Manufacturing
Get the latest news on manufacturing companies, innovation, and economic impact across southeastern Wisconsin.
Chrysler leads pace among automakers
September produced a mixed bag of sales results for U.S. automakers, as Chrysler Group LLC posted some of its best sales increases in years, but sales for Ford Motor Co. and General Motors Co. were mostly flat.
Steele Solutions expands plant in Franklin
Steele Solutions Inc. has completed construction of a 35,000-square-foot plant addition in Franklin that has significantly boosted its capacity to manufacture mezzanines and other steel structures for use in distribution centers, warehouses, factories and other commercial and military settings throughout the world.
Generac revises outlook with soaring sales
Generac Holdings Inc., a Waukesha-based designer and manufacturer of generators and other engine powered products, today announced it expects strong financial results for the third quarter of 2012, and as a result is raising its outlook for full-year 2012.
Briggs donates generators to Red Cross
Milwaukee-based Briggs & Stratton Corp. announced today it will complete its delivery of nearly $1 million in donated generators and pressure washers to an additional 58 American Red Cross chapters nationwide.
Mastervolt charge clips Actuant’s earnings
Menomonee Falls-based Actuant Corp. reported a fiscal fourth quarter net loss of $16.5 million, or 23 cents per share, compared with a net profit of $41.4 million, or 55 cents per share, in the same period a year ago.
Miller Compressing sold following OSHA violations
St. Louis-based leading national scrap metal processor Alter Trading Corp. has purchased Miller Compressing Company.
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Manufacturing activity continues to stall
The Milwaukee area manufacturing sector continued to languish this month, according to a report released by the Institute for Supply Management-Milwaukee.
Campbell’s to move spice production to Milwaukee
Campbell Soup Company announced Thursday it will close its South Plainfield, N.J., spice plant and consolidate spice production at its Milwaukee plant.
The move makes Milwaukee's spice facility, 500 West Edgerton Ave., the major food manufacturer's only spice operation supplying its U.S. thermal plants.
The move makes Milwaukee's spice facility, 500 West Edgerton Ave., the major food manufacturer's only spice operation supplying its U.S. thermal plants.
Generac raises outlook
Waukesha-based generator manufacturer Generac has raised its outlook for 2012 in light of strong financial results it expects for the third quarter.
Campaign introduces high school students to manufacturing
Wisconsin has joined a national campaign called Dream It. Do It. that aims to get high school students interested in manufacturing.
