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Agreements
Manufacturer Appoints AMS Controls Supplier
AMS Controls, Maryland Heights, MO, has been des- ignated the official controls supplier for BlueScope Buildings North America (BBNA), a manufacturer of custom-engineered metal buildings. BBNA brands include Butler Mfg., HCI Steel Building Systems and CP Buildings.
AMS provides control systems and develops soft- ware integrated systems for rollforming operations, including blank- and coil- fed machines such as tube mills, cut-to-length machines and extrusion lines.
Associations
Nucor’s DiMicco Named AISI Chairman
The board of directors of the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), Washing- ton, D.C., elected Daniel R. DiMicco as its chairman until May 2011. DiMicco, president and CEO of Nucor Corp., will be tasked with “making our voice resonate on Capitol Hill and toward mobilizing our industry’s grassroots power,” says AISI president and CEO Thomas J. Gibson. Issues important to the industry and on which DiMicco will be a leading spokesman: strengthening pro-manufacturing public policies, and maintaining the competitiveness of the North American steel industry.
During his chairman’s address, DiMicco challenged fellow industry executives to
“join the battle. Our policy goals won’t be achieved on their own. It will require an aggressive stand on key issues, activating our indus- try’s grassroots power more effectively than we have done in the past, and responding with a strong and unified voice to mis- guided policies.” AISI is online at www.steel.org.
Facilities
Manufacturer Welcomes Waterjet-Cutting Machine Miro Tool & Mfg., Wauke- sha, WI, has acquired a Mit- subishi Model 510 Suprema
waterjet-cutting machine with a 90,000-PSI KMT pump, to continue its “transformation from a tool and die shop to contract manufacturer with advance- ments in prototyping and production,” says company president Jeff Brown.
The firm operates out of a 40,000-sq.-ft. facility and offers engineering support, prototyping, tool build, stamping, fabrication, weld- ing, assembly and machining.
Awards
Dayton Progress Earns Quality Recognition
Quality Magazine named Dayton Progress, Dayton, OH, to its 2010 Quality Leader- ship 100 list of companies. The company manufactures punches, ball-lock punches, retainers, die buttons and die springs. The magazine surveyed companies on crite- ria such as scrap and rework as a percentage of sales,
warranty costs as a percent- age of sales, and rejected parts per million shipped.
Prima Named Best Performing Italian Company
Laser-machinery manu- facturer Prima Industrie S.p.A., with U.S. headquarters in Chicopee, MA, earned best performing Italian pub- lic company status in an independent study performed by global management con- sulting firm A.T. Kearney.
Prima placed second of all large companies in the industrial machinery sector, reported Italian media sources La Stampa and Il Mondo. Rankings are based on sales growth and total shareholder return for the period 2004 to 2008.
Internet
Website a Rollforming- Information Hub
Anchored by a thorough “What is Roll Forming/ Capabilities of Roll Forming” section, a new website from Formtek, Cleveland, OH, offers a one-stop reference for information on rollform- ing equipment and tooling. The site, www.rolltooling.com, also includes an RFQ page where visitors can submit information regarding a spe- cific rollformed product and upload CAD or PDF drawings. The process-capabilities area functions as an online textbook on the process, covering topics such as design considerations, springback and end flare, setup time and production rate and conversion cost.
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