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Market Outlook
acquired Radar Industries, Warren, MI. The acquisition includes two stamping plants and a technical center in War- ren, and a stamping plant in Celaya, Mexico.
Awards
And the MFG Day Oscar
Goes to...Waukesha
Internet
related to its drawn-over-man- drel carbon- and alloy-steel tube-production operations, including a handy database of surplus inventory. Site visitors also can use a simple quote- request form and download a credit application; www.truetempertube.com.
Facilities
Balluff Opens New Customer Support Center, Complete with
Grant Supports Exports of Automotive Aftermarket Products— Russia Being Targeted
Contract Metalformer Changes Name, Launches Updated Website
U.S. exports hit an all-time record of $2.3 trillion in 2013, says the Department of Com- merce, supporting more than 11 million jobs. A key compo- nent of that are exports of automotive aftermarket prod- ucts, which has received sup- port from the Commerce Department’s International Trade Administration in the form of a $2.2 million federal grant. A chunk of the grant, $300,000, has been awarded to the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA), Diamond Bar, CA. SEMA pledges to use the grant, in part, to expand exporting opportunities for its members with a new annual fact-finding and sales mission to Russia.
Metal Products
K&S Manufacturing is the new name adopted by the for- mer K&S Tool, Die and Manu- facturing, Ixonia, WI. Take a look at all the company has to offer, including laser cutting, welding, stamping and tool and die design, build and try- out at www.ksmfg.com.
Metalformer/fabricator Waukesha Metal Products, Sussex, WI, earned a regional Grand Prize in the 2013 National Manufacturing Day video contest. Manufacturer- submitted videos, separated into five different regions, showcase how companies cel- ebrate National Manufactur- ing Day, and explain why oth- ers should as well. View all of the winning videos at www.mfgday.com.
HPL Stampings Launches
Green Concepts
Responsive Website
A new 48,000-sq.-ft. facili- ty in Florence, KY, is now the home of the Balluff cus- tomer-support center, featur- ing green concepts and work- er-friendly features such as collaborative areas and open-concept desks.
Training
Automatic Feed Co.
Tackles STEM
The newly redesigned web- site of HPL Stampings, Inc., Lake Zurich, IL, features a responsive design that auto- matically adjusts its pages to fit the screen of any computer, tablet or mobile device. The site also features updated information on the firm’s serv- ices. HPL is a short-run and prototype stamper and fabri- cator; www.hplstampings.com.
The facility includes high- end technical-application and vision labs for product test- ing, and a state-of-the-art training room. Balluff manu- factures products for indus- trial sensing and networking.
Agreements
Ohio Short-Run
Stamper Adds
Waterjet-Cutting Tech
Midwest Sales Muscle
Automatic Feed Co., Napoleon, OH, has estab- lished the Northwest Ohio Learning Center for Manufac- turing Sciences, in partner- ship with Napoleon-area schools and Northwest State Community College. The learn- ing center opened in late August, 2014, to provide a curriculum combining class- room and hands-on learning for high-school students seek- ing college credit from a 2-yr. college. The initial incoming class includes 13 students who will attend classes for as many as 2 hr. per day. Auto- matic Feed manufactures coil- handling and press-feeding equipment.
Service Stampings, Inc., Willoughby, OH, named Syner- gistic Enterprises, Burr Ridge, IL, as its sales representative for Illinois, Wisconsin, Min- nesota, Iowa and Indiana. Service Stampings, a short- run metal stamper and steel fabricator, also provides design and engineering assis- tance and secondary services including multiple-spindle drilling and tapping.
AKM Manufacturing, San Juan, Puerto Rico, a manu- facturer of electronic devices and components and other sheetmetal products, will implement Epicor ERP ver- sion 10, integrating the firm’s four divisions—sheetmetal work, CNC machining, electri- cal equipment and lighting.
Shiloh Acquires
Radar Industries’
The True Temper Sports precision industrial division has launched a new website loaded with news, specifica- tions and other information
Three Stamping Plants
For $57.9 million, Shiloh Industries Inc., Valley City, OH,
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Education Needs
Jet Edge, Inc., St. Michael, MN, has launched a newly updated content-rich website featuring a resource center for waterjet-cutting machine operators, with improved search capabilities and cus- tomer success stories and testimonials. The site func- tions across all devices, and has been loaded with addi- tional photos, videos and tech tips; www.jetedge.com.
Puerto Rican Manufacturer to Implement State-of-the- Art ERP Package
Tips Star on New Website
New Website
Focused on Drawn-
The ERP software is expected to facilitate collabo- ration and coordination among the four divisions. Gaining added praise from AKM executives: Epicor’s quoting tool and unique point-of-sale offering.
Over-Mandrel Tubing