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Deep-Draw Stamper Allies with Chicago Rep Firm to Market in the Midwest

ITW Sexton, Decatur, AL, a manufacturer of aerosol cans, filter and capacitor shells and other deep-drawn stamped parts, has formed a strategic alliance with Whitaker and Associates, a Chicago-area manufacturer’s rep firm. Whitaker will work to develop new markets throughout the Midwest for stampings produced at ITW Sexton’s plant in Martinsburg, WV; www.sextoncan.com/.

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Welding Certifications Open Doors for SoCal Fabricator

Airtronics Metal Products (AMP), San Jose, CA, has earned new American Welding Society (AWS) and military-standard (Mil-Spec) welding certifications, and expects the certifications to trigger customer activity in the aerospace industry. As an example, AMP recently was audited by Lockheed Martin and approved as a third-tier supplier to manufacture and weld Lockheed parts. AMP also has begun the certification process toward achieving AS9001 registration; www.airtronics.com/.

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Finished-Steel Imports Up 29 Percent

Based on the Commerce Department’s most recent Steel Import Monitoring and Analysis data, the American Iron and Steel Institute reports that through the first two months of 2012, finished-steel imports were 4.1 million net tons (NT), up 29 percent compared to the same period last year.  February 2012 total and finished-steel import permit tons would annualize at 30,574,000 NT and 24,306,000 NT, up 7 percent and 11 percent respectively compared to 2011 import data.  More at www.steel.org/.

 

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