Pexco, a custom industrial extrusion company, acquired Custom Extrusion Inc. (CEI), a Massachusetts-based profile extruder with plants in Sheffield, MA and Asheboro, NC. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Ellwood Group Inc. and Scot Forge are investing over $80 million to add a 90 MN (10,100 ton) open die press at North American Forgemasters in New Castle, PA. The press will be built by Danieli Breda and is expected to start production in Q1 2015.

Pfingsten Partners acquired Quality Valve, Inc., a Mobile, Alabama distributor of OEM replacement parts for safety and relief valves, alongside founder Raymond McCaffrey III, who retained equity. The deal closed on July 27, 2018; no value was disclosed.

Diamondback Energy plans to acquire Energen in a deal that continues consolidation in the oil patch.

Lollicup USA has contracted for a Koenig & Bauer-Flexotecnica EVO XG press for its new 660,000-sq.-ft. production and manufacturing plant in Rockwall, Texas, currently under construction.

OriginClear Inc.'s Modular Water Systems division received its first order, totaling about $60,000, for a brewery wastewater treatment plant using a patented heavy reinforced plastic system. The order was received on July 25, 2018.

CFM International Inc. received a $79,981,638 firm-fixed-price contract from the U.S. Navy for five CFM56-7B27AE engines, four compressor cases and associated kits, plus one engine for Australia, in support of P-8 Poseidon aircraft. Work will be performed in France, North Carolina, Singapore and Canada, with completion expected in September 2019.

TAS Environmental Services L.P. acquired Donovan Industrial Service LLC and ROTAP LLC, both Texas-based environmental services companies. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Keystone Meats announced plans to expand its manufacturing headquarters facility in Lima, Ohio, by 40%. The expansion will allow the company to hire new employees for operation, maintenance, food processing equipment, HVAC and packaging roles.

Southwire acquired Garvin Industries, a manufacturer of electrical junction boxes, hangers and fittings, lighting and low-voltage devices. The acquisition adds approximately 30 employees to Southwire.

Consolidated Precision Products Corp. has reached an agreement to acquire Selmet Inc., a manufacturer of titanium castings and machined components for aerospace and defense. The acquisition will expand CPP's offering to include titanium castings.

Teledyne Brown Engineering was awarded a UUV Family of Systems IDIQ contract by the Naval Undersea Warfare Center. The contract has a ceiling value of $561.2 million, with options up to $794.5 million.

The Carlyle Johnson Machine Company has acquired Regent Controls, Inc., a manufacturer of clutch and brake controls. The acquisition was completed in May 2018, and a new 15,000 sq ft plant in Greenville, Rhode Island was installed by end of June, adding three jobs.

Sumitomo Machinery Corporation of America (SMA) will make a multi-million dollar investment in new machinery at its manufacturing operation in Augusta County, Virginia. The company will purchase new cranes, paint booth, washer/deburrer, automatic storage retrieval system, and assembly workstations, and will retrain 34 employees.

Lollicup USA signed a contract for a Koenig & Bauer-Flexotecnica EVO-XG flexo press, to be installed in its new 660,000-square-foot plant in Rockwall, Texas, with delivery in early 2019.

Michigan Additive Technologies Inc acquired the Marshall Additive Technologies Flame Defense Antimony Trioxide product line and production facility in Erie, MI from The R.J. Marshall Company.

Goulston Technologies Inc. broke ground on a $7 million expansion in Monroe, North Carolina, adding 54,000 square feet for chemical manufacturing and blending. Phase 1 is projected to be complete in July 2019.

Bergstrom Inc. is planning a $2.5 million expansion of its Rockford manufacturing operation to bring plastic injection molding in-house, creating 57 jobs. The expansion was announced on August 13, 2018.

Coim has begun expanding its polyester polyol and prepolymer production at its West Deptford, New Jersey facility. The expansion will more than double total capacity and is expected to be completed by early 2020.

DataOnline, a global provider of IIoT solutions, has acquired Independent Technologies, a provider of hardware, software and services to the telecommunications, oil and gas, and power industries. The acquisition strengthens DataOnline's presence in the North American IIoT market.

Craft brewer Oskar Blues worked with Dow Packaging and Specialty Plastics, Berry Global and Ampacet to develop a printed co-extruded shrink film for its 24-can cases, which cut its packaging costs by 40 percent.

Genesis Environmental Solutions, Inc. was awarded a $770,000 project by Bayer Crop Science for painting, repairs and re-lining of three storage tanks and one clarifier.

NuVasive Inc. has invested $45 million in its West Carrollton, Ohio manufacturing facility, which now employs 270 workers with 50 more openings. The company aims to build up to 85% of its spinal-implant products at the 170,000-square-foot plant.

The Santa Clarita Valley Sanitation District board approved contracts totaling nearly $24 million to install ultraviolet disinfection equipment at two water reclamation plants. Stanek Contractors Inc. will build UV facilities at the Saugus plant for $6.73 million, and Myers and Sons Construction LLC will build at the Valencia plant for $17.08 million.

