Green Bay Packaging Inc. became a minority owner of CompanyBox, a Charlotte-based web-to-print packaging company, effective November 22, 2019. CompanyBox will continue under the leadership of Louie DeJesus.

NIBCO has announced its acquisition of Milwaukee Valve, a producer of valves for commercial, industrial and marine markets, which will operate as a wholly-owned subsidiary with no operational changes.

Siemens partnered with US-based cybersecurity firm Fortinet to develop a security solution for operational technology networks, with one use at substations.

General Motors is building a new $175 million DMAX plant in Brookville, Ohio, to machine engine components for Duramax diesel engines. Construction has started and is expected to be complete by the end of 2020, creating over 100 jobs.

Sekisui Chemical completed the acquisition of all outstanding shares of AIM Aerospace Corporation and its six subsidiaries on November 21, 2019. AIM Aerospace, based in Seattle, Washington, manufactures composite mold materials for aircraft and drones.

L3Harris Technologies received an initial $86 million full-rate production order from USSOCOM for Falcon IV AN/PRC-163 two-channel handheld tactical radios, part of a $390 million IDIQ contract awarded in 2015.

General Motors and Isuzu are building a diesel engine component plant in Ohio. The article does not provide details on investment amount or timeline.

Holland Pump has acquired Alpha Pump and Equipment of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, adding engineering capabilities for industrial facilities and expanding its presence in the Gulf Coast region.

Saint-Gobain Life Sciences finished construction of an 80,000 sq ft facility in Largo, Florida, to make C-Flex tubing and molded fluid management assemblies for biopharmaceutical manufacturing.

New Flyer and Kiepe Electric, a Knorr-Bremse subsidiary, delivered 278 electric buses with Kiepe's In Motion Charging technology to San Francisco's transit agency SFMTA, one of the largest zero-emission bus orders in the USA.

SC Water LLC signed an agreement to acquire Keystone Clearwater Solutions from American Water Works Company. Keystone will form a strategic partnership with Hydro Recovery LP, creating an integrated water services portfolio for the Appalachian Basin oil and gas industry. The deal is expected to close by end of 2019.

Tompkins Robotics announced a strategic partnership with Bastian Solutions to expand delivery of its t-Sort autonomous mobile robot solution for warehouse sortation.

Nexeo Plastics signed an agreement with Gendon Polymer Services to distribute Gendon's specialty polymers and compounds in North America, serving the high-performance wire and cable marketplace.

Mauser Packaging Solutions plans to invest $850,000 to build out 120,960 square feet of new space at 1740 South Interstate 45 in Hutchins, Texas, expected to be occupied around March 1, 2020.

Rockwell Automation unveiled its Digital Partner Program at Automation Fair 2019, adding Accenture, ANSYS and EPLAN as new partners, and enhancing existing alliances with Microsoft and PTC.

Element Solutions Inc, owner of MacDermid Alpha, will acquire Kester, a solder producer, from ITW effective December 2, 2019. The acquisition includes Kester facilities in the US, Germany and Singapore.

Eli Lilly will invest $400 million to expand biomanufacturing capacity at its Lilly Technology Center campus in Indianapolis, Indiana. The investment will support production of diabetes medicines, including insulins and Trulicity, with capacity and technology upgrades.

Spectrum Plastics Group completed the expansion of its Sandy, Utah facility, doubling its footprint to 100,000 square feet. The expansion includes new Class 7 clean room space for catheter sub-assemblies and is expected to create over 100 jobs.

Eli Lilly announced a $400 million capital investment in its manufacturing facilities at the Lilly Technology Center campus in Indianapolis, Indiana, to increase capacity for insulin and other diabetes medicines and add about 100 highly skilled jobs.

Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems (MHPS) received an order from PowerSouth for an M501JAC gas turbine power train for the 640 MW Lowman Energy Center in Leroy, Alabama, replacing three coal-fired units.

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice agreed to buy Cynosure LLC from Hologic Inc. for $205 million cash. Cynosure makes aesthetic treatment systems.

PreZero Polymers will open a film recycling facility in Jurupa Valley, California, as part of a $90 million investment in two plants, starting early 2020.

Terumo Corporation announced on November 20, 2019, that it has decided to acquire Aortica Corporation, a U.S.-based company developing personalized vascular therapy technology including AortaFit software and BoulEVARd stent graft.

Rockwell Automation and ANSYS announced a strategic partnership to provide customers with simulation-based digital twin solutions for design, automation, production and lifecycle management. The partnership was announced at Rockwell Automation's Automation Fair in Chicago.

Pratt & Whitney announced it will open a new 60,000 square-foot ceramic matrix composites (CMCs) research & development facility in Carlsbad, California. The facility will add dozens of employees focused on CMC design, development and production for aerospace applications.

