Fiocchi of America announced plans to establish a manufacturing facility in Little Rock, Arkansas, investing $15 million and hiring 85 skilled employees.

Navatek LLC and the University of Maine's Advanced Structures and Composites Center won a $5 million contract from the U.S. Office of Naval Research to research additive manufacturing for Navy and Marine Corps vessels.

CORE Industrial Partners acquired Incodema, a precision sheet metal engineering provider, and Newcut, a photo chemical etching manufacturer, forming Incodema Holdings. The acquisitions were announced on July 29, 2020.

MAHLE will expand its Murfreesboro, Tennessee facility by adding 140,000 square feet and new injection molding production lines, creating approximately 300 jobs.

Curtiss-Wright has partnered with Ringo Valves, a subsidiary of Samson AG Group, to supply the U.S. nuclear power market. The agreement was announced on July 29, 2020.

Zebra Technologies announced its acquisition of Reflexis Systems for $575 million, combining workforce and task management capabilities.

Energy Recovery has commissioned a new 54,000 square foot production facility in Tracy, California, for manufacturing PX Pressure Exchanger ceramic components. The facility has more than doubled the company's output and supports water segment revenue growth.

Curtiss-Wright has been awarded multiple contracts totaling over $220 million from Bechtel Plant Machinery Inc. and General Dynamics Electric Boat to supply propulsion valves, pumps, and instrumentation and control systems for Virginia-class, Columbia-class submarines and Ford-class aircraft carriers. Work will be completed by 2024.

Micro-LAM, Inc. announced it was acquired by IDEX Corporation on August 1, 2025. The deal marks a new chapter for the advanced manufacturing company based in Portage, Michigan.

Freudenberg Performance Materials partnered with the Nonwovens Institute at North Carolina State University to manufacture face masks, including earloop procedure and N95 masks, with capacity of over one million masks per month. Freudenberg is also installing six additional production lines and adding 50 new jobs.

PPG Industries merged its chlor-alkali division with Georgia Gulf to form Axiall Corporation, a deal valued at $2.1 billion. The new company has approximately $5 billion in revenues and 6,400 employees.

Southwire Company, LLC has acquired Madison Electric Products LLC, a manufacturer of electrical components and accessories based in Solon, Ohio. The acquisition includes a headquarters in Solon and a warehouse in Duluth, Georgia, and adds 34 employees to Southwire.

Curtiss-Wright was awarded contracts valued above $220 million by Bechtel Plant Machinery and General Dynamics Electric Boat to supply propulsion valves, pumps and control systems for Virginia-class, Columbia-class and Ford-class programs. Work runs through 2024 at its New York and Pennsylvania facilities.

SCD.USA Infrared, LLC was awarded a $17.4 million contract by the United States Army for sustainment support services for the AN/VSQ-6B Vehicle Optics Sensor System (VOSS). The contract was announced on July 27, 2020.

AGCOR Steel is undertaking a $2.3 million expansion at its facility in Good Hope, Alabama, adding new machinery and equipment and creating 15-20 new jobs. The expansion will start in July 2020, with equipment purchased this year and building construction next year.

ALS Controls changed its name to ALS Mechatronic and entered a partnership with South African company Directech. It also plans to open new offices in Texas.

Arlington Plating Company announced a new partnership/acquisition with Midwestern Rust Proof and Enameled Steel, forming a group with over 200,000 sq ft of metal finishing production space.

Halquist Stone Company acquired BrickCraft LLC, a subsidiary of Visser Brothers Construction. Halquist Stone plans to invest in a new 7,200 sq ft building and equipment upgrades.

Dakota Supply Group acquired Honold & La Page Inc. in Sheboygan, Wisconsin in an asset purchase.

The SEER Group LLC announced its acquisition of Nolan Heating & Air, which will be a subsidiary of Mike's Mechanical Services LLC.

Trive Capital provided a structured capital solution to Field Aerospace to buy out a minority shareholder and support growth initiatives. Field Aerospace specializes in aircraft integration, engineering, modification, and support services.

Subaru of Indiana Automotive broke ground on a $158 million expansion at its Lafayette, Indiana plant, adding a service parts facility and transmission assembly shop, creating 350 new jobs. The transmission assembly will produce continuously variable transmissions, with completion in mid-2021.

Harrington Industrial Plastics opened a new 68,000-square-foot distribution center in Fort Wayne, Indiana, on July 24, 2020, to service the Great Lakes area.

Huntsman's Advanced Materials business expanded its Pan-American distribution agreement with Azelis, naming Azelis as the lead distributor for its CASE and CVC Thermoset Specialties product lines in the US and Canada. The expanded agreement takes effect October 1, 2020.

GGI Motors, owned by Alter Trading Corp's owner Bob Ellis, acquired American Industrial Motor Service (AIMS) in Milwaukee, an industrial motor repair company. All 27 employees were retained.

