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Operating
Old Metalforming
Equipment?
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Made in the USA
a subsidiary of ATW Compa- nies, has acquired Metalform Co., New Britain, CT, special- ists in deep drawing, stamp- ing and fabrication of pistol magazines. ATW Companies and its subsidiaries provide precision CNC machining, metal injection molding, laser cutting and stamping servic- es for a variety of industries.
manufacturer of pneumatic valves and control systems. Detroit Coil, which manufac- tures coils and solenoids for a variety of applications, maintains an office in Fern- dale, MI, and operates a coil- winding facility in Frankfort, MI, and a screw-machining facility in Benzonia, MI.
Awards
BMW Presents First-
Ever Supplier Awards
Nine companies have earned Supplier Innovation Awards from BMW. Among them: Schuler AG, which received the Productivity prize for its crossbar servo- press. Other suppliers earn- ing recognition include Durr AG for its dry separation process for paint shops, and Novelis AG for its layered-alu- minum sheetmetal produc- tion process.
Heattreater Earns
Ford Approval
Paulo Products Co., St. Louis, MO, has received approval as a provisional heattreat source for Ford Motor Co. Specifically, the facility is authorized per Ford’s Die Insert Material and Heat Treat Performance Requirements. The Paulo Products facility in Nashville, TN, had previously earned the same Ford approval.
Internet
Waterjet Website
Marketing Used
Cutting Systems
Jet Edge, Inc., St. Michael, MN, a manufacturer of ultra- high-pressure waterjet-cutting systems, has begun to post
Stewart EFI Ramps Up
Southeastern-U.S.
Marketing Push
Management at Stewart EFI , Thomaston, CT, a provider of deep-drawn, pro- gressive-die and slide-formed stampings and wire forms, has signed on two profes- sional representative firms to represent the company in AL, GA, MD, NC, SC, TN and VA. Now representing Stewart EFI in the Southeastern U.S.: Diemer Associates, Inc., Wil- son, NC, and Ma Ro Di, Wilm- ington, NC.
Third-Generation Owners
Take Charge at
Jones Metal Products
Marcia Jones Richards recently sold her majority share of Jones Metal Prod- ucts, Mankato, MN, to her three children, who become the third generation of her family to own the company. Each also has new positions within the company—Sarah Richards is the new company CEO; David Richards was named purchasing manager; and Jessica Richards- Palmquist is the administra- tor for the Page Jones Richards Family Foundation.
Ross Controls
Acquires DECCO Assets
The assets of the Detroit Coil Co. have been acquired by Ross Controls, Troy, MI, a
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