Manufacturing

Milwaukee-based ASQ announced that it issued more than 9,800 certifications in the U.S. in 2014 as part of a Manufacturing Institute partnership designed to help fill advanced manufacturing positions. That is an increase of 17 percent from the 8,380 certifications ASQ contributed in 2013.

Waukesha-based Hydro-Thermal Corp. has officially launched its latest innovation, the SilverLine continuous food and beverage processing system. The SilverLine, which was previously released on a “light rollout,” won an IQ (Innovation Quotient) Award from BizTimes Media in 2014.

Milwaukee-based mining equipment manufacturer Joy Global Inc. today reported first quarter net income of $23.6 million, or 24 cents per share, down from $48.9 million, or 48 cents per share, in the first quarter of 2014.

From a safety sign on an oil rig in the North Sea to the bracelets put on newborn babies in the hospital, Milwaukee-based Brady Corp. has been developing and manufacturing a variety of identification and safety materials for 100 years.

BizTimes Media is accepting nominations for its annual Bravo! Entrepreneur and I.Q. (Innovation Quotient) Awards.

Marquette University has elected Rexnord Corp. president and chief executive officer Todd Adams to its board of trustees.

Menomonee Falls-based Magnetek Inc., a supplier of digital power and motion control systems, has provided an update on its 2014 guidance.

Sussex-based magazine and catalog printer Quad/Graphics Inc. reported fourth quarter net income of $25.8 million, or 53 cents per share, down from $60.7 million, or $1.24 per share, in the fourth quarter of 2013.

Spancrete, a Waukesha-based provider of precast, prestressed concrete products and solutions, has opened a new production plant in Newnan, Ga.

Wauwatosa-based Briggs & Stratton Corp. recently introduced two new engine innovations.