Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer Co Ltd, together with JV partner WW Medical and Healthcare and Roundtable Healthcare Partners III, entered a deal to acquire Argon Medical Devices for $850 million.

Murata Manufacturing will buy U.S. health care equipment startup Vios Medical for about $102 million to diversify beyond electronics.

Medical Murray has expanded cleanroom capabilities at its Lake Zurich, Illinois manufacturing facility and its Charlotte, North Carolina facility, adding space for general assembly, inspection, and mid-level manufacturing of medical devices.

Tetra Pak is investing €30 million in its packaging material converting factory in Denton, Texas, including a new state-of-the-art laminator, to support growth in the U.S. and Canada and move some production from Mexico.

AGCO Corp. is investing $2 million in its Edgewood, Maryland assembly and distribution facility for Massey Ferguson compact and utility tractors. The project includes more storage, new assembly line equipment, and paperless order tracking, aiming to increase production volume by 50%.

Machine Service, Inc. acquired Prop Shaft Supply, Inc., a manufacturer of driveshafts and related components, based in Elkhorn, Wisconsin. The sale was finalized on August 1, 2017.

JinkoSolar supplied 28.2 MW of solar panels to a Swinerton project in California.

Unicircuit, Inc., a subsidiary of Anaren, Inc., received a $7.8 million order from a leading defense prime contractor for hardware support of an airborne radar application. The order was booked in Q3 2017 and is expected to ship over the next several quarters.

Evonik is planning another expansion of its Blair, Nebraska L-lysine feed additive plant in 2019, in partnership with Royal DSM. The plant previously completed a 50% expansion in 2012.

Polar Service Centers acquired the Linden, New Jersey distribution division of Girard Equipment, which distributes aftermarket tank truck parts, pumps, hoses and refinery equipment. The deal value was not disclosed.

International Paper plans to invest about $300 million to convert its No. 15 paper machine at the Riverdale Mill in Selma, Alabama to whitetop linerboard and containerboard. The conversion, targeted for mid-2019, adds 450,000 tons of annual capacity.

Bidell Gas Compression secured its first orders, three compressor systems for MarkWest Energy Partners, estimated at $1 million each.

Private equity firm J.H. Whitney Capital Partners acquired Accupac from H.I.G. Capital. Accupac provides outsourced manufacturing and packaging for pharmaceutical and OTC personal care manufacturers. The deal value was not disclosed.

Aerzen USA, a division of Aerzener Maschinenfabrik GmbH, is expanding its Coatesville facility in Chester County, Pennsylvania, with a $7.5 million project that will add 16 jobs and grow the workforce to more than 110 by year end.

Linde Engineering Dresden awarded SA Fire Protection a contract to provide deluge skids for the Braskem La Porte Polypropylene Plant in Houston, Texas. SA Fire will handle engineering, design, manufacturing, testing, and commissioning.

Hughes-Peters acquired Hammond Electronics, a seventy-year-old Orlando-based distributor, expanding into the Southeast market with locations in North Carolina, