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year the firm will begin manufacturing stop/start starters at its plant in Maryville, TN, and in 2014-2015 it plans to begin manufacturing power electronic hybrid components at an existing U.S. facility.
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through Direct Digital Deposition. Funding for the 6000-sq.-ft. center is being provid- ed by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).
In other news, Denso announced plans to build a third manufacturing plant in Mexico—this one in Silao, Gua- najuato. The plant will manufacture, beginning in October 2013, HVAC units for automotive customers in central Mexico. The 25,600-sq.-m facility is expected to employ more than 400 peo- ple by 2015.
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Magnum Press, Inc., Jerseyville, IL, hired Phil Green as vice president of sales. He joins newly appointed presi- dent Pat DeStefano Jr. in the newly reorganized company, a builder of stan- dard and custom hydraulic presses.
Pryer Technology Group Creates Distribution Network for Hydroforming Presses
Dosatron Intl., Inc., Clearwater, FL, named Jim Downing vice president, industrial sales. The firm manufactures water-powered proportional chemical injectors used for dispensing metal- working fluids.
A team of nearly 20 machine-tool distributors and dealers, covering all 50 states and parts of Mexico and Canada, has been created to represent Pryer Technology Group and its Triform sheet- hydroforming presses. The presses, popular among fabricators serving the aerospace industry, also find applica- tion in the lighting and medical-device industries, among others.
Jergens, Inc., Cleveland, OH, appoint- ed Patrick Rienks general manager of its tooling-components division. The division comprises the company’s work- holding solutions group, specialty fas- teners group and lifting solutions group; www.jergensinc.com.
Deep-Draw Stamper Allies with Chicago Rep Firm
to Market in the Midwest
K&M Machine Fabricating, Inc., Cas- sopolis, MI, hired Chad Heathco chief financial officer, to oversee all financial activities of the business, including IT, human resources and purchasing. The firm provides outsourced fabricating and machining services to the construc- tion-equipment, mining-equipment and power-generation industries.
ITW Sexton, Decatur, AL, a manufac- turer of aerosol cans, filter and capaci- tor 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 mar- kets throughout the Midwest for stamp- ings produced at ITW Sexton’s plant in Martinsburg, WV.
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Concast Metal Products Co., Mars, PA, a manufacturer of specialty copper- based alloys, named Martin A. Little executive vice president of sales and marketing. He’ll work out of the compa- ny’s plant in Birmingham, OH.
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Serapid, Inc., Sterling Heights, MI, hired Dennis Lucas as vice president and general manager, and Robert Adams Jr. as engineering manager and chief engineer. The firm provides quick- die-change technology to the metalform- ing industry.
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Direct Metals Co. LLC, Kennesaw, GA, added Jorge Reyes to its inside sales team. The firm supplies bar grat- ing, perforated metal, wire mesh, expanded metal and other products, and can shear, saw, punch, drill, weld, slit, blank and fabricate to order.
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