Columbia City, IN - A defunct steel plant in Columbia City is back up and running after a group of investors bought its assets. Fort Wayne-based EMA Acquisition LLC bought the assets of the former Eagle Metal Abrasives plant in Columbia City at an asset auction in November. EMA Acquisition named the plant Indiana Metal Products LLC. Eagle Metal Abrasives, which started production in September 2006, operated…

It is said that POSCO has recently exported a host of A36 plate to Taiwan with the price of USD 450 per tonne CFR. While earlier this month, CSC also shipped several thousand tonnes of CRC to South Korea with the price posted at less than USD 400 per tonne. The low price transactions evidently show the price cutting war is now becoming even severe amidst the market downturn. As the world demand shrinks…

Local United Steelworkers, along with United Auto Workers and other labor organizations, rallied this morning in support of a President Barack Obama's stimulus plan they hope will create jobs and bring laid-off workers back to their plants. The crowd marched from United States Steel's idled Granite City Works steel mill in Metro East and end at Amsted Rail. In recent months, large-scale layoffs have been…

Here are three key takeaways from the 3D printing company's Q4 earnings call. Stratasys reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2017 results last Wednesday. For the quarter, the 3D printing company's year-over-year revenue increased 2.3%, its loss per share narrowed, and earnings per share (EPS) adjusted for one-time factors rose to $0.16, from $0.15 in the year-ago quarter. Stratasys beat Wall Street's…

Selective control of suppliers can improve quality, reliability, and management control for many aerospace companies. upply chains for the aerospace industry have become increasingly complex, challenging manufacturers of military and commercial aircraft to maintain control, consistency, and predictability in the supply of primary assemblies. This includes parts and subassemblies of such major systems such…

Engineered Casting Solutions and the AFS Marketing Div. 14 now are accepting submissions for the 2009 Casting Competition. Each year, dozens of castings are sent in with the hopes of becoming the next Casting of the Year. Find out if your castings stand up against the elite. All castings submitted receive free publicity in Engineered Casting Solutions magazine and the winners are part of an end-user PR…

The new Automotive Metalcasting Report prepared by SupplierBusiness is a definitive market review that includes a detailed survey of metalcasters' views of the industry, and details the likely changes in the automotive industry and their implications right up to 2012. Considerable change is currently underway. The production map of the global automotive industry is re-focusing on emerging markets and…

The companies making announcements include a global automotive supplier locating its first U.S. engineering center and an iron castings company expanding in wind energy. Projects and incentives include: • A state tax credit of $7.8 million over 10 years for CareTech Solutions Inc. in Troy that is expected to create 440 jobs. • Pulte Homes Inc. plans a $10-million expansion in Oakland County that could…

It appears a new challenger has come out of the woodwork to rival Tesla’s dominance of the electric vehicle market. Faraday Future, a new startup in the industry, is planning on establishing its first car factory in the U.S. and is looking at locations in four states for its next one. When reached for comment, Faraday Future spokesperson Marcus Nelson confirmed the plan with VentureBeat, saying, “We are…

Tesla is working on several significant manufacturing improvements for the Model Y production program and it includes building a giant new casting machine to produce a big part of the Model Y frame in one single piece. We have been reporting on how Tesla plans to simplify the design of its future vehicle platforms and achieve greater automation in the manufacturing process. Yesterday, we reported on how…