The U.S. Air Force has awarded Gulfstream Aerospace a seven-year, $594.4 million contract for contractor logistics support services for C-20 and C-37 fleets operated by multiple U.S. military branches.

Yulista Holding opened a new fixed and rotary wing facility at the Southern Alabama Regional Airport in Andalusia, Alabama, designed for C-130 and B-737 aircraft, with hangars, office, and manufacturing space.

Stork, part of Fluor Corp., has been awarded a construction contract by BYK USA Inc. for a new GARAMITE additives process unit at BYK's manufacturing plant in Gonzales, Texas.

Lydall, Inc. agreed to acquire Interface Performance Materials for $265 million in cash, adding engineered sealing solutions for agriculture, construction, and automotive markets.

Parker Aerospace has been chosen by Safran Oil Systems to supply robotic welding services for oil reservoirs on the CFM International Leap aircraft engine, using innovative manufacturing methods.

Composites manufacturer Shawmut and Glen Raven Technical Fabrics have agreed to terms to merge GRTF's automotive headliner and speciality fabrics business into Shawmut.

Cimpress acquired a majority stake in San Francisco-based online design and textile print business Vida & Co for $29 million, marking its entry into digital textile printing for the fashion industry.

Camfil USA is expanding its facility in Crystal Lake, Illinois, to meet growing demand for air filtration products. The expansion will add new state-of-the-art manufacturing processes and double future employee capacity.

Graham Partners has made a strategic investment in Nuconic Packaging, a portfolio company of Carlin Capital Partners. Nuconic is a supplier of rigid PET plastic packaging solutions to food processors, based in Vernon, CA.

Starwood Energy Group has signed an agreement to sell a 50% equity interest in its Compass Power Generation gas-fired portfolio to JERA. The portfolio includes the 840 MW Marcus Hook Energy Center, the 173 MW Dighton facility and the 160 MW Milford facility.

ClassOne announced the sale of its Solstice S8 CopperMax electroplating tool to i3 Microsystems, which is expanding its St. Petersburg, FL facility for volume production. The tool will automate wet-bench electroplating processes.

Ocean Thermal Energy Corporation signed a Letter of Intent to acquire an established heavy-commercial air conditioning company, expected to close in October 2018.

Cooper Container II and Welch Packaging will invest in expanding their Henderson County operations, adding 100,000 square feet at the Lexington manufacturing facility. The project will create about 39 to 40 jobs over three years, with building completion expected in late 2018.

Meggitt Polymers & Composites (MPC) held a grand opening for an expansion and reconfiguration of its San Diego manufacturing operations, consolidating two locations totaling 75,000 sq. ft. into a single 120,000 sq. ft. facility. The project includes a $2 million California Competes Tax Credit.

American Aerospace Controls (AAC) announced it has been selected to provide DC current sensors for an undisclosed Boeing Phantom Works program, extending AAC's involvement in a program that began in 2015.

Zhongzhou Aluminum Company has begun construction to expand and install a new stamping production line at its extrusion and manufacturing plant in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. The $23 million investment will add advanced extrusion and automation equipment, creating 39 new jobs, with completion expected by end of 2018 and full operation by mid-2019.

A refrigeration equipment manufacturer is shifting production from Wisconsin to Mississippi, investing $1 million at its northeast Mississippi plant and planning to hire 30 new workers.

Veolia Water Technologies was awarded a contract to supply an Actiflo clarification system for the Georgetown Wet Weather Treatment Station in Washington state. The system will treat combined sewer overflows and is expected to be operational by end of 2021.

Raytheon received an $11.4 million order from the U.S. Air Force to implement trusted ASIC technology in the MAGR-2000 GPS receiver for military aircraft.

Advanced Composites & Metalforming Technologies Inc. (ACMT) announced it will renovate the old Honeywell building in Lynn Haven Industrial Park, Bay County, Florida, for a new manufacturing facility. The project represents a $20 million investment and will create 105 jobs.

Daikin Applied Americas announced a $40.3 million investment in a new 300,000 sq ft manufacturing operation in Faribault, Minnesota.

Arnold Packaging acquired World Class Packaging, a Baltimore packaging solutions provider with more than 200 regional customers, adding six employees. The deal expands its mid-Atlantic market share. It was announced on August 8, 2018.

ONCAP announced it has acquired Precision Global, a Greenville, South Carolina manufacturer of dispensing solutions with 18 facilities. ONCAP IV invested approximately $111 million, terms otherwise undisclosed.

KPS Capital Partners signed a definitive agreement to sell the attachments division of International Equipment Solutions (IES Attachments) to Stanley Black & Decker for $690 million. The division includes Paladin, Genesis and Pengo brands.

Synergy Steel announced plans to establish new operations in Lancaster County, South Carolina, with a $2.8 million investment. The 32,000-square-foot facility will manufacture light gauge steel products and create 139 jobs.

Fluence Corporation has made the first commercial sale in the USA of its Aspiral Smart Packaged Wastewater Treatment Plant to WaterFleet for deployment at an LNG worksite in Texas' Gulf Coast region. The plant will treat 33,000 gallons per day and be commissioned by January 2019.