Wauseon Machine and Manufacturing, Inc. acquired McAlister Design, Inc., a custom designer and manufacturer of automated machinery based in Greenville, South Carolina. The acquisition will allow Wauseon to double its automation sector.
Air Industries Group received two contracts totaling $5.2 million to produce arresting gear components for the US Navy E-2D aircraft and F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. Deliveries for the E-2D order are expected to begin in 2025, and for the F-35 order in Q4 2023.
Rhino Health will expand its Fort Worth, Texas, factory with a $200 million project for a 400,000-square-foot facility, expected to produce 3 billion nitrile gloves annually.
Brenntag Specialties has signed an exclusive supplier agreement with Tolsa, S.A. to distribute Tolsa's Functional Additives business, including ADINS products, in the United States and Canada.
Nederman acquired RoboVent, a U.S. industrial air filtration company, for approximately SEK 430 million on a cash and debt-free basis, strengthening its North American position in weld fume extraction.
FANUC America announced a West Campus expansion in Auburn Hills, Michigan, adding 655,000 square feet of manufacturing, engineering and R&D space, increasing total operational space to nearly two million square feet.
Automotive parts distributor Automann Inc. is opening a new 367,000-square-foot facility in Paulding County, Georgia, creating more than 150 jobs. The facility will serve as a Southeastern hub.
Machine and equipment maker Kubota will build a new 650,000-square-foot facility in Gainesville, Georgia, investing $140 million and adding 500 jobs. The facility will double production capacity and open in 2024.
Renewable energy solutions provider Qcells is investing $171 million to build a solar-module manufacturing facility in Whitfield County, Georgia, creating 470 jobs. The facility is expected to open in 2023.
Sustainable shoe manufacturer Okabashi Brands Inc. is investing $20 million over five years to expand its existing facility in Gwinnett County, Georgia, creating 340 new jobs.
Kordsa, a subsidiary of Sabancı Holding, acquired US-based Axiom Materials for USD 181 million. Axiom Materials is a reinforcement technologies company.
The Boeing Co. received a $57,749,000 firm-fixed-price order from the U.S. Navy to procure initial spares and repair equipment for the MQ-25A Stingray air vehicle. Work will be performed in St. Louis, Missouri and Indianapolis, Indiana, with completion expected in July 2025.
Emerson celebrated the official opening of its 277,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Ash Flat, Arkansas, on July 29, 2022. The $35 million investment will produce Greenlee specialty tools for electrical tradespeople, with a goal of creating up to 285 jobs over four years.
Pepsi Bottling Ventures will invest $35 million to add a new bottling line at its Winston-Salem, North Carolina production facility, expected to be operational by the end of 2024. The line will serve Aquafina, Lipton Tea and Nature's Twist.
John Deere will transition Mower Conditioner production from its Ottumwa Works plant in Iowa to its existing Hay and Forage mower factory in Monterrey, Mexico, by the end of 2023. The company also plans to invest in the Ottumwa plant for other products.
Novelis Corporation secured a deal with Baldwin County Commission for 2,000 acres of land at the South Alabama Megasite, with a $2.5 billion investment. The project, code-named Project Skyfall, will break ground on September 30, 2022, and is expected to create at least 1,000 jobs, with aluminum production targeted by 2025.
DuPont opened a new Liveo Healthcare Solutions manufacturing facility near Moncks Corner, South Carolina, for producing flexible medical tubing. The plant employs 25 workers and is expected to double that by mid-2024. DuPont invested about $66 million to reopen the factory.
Holcim has successfully completed the acquisition of SES Foam LLC, the largest independent spray foam insulation company in the US, with estimated 2022 net sales of USD 200 million.
Hydro is investing NOK 150 million ($15 million) into its Henderson, Kentucky facility to install a new homogenization furnace and baghouse, enabling increased production of recycled aluminium alloys for the automotive industry.
Vertiv has completed the acquisition of UtilityInnovation Group (UIG) for approximately $1.45 billion, expanding its portfolio with microgrid controls and on-site generation orchestration for data centers.
Thales Defense & Security Inc. acquired the remaining stake of Leonardo DRS in Advanced Acoustic Concepts (AAC), a joint venture specializing in surface ship combat systems and undersea warfare platforms for the U.S. Navy, for an undisclosed amount.
Unilock will invest $55.6 million to establish a manufacturing campus in Hanover County, Virginia, with up to four production facilities, creating 50 new jobs.
Zimmer Biomet and Hospital for Special Surgery announced a three-year agreement to create the HSS/Zimmer Biomet Innovation Center for Artificial Intelligence in Robotic Joint Replacement, aiming to develop AI-based decision support tools for robotic-assisted joint surgery.
Control Devices, a portfolio company of HMB Holdings, has acquired Sherwood Valve, a Pennsylvania-based producer of technical gas valves and flow-control components, reported on 13 January 2026.
Atlas Copco has completed the acquisition of the assets of the Stainless Design Concepts (SDC) division from CVD Equipment Corporation for around $16.9 million, reported on 6 April 2026.
