— -- The economic recovery has been driven by a manufacturing revival the past two years. But the strength of that revival could be threatened by the challenges facing a small and beleaguered ...

A-1 Tool Corp. has purchased a 20,860-square-foot industrial building at 8800 W. Dean Road for $1.5 million with plans to transform it into a tool and die repair shop. (Photo courtesy of Loopnet.com) ...

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. Automotive tool-and-die companies, many of which have ...

Every now and then, a distinctive voice rises from the blah-blah-blah cacophony of American politics with a call for voters to take a fresh look at a forgotten corner of the nation. This is the ...

Having the latest technology is a necessity in manufacturing, but it's not the most important thing, said Automation Tool and Die Inc. president Bill Bennett. "Frankly, having good equipment's easy.

A Michigan mold maker has laid off nearly a quarter of its workforce as the company shifts its focus from tool and die operations to solely automation solutions. Executives at Grand Rapids-based HS ...

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. Setting aside all of the turbulence from the UAW strike ...

Wanted: women tool and die makers, welders, and other skilled trade workers — good pay, lucrative benefits. When men were called to the front lines during the world wars, women took on the assembly ...

Harbour Results Inc., a longtime advisory group to small- and medium-size automotive manufacturers and North American tool-and-die makers, was acquired by Milwaukee advisory and accounting firm Wipfli ...

Automotive tool-and-die companies, many of which have struggled financially in the past three years, should soon be in a stronger position as automakers launch more than 130 new electric or hybrid ...