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Kreisler Manufacturing Corp. Kreisler, a global engineering and manufacturing services provider, caters to the aero- space, military and industrial sectors. The 16-10-7BD Tri- form (a line specifically devel- oped for aerospace applica- tions) delivered by Beckwood features a 16-in.-dia. forming area, 10,000-psi forming pres- sure and a 7-in.-draw-depth capacity to facilitate Kreisler’s production of high-perform- ance aircraft and aerospace engine parts.
Beckwood Press manufac- tures hydraulic presses, sheet hydroforming presses, stretch- forming machines and automation systems.
cations will enable Accuride to centralize many financial and supply-chain controls to deliv- er greater visibility and consis- tency of management data across multiple facilities, according to company officials. They expect that this view of inventory, orders, payables and purchasing will improve customer service and collabo- ration with suppliers, and enable Accuride to manage its operations more efficiently.
drawn housings for a variety of industries.
The inhouse forming capa- bility Kreisler has gained with the addition of the Triform press is part of a larger com- pany expansion, which includes a new manufacturing facility, and the increased use of inhouse 3D printing for the production of sheet hydro- forming tools and more.
Accuride Corp., a supplier of wheel-end system solutions to the OEM and aftermarket segments of the North Ameri- can commercial-vehicle indus- try, has adopted Plex Enter- prise Edition Financials and Supply Chain enterprise- resource-planning (ERP) appli- cations, and plans to add them to five of its facilities in 2015. That would place Plex Enterprise at all nine of the Evansville, IN-based compa- ny’s facilities.
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Arku Maschinenbau GmbH, Baden-Baden, Germany, has appointed Marcus Bartle to the newly created position of co-managing director. The com- pany manufactures levelers and coil-handling equipment.
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Cutting-tool manufacturer NAP Gladu announced that Jeannot Perron has assumed the role of general manager of Canadian operations, for all locations including Quebec, Montreal and Toronto. The company has 12 service and manufacturing centers locat- ed in Canada and the United States.
The Plex Enterprise appli-
Bettcher Manufacturing, L.L.C., has hired Ruben Vela as supply chain manager. The company, headquartered in McAllen, TX, with a manufac- turing facility in Reynosa, Mexico, produces products ranging from small, intricate parts to large gauge, deep-
Jared Peterson has been appointed president of the JMT USA division of Jorgenson Industrial Companies, Salt Lake City, UT. JMT USA pro- vides machine tools.