Biomass Engineering & Equipment (BE&E) acquired VIBRAPRO, a manufacturer based in Boise, Idaho, in 2024.
Wabtec received a contract valued at over $1 billion from Union Pacific to modernize 600 locomotives (525 AC4400/AC6000 and 75 Dash-9) with digital solutions, engine upgrades, and next-generation controls. Deliveries are expected to start in 2023.
Alpine Power Systems announced that Battery Technology Inc. (BTI) has joined the Alpine Family through an asset purchase, merging with Alpine's Critical Power Division.
Enginuity Power Systems announced the launch of a $3.6 million U.S. Army contract for the Ruggedized Tactical Generator - 5 Hybrid (RTG-5H) program to build a 2-5kW load following hybrid generator set.
Mars Petcare will invest more than $82 million to expand its Kansas City manufacturing facility, creating 95 new jobs. The expansion will increase production capacity for GREENIES treats by over 75%, adding more than 940 million treats per year.
CPI Aerostructures received purchase orders totaling $3.2 million from Boeing for structural assemblies for the A-10 Thunderbolt II under a previously announced IDIQ contract with a maximum value of $48 million.
Aichi Steel's US subsidiary Aichi Forge USA (AFU) started a new production line for automotive connecting rods at its plant in the US. The line has an annual capacity of 3.6 million units and cost $21.75 million.
Amentum has been awarded a $59 million contract by the U.S. Air Force for aerospace support services.
Dayton Bag & Burlap Co. and NYP Corp. were awarded a maximum $20 million firm-fixed-price contract for acrylic sandbags by the Defense Logistics Agency. The contract has a two-year base with three one-year options.
SK Group announced $22 billion in new capital investment in the United States, with $15 billion earmarked for SK hynix to enhance chip R&D and packaging capacity. The announcement was made in a virtual meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden.
Collins Aerospace broke ground on a $14 million expansion of its additive manufacturing center in West Des Moines, Iowa. The 9,000-square-foot expansion will add 3D metal printers, including an NXG XII 600 system expected to be fully operational in late 2023.
Chemours is increasing its Opteon YF ultra-low GWP refrigerant production by 40% at its Ingleside, Texas facility through an $80 million project. The expansion is aimed at meeting growing customer demand.
Waterloo Container renewed its contract with Amcor Flexibles Capsules Canada, under which it serves as Amcor's top distributor of the STELVIN brand closures. The renewal was announced in Waterloo, NY on July 27, 2022.
Scotia Investments and CKF agreed to purchase Molded Fiber Technologies from UFP Technologies, forming MFT-CKF, Inc. MFT makes molded pulp protective packaging at plants in Clinton, Iowa and El Paso, Texas.
GlobalFoundries received final local approval from the Malta Planning Board for a 633,000-square-foot expansion at its Malta, New York site. The project is expected to cost $6 billion to $8 billion.
Solvay plans to invest in a new facility to produce electronic grade hydrogen peroxide in Casa Grande, Arizona, to supply the U.S. semiconductor market. The facility will be fully powered by renewable electricity.
Tailwind Technologies Inc. has formed Hartzell Aviation, a new company bringing together Hartzell Propeller, Hartzell Aerospace Welding and Hartzell Engine Tech. The announcement was made at the 2022 EAA AirVenture Oshkosh airshow.
OQ Chemicals has taken a final investment decision to build propionic aldehyde capacity and infrastructure to support Röhm in constructing a world-scale methyl methacrylate plant at OQ Chemicals' Bay City, Texas site. The plant has a design capacity of 250,000 tons per year and will use Röhm's LiMA technology, with mechanical completion slated for Q1 2024.
Kassow Robots has received a major order worth a double-digit million euro amount from a US textile manufacturer. The order involves over 60 Kassow KR1018 cobots mounted on mobile robots for calibrating machines and changing yarn spools, developed by Project Automation & Consulting GmbH.
Gentex Corporation is expanding in Zeeland, Michigan, investing $300 million and creating 500 new jobs. The project includes a new high-tech manufacturing facility and distribution center in Zeeland Charter Township, and expansion of its existing facility in the City of Zeeland.
Wacker Chemie AG is preparing to build a new silicone production complex at its Charleston, Tennessee site, with a feasibility study started. The total investment is estimated at more than US$200 million, expected to create more than 200 new jobs.
Allison Transmission will provide its 3040 MX cross-drive transmission for the U.S. Army's Mobile Protected Firepower (MPF) combat vehicle, produced by General Dynamics Land Systems. The Army is expected to purchase over 500 vehicles through 2035, representing approximately $250 million in revenue for Allison.
PTG Holroyd has received an order for a 3EX-R rotor milling machine from a leading air compressor machinery specialist, to be installed at a North American manufacturing facility. This is the 17th EX Series machine sold to this customer.
Schlumberger's OneSubsea will supply and oversee engineering, construction and installation of a subsea multiphase boosting system for Kosmos Energy's Odd Job field in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico, with Subsea 7 handling installation.
Novvia Group acquired Duval Container, a Jacksonville, Florida supplier of cans, pails, drums, bottles and jars, on July 26, 2022. Terms were not disclosed.