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PRESS HARDENING WITH AP&T
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Business Notes
Plex Receives $6 Million Shot in the Arm
ERP-software provider Plex Systems, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI, announced it has received a $6 million equity investment from numerous sources, including $5 mil- lion from private equity firm Apax Partners, as well as investments from company management and its found- ing investors. Plex provides a software-as-a-service ERP solution for manufacturers called Plex Online.
Awards
Deep-Draw Stamper Earns Environmental Compliance Award
Truex, Inc., Pawtucket, RI, received its sixth Envi- ronmental Perfect Compli- ance award from the Narra- gansett Bay Commission of Rhode Island, demonstrat- ing a perfect record of com- pliance to the commission’s regulations. Of the 1500 companies in the state, only 14 achieved a perfect record for the year.
Trumpf Recognizes CT Distributor for Sales Excellence
The laser-marking divi- sion of Trumpf Inc., Farm- ington, CT, presented its annual TruMark Sales Award for 2009 to the Robert E.
Morris Co., Windsor, CT. The award recognizes exception- al performance in selling Trumpf’s TruMark laser- marking products.
Robert E. Morris Co. sup- plies machine tools and related engineering and support services throughout New England.
Cerfifications
Slice of Stainless, Cincinnati, OH, has been registered to ISO 9001:2008. The service center distributes stainless steel and nickel alloys, offering 20 alloys in 19 thicknesses, and ships in state-of-the-art reusable packaging—wood-framed double-wall corrugated cardboard, 1- and 5-gal. plastic containers and hard- wood box skids.
The Bazz Houston Co.
has upgraded to ISO 9001:2008 at its manufac- turing plants in Garden Grove, CA, and Tijuana, Mexico. The firm manufac- tures springs, metal stamp- ings and wire forms, and also performs assembly operations and builds tooling. Com- pared to ISO 9001:2000, the new standard, issued about a year ago, includes some important differences. For starters, according to the website of Praxiom Research Group, it empha- sizes the need to ensure that outsourced processes comply with all customer and legal requirements. And, in the area of cus- tomer requirements, the new standard holds compa- nies accountable for identi- fying specific post-delivery
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People
Seyi Presses, Inc., with North American headquar- ters in Walnut, CA, named Lanny Griffin president, responsible for the firm’s North American operations. He’ll continue to work at the firm’s regional office in Tullahoma, TN, and will focus on overseeing the company’s sales and service functions.
Ralph Hardt has been named president of Jage- mann Stamping Co., Mani- towoc, WI, a manufacturer of deep-drawn and progres- sive metal stampings, tool- ing, machine parts and assemblies. Hardt also will become a partner in the business and its enterprises
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and join the firm’s board of directors. Tom Jagemann remains as CEO.
Schuler Inc., Canton,
MI, assigned Andy Osborn to service sales and engi- neering manager, appointed Rick O’Donnell service tech- nical manager, and named Brad Hagemeyer human resources manager.
Martin Quinn has been appointed president of Thermadyne Industries, St. Louis, MO, a manufacturer of metal cutting and welding products, having previously served the company as executive vice president of global sales and marketing.
Prab, Kalamazoo, MI, hired Tracy Swartzendruber as director of marketing. The firm manufactures con- veyors and scrap-handling systems for turning and machining cells, stamping and die casting lines.
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