Hot Off the Press
Japanese Automotive Supplier
to Open Kentucky Plant
Wednesday, October 08, 2008
The Japanese company FTS Co., Ltd., and its U.S. subsidiary Fuel Total Systems California Corp., Lathrup, CA, will construct a new 140,000-sq.-ft. plant in Lebanon, KY. The plant, which expects to employ 100 people, will manufacture and supply automotive fuel-tank systems and related components.
The new plant brings Kentucky’s total count of Japanese-owned facilities to 158, employing nearly 40,000 people.
New Midwest Distributor for MC Machinery
Tuesday, October 07, 2008
MC Machinery Systems, Inc., Wood Dale, IL, has contracted with distributor Van Boskirk & Associates, Omaha, NE, to represent its line of Mitsubishi Laser equipment and automation products in Nebraska and Kansas. Check out the product line at
www.mitsubishilaser.com; Van Boskirk & Associates is online at
www.vbasolutions.com.
Interactive Website Displays 3D Die-Design Software
Tuesday, October 07, 2008
Accurate Die Design, Inc., New Berlin, WI, the North American distributor and technical center for Logopress3 and a provider of die-design services, has unveiled its new interactive website at
www.AccurateDieDesign.com. The firm, also a reseller for Forming Technologies, Inc., has shifted its focus to providing 3D die-design software, training and support, including forming simulation and analysis and flat-blank prediction software.
