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January 6, 2020

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North American Tool Names Director of Manufacturing

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North American Tool Corporation, South Beloit, Illinois, has named Steve Mayse as director of manufacturing. Mayse will be responsible for developing and implementing operational strategies to strengthen and grow the company’s manufacturing performance at North American Tool Corporation, a provider of special taps, thread mills, dies and gages to industrial markets, and Allen Benjamin Inc., …

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Sandvik Acquires Thermaltek

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Swedish manufacturer Sandvik (STO: SAND), has acquired privately owned Thermaltek Inc., a manufacturer of high temperature furnace systems and metallic heating elements headquartered in North Carolina. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. “Through this acquisition we add further strength to our leading position in industrial heating, a strategically important growth area for our Kanthal division within Sandvik Materials Technology,” …

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WESCO Still in Hunt for Anixter International

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Disclosure: This blog’s author, MDM VP Sales, Analytics  & e-Business John Gunderson, was part of the management team at HD Supply from 2011 to 2013 when they were owned by a group of private equity backers, including Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, prior to becoming a publicly-traded company. He remained at HD Supply and was on the leadership …

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