Learjet Inc. has been awarded a $464.85 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to supply up to six Bombardier Global 6000 aircraft (E-11A) for the US Air Force's Battlefield Airborne Communications Node program.

Heytex USA has awarded New Era Converting Machinery an order for a three-ply thermal laminating and embossing line to be installed at its Pulaski, VA plant.

GreyOrange announced a strategic partnership with Conveyer & Caster to provide AI-enabled robotic fulfillment solutions for warehouses and distribution centers, focusing on intralogistics.

Satellite Healthcare will purchase and use Outset Medical's Tablo Hemodialysis System for home hemodialysis under a multi-year sales agreement, with collaboration on education and training.

Autocam Medical is investing $60 million to build a new 100,000-square-foot manufacturing facility and global headquarters in Kentwood, Michigan, expected to create 250 jobs. The investment will be made through 2024.

LANXESS Corporation contracted Palmer Holland to distribute its colorant additive products, including Macrolex dyes and Bayplast pigments, in the US plastics and CASE markets, effective June 15, 2021.

PolyQuest is expanding its Darlington, South Carolina facility for the eighth time, adding four new buildings totaling 225,000 square feet, two new rail spurs, and new machinery for recycled PET processing. The expansion will add 15 jobs and is expected to be completed by February 2022.

TSMC has begun construction at its Arizona site for a $12 billion computer chip factory. The facility is on track to start volume production of 5-nanometer chips in 2024.

Wagners Composite Fibre Technologies, a subsidiary of Wagners Holding Limited, will establish a new manufacturing and assembly facility in Cresson, Texas. The project is expected to create 304 jobs and begin commercial operations in October 2021.

Airxcel announced an expansion of its Wichita, Kansas facility to increase capacity of HVAC products for recreational vehicles. The project will create 365 jobs and invest more than $4 million.

GE Aviation broke ground on a new 280,000-square-foot lean engine component manufacturing facility in Beavercreek, Ohio. The facility will consolidate operations from seven buildings and is expected to be completed by Q1 2022 and fully operational by end of 2022.

Supermicro is expanding manufacturing at its US and Taiwan campuses, doubling capacity to produce over 2 million servers per year. Full production is targeted for summer 2021.

Zep, Inc. completed and started up a new AFCO production facility in Kingman, Arizona, to expand production and distribution capacity for food and beverage processors on the West Coast.

Nova Steel USA Inc. is opening a new tube manufacturing facility in Bowling Green, Kentucky, with an initial investment of over $20 million and plans for expansions totaling $70 million. The 108,000 sq. ft. plant will create 110 jobs and produce automotive parts for pickup trucks and SUVs.

STERIS plc acquired Cantel Medical Corp for approximately $3.6 billion in equity value ($4.6 billion enterprise value), adding infection-prevention products and a new Dental segment.

KIHOMAC acquired NavCom Systems, Inc., a manufacturer of high-quality electronic assemblies based in Warner Robins, Georgia. NavCom will retain its brand and integrate into KIHOMAC's Aerospace Integrity Programs group in Byron, Georgia.

MSC Industrial Supply Co. acquired a majority interest in Wm. F. Hurst Co., LLC, a Wichita-based distributor of metalworking tools for the aerospace industry. Wm. F. Hurst will retain its branding and leadership under John Mullen. Financial terms were not disclosed.

The Boeing Company was awarded a $51,980,284 firm-fixed-price contract by the Naval Air Warfare Center Air Division for Lots Three and Four T-45 aircraft inlet modification retrofit kits, including support equipment and logistics. Performance is in St. Louis, Missouri, with completion expected in January 2025.

Viking Masek purchased an undisclosed stake in IAS Inc. to form a strategic partnership, combining packaging equipment and robotics expertise to offer integrated automation solutions for packing, packaging, and palletizing.

W. R. Grace completed its acquisition of the Fine Chemistry Services business of Albemarle Corporation for approximately $570 million, including $300 million cash and $270 million in preferred equity.

Paragon 28 acquired the product lines of Additive Orthopaedics, including the FDA-approved 3D-printed Patient Specific Talus Spacer and a surgical planning application.

Aehr Test Systems received and shipped a follow-on order worth over $2.3 million from a Fortune 500 silicon carbide customer for a FOX-XP Wafer Level Test and Burn-in system. The system shipped in the fiscal fourth quarter ending May 31, 2021.

Standard Motor Products (SMP) has acquired 100% of Trumpet Holdings (Trombetta) for $108 million. Trombetta is a supplier of power switching and management products with facilities in Wisconsin, Mexico, and China.

De Nora is buying Calgon Carbon Corp's UV Technologies Division (CCUV), which includes municipal and industrial water ultraviolet disinfection brands and Hyde Marine ballast water management systems.

Mission Design and Automation is expanding in Holland Charter Township, Michigan, with a $5.3 million private investment and plans to create 109 new jobs. The company will establish a new facility near its current operations to house large-scale automation projects.