Nippon Light Metal Georgia (NLMGA) will build a new manufacturing facility in Adairsville, Georgia, investing $50 million and creating 110 jobs. The company broke ground on November 20, 2019, and will produce aluminum forged suspension parts for the automotive industry.

Moog Inc. announced it has been awarded contracts from Lockheed Martin to provide actuation systems for the F-35 Lightning II, with a total contract value in excess of $400 million. The contracts cover three years of production.

Emerson Automation Solutions broke ground on an expansion of its Park Avenue West plant in Ontario, Ohio, to increase production of rotary vane valves and add an electro-hydraulic operator valve line. The expansion is expected to add 20 jobs over five years.

Saulsbury Industries was awarded contracts to construct three turbine-driven compressor stations along a major natural gas pipeline in Texas for an unnamed large oil and gas company. Work is expected to be completed in 2020.

The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded BRIDG a $7.5 million contract to develop a secure digital twin for semiconductor capability, enabling validation of chip integrity. BRIDG will lead efforts to apply smart manufacturing and Industry 4.0 strategies for microelectronics security.

Siemens delivered its first-ever HL-class gas turbine (SGT6-9000HL) to Duke Energy's Lincoln County Combustion Turbine generation station in Denver, North Carolina. The turbine is expected to start operating in early 2020.

Enterprise Products Partners LP let a contract to Honeywell UOP LLC to provide C3 Oleflex technology for a second propane dehydrogenation plant at Mont Belvieu, Texas. The PDH2 unit will produce 750,000 tonnes/year of polymer-grade propylene and is scheduled to start in first-half 2023.

Imaflex Inc. completed installation and wiring of a new five-layer coextrusion blown film line at its Thomasville, North Carolina facility. The extruder is now operational and expected to increase production capacity by 4.0 million pounds annually.

Pierce Aluminum Company Inc. plans to consolidate its Kent and South Park operations at a new Federal Way location, expected to be operational in the first half of 2020, bringing 10 employees and hiring four more.

Meggitt PLC secured a six-year requirements contract with the Defense Logistics Agency for the supply of fuel bladders for F/A-18 Super Hornet, V-22 Osprey and CH/MH-53 Super Stallion, with a potential lifetime value of $130 million.

Jason Industries Inc. completed the sale of its fiber solutions segment to Motus Integrated Technologies for $85 million, including up to $5 million contingent on 2019 performance.

All Quality and Services Inc. (AQS) will establish a new electronics manufacturing facility in Garland, Texas, investing over $800,000 in renovations and at least $3.6 million in machinery, creating 150 new jobs with an $8.1 million annual payroll.

Halifax County commissioners awarded STX Corporation the contract to build a rail spur serving JBB Packaging's plastics packaging plant in Weldon, North Carolina, at $529,220, with North Carolina Railroad and DOT funding the project. Completion is expected within 60 days.

Lippert Components Manufacturing, Inc., a subsidiary of LCI Industries, acquired the PWR-ARM brand and electric powered Bimini business assets of Schwintek, Inc., effective November 18, 2019. The terms were not disclosed.

Advantage Industrial Automation signed an agreement to transfer its software business division to AutomaTech, based in Plymouth, MA.

Compact Construction Equipment, LLC, a Bobcat dealer in Texas, has acquired Bobcat of Abilene, expanding its footprint in West Texas. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Pueblo Mechanical and Controls, an HVAC platform of Huron Capital, has acquired Niemeyer Brothers Plumbing, a commercial plumbing services provider in the greater Phoenix area. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Metalcraft of Mayville acquired VersaTran Inc., a manufacturer of the Retriever product line for equipment transport, from Dick Bertrand. All VersaTran employees will be retained.

Frequency Electronics received an approximately $3 million contract to design and manufacture advanced technology crystal oscillators for a US Government system.

Rolls-Royce secured a potential 10-year, $67M contract from the Defense Logistics Agency to supply materials for updating T-56 engines from series 3.0 to 3.5 for the U.S. Air Force and Navy. Work will take place in Indiana through Sept. 30, 2024.

Cantel Medical Corp. has completed its acquisition of Hu-Friedy, combining it with its existing Crosstex business to form the Cantel Dental division, offering infection prevention and compliance solutions for the dental industry.

Hanwha Aerospace has signed a $300 million contract to supply aircraft engine parts to General Electric for GE9X and LEAP engines, with supply running through 2024 and 2025 respectively.

Matalco has begun construction on a new $80 million aluminum billet plant in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. The 110,000-square-foot facility will produce over 230 million pounds of billet per year and create 80 jobs by 2022.

Hanwha Aerospace has signed a $300 million deal to supply aircraft engine parts to General Electric for GE9X and LEAP engines, with supply running through 2024 and 2025 respectively.

Sonoco signed a definitive agreement to acquire Thermoform Engineered Quality (TEQ) from ESCO Technologies for approximately $187 million in cash. TEQ makes thermoformed packaging for healthcare, medical device and consumer markets, with facilities in the US, UK and Poland.