Brembo Brake Systems, Plymouth, Mich., announces that it has conducted the first pour at its new $100 million, 266,000 square-foot cast iron foundry, during which the furnaces were charged and molten iron was poured into molds for the first time.
Nucor Corp., Charlotte, N.C., announces a 50-50 joint venture with JFE Steel Corp. of Japan to build and operate a plant that will produce 400,000 tons per year of galvanized sheet steel in central Mexico.
Wisconsin Oven Corp., East Troy, has shipped two industrial ovens to United Tool & Die Company in West Hartford, Conn., for aging and annealing aluminum parts in a restricted space.
Ipsen, Cherry Valley, Ill., announces that its experts will be traveling to the Los Angeles (July 12) and Dallas (July 14) areas to teach a one-day seminar, “Taking Control: Maintenance and Aerospace Compliance Strategies for Heat Treatment.”