Spirit AeroSystems delivered its first additive-manufactured titanium structural component for the Boeing 787, a back-up fitting for an access door latch, produced in collaboration with Norsk Titanium.

Steel Dynamics Inc. awarded Fives a contract for a $140 million galvanizing line at its Columbus, Mississippi sheet mill. The line will process 400,000 tons annually and is expected to come online in mid-2020.

SPL, a portfolio company of IGP, has merged with Atchafalaya Measurement, Inc. (AMI), combining their hydrocarbon production measurement services to become the market leader in the United States.

Ingalls Shipbuilding contracted with Pemamek Ltd. in 2015 to build and install a large-scale PEMA automated welding system at its Pascagoula, Mississippi shipyard as part of its Shipyard of the Future initiative. The system includes dual flat-plate joining stations with robotic welding and laser-hybrid arc welding.

Strickland, a UK-based excavator attachments producer, has acquired ACS Industries Inc., including the Asbury brand, a manufacturer of wheel loader couplers and attachments.

TRICO Group acquired the Performance Pumps business of UCI International Holdings, comprising ASC Industries and Airtex Products, with the deal effective immediately. The announcement is dated 15 January 2019 and no value was stated.

Portland private equity firm LVL3 announced its acquisition of privately owned Hoffman Instrumentation Supply, a Hillsboro, Oregon maker of high and ultra-high vacuum stainless steel components.

GP:50 is adding 12,000 square feet to its Grand Island, NY headquarters, mainly for its Aerospace Division, and has bought over $500,000 in test chamber, pressure test and turning equipment, with occupancy planned by late February 2019.

Huaming Power Equipment's subsidiary Shanghai Huaming signed a memorandum of understanding with Berkshire Hathaway Energy to supply tap changer products for large power transformers and become a designated supplier.

Iridium completed its satellite launch campaign with SpaceX, deploying the final 10 Iridium NEXT satellites to low earth orbit, totaling 75 new satellites.

Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) has struck a deal to acquire citrus oils and ingredients supplier Florida Chemical Company (FCC), a division of Flotek Industries, for an undisclosed sum. The deal is expected to close in Q1 2019.

Ellwood Group will start up a new VAR and ESR re-melt shop in New Castle, Ohio, in the first quarter of 2019 to serve the aircraft market.

Cantel Medical Corp. acquired Vista Research Group, a provider of water treatment solutions for the dental industry, for approximately $10.5 million in cash, including a $7 million upfront payment and $3.5 million earnout.

Principle Logistics Group executed an exclusive logistics services agreement with Idaho Equipment & Sheet Metal, a manufacturer of customized equipment for food processing and conveyor systems.

Amazon entered a seven-year agreement with French robotics company Balyo to purchase autonomous forklifts. If Amazon buys up to €300 million in products, it can acquire up to 29% of Balyo's stock via warrants.

Generex Biotechnology signed a letter of intent to acquire Pantheon Medical - Foot & Ankle, a manufacturer of specialty orthopedic surgery products for foot and ankle surgeries. The deal includes $1.4 million in stock plus additional cash and stock based on milestones.

Andersen Corporation broke ground on a new 500,000 square foot manufacturing and distribution campus in Goodyear, Arizona. The company will invest more than $105 million and create over 415 jobs in the first phase.

Novo Nordisk will invest $1.2 billion to build new bio-manufacturing operations at its Clayton, North Carolina campus to produce the active ingredient for its insulin products. The project will create 691 jobs.

Owens & Minor signed a five-year medical and surgical supply distribution agreement with Scripps Health, covering five acute-care hospital campuses.

Generex Biotechnology inked a deal to acquire medical and surgical product distributor Medisource Partners for approximately $1 million in stock.

Oatly will invest up to $40 million to expand its operations with a new factory in Ogden, Utah, adding up to 50 jobs over seven years.

Kampi Components was awarded a Department of Defense order worth $1,578,910 to supply 28 electro-mechanical actuators manufactured by L-3 Technologies in Victor, New York, for the Defense Logistics Agency.

Omnetics Connector Corporation moved its Precision Machining Division to a new location at 10073 Baltimore Street NE, Blaine, MN, increasing machining space from 1,500 to 12,000 square feet. The move was announced on January 10, 2019.

Platte River Equity acquired a controlling interest in Sherrill, a distributor of arborist tools and equipment.

Transom Capital Group acquired SemiTorr Group, a distributor of high purity gas and fluid handling systems for microelectronics, life sciences, and food and beverage markets.

Summit Park acquired Freedom Electronics, a provider of aftermarket electronic components for fuel dispensers, retail point-of-sale systems, and automatic tank gauges.

