Manufacturing

Racine-based Twin Disc Inc. chairman Michael Batten died in his sleep Wednesday morning, the company announced Thursday. Batten worked at Twin Disc since 1970.

Plastic Components Inc., a Germantown-based plastic injection molding company, plans to build a 23,364-square-foot addition to its 15,000-square-foot facility at N118 W18845 Bunsen Drive in Germantown.

Milwaukee-based colors, flavors and fragrances manufacturer Sensient Technologies Corp. has reached an agreement to acquire the assets of U.K. specialty ink manufacturer Xennia Technology Ltd. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2015.

Milwaukee-based Harley-Davidson Motor Co. is offering all current and former U.S. military free Riding Academy motorcycle training through its new "Learn to Ride" program. Open to active-duty, retired, reservists and veterans, it begins on Saturday (Armed Forces Day) and runs through Sept. 13.

Racine-based Twin Disc Inc. chairman Michael Batten died in his sleep Wednesday morning, the company announced Thursday. Batten worked at Twin Disc since 1970.

Milwaukee-based colors, flavors and fragrances manufacturer Sensient Technologies Corp. has reached an agreement to acquire the assets of U.K. specialty ink manufacturer Xennia Technology Ltd. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2015.

Menomonee Falls-based Magnetek Inc. today reported fiscal first quarter net income of $2.3 million, or 65 cents per share, up from $1.1 million, or 32 cents per share, in the same period a year ago.

Lakefront Brewery Inc. has launched a new USDA-certified organic beer, Growing Power, as part of a partnership with Milwaukee-based nonprofit Growing Power Inc.

Milwaukee-based Weyco Group Inc. has reported first quarter net income of $3.6 million, or 33 cents per share, up from $3.3 million, or 29 cents per share, in the first quarter of 2014.

Thirty-seven employees lost their jobs on Tuesday when Infratrol Manufacturing Corp. in New Berlin closed its business.