Manufacturing Facility News

New Leadership at Mustang Survival and Wing Group

candidate for this pivotal role at Mustang Survival. Kenny has consistently worked across the retail sector and knows how to navigate the complexities of commercial and military operations.’Ballard will lead from the Mustang Waterlife Headquarters Vancouver, BC, which includes the local manufacturing facility. He’ll be overseeing the newly moved and expanded Jacksonville Florida plant, operations in Spencer, Virginia, and the overseas office in Salisbury, UK.Lance Richardson will have his desk next to Ballard’s at the Vancouver headquarters. As an Arc’teryx and Herschel alumni

Corvus Energy to open new Battery Factory in the U.S.

of ship, boat and offshore energy installations. Leading the charge are a number of battery manufacturers globally, including Norway’s Corvus Energy, which announced that the company is expanding its US operations by opening a new factory in the Port of Bellingham, Washington.The U.S.-based manufacturing facility, starting with Corvus’ Orca battery, will have an annual capacity of 200 MWh of stored energy capacity, with the ability to double that capacity as demand grows, said Geir Bjørkeli, CEO of Corvus Energy. It will support demand for marine BESS in the Americas as the marine industry

Siemens Gamesa, GRI Renewables Invest in NE England Offshore Wind Production

Siemens Gamesa and GRI Renewables Industries will invest more than $360 million into offshore wind manufacturing facilities in northeast England.Siemens Gamesa will invest a total of $258m to expand its blade manufacturing site located near Hull - Britain's largest offshore wind manufacturing facility - readying it for the next generation of offshore wind turbines and blades greater than 100 metres, the government said.Siemens Gamesa will add 200 workers to the 1,000 it already employs in the factory, the company said in a separate statement.GRI Renewable Industries will spend more than

Rolls-Royce to Boost Output for the US Navy

in the success of the project.”Support from other partner organizations includes land, roadway and other infrastructure improvements, and additional workforce development assistance.The facility expansion will bring new jobs that are considered crucial to the success of the advanced manufacturing facility. The Rolls-Royce Pascagoula project follows investment in a new 24,000-square-foot building at the company’s Walpole, Mass., facility which further demonstrates both the company’s commitment to the naval business and the resilience of its wider Defense business despite difficult

New CEO Takes the Helm at RMK Merrill-Stevens Shipyard

of both, upcoming renovations and the grand reopening of the yards.Clewes brings to the role decades of experience in manufacturing and facilities management, process improvement, ISO systems and lean manufacturing, having previously led the development of a $170 million state-of-the-art manufacturing facility and served as the Director of Operations for Seaspan and Plant Manager for Canfor.The first half of the year has not been easy on any business; however, Clewes has used this time to get comfortable in his new role and prepare the shipyard for future growth. “I have settled into the

MHI Vestas Eyes Further Asia Pacific Growth. Appoints Regional Manager

turbines, notably in Japan, Taiwan, and Vietnam. MHI Vestas recently signed a conditional contract with TLC for blade manufacturing in Taiwan. This is the first localization agreement made by a wind turbine manufacturer to enable blades to be produced locally. As part of the agreement, a new manufacturing facility will be constructed in Taichung Harbour.The company will deliver wind turbines for the Changfang and Xidao projects in Taiwan with a combined capacity of 589 MW.Further, the company will supply offshore wind turbines for the Akita Noshiro Offshore Wind Farm Project in Japan

Marine Travelift: School’s Out

 Helping to keep distributors and service technicians trained on the latest industry innovations and better serve customers, Marine Travelift’s CustomerCare team recently concluded its annual service school at its manufacturing facility in Sturgeon Bay, Wis.   The two-week course included the introduction and troubleshooting stages of a variety of new machine improvements across all Marine Travelift product lines.    “Both new and existing service technicians need to be trained on the latest technological advancements,” said Rob Gunnlaugsson, Director of

Mildon Appointed President, Hydro Group

products.   In his new role Mildon will be focused on shaping and delivering Hydro Group Systems to carry the same vision of Hydro Group Plc, based in Aberdeen, Scotland. Along with developing this vision in the U.S. naval, oil and gas and renewable sectors, he is also to set up a manufacturing facility to produce Hydro Group products to the U.S. market

Trelleborg Appoints MD for Brazil Offshore Operation

Trelleborg’s offshore operation, a manufacturer of polymer and syntactic foam-based solutions, has appointed Sebastian Araujo as Managing Director of its Brazilian manufacturing facility in Macae.   With over 12 years of experience in the industry, Araujo has a background in the oil and gas subsea sector, previously holding general and commercial management roles in pipe coating and pipe bending service companies such as Bredero Shaw.  

ABB Strengthens Commitment to India’s economic development

support for all aspects of project management and business processes, including tendering, engineering, planning, procurement, functional system testing, installation supervision and commissioning.    In addition, ABB is strengthening its local Power Protection Product Group with a manufacturing facility for the assembly of uninterruptible power supplies (UPS).  Starting this month, two modular UPS assembly lines at the plant in Nelamangala on the outskirts of Bangalore will provide power-quality solutions to Indian and global customers.   This additional local assembly unit will

Sulzer Takes Measures in the Pumps Equipment Division

and closing foundry in Brazil As a consequence of the division’s new global manufacturing network and accelerated by the current economic situation in Brazil, Sulzer decided to reduce the workforce in some of its Brazilian facilities. By July 2015, about 90 employees of the pumps manufacturing facility in Jundiai have been affected. Furthermore, Sulzer decided to close its foundry in Jundiai. Approximately 60 foundry employees will be affected by the closing. The remaining activities at the Jundiai facility—i.e., the machining shop, the pump assembly and packaging, the test bed, and

Strategic Marine Appoints New GM

site costs and blow outs. “Our business extends in these areas from Australia and South East Asia to The Middle East, the emerging African markets, and into Europe where we are able to compete very attractively with local providers.”  Reece continued, “Our extensive manufacturing facility in Vietnam enables us to be appealing in terms of both product turnaround time and cost management. Rob will be based in Vietnam to lead the team and we are investing in continual training programmes since we believe talent development is pivotal to delivering high quality outcomes.&rdquo

WEC, MTL Partnership Saves 135 Engineering Jobs

whilst giving its customers access to the work the wider WEC Group can deliver for them. The partnership with MTL Group also makes us the largest laser cutting operation in the U.K., with 18 machines servicing our clients. It means we can offer all our customers more.” MTL Group’s manufacturing facility includes laser cutting and bending, high definition plasma cutting, waterjet cutting, gas profile cutting, robotic plasma tube cutting and robotic bending. It also carries out CNC machining, fabrication with robotics, and has semi-automated and manual welding stations. Founded in 1995, at

Proserv on a Roll to Attract New Talent

of long-term career opportunities to young people, Proserv hosted its annual ‘open doors’ day for local students at its Great Yarmouth facility which attracted more than 80 people aged between 16 and 18. The group were given a tour of the company’s dedicated engineering and manufacturing facility in full operation to help give them an insight into oil and gas careers as trainee designers, engineers and workshop apprentices. Last Friday’s (June 6) open day also included a tour of the facilities, technical presentations and demonstrations with opportunities to speak with key