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cally expand these capabilities to enable its customers to bring better-designed, higher- quality and safer vehicles to market. We are looking for- ward to bringing Watermill’s strategy-driven approach to QMC to help it realize its full potential.”
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Dengensha Expands Capabilities at Dengensha Mexico
products distributor, all Den- gensha-related sales quota- tion requests and purchase orders now will be directed through Dengensha America’s sales operations.
trucking, and construction. The company specializes in advanced prototyping, inhouse tooling, low- to medi- um-volume production and factory-assist services.
Dengensha America, Bed- ford, OH, recently expanded its sales, service and support capabilities at Dengensha Mexico. Originally opened as a sales and support facility for part of Mexico’s resistance- welding customers, Dengen- sha Mexico now will be used to support all new and existing customers throughout Mexico.
Dengensha America pro- vides resistance-welding equipment to automotive, agricultural and general man- ufacturers.
As part of The Watermill Group, according to company officials, QMC will expand its products and services, enhance offerings to aftermar- ket customers and drive oper- ational improvements throughout the organization. Watermill advisor David Robin- son will serve as chairman of QMC.
To facilitate this activity, Mecánica AB no longer is rep- resenting Dengensha America as a direct sales agent in Mex- ico, and will instead provide sales and service functions under its own brand as Mecánica AB. While Mecánica AB will remain a Dengensha
The Watermill Group, a private-investment firm, has announced the acquisition of Quality MetalCraft, Inc. (QMC). Based in Livonia, MI, QMC is a niche provider of engineered, metalformed assemblies, serving a range of transportation industries including automotive, aero- space and defense, heavy
“We have been impressed with QMC’s ability to deliver its products quickly and with exceptional service levels, without compromising quality or precision,” says Steven E. Karol, Watermill managing partner and founder. “Our vision is to help QMC strategi-
Wilson Tool International, White Bear Lake, MN, a manu- facturer of tooling systems for punch presses, press brakes, and punch and die compo- nents, announced that the company has entered into an exclusive agreement with press-brake manufacturer Strippit LVD. As part of the
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The Watermill Group Acquires Quality Metalcraft
Wilson Tool Signs Exclusive Agreement with Strippit LVD