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Precision Castparts Corp. PCP has agreed to acquire Noranco from MidOcean Partners and PSP Investments for $560 million. Noranco is a premier supplier of complex machined and fabricated components for aero-engine, landing gear and airframe applications. Noranco provides significant value to aerospace customers through a wide range of sophisticated capabilities including high precision machining and sheet…

PORTLAND, Ore. - A division of Precision Castparts says it plans to cut 10% of its salaried workers. Eileen Drake, vice president for administration and legal affairs for PCC Structurals Inc., says the Precision Castparts division has about 400 salaried workers, so about 40 of those workers would be let go. Drake says a few hourly employees will also be laid off. Precision Castparts Corp. is the…

Mr David Dolata, CEO & Chairman of Precision Metalsmiths, Inc, (know as PMI in the industry) is pleased to announce PMI accepts delivery of the latest technology to build wax patterns for direct investment casting from 3D CAD files. This state of the art equipment is capable of building individual prototypes of production quality or very short run parts directly from solid model files, without the need for…

DOWAGIAC - Premier Tool and Die Cast Corp. plans to locate a $4.2 million facility in Dowagiac, Gov. Jennifer Granholm announced. The project is expected to create 62 jobs at the company over five years and an additional 46 spin-off jobs. Premier will be located at 401 N. Paul St. in the former Muskegon Piston Ring plant what in recent years has been part of ICG. Based on the Michigan Economic Development…

The president of a Saukville foundry where investigators said a “catastrophic mechanical failure” spewed molten metal on workers Monday was featured in a Wall Street Journal story complaining that the Obama administration workplace investigators were killing jobs with red tape. The Nov. 2, 2012, story quotes Lance Johnson, president of Johnson Brass & Machine Foundry Inc., saying, “I've never been audited…

As thrilling as it is to learn about what’s happening with 3D printing and other emerging technologies all over the world, there’s just something especially satisfying about hearing what’s happening in your own neighborhood. Ohio may be considered to be flyover country by some Americans, but in terms of technological innovation, there’s a lot happening here, and I waste no opportunity to point it out to…

A private equity company finalized the purchase of Pacific Steel Casting Company last week, after the West Berkeley-based company filed for bankruptcy in March. Pacific Steel, a family-owned company that employs about 400 people, designs and manufactures steel parts for industrial and military machinery and, according to its website, is the fourth-largest steel foundry in the country. It was purchased for…

Troy, Michigan – ProMetal RCT, LLC, an Ex One Company, has become the latest Technology Partner in the DiMora Motorcar program to develop the $2 million Natalia SLS 2 sport luxury sedan. An integrated product and process team will use the ProMetal digital 3D printing technology to produce castings for the 1200-horsepower Volcano V16 engine without the need for patterns or tooling. Rapid Casting Technology…

Platts quoted Mr Graham Deller analyst of CRU as saying that the global zinc industry is in line for a further slew of production cuts over the next 6 to 12 months. He added that "We expect more mine production cuts to be announced." Mr Deller said that the concentrate market will tighten and smelter output will be constrained severely by a lack of feedstock. He added that "If people are losing 100 to 150…