Vilex completed the acquisition of DT MedTech, manufacturer of the Hintermann Series System Total Ankle Replacement. DT MedTech will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Vilex, gaining the Hintermann H3 and H2 total ankle systems.

Conagra Brands is investing over $100 million to expand its existing facility in Troy, Ohio, adding 63,000 square feet of production area, new packaging equipment, smokehouses, and drying rooms for Slim Jim and Duke's Smoked Sausages. The project is expected to create over 200 new jobs and be completed in December 2020.

Hollingsworth & Vose Company and Midwest Textiles established a Master Distribution Agreement for H&V to supply specialty materials to Midwest for converting and distribution to the embroidery materials market.

Lydall Performance Materials held a groundbreaking ceremony for an expansion at its Rochester, New Hampshire facility to house two new production lines for N95 mask material. The expansion is supported by a $13.5 million federal contract from the DOD and HHS.

Huntsman's Advanced Materials business expanded its Pan-American business relationship with Azelis Americas CASE, LLC and Azelis Canada, Inc. Azelis will lead the distribution of the Coatings, Adhesives, Sealants & Elastomers (CASE) business for Advanced Materials in the US and Canada, including legacy CASE business and CVC Thermoset Specialties product lines acquired in April 2020.

GEDIA Automotive Group will build an advanced manufacturing facility in Whitfield County, Georgia, USA, investing $85 million and creating 200 jobs. The plant will focus on parts for electric vehicles.

Interroll Group started operation of its second plant in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, adding 100,000 sq ft of manufacturing and warehousing space and 25,000 sq ft of offices. The plant provides assembly lines for the Modular Conveyor Platform and sorters.

Lydall held a groundbreaking ceremony on July 24, 2020, for a major expansion of its production facility in Rochester, New Hampshire. The Filtration Center of Excellence will house two new production lines for fine fiber meltblown filtration media for N95 respirators, surgical masks, and air filtration systems.

Electro-Mechanical announced in November 2024 that it will invest $16.55 million to expand operations in Southwest Virginia, adding a 200,000 square foot facility in Washington County.

Electro-Mechanical, LLC acquired Powercon Corporation, a Maryland-based manufacturer of medium-voltage switchgear and modular power systems, on October 24, 2025. The deal expands its utility, data-center and critical infrastructure offering nationwide.

Spanco announced a new expansion in the Greater Milwaukee Area, as listed in its company history milestones for 2026.

Nikola Corporation broke ground on a 1 million-square-foot manufacturing facility in Coolidge, Arizona. The facility is expected to generate over 1,800 new jobs and result in approximately $600 million in capital expenditures, with capacity to produce 35,000 Class 8 trucks annually.

FlexQube Inc. received a follow-up order worth $280,000 from Siemens Mobility in Sacramento for material handling carts, as part of an expansion at the Siemens facility. The carts are used for manufacturing rail vehicles.

Global, The Source (Vladmir Ltd.) acquired American Radionic Co. Inc. (AmRad Engineering), a film capacitor manufacturer, effective July 1, 2020. Terms were not disclosed.

Artio Medical, Inc. acquired Flow Forward Medical, Inc. in a stock-for-stock merger that closed on June 8, 2020. Flow Forward develops venous dilation technology for hemodialysis patients.

AEM Group acquired DB Design, a supplier of technology solutions to semiconductor, solar, automation, automotive, and medical industries, on July 23, 2020. Terms were not disclosed.

Massman Companies, a packaging machinery leader, has acquired ADCO, a privately held company based in Sanger, California. No financial details were disclosed.

Ashland Global Holdings Inc. closed the sale of its maleic anhydride business and manufacturing facility in Neal, West Virginia, to AOC Materials LLC for $100 million.

Astronics Corporation received contracts from Bell Textron to develop CorePower electrical generation and power distribution systems for the FLRAA and FARA programs, including the V-280 Valor. Development expected over 18-24 months.

Harrington Industrial Plastics completed its acquisition of Aetna Plastics, a Cleveland, Ohio distributor of plastics and process piping systems, in partnership with Aetna management. Aetna's president Gary Davis is joining Harrington.

Replacement Parts Inc. (Parts Warehouse Inc.) announced plans to merge with Distributors Warehouse Inc. The deal will combine their operations across 12 US states.

ARCH Global Precision acquired Cling's Aerospace, an Arizona manufacturer of machined parts and assemblies for aerospace and defense industries.

The Kendall Group acquired Forberg Scientific, combining process control and measurement industry leaders with valve automation and engineering services.

Evonik Industries has opened a new Center for Structured Polymers Technology in Austin, Texas, housing 3D printers and R&D labs for developing powder bed fusion materials. The facility supports Evonik's additive manufacturing business in North America.

Wärtsilä was contracted by the US Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority to deliver a 36MW gas engine and 9MW/18MWh battery storage hybrid power plant, scheduled for completion by spring 2022.