Lincoln Electric, a leading manufacturer of arc welding products and robotic arc welding systems and equipment, is set to launch a metal additive manufacturing service in Northeast Ohio later this year. The company will focus on large-scale metal products by welding layers of metal upon metal. This expansion in the 3D printing space supports Northeast Ohio’s focus on becoming a “center of excellence” for additive manufacturing.
Pinnacle Technology Group, an electronics design and manufacturing company, has announced plans for a new facility to accommodate its growth in the expanding LED lighting industry. The company is investing nearly $600,000in a Northwest Ohio site that offers access to a skilled workforce and quality transportation network.
TREW, a provider of material handling solutions, is expanding its headquarters in Southwest Ohio. As the company prepares for additional growth, it sees many advantages to do business from Ohio.
Finding a qualified workforce is a pressing issue for a lot of manufacturers. From the minds of educators came RAMTEC, a program dedicated to educating workers and connecting them with employers. When RAMTEC sought to launch a new training program on automation, public-private and economic development organizations united in support.
ATS Ohio, Inc., an industry-leading automation solutions provider, is strategically consolidating its two operations into one modernized manufacturing center in Central Ohio.
JobsOhio’s strategic investment and crucial regulatory coordination and support for the construction of a much-needed pipeline result in early wins for economic development. The new supply of abundant, domestic energy helped the state compete and win the construction of a new manufacturing plant for high-purity nodular pig iron.
Kadant Black Clawson has opened a new facility in Lebanon, Ohio. The facility is a consolidation of office and manufacturing operations from facilities in Alabama, Sweden and around Ohio. Kadant Black Clawnson believes this will improve operating efficiencies, give them access to quality talent and be able to accommodate future expansion.
UNITED GRINDING’s new North American headquarters will add 40 new jobs to the Dayton area and is positioned for major manufacturing growth in Ohio.
Lincoln Electric’s Wayne Trail Technologies, an automation integrator in Fort Loramie, Ohio, celebrated the opening of its newly expanded facility. The expansion will bring 50 new and highly skilled advanced manufacturing jobs to the small town about 30 miles north of Dayton.
Companies are adopting advanced manufacturing technologies, but don’t have the workforce with the skills to operate the new technology. German-based Festo’s workforce training program combines an associate degree, skills training and on-the-job experience.