Among the award winners was Lomar Ma...
5/28/09

Fastener Fair Stuttgart to move for 2009

Following the success of Fastener Fair Stuttgart in September 2008, where 435 exhibitors from 37 countries met with 3,506 visitors from around the world, the organizer has announced a new location for the show when it next takes place Oct. 7-8, 2009. In response to a 120 percent growth in exhibi...
4/14/09

PennEngineering®, Pencom announce settlement agreement

Penn Eng. & Mfg., Danboro, Pa., and Peninsula Components Inc., San Carlos, Calif., have announced a settlement agreement of PennEngineering's lawsuit against Pencom for infringement of certain patents and trademarks. The original complaint was filed against Pencom Aug. 17, 2007, in the U.S. District...
12/16/08

PennEngineering names global product manager-new products

PennEngineering®, Danboro, Pa., has promoted Jay McKenna to the newly created position of global product manager-new products. McKenna directs the development and worldwide launch of new PEM® fastener products; oversees and monitors new PEM fastener product market activities in all regions...
10/14/08

Peddinghaus event focuses on technology, industry partnerships

Peddinghaus Corp. has announced plans to open its facility in Bradley, Ill., from Sept. 24-27 for its Oktoberfest 2008 event. The event celebrates technological innovations and industry partnerships from around the world. Peddinghaus says it also hosts the recurring event to revisit its German roots...
8/12/08

Bosch Rexroth to acquire fluid filter manufacturer

Bosch Rexroth, Hoffman Estates, Ill., a provider of drive and control technologies from mechanics, hydraulics, and pneumatics to electronics and associated service, has announced plans to acquire K. & H. Eppensteiner, Ketsch, Germany, a manufacturer of fluid filters for installation in hydraulic and...
5/15/08

Balluff names business development support specialist

Balluff, Florence, Ky., has named Drew Stevens as business development support specialist for metal forming. Stevens, who directs the company's metal forming support programs, has been a journeyman diemaker since 1998 and most recently was with Die-Matic Corp., where he was responsible for design...
4/15/08

Bazz Houston acquires Connor Mfg. Services de Mexico

The Bazz Houston Co., Garden Grove, Calif., has purchased Connor Mfg. Services de Mexico. The two companies are completely integrated, and Bazz Houston Mexico has relocated its facility to Tijuana. Bazz Houston Co. has ISO 9001:2000-certified manufacturing facilities in both Southern California a...
4/15/08

Genesee Group/NY Inc. changes name, organizational status

The Genesee Group/NY Inc., West Henrietta, N.Y., a contract manufacturer of metal components and assemblies for various industries, recently changed its name to Genesee Global Group. The name reflects the company’s new organizational status independent of two related businesses in Tennessee and Texa...
4/15/08

FABTECH hosts 31,000 visitors, covers 461,627 sq. ft.

The 2007 FABTECH® International & AWS Welding Show at McCormick Place in Chicago hosted more exhibiting companies and covered more exhibit space than any previous FABTECH. Filling 461,627 sq. ft. of booth space, the show attracted nearly 31,000 visitors from more than 75 countries, a 27 percent...
1/15/08

Bayloff appoints CEO

Bayloff Stamped Products, a third-generation, family-owned automotive stamping company, has appointed Tom Carey as CEO and president. Carey implements initiatives designed to enhance customer service and position the company for continued growth. He spent more than 20 years in various engineering...
1/15/08

Jacobson Mfg. – Tiffin acquires Horizon Technology Group's Ohio location

Jacobson Mfg. – Tiffin LLC, Medina, Ohio, an affiliate of Continental/Midland, Jacobson Mfg., MSD Stamping, and Minuteman Distribution, has acquired the assets of HTG Tiffin LLC, Tiffin, Ohio. Jacobson Mfg – Tiffin is under the direction of Jeffrey R. Allen, P.E., vice president/general manager o...
1/15/08

PennEngineering files complaints against fastener manufacturers

PennEngineering®, Danboro, Pa., has served complaints on six fastener manufacturers that attended the National Industrial Fastener Show/West in Las Vegas in November. The complaint alleges that the six companies, four Chinese, one Taiwanese, and one American, exhibited and offered for sale p...
12/11/07

LAI named on Inc. list of fastest-growing companies

Inc. Magazine named LAI Intl. Inc., Scottsdale, Ariz., a provider of contract manufacturing services, to its inaugural list of the 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in the country. The magazine ranks companies based on revenue growth from 2003 through 2006. LAI's revenue jumped more than 76...
10/9/07

Misumi USA Inc. names president, expands marketing management team

Misumi USA Inc., Schaumburg, Ill., has appointed Masanori Suzuki as president. Previously Suzuki served as general manager of the strategic planning dept. for Misumi Corp. in Japan, the parent company of Misumi USA. In that position he worked toward organizational restructuring and exploring merger ...
10/9/07

ATI Industrial Automation opens new Detroit office

ATI Industrial Automation, Apex, N.C., a developer of robotic peripheral equipment, recently opened a new office in Orion Township, Mich., near Detroit. The office houses the company’s sales, customer service, and training departments and has extra space for inventory. The company says the new of...
10/9/07