May River Capital completed the acquisition of Marion Process Solutions, a manufacturer of industrial mixers and blenders for food, chemical, plastic, and mineral industries.

California Steel Industries has contracted Primetals Technologies for two electrical and automation projects: one for its 86-in. hot strip mill to be completed by mid-2022, and one for its #2 continuous galvanizing line scheduled for mid-2020 completion.

Novelis Inc. announced that the European Commission has approved its proposed acquisition of Aleris Corporation, conditioned on the sale of Aleris' plant in Duffel, Belgium. The transaction is expected to close by January 21, 2020.

Essex Industries acquired Momeni Engineering LLC, a precision machined parts manufacturer in Huntington Beach, California, effective January 1, 2019.

VSE Aviation, a subsidiary of VSE Corporation, acquired 1st Choice Aerospace, a provider of component MRO services and products for commercial aircraft, for an initial cash purchase price of $112 million, with potential additional payments of up to $40 million.

CorrChoice LLC plans a 350,000-square-foot corrugated packaging facility at 350 N. Lingle Ave. in Derry Township, Pennsylvania, backed by a $40 million investment. The project is expected to create 79 jobs and retain 97 jobs in Hazleton and Warminster.

Toyota Industrial Equipment Manufacturing and Toyota Material Handling, USA will integrate into a single business unit called Toyota Material Handling, Inc. by January 2020, based in Columbus, Indiana.

Pentair has agreed to acquire Aquion for $160 million and Pelican Water Systems for $120 million, both US water treatment equipment companies. The acquisitions will expand Pentair's residential and commercial water treatment business.

Applied Industrial Technologies agreed to acquire FCX Performance, a Columbus, Ohio distributor of specialty flow control products, for about $768 million, expected to close within 30 days. The deal is financed with a new credit facility.

PDI has been awarded a group purchasing agreement for surface disinfecting wipes from Vizient, the largest member-driven healthcare performance improvement company in the US. The contract covers PDI's Sani-Cloth brand wipes and infection prevention education offerings.

The Port of Virginia has taken delivery of four 170-foot ship-to-shore cranes built by ZPMC, the largest on the US East Coast, as part of a $32 million expansion of the Virginia International Gateway terminal.

Alfa Laval has won a SEK60 million order to supply separation equipment to a food processing company in the US, booked in the Decanter unit of its Food & Water Division, with deliveries scheduled for 2019.

SandBox Logistics, a unit of U.S. Silica Holdings, has been awarded a full-service last-mile logistics agreement with Chesapeake Energy for multiple crews in South Texas, starting January 2019.

East West Manufacturing has acquired General Microcircuits (GMI), a provider of electronics manufacturing services including printed circuit board assemblies. GMI operates facilities in Mooresville, North Carolina and San Jose, Costa Rica.

Hutchinson reached an agreement to acquire Mide Technology Corporation, a US engineering company specializing in smart material technology and mechatronics, based in Medford, Massachusetts.

Military Systems Group, Inc. (MSG) will expand its operations in Nashville, Tennessee, investing $9 million and creating 70 new jobs over five years to accommodate increased demand for specialty weapons mounting systems.

Johns Manville received a tax abatement for a $50 million expansion of its plant in Defiance, Ohio, to increase capacity for manufacturing pipe insulation. The project is expected to create 24 jobs over two years.

TricorBraun acquired Pacific Bag LLC, one of the largest independent US distributors of flexible packaging. Pacific Bag will be combined with Taipak into a new unit called TricorBraun Flex. Terms were not disclosed.

Swiss packaging company Hoffmann Neopac AG is starting production at a new 37,000-square-foot US plant in North Carolina, with a high-speed tube line capable of 80 million units per year. The project received a $300,000 state grant.

Excelitas Technologies completed its acquisition of Axsun Technologies. Axsun will continue operating from its Billerica, Mass., site.

Zschimmer & Schwarz USA has opened a greenfield synthetic ester plant in Ivey, Georgia. Production began in December 2018, and the first two reactors will be fully operational by March 2019, adding 45 million pounds of domestic synthetic ester capacity.

ResMed completed its acquisition of Propeller Health, a digital therapeutics company for COPD and asthma, for $225 million in cash. Propeller will operate as a standalone business within ResMed's Respiratory Care portfolio.

PCI Pharma Services invested over $20 million to expand biotech clinical and commercial packaging and release testing capability at its Center of Excellence in Philadelphia, and expand cold chain capacity at global locations.

Kellstrom Defense Aerospace acquired Williams Aerospace and Manufacturing, a San Diego County-based manufacturer of defense aircraft parts. The combined companies are expected to exceed $160 million in 2019 sales.