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one of largest companies in the steel industry to receive this distinction, according to Pacesetter officials. The certi- fication process confirms that the business is at least 51- percent owned, operated and controlled by a woman or women via an in-depth review of a business and its legal and financial documents, as well as an in-depth site inspection. Pacesetter began the certifi- cation process following the announcement of Aviva Lee- bow’s accession as its new chief executive officer in Sep- tember 2014.
ment manager. Headquartered in McAllen with a manufactur- ing facility in Reynosa, Mexico, the stamping company pro- duces components ranging from small, intricate parts to large-gauge, deep-drawn hous- ings for many industries.
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Pacesetter’s new status helps other companies achieve supplier and vendor diversity objectives by provid- ing a WBENC-certified steel service center with whom they can partner.
Stefan Fickenscher has been appointed managing director of Trumpf Canada, succeeding Stefan Schreiber, who returns to Trumpf GmbH + Co. KG in Ditzingen, Ger- many, as head of central sales subsidiaries in the machine tool division. Trumpf, with its North American headquarters in Farmington, CT, provides fabricating machinery and industrial lasers for flexible sheetmetal processing.
“At Pacesetter, we have a shared vision of leading the industry in innovation and becoming a genuinely collab- orative partner with our cus- tomers, our suppliers and our community,” says Lee- bow. “Our certification will allow us to add even more value to our current cus- tomers, helping them reach new markets and their sup- plier diversity initiatives.”
Coldwater Machine Co. has appointed William Schuck account manager responsible for the Kentucky, Indiana and southern Ohio territory. He will be located out of the compa- ny’s corporate office in Cold- water, OH. Coldwater Machine designs, manufactures and integrates specialized manu- facturing equipment, primarily serving companies in the automotive, aviation, aero- space, appliance and energy industries that produce tight- tolerance products.
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Surplus-equipment distrib- utor Machinery Marketing International has announced the addition of Jim Kozlowski as the company’s account manager of fabrication equipment.
Pacesetter owns and oper- ates service centers outside of Atlanta, Chicago and in Hous- ton, and processes and sup- plies cold-rolled, galvanized, galvannealed, galvalume, alu- minized and prepainted steel. Services include coil slitting, cut-to-length, precision blank- ing and CNC punching.
Batesville Tool & Die, Batesville, IN, has promoted Brent Muckerheide to vice president of purchasing at Batesville Tool & Die (BTD). The company is a global sup- plier of precision metal-stamp- ing components for automo- tive, appliance, industrial and other industries.
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Bettcher Manufacturing, L.L.C., McAllen, TX, has announced Anthony Oleksyn as the new quotation develop-
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