Brimfield, OH-based East End Welding Inc. has performed welding, fabrication and other services since 1949.

Torsional ultrasonic welding provides solutions for many application challenges in metal and plastic welding.

ROCKY HILL, CT—Henkel Corp. is hosting a seminar Sept. 26 in Minneapolis that will cover adhesives for medical device assembly.

DONALD, OR—GK Machine Inc., a manufacturer of custom farm and industrial equipment, is seeking 50 skilled workers, including welders, fabricators and laser operators.

MEAD, OK—A worker was killed here last week after a plasma cutter ignited flammable vapors, triggering an explosion at a heavy-equipment assembly plant.

EL SEGUNDO, CA—Cereplast Inc. has developed a new bio-plastic that retains its structural properties at temperatures greater than 165 F.

APPLETON, WI—Voting is underway for the 2012 North American welding hero. The top three vote-getters among the 10 nominees will receive welding equipment and apparel from Miller Electric Manufacturing Co. Voting ends July 31.

FLORENCE, SC—ESAB Welding and Cutting Products has opened a new manufacturing facility here, bringing 101 new jobs to South Carolina.

DEARBORN, MI—Drivers of the Ford Escape may be surprised to find out there is a plant inside the door. As part of its overall effort to make vehicles more sustainable, Ford is making the vehicle’s door bolster from the fibers of the kenaf plant.

Myriad changes are expected in the soon-to-be-released third revision of the IPC-WHMA-A-620 standard for wire harness assemblies.