Manufacturing

Glendale-based Johnson Controls Inc. is considering a divestiture of its automotive electronics business.

Tollefsen Steel, a steel service center, will relocate its operations from Menomonee Falls to an 18,000-square-foot industrial building in Muskego at S82 W18664 Gemini Drive.

Harley-Davidson Inc. unveiled its new Breakout motorcycle model to the public in Daytona Beach, Fla., during the annual Daytona Bike Week motorcycle rally.

Dielectric Corp. has added three new Brother vertical CNC machining centers to its extensive array of machining capabilities at its plant in Menomonee Falls.

Superior Die Set in Oak Creek has elected Frank Janiszewski as president and CEO. He has worked at Superior for more than 30 years.

Milwaukee lighting manufacturer Phoenix Products Company Inc. has grown from 77 to 123 employees since the end of 2010.

Dielectric Corp. has added three new Brother vertical CNC machining centers to its extensive array of machining capabilities at its plant in Menomonee Falls.

Kenosha-based Pacific Sands Inc. today reported net sales of $431,153 for the fiscal second quarter of 2013, up 3.5 percent from $416,217 in the previous second quarter. For the first half of the fiscal year the company’s sales were $863,995, up 12.3 percent from $769,047 in the first half of the 2012 fiscal year.

Alto-Shaam, Inc., a foodservice equipment manufacturer in Menomonee Falls, plans to add up to 110 jobs at its newly expanded facility. There are currently 300 workers at the plant.

Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce read with great interest the recent Milwaukee Biz Blog by History Professor Marc Levine from UW-Milwaukee. He claims, based on “major academic studies as well as data from the U.S., Wisconsin, and Milwaukee labor markets” that there is no evidence to support the skills gap thesis. We read the report, and waited to get to the part where the professor talked to manufacturers. Unfortunately, he did not.