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Thresher Industries Receives Order from Onodi Tool & Engineering
Thresher Industries, Inc.(Hanford, CA), a manufacturer of precision recycled aluminum and advanced metal matrix composite parts, recently announced it has received its third military order of 2009 from Onodi Tool & Engineering Company (Melville, MI). Year-to-date, Thresher continues to provided…
Mazak Announces ISO 9001:2008 Certification of Florence Facility
Mazak Corporation (Florence, KY) recently announced it has attained ISO 9001:2008 certification for its manufacturing plant in Florence. The company?s facility previously held ISO 9001:2000 certification, which it had obtained in 2003. ?Because of Mazak?s constant dedication to excellence in…
LAI Recognized By Inc. 5000 For Third Year In A Row
LAI International, Inc. (Scottsdale, AZ), strategic supplier of precision components and subassemblies for original equipment manufacturers, announced that it has been named for the third consecutive year to the Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in the country….
Flow International Receives $5 Million Aerospace Contract
Flow International Corporation (Kent, WA), a leading developer and manufacturer of industrial waterjet machines for cutting and cleaning applications, announced it has received a contract worth in excess of $5 million to manufacture and install a Composite Machining Center abrasive…
Art's Way Manufacturing Expands Facility for Small Run, Seasonal Farm Equipment
Art's Way Manufacturing, Inc. (Armstrong, IA) a leading manufacturer and distributor of niche agricultural machinery, equipment and services, has increased the size of their manufacturing facility in Armstrong by over 9,000 sq ft. The new space will house raw materials,…
Manufacturers Greet Recent Economic News with Cautious Optimism
Manufacturing technology suppliers reacted with cautious optimism over reports that Ford posted the first sales gain in two years and that U.S. manufacturing activity slowed less than expected in July. But that?s not to say that tough times are over…
Sheet Metal Workers' Local 36 Approves New Labor Agreement
Sheet Metal Workers? Local 36 (St. Louis, MO) and the Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors National Association of St. Louis (SMACNA) are pleased to announce that they have voted overwhelmingly in favor of a new labor agreement. The new…
Wenzel Acquires Steintek GmbH
The acquisition of German Steintek GmbH (Greding, Germany) by the Wenzel Group GmbH & Co. KG, (Wiesthal, Germany), that was announced in May has been successfully concluded. The contracts for the 100 percent acquisition of Steintek were signed on the…
Meta Celebrates 25 Years Of 'Welding With Vision'
Formed in 1984 as a spin-out from a research project in Oxford University?s engineering science department, Meta Vision Systems (Eynsham, UK) is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year with a continuation of strong global business, despite the recession and thanks…
Obama Manufacturing Policy Questioned
Does the Obama administration have any kind of plan to support U.S. manufacturers? One industry economist asserts he has yet to see ?anything remotely resembling a policy? from the Obama administration to support U.S. manufacturers in this turbulent economy. ?For…
Seminar To Cover Total Process Strategies For Milling Turbomachinery Components
Four industry-leading experts including EMUGE Corp. (cutting tools), Hermle Machine Co. (5-axis machining), Concepts NREC (CAM software), and M&H Probing Systems (inspection) announced that they will jointly host a complimentary one-day intensive machining seminar on October 15th, 2009, at Emuge?s…
India Confident of Achieving 120 Million Ton Steel Production by 2012-13
Speaking at the international conference on "Clean, Green and Sustainable Technologies in Iron and Steel Making," PK Rastogi, Indian Secretary of Steel, said that the Indian steel sector is positioned to achieve its production target of 120 million tons by…
