Industry Updates from MPMA Members

January 10, 2024 - Świebodzin, Poland - SECO/WARWICK, one of the largest global manufacturers of metal heat treatment equipment, celebrated 2023 as a year of growth with an expansion of production capacity. During a record year, the Group produced 15% more solutions than in the previous year, and invested in production capacity development, expanding its plants by as much as 60%. During the same period, employment in the Group increased by over 6 percent.

January 8, 2024 - Birmingham, Ala. - Motion Industries, Inc., a leading distributor of maintenance, repair and operation replacement parts, and a premier provider of industrial technology solutions, named Chris Cleland to Senior Vice President of Strategy & Markets, effective immediately.

December 20, 2023 - Świebodzin, Poland - An international electric vehicle manufacturer has awarded SECO/VACUUM, a SECO/WARWICK Group company, with an order for a second nitriding furnace to operate in parallel with an existing one.

Avers Machine & Gear has acquired Fox Tool & Manufacturing located in Woodstock, Illinois. Fox Tool & Manufacturing is an Aerospace Machine shop that is AS9100D Certified, ISO 9001/2015 Certified, and ITAR Registered and has been operating for close to 40 years.

November 27, 2023 - Another technology institute has chosen SECO/WARWICK as a vacuum furnace supplier. A Vector® vacuum furnace with high-pressure gas hardening and the option of carburizing, carbonitriding and low-pressure nitriding will be used to develop hybrid technologies for steel low-pressure carburizing and nitriding, as well as the development of Polish technical thought.

Braunschweig, Germany - November 22, 2023 - GWJ Technology GmbH introduces an extended version of the calculation module for involute splines within its web-based software solution eAssistant.

November 22, 2023 - A manufacturer of HVAC systems has awarded SECO/WARWICK’s American subsidiary a contract for a new Controlled Atmosphere Brazing (CAB) Furnace. Designed specifically to meet the brazing needs of North American heat exchanger manufacturers, the furnace offers tremendous gains in both productivity and energy efficiency.   

November 2, 2023 - KISSsoft supports the user with numerous calculations for different machine elements. The new KISSdesign® module in KISSsoft® supports the combination of these machine elements in building complex system transmissions containing any number of shafts, gears, and bearings.  

Richmond, September 21, 2023: Richmond-based Progressive Engineering & Heat Treating (“Progressive Engineering”) announced its 100th year in business. One of the largest gear and machine shops in Virginia, Progressive Engineering has become a leader in the industry as well as a trusted member of the community.

Braunschweig, September 25, 2023