Manufacturing
Get the latest news on manufacturing companies, innovation, and economic impact across southeastern Wisconsin.
Briggs & Stratton narrows loss
Wauwatosa-based Briggs & Stratton Corp. last week reported a fiscal 2015 first quarter net loss of $15.3 million, or 34 cents per share, compared to a net loss of $19.3 million, or 41 cents per share, in the first quarter of 2014.
Badger Meter reports record quarter
Brown Deer-based Badger Meter Inc. last week reported third quarter net earnings of $10.2 million, or 71 cents per share, up 13.1 percent from $9 million, or 63 cents per share, in the third quarter of 2013.
Institute for Supply Management accepting scholarship applications
The Institute for Supply Management is offering the ISM-Milwaukee Supply Management Scholarship program for the seventh consecutive year. Applications are due Thursday, Oct 30.
Milwaukee Electric Tool, Strategic Marketing Partners change names
Brookfield-based Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp. is currently transitioning into its new name, Milwaukee Tool, according to the company’s senior brand marketing manager Kharli Tyler.
Trostel launches youth apprenticeship program
Lake Geneva-based Trostel, a custom rubber molding and compounding company, recently launched a manufacturing youth apprenticeship program in cooperation with GPS Education Partners, a nonprofit that provides immersive work-based education programs. The manufacturer began providing learning space and apprenticeship training to high school students at its Whitewater and Lake Geneva operations in September.
Strattec Security Corp. named 2014 Supplier of the Year
Milwaukee-based Strattec Security Corp. has been named the 2014 Supplier of the Year by Ford Rotunda, which is part of the Ford Motor Company's customer service division.
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Magnetek receives order to modernize Hoover Dam crane controls
Menomonee Falls-based Magnetek Inc., a supplier of digital power and motion control systems, today announced it received an order valued at more than $1 million to modernize the controls on four 300-ton power plant cranes for the Hoover Dam.
Snap-on earnings soar
Kenosha-based Snap-on Inc. today reported third quarter net earnings of $106.4 million, or $1.76 per share, up from $87 million, or $1.43 per share, in the third quarter of 2013.
Rockwell executives speak at Internet of Things World Forum
Five lead executives from Milwaukee-based Rockwell Automation Inc. are among the speakers at the Internet of Things World Forum in Chicago this week.
U-Line to be acquired by Illinois foodservice equipment manufacturer
Elgin, Ill-based The Middleby Corp. plans to acquire Milwaukee-based U-Line Corp., the companies announced today.
