In January, Brown Gibbons Lang & Co. moved its Chicago office. >
The Caldwell Group builds new facility
The Caldwell Group, Rockford, Ill., is relocating to a new 76,000-square-foot manufacturing facility five minutes from its current one. >
Marmon/Keystone’s Cleveland Branch Earns ISO Certification
Marmon/Keystone’s Cleveland service center recently achieved ISO 9001:2008 certification by meeting stringent standards for consistently providing quality products and service. >
OFR Metals now ISO certified for quality management
O’Neal Flat Rolled Metals, Brighton, Colo., received ISO 9001:2008 certification for its quality management systems at its locations in Birmingham, Ala.; Monroe Twp., N.J.; and Lynchburg, Va. >
Russel Metals upgrades cut-to-length lines
Russel Metals Inc., Toronto, invested $7 million to upgrade its two cut-to-length lines at its B&T Steel division in Stoney Creek, Ontario. >
Samuel, Son & Co. buys Pittsburgh-area service center
In December, Samuel, Son & Co. Ltd., Mississauga, Ontario, acquired Frontier Steel Co., Neville Island, Pa. >
Specialty steel supplier Edgen Murray Europe Ltd., Newbridge, U.K., acquired Eterniti Steels Ltd., West Yorkshire, U.K., to form Edgen Murray General Steels & Profiling Division. >
Future Metals relocates Texas facility
To support customer requirements and future growth, Future Metals LLC, Tamarac, Fla., has moved its office and warehouse space in Arlington, Texas, to a new location in the city, about 20 miles southeast of Fort Worth. >
U.S. Army regiment installs Jet Edge waterjet
The U.S. Army’s 11th Armored Calvary Regiment, based in Fort Irwin, Calif., recently installed a Jet Edge precision waterjet to expedite work requests. >
ThyssenKrupp Stainless completes production milestone
In December 2012, on the second anniversary of the Calvert site’s grand opening, ThyssenKrupp Stainless USA, Calvert, Ala., officially fired up its final production line. >
Heyco Metals Inc., a manufacturer of light-gauge coil, sheet and strip, will supply thin-gauge stainless steel strip to customers and distributors requiring a high-quality precision stainless product with excellent surface properties. >
Marmon/Keystone Opens Newly Constructed Birmingham Service Center
Marmon/Keystone president J.T. "Tim" Spatafore is pleased to announce the completion of a 105,000 sq. ft. service center 10 miles northeast of downtown Birmingham, Alabama at 105 Goodrich Drive. >
MRC Global acquires Production Specialty Services
MRC Global Inc., Houston, announced its U.S. operating subsidiary, McJunkin Red Man Corp., Tulsa, Okla., acquired the operating assets of Production Specialty Services Inc., Midland, Texas. >
Russel Metals buys Apex Distribution
In November, metals distributor Russel Metals Inc., Toronto, acquired Apex Distribution Inc., Calgary, Alberta. >
Pennsylvania Steel adds Metal Connections, expanding coverage
Pennsylvania Steel Co. Inc., Bensalem, Pa., acquired Metal Connections Inc., Hauppauge, N.Y., an aluminum plate and saw cutting specialist. >
Severstal receives a well-known visitor
In September, U.S. Rep. Alan Nunnelee (R.-Miss.) visited Severstal North America’s Columbus, Miss., plant. >
CNC machines meet demand
In response to greater demand for larger tube and pipe roll tooling, Roll-Kraft, Mentor, Ohio, installed additional large-capacity CNC machines at two facilities. >
Benteler to build U.S. plant
Benteler International AG, Salzburg, Austria, announced plans to build a hot rolling tube mill in Caddo, La. >
Orkla and Hydro announce joint venture
Oslo, Norway-based companies, Orkla ASA and Norsk Hydro ASA, plan to combine their respective profiles, building systems and tubing businesses into a new company named Sapa. >
Unist receives bio-preferred status
In December, Unist Inc., Grand Rapids, Mich., received independent laboratory certification for its lubricants’ bio-based content. >
Jet Edge Inc., a St. Michael, Minnesota-based manufacturer of ultra-high pressure water jet technology, announced today that it will be one of the corporate sponsors of the upcoming Gateway to Europe International Trade Conference, June 4-5 at the Radisson Plaza Hotel in Minneapolis. For registration and other information, click here.
Efficient, environmentally friendly, safe and intelligent - these are the requirements customers demand of vehicles. A lightweight design plays a crucial role here. A discussion by experts from the automotive and auto supply industries and from science and research will be at the 3rd VDI conference, Lightweight design strategies in vehicles, July 3-4 2013 in Wolfsburg, Germany. Registration info here
WESTEC is a technology showcase that helped generations of manufacturers grow their businesses. This is where you’ll meet experts who can help apply cutting-edge equipment, make sense of lean methods, and manufacture with composites, titanium, or other advanced materials. October 15-17, 2013, Los Angeles.>