INDUSTRY NEWS
NEWSCAST AMT Inc. (Sharon Springs, New
York) announced it has achieved AS9100C as well as ISO 9001:2008 quality certification. AMT is a manufac- turer of precision investment castings. “Tis certification further demon-
strates AMT’s commitment to world- class quality management by imple- menting and becoming certified to this globally recognized standard,” said Scott S. Stevens, director of quality, AMT. Palmer Manufacturing & Sup-
ply (Springfield, Ohio) announced it is engineering repair and replace- ment parts, and mixer blades for IMF nobake metalcasting equip- ment. This will provide metalcasters worldwide with a supply for repair parts and the entire line of blades for IMF mixers. “Palmer is pleased to produce
blades and parts at our Springfield, Ohio manufacturing facility. We are stocking blades for next-day ship-
ment—globally,” said Jack Palmer, president, Palmer Manufacturing & Supply. HTS International Corpora-
tion will invest $21.4 million to establish its global headquarters and U.S. manufacturing facility for injection molding and diecasting equipment at the Pellissippi Cor- porate Center in Knox County, Tennessee. HTS plans to house a lab for research and development, a metallurgical lab and industrial metal additive manufacturing equipment for production in the facility. The facility will include 10,000 sq. ft. of office space and between 50,000 and 60,000 sq. ft. for R&D and production. HTS plans to create 200 jobs during the next four years. Construction of the Knox
County facility is expected to begin in early 2017.
Innovance Inc. announced it has
acquired Midland Technologies (Rogers, Minnesota). Midland is a manufacturer of valve-less vacuum blocks, valve-less super chill blocks, ultimate vent blocks, vacuum systems, and other products designed as com- ponents used in diecasting. “Overall, the success of Midland’s
manufacturing capabilities, its talented workforce, and its high-quality prod- ucts makes it a great fit for Innovance going forward,” said Mike Larson, CEO, Innovance. AMRC Castings (Sheffield, England) is nearing completion of a ti- tanium aerospace casting facility which will be the biggest in Europe. Initial casts will be poured into a static metal mold before trials begin using static ceramic molds from the new shelling plant. Staff will then start building the experience needed to oper- ate the centrifugal casting system.
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