Hot Off the Press
Great Designs in Steel Seminar Coming Soon
Friday, December 03, 2004
Register now to attend the AISI Great Designs in Steel Seminar, March 9, 2005, at the Laurel Manor Conference and Banquet Center, Livonia, MI. Automotive engineers and steel-industry representatives will provide technical presentations on, among other topics, forming characteristics of advanced high-strength steels; innovations in advanced high-strength bumpers; steel springback; hot stamping; and laser-welded blank technology. Register online at
www.autosteel.org.
Stamper Opens Powder-Coating Company
Thursday, December 02, 2004
Weber Specialties Co., Schoolcraft, MI, a manufacturer of precision metal stampings, tooling and assembled components, has formed a new company called Applied Coatings Solutions, LLC, Kalamazoo, MI. The 18,000-sq.-ft. subsidiary houses two powder-coating lines, production-welding and finished-assembly operations. Learn more at
www.weberspecialties.com.
Detroit Tool Metal Products Grows by Acquisition
Wednesday, December 01, 2004
Detroit Tool Metal Products (DTMP), Lebanon, MO, has purchased Industrial Tooling & Fabrication (ITF), Fort Madison, IA. DTMP supplies large stampings, fabricated components and subassemblies for the heavy truck, agriculture, construction and appliance industries. ITF supplies heavy-gauge steel components and assemblies for use in the construction and agriculture industries, and offers tool and die and machining services.