AE Frame, Broken Arrow, Okla., added a Mitsubishi DX 510 90,000-psi waterjet that will allow the company to bring previously outsourced work in-house and enable more flexibility for customers.>

As part of the company’s expansion plan, Diversified Ulbrich of Canada, Montreal, has launched an updated website, www.diversifiedulbrich.ca.>

Mazak Optonics, Elgin, Ill., added Action Machinery International, Denver, as its latest distributor.>

TMK IPSCO, Houston, broke ground on a 51,000-square-foot research and development center in Houston.>

Butech Bliss, Salem, Ohio, will upgrade an existing cut-to-length line for Ferragon Corp. at its FerrouSouth, Iuka, Miss., facility.>

Klöckner & Co., Duisburg, Germany, completed the acquisition of Macsteel Service Centers USA Inc., Newport Beach, Calif., a U.S. steel service center focused on flat products.>

McNichols Co., Tampa, Fla., announced that retired metals-industry veteran Orlando “Woody” Woodyard died April 12 at his home in Vienna, W.Va., at the age of 82.>

Heidtman Steel, Toledo, Ohio, will install a hydraulic leveler from The Bradbury Co. Inc., Moundridge, Kan., for insertion into the 0.625-inch pickling line at its Cleveland facility.>

The North American Steel Alliance, Laguna Hills, Calif., added three independently owned metal service centers as member/owner companies: Henderson Steel, Marion, Miss.; Totten Tubes, Azusa, Calif.; and Gordon Bros. Steel Warehouse, Chicago.>

Olympic Steel Inc., Cleveland, has entered a merger agreement with Chicago Tube and Iron Co., Romeoville, Ill.>