Manufacturing

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A key measure of Milwaukee-area manufacturing activity once again indicated contraction in June. The seasonally adjusted Purchasing Managers Index was below 50 for now the third month in a row, according to the Marquette-ISM Report on Manufacturing.

A fire occurred at the MillerCoors Milwaukee brewery on June 30 after a grain blower exploded. No one was injured, and production was not affected, according to a company spokesman.

Plymouth-based cheese producer Sargento Foods plans to invest $30 million in the expansion of its plant in Kiel and its technical center in Elkhart Lake.

Glendale-based global diversified industrial company Johnson Controls Inc. announced on Thursday the formal launch of Yanfeng Automotive Interiors. It is a joint venture between Yanfeng Automotive Trim Systems Co. Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Huayu Automotive Systems Co. Ltd. (HASCO), which is the component group of Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (SAIC) and Johnson Controls.

Menomonee Falls-based Graphics Systems Corp., a provider of 3D engineering solutions and services, has added David Vedder to its executive team as vice president of engineering and technology.

Malcom Moore joined Racine-based Twin Disc Inc. as executive vice president of operations, effective July 1. Moore resigned his position as director of Twin Disc in order to accept the opportunity.

Cudahy-based Man Lift Mfg. Co. is relocating to Shelby, N.C. The news was confirmed by Don Dunn, president and chief executive officer of Universal Mfg. Co., the Lincoln, Neb.-based parent company of Man Lift.

Plymouth-based cheese producer Sargento Foods plans to invest $30 million in the expansion of its plant in Kiel and its technical center in Elkhart Lake.

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