Manufacturing

Milwaukee-based Rockwell Automation Inc. announced it has purchased the assets of SoftSwitching Technologies, a provider of industrial power quality detection and protection systems located in Middleton, Wis.

The Milwaukee 7 economic development collaboration will take a step forward in developing the region's food and beverage industry cluster by officially launching a business network and dedicated website (fabmilwaukee.com) at the M7 Executive Food Forum on Thursday, March 15.

Kohler Power Systems has acquired Sao Paolo, Brazil-based generator manufacturer Maquigeral.

After nearly 50 years as head of styling, Willie G. Davidson will retire from Milwaukee-based Harley-Davidson Inc. on April 30.

Milwaukee-based workplace quality organization ASQ has partnered with Washington, DC-based manufacturing improvement organization The Manufacturing Institute to address the national manufacturing skills gap.

Kohler Power Systems has acquired Sao Paolo, Brazil-based generator manufacturer Maquigeral.

Lake Geneva-based Trostel Ltd. today announced that Jay Longbottom has been appointed chief executive officer of the firm, which manufactures custom seals, precision molded rubber products and custom rubber compounds.

Manufacturing resources

The recent joint celebration between company management and union labor at Master Lock Company’s Milwaukee plant harkened back to a previous generation. Read more in a Milwaukee Biz Blog by BizTimes executive editor Steve Jagler.

The Marquette University College of Business Administration’s Center for Supply Chain Management and the Wisconsin Procurement Institute on Tuesday, March 27, will present a two-part, daylong series of presentations and panel discussions focusing on how Wisconsin and northern Illinois firms can tap into federal contract opportunities.