Manufacturing

Kraft pays fines for product weight shortages

Kraft Foods Group Inc. of Northfield, Ill., paid a civil forfeiture settlement of $36,908.50 for alleged violations of short weight product packages found in Wisconsin stores.

Brady Corp. acquires Swedish company

Milwaukee-based Brady Corp. has acquired Runelandhs Forsaljnings AB, a direct marketer of industrial and office equipment in Kalmar, Sweden.

Process Retail Group acquires Accent Industries

Process Retail Group Inc., a New Berlin-based integrated designer and manufacturer of custom permanent retail environments, announced it has acquired substantially all of the assets of Accent Industries Inc. of Kenosha.

BizTimes Manufacturing Weekly: ABB begins U.S. car charger production

The ABB Group in New Berlin has started manufacturing a product, the Terra 51, that can fully recharge electric cars in as little as 15 minutes.

New hires and promotions

Brian Kesseler has been promoted to the newly created position of chief operating officer of power solutions at Johnson Controls in Glendale.

Manufacturing Events

The Racine County Economic Development Corporation will host its 29th Anniversary Celebration on Wednesday, May16, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Burlington Veterans Terrace in Burlington.
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WCTC instructor wins mold maker award

Bob Novak, an instructor at Waukesha County Technical College, has received the 2012 Mold Maker of the Year award from the Society of Plastics Engineers.

Time to buy or sell? M&A Forum will provide the answers

As the economy recovers, now is the time for company owners to plan for their next move, as the mergers and acquisitions market is quickly heating up.

National factory orders still climbing

A key U.S. manufacturing gauge showed continued improvement in production in April.

Spancrete to add 30 jobs in Waukesha

Spancrete, a Waukesha-based provider of building materials and precast concrete, announced it will hire 30 new employees in the next 45 days to keep up with its expected workload over the next few months.

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