Glaston Group closed a deal with Lippert Components Inc. for a B'CHAMP pre-processing line, Matrix serial bending furnace, and laminating equipment, to be delivered in Q4 2020 and Q1 2021.

Accel International Holdings will build a new 150,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Port St. Lucie, Florida, creating 125 jobs by 2021 with a total capital investment of $55 million.

DEUTZ Corporation opened a new 160,000-square-foot Sequence Center at 596 Bonnie Valentine Way in Pendergrass, Georgia, on July 2, 2020. The center stores parts and engines for value-add products and Xchange remanufactured engines, and has its own production capabilities for value-add kits and Power Packs.

Trystar signed a lease for a 120,000 square foot factory in Faribault, Minnesota, to consolidate manufacturing and administrative operations. The facility will add 20,000 sq ft of office space, with transition starting in June 2020 and completion expected by late July 2020.

Unifrax, backed by Clearlake Capital, acquired Rex Materials Group, a manufacturer of engineered thermal components, on July 2, 2020. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Specialty chemicals company LANXESS signed a binding agreement to acquire 100% of Emerald Kalama Chemical for an enterprise value of USD 1.075 billion. The US-based company is a leading manufacturer of specialty chemicals for the consumer segment.

Miwon Specialty Chemical Co. USA broke ground on a 65,000 sq. ft. production facility in Pineview Industrial Park, Columbia, South Carolina. The $20 million plant is expected to be completed in early 2021 and will create 25 new jobs.

Ambu entered into a partnership with Fuel Medical Group to combine marketing and strategy services with Fuel Medical's single-use endoscope technologies. Financial details were not disclosed.

Liebherr USA, Co. completed a $60 million expansion of its campus in Newport News, Virginia, adding 251,000 sq. ft. of office, warehouse and repair space. The company moved into the new facilities on April 6, 2020.

Magstim acquired the product portfolio of Electrical Geodesics, Inc. (EGI) from Royal Philips, including hardware, software, and sensor nets for high-density EEG. The deal supports Magstim's TMS technology.

Erickson Incorporated won a $7.14 billion IDIQ contract from the US Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division for full-rate production of mission system avionics and aircraft components. Work is expected to be completed by April 2031.

TECHNOMARK North America has joined forces with SLINED Automation & Robotics to provide manufacturing automation solutions to medical device manufacturers for FDA UDI compliance.

Sierra Nevada Corp. was awarded a $700 million contract by USSOCOM for development and procurement of Radio Frequency Countermeasure systems for AC-130J and MC-130J aircraft.

Truck Equipment & Body Co (TEBCO) of Kentucky is investing $2 million to renovate and equip a 40,000-square-foot facility in Stanton, Kentucky, adding 43 jobs. The facility is expected to be operational by Q3 2020.

Velodyne Lidar, a lidar technology developer, announced its merger with Graf Industrial Corp., a special purpose acquisition company. The transaction will result in Velodyne becoming a publicly traded company on NASDAQ.

Meridian Adhesives Group acquired E-Chem, a New Mexico-based manufacturer of epoxy polymer products for concrete, to expand its infrastructure division.

CCL Industries acquired InTouch Label and Packaging, a short-run digital label converter near Boston, Massachusetts, for an enterprise value of about $10.9 million. The business will join Avery's WePrint direct-to-consumer label business.

Capital For Business completed an investment in Entegra Attachments, which acquired Bloom Manufacturing, a 110-year-old manufacturer of worm drive and planetary winch systems. The transaction was completed in July 2020.

Waggoner Engineering acquired Applied Engineering & Science Consulting (AES), an engineering and consulting firm based in Auburn, Alabama, effective July 1, 2020.

United States Lime & Minerals acquired Carthage Crushed Limestone for $8.4 million in cash on July 1, 2020.

HDI Landing Gear USA Inc., a subsidiary of Heroux-Devtek, finalized a contract with Boeing to supply main and nose landing gear for the 777 and 777X programs. The contract is the largest ever awarded to Heroux-Devtek's landing gear operations and secures about 100 jobs in Springfield, Ohio.

Curtis Engine & Equipment Co., Inc. and Western Branch Diesel LLC's Power Generation Division have closed a merger to form Curtis Power Solutions, LLC. The new company will combine their power generation equipment and service capabilities.

H2O Innovation Inc. acquired Gulf Utility Service, Inc. for $2.8 million on July 1, 2020. The consideration includes $1.875 million paid at closing and up to $0.875 million subject to revenue targets. Gulf Utility Service reported $6.8 million in revenues and $0.7 million EBITDA in 2019.

SiO2 Materials Science is investing $163 million to expand its existing facility and build a new 70,000-square-foot molding facility in Auburn, Alabama, to increase production capacity for vials and syringes supporting the COVID-19 vaccine effort. The project will create 220 jobs.

Miwon Specialty Chemical Co. USA broke ground on a $20 million, 65,000-square-foot production facility at Pineview Industrial Park in Richland County, South Carolina. It will be the company's first U.S. plant, producing raw materials for UV and electron beam markets, and is expected to create 25 jobs.

