INDUSTRY NEWS
NEWSCAST Bremen Castings Inc., Bremen,
Ind., and Ryobi Die Casting USA, Shelbyville, Ind., were two of seven companies to receive grant funding from the Indiana Department of En- vironmental Management (IDEM) for
equipment to start or expand recycling in their operations. Te seven compa- nies received a total of $500,000.
Mid-City Foundry Co., Milwau- kee, has ordered a compacted graphite
iron process control system to bring its CGI production in-house.
Rapid prototyping (RP) and casting
supplier Clinkenbeard, Rockford, Ill., has been acquired by Generation Growth Capital Inc., Milwaukee. According to a press release, Clinken- beard’s current management team will stay in position. Clinkenbeard employs 18 people in its two locations in Rockford. Te financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
Grede Holdings LLC, Southfield,
Mich., was named a 2011 Hire a Veteran Month Business of the Year by Michigan Works! Te Job Force Board for its commitment to hiring U.S. military veterans.
TyssenKrupp Waupaca, Waupaca,
Wis., has launched a new website in- tended to better display the company’s full range of capabiltiies.
Personnel from Premier Alumi-
num LLC, Racine, Wis., and Hodge Foundry, Greenville, Pa., have earned Certified Magmasoft User status, the highest certification available.
Veteran metalcasting consultant
Joyce Karnes, Positive Options Inc., Mt. Orab, Ohio, recently published a textbook on supervisor training. Te book is based on her 18 years working in metalcasting facilities and includes specific examples from the industry.
Bühler Technology Group, Uzwil,
Switzerland, integrated its diecasting company Bühler Druckguss AG into Bühler AG. Te German subsidiary Bühler Druckgiessysteme GmbH was integrated into Bühler GmbH.
Flow Science, Santa Fe, N.M., was
a recent honoree of the Intel Cluster Ready Voyager Award.
Kuka Robotics Corp. has opened a
new North American headquarters in Shelby Township, Mich.
Stork Materials Technology,
Amsterdam, Te Netherlands, has changed its name to Element Materi- als Technology.
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