Stamping manufacturers vary in many ways, but they share in the struggle to find skilled labor to fill open manufacturing positions. Filling and retaining people for these positions can be tough, especially as baby boomers retire from the workforce. Many of the new generation of workers want remote or flexible work schedules, which is difficult...Read More

Tooling Tech Group announced the appointment of Matt Phillips as its director of sales for its automation division. In this position, Phillips is responsible for revenue growth and customer diversification inclusive of supporting business development managers in customer development. Additionally, he oversees automation concepts and proposals.Read More

COE Press Equipment has recently shipped and installed a 48” coil processing line to the Highland, Ill. facility of Eaton Corporation, a leading manufacturer of quality support systems and enclosures for the mechanical, electrical and telecommunications industries. The line consists of COE’s 48” Series 4 Servo Roll Feed, 3.5” x 48” Power Straightener, a 15,000#...Read More

COE Press Equipment has announced the promotion of Bill Shomo to the position of machine shop manager, where he had formerly been the assistant manager. In this position, Shomo is responsible for scheduling of machining jobs, purchasing of tooling and materials, quality certification and supervising the machining staff.Read More

Alpha Integration, a Tooling Tech Group (TTG) company and provider of custom automated systems, has announced the appointment of Jared Smalley as its new president, replacing Matt Phillips, who has been moved to sales director of the Tooling Tech Group automation division.  As president, Smalley is responsible for setting sales goals, managing budgets and ensuring...Read More

COE Press Equipment has recently shipped and installed a 24” coil processing line to Carmeco, a general fabricator located in Lebanon, MO. The press feed line consists of a Series 3 Servo Roll Feed, a Series 350 Power Straightener, a 15,000# capacity Reel, and a 24” x 60” Threading Table.Read More

COE Press Equipment has recently shipped and installed a 6” coil processing line to Nucor’s facility in Frankfort, KY, which manufactures building envelope systems designed to protect roofs, exterior walls, foundations and fenestration systems. The new line, which consists of COE’s 6” Series 1 Servo Roll Feed, a Series 250 (2.5” x 6”) Power Straightener...Read More

Coe Press Equipment has announced the appointment of Jose Dominguez as a new regional sales mánager (RSM), responsible for Mexico, Costa Rica and Chile. In this position, he is responsible for managing business with transnational and domestic customers, working closely with the COE Mexico service office, run by Fernando Alverado. He will also work with...Read More

Automatic Feed Company (AFCO) announces that it has received an order for a custom designed and built Cut-to-Length (CTL) line from an Ontario-based automotive stamping company. In addition to the uncoiler, feeder, straightener and shear in the CTL line, the system also includes a coil cart, threading table and magnetic stacker. The line is designed...Read More

COE Press Equipment has announced its “Science Behind the Solution” calculators, a series of software utilities based upon actual FEA data used to prove to customers that proposed coil processing equipment can meet their processing requirements, as well as optimizing various operations.Read More