Four Morris distribution companies (Robert E. Morris Company, Morris Great Lakes, Morris South, Morris Midwest) signed an agreement to become the exclusive representative for Modig Machine Tool in their regions.

Retractable Technologies received a preliminary notice from HHS/ASPR expressing intent to exercise all seven one-month option periods under an existing contract, extending it to February 14, 2022 and increasing its value by $92,772,680.

Green Bay Packaging held ribbon-cutting ceremonies in June 2021 for its $500 million recycled paper mill in Wisconsin, the first new mill built in the state in over three decades. The project received $41.9 million in state tax credits and is credited with creating 177 new jobs.

Pregis plans to invest more than $14 million to open an advanced manufacturing facility in an existing 298,000-square-foot building in McDonough, Henry County, Georgia, by August 2021. The plant is expected to create 80 jobs immediately and up to 150 as it scales.

Emerson completed a multimillion-dollar expansion of its Copeland engineering facility in Sidney, Ohio, adding 110,000 square feet of lab space for compressor research and development.

Aeronautical Systems Inc. announced a $5.6 million expansion of its manufacturing operations in New Bern, North Carolina, adding 30 jobs.

RS Automation completed promotion and certification procedures as a smart factory partner of the Nevada state government. The company established a local subsidiary in Henderson, USA, and operates a smart factory showcase. It also won a project to supply advanced robot motion solutions for SK Innovation's Georgia plant logistics standard.

A joint venture between Jacobs Engineering Group and North Wind Portage won a 10-year, $6.4 billion contract from the U.S. Department of Energy for nuclear waste cleanup and storage at the Idaho National Laboratory Site.

Wagstaff Crane, based in Utah, will acquire Bronson Crane, a Potain self-erecting tower crane dealership. Bronson Crane will continue to trade under its existing name and operate from Wagstaff's building in Murray, Utah.

Millennium Die Group has acquired National Steel Rule Die, Inc., combining their diemaking capabilities to serve markets including aerospace, medical, automotive, and more.

Atlanta Gold and Newmont USA Limited agreed in principle that Newmont will purchase and process gold-silver concentrate from Atlanta Gold's mine near Atlanta, Idaho.

Atlanta Gold Inc. reached an agreement in principle to purchase fixed assets including buildings, generators, and water treatment plants from Newmont USA Limited for US$1.5 million, to be paid in shares.

Advanced Technology International was awarded a $99,000,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract by the Office of Naval Research for the Navy Manufacturing Technology Composites Manufacturing Center. Work will be performed in Summerville, South Carolina, with completion expected by June 1, 2026.

SPARC Research will invest $2.5 million to establish a new 20,000-square-foot office and manufacturing facility in Fauquier County, Virginia, for rocket motor component manufacturing, creating 16 jobs.

Bridgestone Americas is investing $51 million to expand its Firestone Industrial Products air springs plant in Williamsburg, Kentucky, adding 68,000 square feet and 250 jobs to meet growing demand from the electric vehicle sector.

SK Capital announced the acquisition of Canlak and Valentus Specialty Chemicals to form a new wood coatings company called Canlak Coatings, headquartered in North Brunswick, New Jersey.

Magna International Inc. is building a $31 million plant near Spartanburg, South Carolina, to manufacture vehicle mirrors. The plant will supply high-tech mirrors to BMW, Mercedes and Volvo.

Konecranes has received a $43.5 million order from the US Navy for a portal jib crane to be delivered to Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard. The order is part of a deal initially announced in December 2019, with options for 5 additional cranes over 5 years potentially totaling $330 million.

Specialty chemicals distributor IMCD N.V. acquired Andes Chemical Corp., a Miami-based distributor serving the CASE, construction, cosmetics, and other industries in Central America, the Caribbean, Colombia, and Peru. Andes Chemical generated $46 million in revenue in 2020 and adds 43 employees.

GNCO, parent company of Towlift Inc., acquired Cromer Material Handling, a California-based forklift and material handling equipment dealer with six facilities. No financial terms were disclosed. Cromer founder Marshall Cromer will continue to lead the company.

Wheatland Tube, a division of Zekelman Industries, announced a $30 million investment to build an 85,000-square-foot fully automated storage and retrieval warehouse at its steel pipe and tube plant in Howland, Ohio. The expansion will take about 18 months to complete.

South Korean aerospace company Kencoa Aerospace is in negotiations to acquire a US space launch company, according to a report from SK Securities. The acquisition would accelerate growth in the space sector.

Ardagh Group plans to invest US$195 million to convert warehouse space and add two high-speed can lines at its Winston-Salem plant in North Carolina. About 94 jobs will be created when the expansion completes in 2022.

Canada-based Kruger Packaging plans a $114.2 million, 400,000-square-foot corrugated box plant at T.J. Patterson Industrial Park in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, creating at least 150 jobs. The announcement was made on May 27, 2021.

Indiana-based steel processor Paragon Steel has acquired Ohio-based Buckeye Metals Industries Inc. Financial terms were not disclosed. Buckeye will continue to operate as a division under its current name.