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McClain Tool and Technology Represent Toyoda Machinery in Midwest
Toyoda Machinery (Arlington Heights, IL) is pleased to announce McClain Tool and Technology will represent its horizontal machining, vertical machining, grinding equipment, and flexible manufacturing systems in Kansas, Missouri, and Southern Illinois. Toyoda Machinery continues to broaden its reach by…
Donaldson Acquires LMC West
Donaldson Company, Inc. (Minneapolis, MN) acquires the assets of LMC West (Riverbank, CA), a manufacturer of industrial dust collection and filtration systems for woodworking, agricultural and industrial applications. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. LMC West had annual sales…
Braddock Metallurgical Purchases Suncoast Heat Treat Inc.
Braddock Metallurgical, Inc. (Jacksonville, FL) purchases certain assets of Suncoast Heat Treat Inc. (Boynton Beach, FL). The privately-held company does not disclose details. Among the assets purchased are Suncoast?s state-of-the-art Boynton Beach Aerospace Division and the Daytona Beach facility. These…
Parkview Metal Products Opens Facility In Juarez, Mexico
Parkview Metal Products (Lake Zurich, IL) opens an 80,000 sq ft facility in Juarez, Mexico to service growing demand among its precision metal stamping, metal fabrication and value-added assembly customers in the Southwest, including a Tier 1 automotive supplier that…
De-Sta-Co Acquires Industrial Motion Control, LLC
De-Sta-Co acquires Industrial Motion Control, LLC (Wheeling, IL) and its facilities in Belgium and China. IMC boasts revenues of $50 million. They manufacture high load, high speed and high accuracy industrial automation applications, including CAMCO and Ferguson mechanical motion control…
Motoman Establishes Robotics Laboratory
Motoman Inc. (Dayton, OH) establishes the Motoman Robotics Laboratory at the University of Dayton School of Engineering by furnishing $371,000 worth of state-of-the-art robots, including a seven-axis, actuator-driven IA20 robot; a 15-axis, actuator-driven and human-like dual-arm DIA10 robot; a four-axis…
Sourcehorizon, Inc. Awarded Contract
Sourcehorizon, Inc. (Greensboro, NC) is awarded an approximately $200,000 15-month contract for technology and services by the North Carolina Military Business Center (NCMBC) and the North Carolina Aerospace Alliance (NC AA). SourceHorizon will establish and maintain the North Carolina Machining…
Applied Manufacturing Technologies acquires K-R Automation
Applied Manufacturing Technologies, Inc. (Orion, MI) acquires K-R Automation (Warren, MI), an automation controls design, engineering and panel manufacturing company. K-R Automation is being folded into AMT?s existing operations. AMT will maintain K-R?s current manufacturing and engineering facility at Centerwood…
AWS Standards Users Cautioned About Unauthorized Translations
The American Welding Society (Miami, FL) issued a formal caution about using unauthorized translations of AWS standards and other AWS publications in Chinese, Spanish and other languages. Because AWS has not sanctioned these translations, AWS cannot attest to their accuracy….
Italian-Indian Alliance Introduces First VTC
Maus SpA (Padova, Italy) introduces first CNC vertical turning center produced by its alliance with Tal Manufacturing Solutions Limited (Pune, India), the machine building group of Tata Motors Limited. The machine was recently unveiled during a ceremony at the Tal…
Morgan Crucible Acquires Two Technical Ceramics Businesses
Morgan Crucible Company PLC (Stourport, UK) acquires two technical ceramics businesses, Certech and Carpenter Advanced Ceramics (both in Wyomissing, PA), from Carpenter Technology Corporation for $147 million in cash. Certech manufactures complex, injection-molded, consumable ceramic components used during the investment…
Michigan Aerospace Manufacturers Association Adds Global Aerospace Management Solutions
Michigan Aerospace Manufacturers Association (Grand Rapids, Mi) adds Global Aerospace Management Solutions (Kalamazoo, MI) to its preferred vendor network. GAMS provides consulting and training services to companies seeking registration to international quality management standards such as AS9100 (aerospace) and ISO…
