TGW, a leading material handling equipment and integrated logistics solutions provider, announced that Signicast, the world's leading provider of investment castings, selected TGW to supply two separate automated material handling systems for the company's facilities near Milwaukee, Wisconsin (US). Signicast provides investment casting metal parts for leading industrial assembly and manufacturing companies.…

Herald Online reported that Canadian based Supermetal celebrated its dream come true. Although it was the official ribbon cutting ceremony for the facility, the plant has been operating for 151 days without an on the job injury. Company officials made sure visitors had hard hats and safety glasses as they toured the production floor, hoping to extend the safety streak to 152 days. Supermetal purchased the…

Plant expansion will add space for new ductile ironmaking equipment ThyssenKrupp Waupaca Inc. will restart its iron foundry in Etowah, TN, early next year, and return 250 employees to work at the operation that was idled at the start of 2010. The ferrous foundry group said the decision demonstrates its commitment to meeting long-term supply agreements with automakers and their suppliers. The Tennessee plant…

Western Washington’s only major artists’ foundry, Tacoma’s Bronze Works, is closing after 15 years under two owners. The foundry, near South 25th Street and Fawcett Avenue, once employed more than 20 craftspeople creating cast and welded metal sculptures from artists’ clay models. When general manager Kevin Keating told the staff last Friday that the business was closing, the staff was down to seven.…

Western Washington’s only major artists’ foundry, Tacoma’s Bronze Works, is closing after 15 years under two owners. The foundry, near South 25th Street and Fawcett Avenue, once employed more than 20 craftspeople creating cast and welded metal sculptures from artists’ clay models. When general manager Kevin Keating told the staff last Friday that the business was closing, the staff was down to seven.…

A team of Penn State engineering faculty and students is working with small-to-medium-sized foundries across Pennsylvania to aid in the transition away from using harmful silica sands in the metal casting process and to reduce costs through 3D printing. The project is being supported by two grants totaling $140,000, funded by Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf’s Pennsylvania Manufacturing Initiative. The initiative…

Local media reported that the rebirth of steel making on Teesside has been dealt a devastating blow with news that Mr Geoff Waterfield, chairman of the multi union works committee on Teesside, passed away in the early hours of yesterday morning. A true man of steel, Mr Waterfield made an enormous contribution to the industry and battled tirelessly in recent years to save the Teesside Cast Products plant at…

Machinery products manufacturer Terex Corp. raised its offer for Demag Cranes AG on Thursday by more than 9 percent to $1.38 billion, and said it expects the German company's board will recommend that its shareholders accept it. Terex's German unit is now offering 45.50 euros ($65.20) per share for Demag, an increase from an earlier offer of 41.75 euros ($59.82) per share. Terex Industrial Holding said in…

New building is part of multi-year plan to improve capabilities and increase capacity De Pere, WI – As part of a multi-year master plan to increase overall capacity and modernize its facility, The C.A. Lawton Co. (Calco) recently broke ground on a new building that is scheduled to be complete by the end of 2012. The 15,000-square-foot building is the first phase of a more than 25,000-square-foot expansion…

Thresher Industries announced it has relocated to a new manufacturing facility in Hanford, Calif. The company said the new 10,000-sq.-ft. facility is more energy efficient than its predecessor and equipped with an improved security system. Thresher expects to add a dedicated metallurgy lab to the facility, as well. “The new facility has excellent high bays along with great ventilation, as well as…