Sojo Industries partnered with Schreiber Foods to implement Sojo Flight mobile manufacturing lines across Schreiber's global network for diverse packaging capabilities.

Sojo Industries secured $10 million in Series A funding to expand automation and robotics capabilities at its Temple, Texas facility and develop its Sojo Flight mobile automated robotic production solution.

Howmet Aerospace is expanding its Morristown, Tennessee location with an investment of $27.9 million, creating 50 new jobs.

Ritz Instrument Transformers will invest $28 million in a new facility in Waynesboro, Georgia, to produce high-voltage instrument transformers, creating 130 new jobs in Burke County.

American Titanium Metal, LLC will build a major manufacturing plant in Fayetteville, North Carolina, to produce aerospace-grade titanium, investing $867.8 million and creating 304 jobs.

Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department selected Black & Veatch to provide design and engineering services for renewal and replacement projects at its three wastewater treatment plants as part of an $8.6 billion capital improvement program.

Taber Extrusions is expanding its facility in Russellville, Arkansas, investing over $60 million and creating 70 new jobs, introducing the largest direct extrusion press in North America.

The U.S. Department of Defense awarded Constellium Muscle Shoals LLC $23 million to increase annual aluminum casting production capacity by up to 300 million pounds at its Muscle Shoals, Alabama plant.

Zekelman Industries plans to invest over $6 million to expand steel tube production at its facilities in Jefferson County, Alabama, creating 91 jobs. This includes $2.3 million for upgrades at the Atlas Tube facility and $3.9 million to equip a warehouse for a new Wheatland Tube facility in Birmingham.

BAE Systems' FAST Labs organization has been awarded a $22 million contract by the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Research & Engineering to support the STEAM PIPE project. The work involves developing and delivering advanced chiplet prototypes for military systems.

GE Aerospace has awarded Triumph Group's Geared Solutions business a sole-source contract to supply the auxiliary gearbox for the F404 afterburning turbofan engine. Work will be performed at Triumph's facility in Michigan.

Astorg, a private equity firm, is acquiring Hamilton Thorne, a producer of precision instruments, for $2.25 per share in cash, giving an enterprise value of approximately $388 million.

Leitner-Poma of America has opened a new Skytrac manufacturing facility in Tooele, Utah, investing over $27 million and creating more than 120 jobs.

Birdon America received a $14.75 million order from the US Coast Guard for long lead time materials to begin construction on the first Inland Construction Tender and River Buoy Tender, part of a $1.187 billion contract for 27 Waterways Commerce Cutters.

Cleveland-Cliffs announced it will establish a new electrical distribution transformer production plant in Weirton, West Virginia, with a total capital investment of $150 million. The plant is expected to come online in the first half of 2026 and create 600 jobs.

Dover has acquired Marshall Excelsior Company for $395 million in cash. The Michigan-based flow control component maker will join Dover's OPW Global unit.

Production Systems Automation Inc. plans to add two buildings to its Clark Road campus in Duryea, Pennsylvania, and hire 100 employees over 36 months. The company currently employs 92 people at that site.

Platinum Equity has completed the sale of the Hunterstown power generation facility in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, to LS Power. The 810 MW combined-cycle gas turbine plant supplies power to the PJM grid. Financial terms were not disclosed.

ABB and Niedax Group agreed to form a 50/50 joint venture integrating their North American cable tray businesses, focusing on the US, Canada, and Mexico. The transaction is expected to close in Q4 2024.

Axium Packaging has opened a $36 million, 130,000-square-foot plastic packaging plant in Archdale, North Carolina, its first in the Carolinas. The plant is about 15 miles southwest of Greensboro and will bring new jobs, though no number is given.

Feintool is investing $35 million in a 47,000 sq ft expansion at its Nashville, Tennessee facility, increasing capacity by 25% and creating up to 50 jobs. A new 1,600-ton servo transfer press is planned for Q1 2025.

Budnick Converting Inc. acquired Evans EVCO, a materials fabricator and distributor in Kansas City, Missouri, effective July 1, 2024. The acquisition strengthens Budnick's position in aerospace and electronics markets.

Suominen invested approximately €10 million to upgrade one production line at its Bethune, South Carolina facility. The project is expected to be complete within H1 2025.

Amphenol Corporation has agreed to acquire CommScope's Outdoor Wireless Networks and Distributed Antenna Systems businesses for $2.1 billion in cash. The acquired businesses are expected to have 2024 sales of approximately $1.2 billion.

Corscale Data Centers has approved the integrated systems testing of Airedale by Modine cooling solutions for its initial 72MW data center at Gainesville Crossing Data Campus in Virginia, US. The order includes 56 OptiChill chillers, 256 AireWall fan wall units, and 8 SmartCool units.

Collins Aerospace announced a $200 million investment to expand its carbon brake production site in Spokane, Washington, by 50% or 70,000 square feet, including up to three new buildings and additional furnaces.