UAS Drone Corp. completed its acquisition of Duke Robotics, making it a wholly-owned subsidiary. Duke Robotics shareholders received shares equal to 71% of the post-transaction capitalization of UAS Drone Corp.

West Star Aviation's Flite Components will transition from its Dallas facility to the Dallas Aeronautical Services (DAS) facility in Cedar Hill, Texas, combining capabilities for composite and aerostructure repairs. The move is expected to be completed by December 2021.

Quaker Windows and Doors opened a new manufacturing plant in Eldon, Missouri. The projected total investment is $65 million, and the facility is expected to create nearly 300 new full-time jobs once fully developed.

PolyOne Corp. has completed the acquisition of Clariant's color masterbatches business (including Clariant Chemicals India) for a net purchase price of $1.44 billion, and simultaneously renamed the company to Avient.

Metalex Manufacturing has ordered a large-capacity 6-axis Droop+Rein portal-type machining center from Starrag for its new Center for Advanced Large Manufacturing in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology has signed an agreement to acquire Allied Construction Products LLC, a US distributor of hydraulic hammers and manufacturer of compactor plates and mounting brackets. The transaction is expected to close during Q3 2020.

Hexagon Purus was awarded a contract to supply hydrogen systems to Toyota Motor North America for prototype hydrogen-powered heavy-duty fuel cell electric truck powertrains.

Spain's Saica Group will build its first North American facility, a corrugated manufacturing plant in Hamilton's Enterprise Park near Cincinnati, Ohio, investing nearly $72 million and creating 64 jobs. Construction is expected to start in September 2020 and take eighteen months.

Hood Container of Louisiana will complete a $50 million efficiency upgrade and capacity expansion at its West Feliciana Parish paper mill near St. Francisville, retaining 306 employees and supporting 75 construction jobs.

Ball Metal Beverage Container, a division of Ball Corp, signed a lease for 165,000 square feet at the Monroe Logistics Center in Monroe, Ohio, relocating its distribution operations from Trenton. The landlord is Industrial Developments International.

Metal Finishing Technologies announced an investment partnership with Battle Investment Group to accelerate growth and fund strategic acquisitions. The transaction closed on June 30, 2020.

LISI Group announced the signing of an agreement to acquire the remaining 49% equity of TERMAX LLC, making it the sole owner as of July 1, 2020. TERMAX LLC will continue to operate under its brand as part of LISI AUTOMOTIVE.

Truck Equipment & Body Co. of Kentucky Inc. (TEBCO) began a $2 million project to renovate and equip a 40,000-square-foot facility in Stanton, Kentucky, for custom dump truck body manufacturing, creating 43 jobs. The facility is expected to be operational by Q3 2020.

Shick Esteve opened a new technology center in Kansas City that will test and demonstrate its mixing automation, process controls and industrial Internet of Things technology.

Power Test Inc., a leader in dynamometers, acquired Taylor Dynamometer Inc., a designer and manufacturer of engine, chassis, and towing dynamometers, in June 2020.

12eleven Production Equipment added over 30,000 square feet of new heavy fabrication and painting capacity in the Wichita Falls, Texas region, now operating three plants with over 165,000 square feet of shop floor.

The Hershey Company will invest $135 million to expand its manufacturing operation in Stuarts Draft, Augusta County, Virginia, adding 90,000 square feet and creating 110 new jobs.

GE Aviation acquired the assets of Morris Technologies in Sharonville and Rapid Quality Manufacturing in West Chester Township, Ohio, to expand engineering and manufacturing capabilities for jet engine production. Terms were undisclosed.

Sencorp, a manufacturer of thermoforming machines, announced a strategic partnership with WM Thermoforming Machines to offer a broader range of thermoforming solutions for North American manufacturers.

NetObjex, a Digital Twin Platform company, acquired VitalGrid of Toronto, Canada, to expand its digital transformation product and service offerings. Terms were undisclosed.

Zep Inc. will expand production capacity of disinfectants, sanitizers and hand soaps at facilities in Desoto, TX and Emerson, GA. The Emerson facility will expand hand sanitizer manufacturing, while the DeSoto facility will quadruple disinfectant capacity.

Trendsetter Engineering secured a contract from Subsea 7 to supply more than 40 subsea connectors for Murphy's King's Quay Development in the Gulf of Mexico. Equipment deliveries will complete in the third quarter of 2021.

Lydall Performance Materials in Rochester, New Hampshire was awarded a $13.5 million contract with the Department of Defense to install two new meltblown production lines to increase N95 mask fabric production.

Chicago-based General Truck Parts & Equipment will open its first operation in Michigan at 2686 3 Mile Road in Walker, investing over $500,000 and creating 7-10 new jobs in three years.

H.B. Fuller's Royal Adhesives & Sealants aerospace business earned a spot in the Boeing Premier Bidder Program, recognizing high performance and giving opportunity to increase business with Boeing.