Manufacturing

Dana Holding Corp., an Ohio-based vehicle parts maker, plans to close its Milwaukee manufacturing facility by early 2013.

Milwaukee-based Joy Global Inc. announced it will switch the listing of its common stock from the NASDAQ Global Select Market to the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).

Ludman Industries, a manufacturer of compactors, granulators flaking and shredding mills, announced that it will move its entire operation from Muskego to an 81,000-square-foot building at 4810 N. 124th St. in Milwaukee by the end of the year.

The Institute for Supply Management-Milwaukee has calculated the October seasonally adjusted Production Manufacturing Index at 55.

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Milwaukee-based Rockwell Automation Inc. will host its annual investor meeting on Thursday, Nov. 17, in Chicago in conjunction with the company's Automation Fair at McCormick Place.

Strattec Security Corp. reported fiscal first quarter net income of $1.3 million, or 39 cents per share, down from $1.4 million, or 43 cents per share, in the same period a year ago.

Caterpillar Inc. far exceeded analyst expectations, reporting a 44-percent quarterly earnings increase and record revenue.

Milwaukee-based Joy Global Inc. announced that it has the sale of the drilling products business of its Houston-based LeTourneau Technologies Inc. business to Houston-based Cameron International Corp. for $375 million.

Another manufacturer reporting strong results, Racine-based Twin Disc Inc., a manufacturer of marine and heavy-duty off-highway power transmission equipment, reported significant increases in its first quarter net earnings and net sales.