Manufacturing
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Axalta of Glen Mills Releases New Automotive Color of the Year
Axalta Coating Systems of Glen Mills has released the new premium color StarLite, its modern and technology-savvy Automotive Color of the Year for 2018. StarLite has been created using the Axalta ChromaDyne color coats line developed for automotive OEMs. It is a light and reflective hue that uses the Delaware County company’s tri-coat process combined…
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From MONTCO: Ambler Resident Turns Inventor with TofuXpress
By Katie Kohler Meatless Monday isn’t just for vegetarians. The global movement to go plant-based once a week is catching on with carnivores and especially those with health issues. Tofu is a staple of a plant-based diet and although it’s an excellent source of protein and amino acids, it’s difficult to prepare since it is…
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From CHESCO: Daughter of County’s Wealthiest Resident Steps Up in the Shoe Industry
Starting a new shoe label isn’t easy, especially in today’s competitive environment, but Mary Alice Malone and Roy Luwolt have found a formula that has propelled them to the top in only three years, writes Stephanie Hirschmiller for Footwear News. The daughter of Campbell Soup heiress and Chester County’s wealthiest resident (Mary Alice Dorrance Malone),…
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DELCO Career – Boeing
Boeing, the world’s largest aerospace company and leading manufacturer of commercial airplanes and defense, space and security systems, has the following Delaware County career positions posted: Trade Control Specialist Boeing seeks a Trade Control Specialist with a passion for International Trade to form deep partnerships with key stakeholders to understand their business strategies and provide…
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DELCO Careers – FXI
Media-based FXI, a leading producer of foam innovation for the home, healthcare, electronics, industrial, personal care and transportation markets, has the following Delaware County positions posted: Buyer The Buyer at FXI ensures materials, including fabrics, covers and corrugated, as well as indirect MRO goods and services, ranging from pumps and motors to office supplies, are…
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DELCO Careers – Eastern Controls
Edgmont-based Eastern Controls, the Mid-Atlantic’s premier manufacturers’ representative, distributor, and service provider of process measurement and control equipment in the Metro New York, Eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia region, has the following Delaware County positions posted on the company’s career page: Human Resources Manager Responsible for managing the entire HR function for…
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Axalta Ends Merger Talks with Paint Manufacturer in Japan
Axalta Coating Systems, the paint manufacturer with its North American headquarters in Glen Mills, has announced the end of merger talks with Nippon Paint, writes Joseph DiStefano for the Philadelphia Inquirer. The talks have ended after the Japanese company said it was not willing to borrow funds to pay Axalta’s asking price. Charles W. Shaver,…
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DELCO Careers – Braskem
Braskem, one of the world’s leading plastics and chemical companies with 41 industrial plants in Brazil, the United States, Germany and Mexico, has the following Marcus Hook-based career positions posted to their website: Project Manager/Construction Manager The project manager provide project management skills to bring investment projects through the capital work process (FEL Gates) and…
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Axalta of Glen Mills in Merger Talks with Netherlands-Based Company
Glen Mills’ Axalta Coating Systems, the automotive-paint giant, is in merger talks with the Netherlands company AkzoNobel, writes Joseph DiStefano for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Axalta recently confirmed the merger talks, following investor speculation that boosted the company’s stock. Axalta currently employs more than 13,000 worldwide. It separated from DuPont three years ago, and has been…
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Known for Having Brought Jobs to Rural Delco, Exec at Concordville’s Southco Dies at 95
Thomas B.T. Baldwin, a sales executive from Media who helped bring jobs to rural Delaware County with Southco, died last month at 95, writes Bonnie Cook for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Baldwin, who served in the Army during World War II, worked for Southco from the mid-1940s to the mid-1980s. Advertisement The manufacturer of industrial-grade fasteners started…
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DELCO Careers – Monroe Energy
Trainer-based Monroe Energy, the 185,000-barrel-per-day oil refinery owned by Delta Airlines, has the following Delaware County career positions posted to its career page. Field Safety Engineer The Field Safety Engineer at Monroe Energy develops, implements, and sustains Health & Safety (H&S) systems, programs, & standards to drive incidents and injuries to “zero” and provide support…
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DELCO Careers – Southco
Concordville-based Southco, a global manufacturer of Engineered Access Hardware with manufacturing and engineering facilities in the Americas, Europe and Asia Pacific regions, has the following Delaware county career positions posted to their career page: Cost Accountant The Cost Accountant functions as a business support person to the plant, management team, and America’s finance team and…
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Axalta of Glen Mills Acquires Sixth Company in Less Than Nine Months
Axalta Coating Systems has been on an acquisition spree since January, with Plascoat Systems marking its sixth purchase in less than nine months, writes Joseph DiStefano for the Philadelphia Inquirer. The industrial coating company in Glen Mills has agreed to purchase Plascoat Systems, which specializes in thermoplastic coatings, from its parent company, International Process Technologies. The…
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Rosati Ice Outgrowing Its Factory in Clifton Heights
Recent innovations at Rosati Ice are scooping up huge helpings of success for the longtime maker of flavored water ice. But that growth in sales is challenging inside a 1950s brick factory without a loading dock in a residential neighborhood, according to a Philadelphia Inquirer report by Michael Klein. Rosati Ice has transitioned from sugar-based…
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Sunoco Pipeline Committed to Helping Deliver Next Generation of Highly Skilled Employees
The Delaware Valley has been a manufacturing hub for more than a century. “As innovators change the manufacturing landscape, educators are responding to the growing need for a specialized workforce,” NBC 10’s Tracy Davidson said in a recent Growing Greater Philadelphia episode. “Here in Greater Philadelphia, one community college is delivering the next generation of…
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NASCAR Legends Join Axalta for Grand Opening of Customer Experience Center
Axalta Coating Systems, which has its U.S. headquarters in Glen Mills, opened its new Customer Experience Center last month in Concord, N.C., and brought out a few special guests for the occasion. The leading worldwide supplier of liquid and powder coatings also held a press conference and provided a tour of its new facility during…
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Axalta of Glen Mills Acquires Competitor with Plants on Three Continents
Axalta, the global supplier of liquid and powdered coatings, has agreed to acquire the U.K.’s Spencer Coatings Group, a private company with plants on three continents, writes Joseph DiStefano for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Axalta, which has its Northern American headquarters in Glen Mills, has recently been expanding its operations through acquisitions. With this latest purchase,…
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Boeing Joins Forces with Nearby Manufacturer to Pitch Philly-Made Chopper to Army
Boeing has joined forces with northeast Philadelphia chopper maker Leonardo to pitch a new helicopter to the Army to replace its aging UH-1n Huey helicopters, writes Joseph DiStefano for the Philadelphia Inquirer. The draft bid document was put out by the government earlier in April, with formal bids due this summer. The contract requires the…
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