Hot Off the Press
Roll-Kraft Invests in Ontario Facility
Tuesday, November 15, 2005
Roll-Kraft, Mentor, OH, a supplier to the tube, pipe and rollforming industries, has purchased a new vertical CNC machine for its growing plant in Brampton, Ontario, Canada, which started up in December 2004. The machine will be installed by the end of 2005 and will expand the shop’s ability to produce rolls as large as 50-in. dia. The firm also expects that the machine will reduce setup time by 25 percent and machining time by almost half. Learn more at
www.roll-kraft.com.
AddisonMckee Breaks Ground
Tuesday, November 15, 2005
AddisonMckee, Inc., Wilmington, OH, has broken ground on a new 78,000-sq.-ft. plant in Lebanon, OH. The firm, which manufactures tube-bending and end-forming equipment, expects to complete the facility by May 2006, and already expects a future expansion of an additional 85,000 sq. ft. It’s online at
www.addisonmckee.com.
Stamper/Molder Hires Southeast Rep Firm
Monday, November 14, 2005
Kramski North America, Inc., Largo, FL, has contracted with The Walton Co., Hilton Head, SC, a manufacturer’s rep firm, to help sell its engineered components. Kramski operates a highly automated 15,000-sq.-ft. manufacturing plant that supplies automotive stampings including relays, switches and connectors, and seeks to infiltrate the medical, telecom, aerospace and other industries. Walton Co.,
www.waltoncompany.com, specializes in the sale and design support of engineered components, including forgings, stampings, castings and plastic molded components. Kramski is online at
www.kramski.com.
