Industry News

NEW HAMPTON, Iowa (June 27, 2018) – ATEK Metal Technologies, a permanent mold foundry, has appointed Cheol Ro as vice president of operations.

HARTLAND, Wis., (June 25, 2018) — Kelly J. Tebon has been named to lead the expansion of Dorner’s Aftermarket Sales program.

Recently expanding to three other states after more than six decades located solely in central Iowa, Cline Tool is taking its hybrid distributor-supplier role to more customers than ever before on the strength of its technical expertise that rivals larger companies in the market.

If anything will revive U.S. manufacturing, it’s certainly not an ever-changing package of hastily proposed and canceled tariffs. But as President Donald Trump pursues that nonstrategy, it’s worth asking the longer-term questions of whether U.S. manufacturing even needs to be revived at all, and if so, what can accomplish the task.

Solar Manufacturing Inc., Souderton, Pennsylvania, began a new chapter in its history with a groundbreaking ceremony for a manufacturing facility at the Sellersville Business Campus in Sellersville, Pennsylvania.

Master Fluid Solutions, Perrysburg, Ohio, hired Erica A. Denton as director of the global supply chain.

Kenneth Goodin joined Heller Group in January as vice president of program management.

AutoCrib Inc., Tustin, California, a manufacturer of automated inventory vending systems, named its new regional partner, AutoCrib South Asia.

To keep in line with the growing demand for Vollmer of America Corp. technology, the company invested in additional staff to underpin a commitment to customers.

Since 1976, Master Magnetics Inc., Castle Rock, Colorado, has grown into a leading single source for magnets and magnetic products throughout North America for commercial, industrial and consumer use.

Dorner Manufacturing Corp., Hartland, Wisconsin, completed a major expansion of its facility in Germany, a project that doubles production space, adds jobs and effectively positions the company to become even more responsive to customers throughout the region.

Carol Z. Perez, U.S. ambassador to Chile, presented Eriez Manufacturing Co., Erie, Pennsylvania, with the Export Leadership Award during Expomin 2018 in Santiago, Chile.

That employee engagement decisively contributes to manufacturing success has long been known. However, many studies show there is a deep and broad lack of employee engagement in our nation’s manufacturing industry. This lack is known as the Engagement Gap. Though manufacturing leaders agree that the gap urgently needs to be closed, the fact remains that for at least two decades, it has
remained relatively constant and by some measurements has even widened.

Cincinnati Inc. named Eric Blasiman sales engineer for the Midwest U.S., covering northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan.

Master Fluid Solutions continues its drive toward sustainably serving customers in high-technology industries with the appointment of Z. Ahmed Tahir as global vice president of strategy and marketing.

When Aly Pinder Jr. came across an article that explored how a luxury auto manufacturer looked to achieve 100 percent customer satisfaction, he thought that it seemed like a goal on a billboard or a goal found on a motivational poster in a contact center. But this manufacturer truly believed that it can and should have this as its target. Pinder writes that he doesn’t think 100 percent customer satisfaction should be the goal for a manufacturer looking to scale and grow its business.

Eriez Manufacturing Co., Erie, Pennsylvania, President and CEO Tim Shuttleworth and Vice President of Sales and Marketing Charlie Ingram announced the promotion of John Blicha to the newly created position of director of global marketing and communications.

Motion Industries Inc., Birmingham, Alabama, a wholly owned subsidiary of Genuine Parts Co., entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Power Industries Inc., aka Santa Rosa MRO LLC, Santa Rosa, California.

Brian Papke, chairman of manufacturing technology company Mazak Corp., Florence, Ky., was inducted into the Northern Kentucky Business Hall of Fame.

BLM Group USA Corp., Novi, Mich., appointed three regional sales managers to support the company’s high-precision laser tube and flat sheet cutting and tube bending business in the United States and Canada.