Germany’s Halberg Guss GmbH will update and expand its compacted graphite iron production following recent orders for SinterCast AB process control systems....More
The Manufacturing Engineering Technology program at Pittsburg State University in Kansas is due to receive a 25-ton wax injection machine, thanks to a donation by MPI Inc....More
Platinum Equity combined its Diversified Machine Inc. and SMW Automotive LLC holdings to form Chassix, a $1.2-billion enterprise with 3,600 employees at 25 plants in eight countries....More
Schmolz + Bickenbach Guss Gruppe, a producer of specialty steel castings at three foundries in Germany, has acquired a large-format, 3D printer to produce sand molds for its products....More
Alupress AG, an aluminum diecaster, plans to install melting and casting capacity in Laurens County, SC, to support a high-volume machining operation it purchased there recently....More
Lufkin Industries, a Texas-based designer and manufacturer of oilfield rigs, pumps, and related equipment, agreed to be bought by General Electric Co. for an estimated $3.3 billion....More
