Screw machines are specialized automated metalworking lathes that were first developed in Switzerland during the late 1800s to produce large numbers of identical parts such as screws. At that time, ...

Midwest investment fund Heartland Equity Partners teamed with company leaders to buy Brooklyn Center-based Cass Screw Machine Products, the firm said Monday. Cass President and CEO Steve Wise joined ...

Jun. 27—Automatic SMP, formerly Automatic Screw Machine Products, is closing its 90-employee plant that has been in Decatur since 1948. Originally a family-owned business, the company's ownership has ...