With the acquisition of strategic patents from BWG GmbH, REDEX Group is now able to offer the largest portfolio of metal strip processing solutions, the company claims. The solutions range from foil to heavy gauge coils.
Read More DGI Supply, a DoALL Company, Wheeling, Ill., has acquired certain assets of Production Tool & Supply (PT&S) of Rockford, Ill. DGI Supply has hired the PT&S employees and will continue to operate under the PT&S brand for its customers in the Rockford area.
Read More Solon, Ohio-based Demag Cranes & Components Corp. offers coil handling and steel warehousing cranes based on customer design and use specifications.
Read More Demag Cranes & Components Corp., Solon, Ohio, has a new addition to its popular DC Chain Hoist product line, the DCBS Chain Hoist with Balancer Functionality. This product offers precise positioning and intuitive load handling for the assembly line and manufacturing processes, particularly for handling fragile products.
Read More Bystronic has completed assembly of its first laser cutting machine at its newest facility in Hoffman Estates, Ill. The completion signifies Bystronic’s commitment to its customers and the North American market by providing locally assembled machinery to reduce overall lead time, installation time, and import costs, the company claims.
Read More On May 19, marketing expert Steve Miller conducted a webinar sponsored by the International Manufacturing Technology Show organizers. The webinar focused on helping businesses become “uncopyable” – or differentiating themselves from the competition -- coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read More World crude steel production totaled 137.1 million tons in April, a 13 percent decline compared with the same month in 2019, the World Steel Association reports. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, many of the month’s figures are estimates that may be revised later.
Read More Alliance Steel has completed its move to Gary, Ind. The company has been located in Bedford Park, Ill., for the previous 20 years. The Bedford Park location will cease operations in mid-2020.
Read More Steel Market Update has shifted its annual Steel Summit event to a virtual gathering. The three-day event will continue with the same schedule planned for the in-person conference Aug. 24-26 in Atlanta.
Read More Target Steel is installing its third Braner USA turret head slitting line with CNC shape-correction leveling and automatic slit coil packaging in its Detroit flat-rolled coil processing center. Target Steel’s latest high-performance Braner slitter is slated to process high-strength cold rolled, hot rolled, and prepainted coil to 30 tons by 72 inches wide in gauges from 0.015 inches through 0.250 inches.
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