Manufacturing

Menomonee Falls-based Magnetek Inc. today announced it is expanding international distribution of its radio control products in China.

ZBB Energy Corp., a Menomonee Falls-based developer of intelligent, renewable energy power platforms, announced a fiscal first quarter net loss of $2.9 million, or 4 cents per share, compared with a net loss of $1.7 million, or 5 cents per share, in the same period a year ago.

Racine-based Modine Manufacturing Co. today reported a fiscal second quarter net loss of $12.0 million, or 26 cents per share, compared with net earnings of $1.4 million, or 3 cents per share, in the same period a year ago.

Milwaukee-based Douglas Dynamics Inc., the North American leader in the design, manufacture and sale of snow and ice control equipment for light trucks, announced third quarter net income of $2.3 million, or 10 cents per share, down from $4.0 million, or 18 cents per share, in the same period a year ago.

Briggs & Stratton Corp. today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Companhia Caetano Branco of Brazil for approximately $60 million, subject to post-closing adjustments.

Milwaukee-based Rockwell Automation Inc. today reported fiscal fourth quarter net income of $195.2 million, or $1.38 per share, down from $201.8 million, or $1.39 per share, in the same period a year ago.

Talgo Inc. has filed a lawsuit against the state of Wisconsin, alleging the state violated the commitments in a contract and has not paid for two high-speed trains that are sitting idle in the company's Milwaukee plant.

Milwaukee-based Briggs & Stratton Corp. has responded to Hurricane Sandy by providing powerless Long Island, N.Y., residents with hundreds of portable generators to power polling stations on Election Day.

Milwaukee-based Weyco Group Inc. reported third quarter net earnings of $5.2 million, or 48 cents per share, up from $4.4 million, or 40 cents per share, in the same period a year ago.

Glendale-based Johnson Controls Inc. reported a fiscal fourth quarter net loss of $8.0 million, or 1 cent per share, compared with net income of $234 million, or 34 cents per share, in the same period a year ago.