FABTECH Intl. & AWS Welding Show returns to Chicago

The 2007 FABTECH® International & AWS Welding Show, the largest North American showcase of metal forming, fabricating, stamping, tube and pipe, and welding equipment and technology, will return to McCormick Place in Chicago Nov. 11 to Nov. 14. Cosponsored by the American Welding Society (AWS...
10/9/07

Barnes Aerospace expands operations

Barnes Aerospace, Windsor, Conn., a division of Barnes Group Inc., has expanded its large fabrication operations in Ogden, Utah, with a 120,000-sq.-ft. manufacturing facility that will produce precision aerospace components for use in various aircraft engine and airframe applications. Construction o...
9/11/07

BTD Manufacturing acquires Pro Engineering

BTD Manufacturing Inc., Detroit Lakes, Minn., has acquired Pro Engineering, Minneapolis. The transaction involved an exchange of cash for assets. An operating company of Otter Tail Corp., BTD offers design, engineering, prototyping, short-run applications, metal stamping, robotic and hand welding...
8/7/07

Fastener Fair Stuttgart offers networking opportunities

More than 350 exhibitors from 36 countries plan to host visitors at Fastener Fair Stuttgart 2007. The two-day event opens Sept. 19 at 9 a.m. at Messe Stuttgart Killesberg in Stuttgart, Germany. Organizers expect the fair to occupy three times as much floor space as it covered during its first ...
7/10/07

PennEngineering hires global vice president, sales/marketing

PennEngineering® has appointed Chris Marx as global vice president of sales and marketing. In his new position, Marx oversees the company's worldwide sales and marketing functions. Marx has extensive sales and marketing experience in the fastening industry, including serving the electronics ...
5/8/07

Bosch Rexroth launches new Web site

Bosch Rexroth has launched a new Web site intended to help automotive companies and their suppliers improve productivity, reliability, and efficiency in all areas of manufacturing, the company says. The site, www.boschrexroth-us.com/automotive, allows users to browse the company's engineering exp...
5/8/07

ITW Red Head names engineering manager

ITW Red Head, Wood Dale, Ill., has hired Bill Dubon as engineering manager. Dubon leads the product development process and engineering initiatives. Previously Dubon was engineering manager for Pentair Electronic Packaging, a provider of standard and custom electronic enclosure systems. He also s...
12/12/06

Textron names interim president/CEO

Textron Inc., Troy, Mich., has named Joseph Gray as interim president and CEO for Textron Fastening Systems (TFS), which has been rebranded as Acument Global Technologies. Previously Gray was a member of the company's senior management team as vice president responsible for global integrated supp...
12/12/06

OEM Fabricators receives grant for expansion

OEM Fabricators Inc., Woodville, Wis., received a grant from Lt. Gov. Barbara Lawton to begin construction on a new facility in Neillsville, Wis. The 50,000-sq.-ft facility will be used to build large components for OEMs and is expected to begin operation in early 2007. Processes that will be per...
11/7/06

Tower Fasteners expands coverage in Mexico

Tower Fasteners, Holtsville, N.Y., has announced it is expanding its coverage in Mexico. The fastener and electronic hardware distributor has entered into an agreement with Marfil Reps of Mexico for representation in Guadalajara, Monterrey, Mexico City, and Queretaro. Marfil has access to Tower's...
10/10/06

Orbitform names Northwick Associates as European distributor

Orbitform Group, Jackson, Mich., has named Northwick Associates, Worcestershire, U.K., as European distributor for the company's products, including orbital forming machines, Adtech and Milford impact riveting machines, rollforming machines, Arbor Automation conveyors, and Marathon welding systems. ...
7/11/06

Jancy Engineering hires director of market development

Jancy Engineering Inc., Davenport, Iowa, has named William Hildebrand as director of market development. Hildebrand focuses on opening untapped markets in North America and beyond. Hildebrand has more than 25 years of experience in metalworking industries, including construction, fabrication, an...
7/11/06

RIA presents Engelberger Robotics Awards

The Robotic Industries Association (RIA) announced the recipients of the 2006 Engelberger Robotics Awards, presented at the 37th International Symposium on Robotics during AUTOMATICA in Munich, Germany. Named after Joseph F. Engelberger, the "father of robotics," the awards honor significant ach...
7/11/06

Wayne Trail Technologies constructs new facility, enters new market segment

Wayne Trail Technologies, Fort Loramie, Ohio, has entered a new market segment and is constructing an additional, 30,000-sq.-ft. facility. The company has entered the robotics, welding, and fixturing market segment by acquiring Flexible Systems Engineering Inc., Tipp City, Ohio. Michael Scott, a ...
7/11/06

QC Industries announces contest for best use of a conveyor

As part of its 25th anniversary celebration, QC Industries, Cincinnati, is holding a contest to find the best, most creative use of its low-profile conveyors. The grand prize winner receives a 26-in. flat panel LCD television, and three runners-up receive portable DVD players. Every entrant will ...
7/11/06
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