— -- 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 ...

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 ...

GRAND RAPIDS — Autodie LLC, once the biggest tool-and-die maker in the United States, is betting a $24 million investment will help it get a leg up on its Asian competitors. “We are trying to tell our ...

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 ...

Bob and Pam Hutchinson had no background in the tool and die industry when they decided to buy Oconomowoc-based Norquist Tool & Die Manufacturing in 2014. The Town of Delafield couple moved to ...

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 ...

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) ...

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 ...

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, ...

Located on the north side of Lansing Michigan, Cameron Tool Corporation is focused on making steel dies (or tooling) primarily for the automotive industry. The die that we make provides the structural ...