Manufacturing

Women often complain about their bras - poor fit, underwire problems, inconsistent sizing and discontinued styles.

Curtis Industries, a Milwaukee-based division of Powers Holdings, today announced it has acquired Tri-Mag, Inc., which manufactures standard and customized power supplies.

A partnership with the U.S.-China Chamber of Commerce, the Changzhou Municipal Government, Asia- America Chamber of Commerce, World Trade Center Wisconsin and the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce will present "Changzhou Meets The USA: A Seminar on Bilateral Trade & Investment."

Herb Kohler, chairman and chief executive officer of Kohler Co., announced the expansion of the company's Global Power business at three locations in Wisconsin.

Sheboygan Falls-based Johnsonville Sausage LLC has unveiled two new smoked-cooked sausage flavors for the 2013 grilling season.

Lake Geneva-based Trostel Ltd. announced that Steven Dyer has been appointed president and chief executive officer of the firm, which manufactures custom seals, precision molded rubber products and custom rubber compounds.

The board of directors of Smithfield Foods Inc., the parent company of Patrick Cudahy LLC, has entered into an agreement to be acquired by Shuanghui International Holdings Limited, which is China's largest meat processing company for $7.1 billion, including the assumption of Smithfield's net debt.

Milwaukee-based Joy Global Inc. reported second quarter net income of $181.6 million, or $1.69 per share, down from $213.6 million, or $2.00 per share, in the same period a year ago.

The United Steelworkers said that negotiators for Local 1343, representing about 800 union workers at the Caterpillar Inc. plant in South Milwaukee, have reached a tentative labor agreement with the company.

The production rate of Milwaukee-area manufacturers contracted for the second consecutive month in May, according to the latest report by the Institute for Supply Management-Milwaukee.