Bear diversified and impression technologies announce HFQ® strategic partnership

(CLEVELAND, OH, USA and COVENTRY, ENGLAND December 1, 2016) ― Bear Diversified Inc. (Bear), its subsidiaries Northern Stamping (NSI) and Highlands Diversified Services (HDS), and Impression Technologies  (ITL) announced that they recently entered into a strategic partnership to bring ITL’s patented Hot Form Quench (HFQ®) technology to North America. ITL was incorporated in 2012 to commercialize an innovative and disruptive technology […]

Bear Diversified Announces Investment in LAMTEC Mexico

Bear Diversified, Inc., announced today its subsidiary, Northern Stamping Co, completed its investment in LAMTEC Mexico, S.A. de C.V. In making this investment, Northern Stamping is partnered with Ontario based London Automotive & Manufacturing Ltd in the day-to-day operation of LAMTEC, which is located in Queretaro, Mexico. Matthew Friedman, Chairman and CEO of Bear Diversified, […]

Stamping Enhancements

Two new Aida Servo presses have been added to our technology base starting in the spring of 2016.

Bear Diversified Acquires Highlands Diversified Services

Bear Diversified Inc., announced on July 31, 2015 it completed the acquisition of 100% of the stock of London, Kentucky-based Highlands Diversified Services, Inc. (HDS). Bear Diversified is a privately held holding company formed to complete the acquisition of HDS. It is also the parent company of Cleveland, Ohio-based Northern Stamping, Inc. (NSI). NSI has been a supplier of […]

Michelle Hamm

Michelle Hamm

General Manager​
Michelle began her career as an industrial engineer at American Greetings Corporation in 1993, gaining experience in process development and product distribution. She joined Highlands in 1995 as the Quality Manager, responsible for quality system implementation. Utilizing her engineering background, she was given the responsibilities for process engineering in 1998. In 2012, Michelle became the Director of Quality. Michelle attended the University of Kentucky where she earned her B.S. in Electrical Engineering, she also received professional engineering certification from the state of Kentucky.