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Adding the factory and warehouse automation controls distributor gives Houchens a 14th company in its portfolio.
Despite an August uptick that ended four straight months of decline, the latest reading indicated U.S. manufacturing continues to see weak demand.
Marshalltown, which supplies tools to retailers including Home Depot and Lowe's, will enhance its logistics capabilities with a new facility.
A class action lawsuit alleges that leading PVC pipe manufacturers exploited supply chain disruptions to fix prices and overcharge customers.
Southwire enhanced its capabilities with its new Dallas Fort Worth Customer Service Center, holding a grand opening on Aug. 22.
Yanow expands its northeast U.S. presence and product portfolio by adding Syracuse-based Robert H. Schaub & Associates.
A prolonged disruption of Canadian freight rail service could threaten bulk and hazardous material imports.
A first-of-its-kind strike of the two largest Canadian railroads looms, threatening U.S. imports of manufactured goods and commodities.
Timken expands further into the automation and robotic solutions field, after acquiring Cone Drive in 2018, Spinea in 2022 and CGI in 2024.
It’s the latest economic indicator that demand remains subdued in the U.S. manufacturing sector.
Parker Hannifin’s divestiture of several businesses in the past three years totals nearly $450 million in annual sales.
Q2 growth driven by DEWALT, Outdoor Products and Engineered Fastening was offset by SBD's divested Infrastructure segment earlier this year.
Former Fastenal and NTK Cutting Tools sales pro Keith Brown takes over ownership of the Ohio-based agency.
The company's Safety & Industrial business unit saw a reversal from 1Q's organic decline.
FALL SAFE specializes in manufacturing personal protective equipment.
The unit includes in-house design and manufacturing of coil-wound heat exchangers and related equipment.
Monish Patolawala has been with the company since 2020 and was appointed as 3M President last year.
API expands US LBM’s structural component manufacturing capabilities to better serve its customers across the Midwest.
The addition of RGD expands Arclin's product offerings and adds to the growing list of markets the chemical maker serves.
