— -- 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 ...

The idea seems guaranteed to generate FBI subpoenas: Gather a bunch of traditional competitors in a conference room and ask them to hammer out ways to chase new business as a group. But desperate ...

Edward P. Bugnaski, a retired tool and die maker who was also a World War II veteran, died Oct. 28 of pneumonia at Menno Village, a Chambersburg, Pa., retirement community. He was 96. The son of ...

Five U.S. and Canadian trade groups, made up of tool, die and mold makers that primarily service the auto industry, have teamed up to form the North American Automotive Tooling Coalition. The ...

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 ...

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) ...

The U.S. International Trade Commission is evaluating anti-dumping and countervailing duties on carbon and alloy steel cut-to-length plate from Austria, Belgium, Brazil, China, France, Germany, Italy, ...

Thanks to his “best friend,” who happens to be his wife, Ed Smerza of Howell has been quilting for nearly 17 years, and together, they’re part of a group of quilters who’ve made more than 4,000 quilts ...

Dennis F. Talani, of Lancaster, a retired tool-and-die maker who regularly played Santa Claus, died Sunday in Sisters Hospital after a long battle with heart disease. He was 61. Born in Buffalo, he ...

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 ...