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have system-design experi- ence so that the same engi- neer selected to design the system also performs all onsite work and new-tech- nology upgrades.
ASE services include 24-hr. emergency service, custom conversions for legacy products to new technologies, preventive- maintenance programs and technical training.
Kentucky to Welcome New Facility to Clean and Rustproof Metal Stampings
Transportation Manage- ment Systems, LLC, Eliza- bethtown, KY, and its auto- motive-services company TMS Automotive have leased a 32,000-sq.-ft. facility in Bowling Green, KY, to offer an array of serv- ices to the metalforming industry—parts washing, rust-inhibitor applications, parts sorting, packaging, warehousing and distribu- tion, and more.
Vacuum-Technology Company Moves into NC German-based Schmalz
Inc. has moved into its new 20,000-sq.-ft. U.S. head- quarters in Raleigh, NC. The company manufactures vac- uum automation compo- nents and gripping systems, as well as vacuum handling and clamping systems.
Certifications
Slice of Stainless, Cincinnati, OH, has been registered to ISO 9001:2008. The service center distributes stainless steel and nickel alloys, offering 20 alloys in
19 thicknesses, and ships in state-of-the-art reusable packaging—wood-framed double-wall corrugated cardboard, 1- and 5-gal. plastic containers, and hardwood box skids.
People
PTM Corp., Fair Haven, MI, a supplier of metal stampings and fourslide parts, hired Samra Weindl to head its new military division. With Weindl as its military defense specialist, the firm announced the awarding of its first military contract, with the U.S. Army’s TACOM (tank-auto- motive and armaments command) Contracting Cen- ter in Warren, MI.
M & M Manufacturing Co., Fort Worth, TX, named Rob Felton president and COO. Felton, who had been COO, succeeds Rod Stepp, who had been the compa- ny’s president for 41 years. Stepp becomes CEO of the company, a diversified sheetmetal fabricator of HVAC duct pipe and fit- tings, and other sheetmetal products for roofing, venti- lating and architectural applications.
Airam Press Co., Coving- ton, OH, a manufacturer of pneumatic presses, named Matt Barkman sales manag- er. He’ll manage the firm’s spare-parts program, as well as upgrades and rebuilds.
Specialty Strip & Oscil- lating, Inc., Masury, OH, hired Corey Brown as plant manager.
Mark Rupert joined Metal Coatings Intl., Chardon, OH, as vice president, sales.
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