Manufacturing
Get the latest news on manufacturing companies, innovation, and economic impact across southeastern Wisconsin.
Automotive recovery fuels earnings for Strattec
Strattec Security Corp. reported fiscal second quarter net income of $2.4 million, or 70 cents per share, up from $1.5 million, or 47 cents per share, for the same period a year ago.
Oshkosh Corp. raises earnings guidance
Oshkosh Corp. today reported fiscal first quarter net income of $46.2 million, or 51 cents per share, compared with $38.9 million, or 43 cents per share, in the first quarter of fiscal 2012.
Standing still is not an option for manufacturers
Many manufacturers struggle to maintain their competitive positions in regional and global markets that are changing faster than ever.
Exhibit Systems to move to Brookfield
Exhibit Systems will move from Menomonee Falls to a larger production and office facility in Brookfield on Friday, Jan. 25.
Briggs & Stratton quarterly sales grow 2%
Wauwatosa-based Briggs & Stratton Corp. today reported that its fiscal second quarter net sales increased 2 percent to $439.1 million.
Sales in China fuel growth for A.O. Smith
Milwaukee-based water technology company A.O. Smith Corp. today reported record sales of $1.94 billion for 2012, up 13.4 percent from $1.71 billion in 2011.
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Twin Disc second quarter profit down 41.5%
Lower demand from customers in the pressure pumping sector of the North American oil and gas industries put a dent in the second quarter profits for Racine-based Twin Disc Inc.
Illinois firm acquires Vector Technologies
Milwaukee-based Vector Technologies Inc. has been acquired by Holden Industries Inc. of Deerfield, Ill.
Generation Growth acquires Mica Tool & Manufacturing
Generation Growth Capital Fund I, LP, a Milwaukee-based private equity fund, has acquired Mica Tool & Manufacturing Inc. of Mukwonago.
Jacsten acquires Illinois packaging company
Milwaukee private investment firm Jacsten Holdings LLC has acquired Lake Villa, Ill.-based Vonco Products Inc.
