PM Engineer Chief Editor Nicole Krawcke and Supply House Times Editor Natalie Forster sat down with several industry manufacturers to discuss their efforts, including Andres Caballero, president of Uponor North America, Mark Hudoba, vice president of building solutions division for REHAU, and Marki Huston, COO of Viega.

Representing an investment of $4.1 million, the equipment is undergoing machine certification before being put into production in early summer 2024.

One great conversation I got to have while at NETWORK during the "in between" moments was with NIBCO’s newly-promoted President and COO Ashley Martin and Dawn Bloch who is now the company’s chief people officer.

I had the opportunity to experience the grand opening celebration of Charlotte Pipe and Foundry’s new facility in Oakboro, North Carolina.

The 51^st annual Association of Independent Manufacturers’ Representatives (AIM/R) conference drew a record-setting crowd of more than 500 attendees to Miramar Beach, Florida.

There are 638,583 companies that manufacture product right here in the United States, according to IBISWorld. U.S. manufacturing is important for a multitude of reasons; job growth, U.S. economic growth, product transparency and more.

Rinnai America announced its soon-to-be-completed North American facility located in Griffin, Georgia. Rinnai is investing in product development for tankless water heaters, boilers, wall furnaces and more on US soil. Alongside business development, Rinnai will also play a role in the local economy by fulfilling 150 positions by early 2022. 

After completion of both expansions in 2022, the total Uponor North America building square footage will exceed one million.

When fully operational, the new plant will house additional ProPress production lines of various products and sizes.