AJIN Georgia will hold an opening ceremony for its new stamped-metal parts plant in Bulloch County, Georgia. The $317 million investment will create over 600 jobs and supply the Hyundai Metaplant.

Oliver Twinsafe will supply soft-seated double block and bleed valves in 316 stainless steel for phases 2 and 3 of the Plaquemines project, for an unnamed European compression manufacturer. The project is on the Mississippi River about 20 miles south of New Orleans.

An affiliate of Mill Point Capital has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the commercial refrigeration and foodservice equipment businesses of FEMSA, Imbera and Torrey, forming a new platform called AeriTek Global LLC.

Ditch Witch, a Toro Company, broke ground on a new 170,000-square-foot facility in Perry, Oklahoma, to expand its manufacturing capacity for trenchers and utility equipment.

Nordson Industrial Coating Systems is establishing a new 225,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Clinton, South Carolina, with a $30 million investment and creation of 125 jobs. Operations are expected to begin by November 2024.

Lear Corporation has completed its acquisition of WIP Industrial Automation, a Spanish provider of robotics and AI-based automation solutions for manufacturing. The deal was previously announced on April 29, 2024.

Triumph Group's Geared Solutions business has been awarded a contract to provide the Auxiliary Gearbox from GE Aerospace for the F404 afterburning turbofan engine. The work will be performed at Triumph's facility in Macomb, Michigan.

JK Tool, a division of Weiss-Aug Group, has acquired the assets of Precise Tool & Die of Leechburg, Pennsylvania. The acquisition aims to grow capabilities and capacity for progressive dies, spares and components.

Sypris Technologies has entered into a long-term, sole-source extension to its current supply agreement with one of the world's largest commercial vehicle manufacturers to supply Ultra Axle Shafts for medium and heavy-duty trucks. The agreement is effective immediately and represents over 25 years of continuous supply.

The Biden-Harris Administration announced preliminary terms to provide up to $400 million in direct funding to GlobalWafers subsidiaries to support construction of new silicon wafer manufacturing facilities in Texas and Missouri. The projects represent total capital expenditures of approximately $4 billion and are expected to create 1,700 construction jobs and 880 manufacturing jobs.

Couch Aggregates, LLC and Premier Holding Company, LLC entered into a recapitalization and joint venture agreement with Cemex. Couch is a producer of aggregates for concrete and construction, Premier is a logistics company for construction aggregates, and Cemex is a global construction materials company.

Nipro Medical Corporation will invest more than $397.8 million to build its first North American manufacturing center of excellence in Greenville, North Carolina, creating 232 jobs. The 550,000-square-foot facility will produce medical devices for diabetes, chronic kidney disease, and renal health.

Nightfood Holdings has signed a letter of intent to acquire SWC Group, doing business as Carryoutsupplies.com, a US wholesaler of custom takeout packaging for foodservice, in an all-stock transaction through its subsidiary Future Hospitality Ventures Holdings.

Workdry International has acquired Holland Pump Company, a pump rental business with over 1,000 pumps across 15 US sites, backed by Arcus Infrastructure Partners. It will operate as Workdry's North American division.

Morinaga America Foods is investing $136 million to build a second Hi-Chew candy factory at its Mebane, North Carolina site. The project will create 204 jobs, with construction starting in October 2024 and production expected to begin in 2027.

Manner Polymers is constructing a new 100,000 square foot manufacturing facility in Mount Vernon, Illinois. The solar-powered plant will produce PVC compounds for automotive and solar panel applications, with production expected to begin in Q3 2025.

UFP Technologies, Inc. acquired Marble Medical, a Tallahassee, Florida-based developer and manufacturer of adhesive-based medical components and single-use devices.

GE Vernova announced a $22 million investment in its Schenectady, New York facility to manufacture H65 and H84 generators for HA gas turbines, expected to create over 150 jobs.

COIM USA, the North American arm of COIM Group, announced a planned $45 million investment for 2025-2026 to expand its West Deptford, New Jersey facility, adding capacity for reactive hot melt adhesives and current markets.

PremiStar announced that Farmer & Irwin, a mechanical contractor based in Riviera Beach, Florida, has joined the PremiStar family of companies, expanding its commercial HVAC footprint in Southeast Florida.

Nita Inc. acquired Shorewood Engineering LLC, a Minnesota-based rotary labeler manufacturer, to strengthen its labeling solutions.

Power Systems West (PSW) and Bay City Electric Works (BCEW) are combining to become one of the largest backup power generation providers in the western United States, effective July 31, 2024.

LG Chem and Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) have cancelled their plans for joint ventures to produce polylactic acid (PLA) in Illinois, which were originally announced in August 2022.

nVent Electric has completed the acquisition of Trachte, a manufacturer of custom-engineered control building solutions, for $695 million. Trachte is headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin and employs over 500 people.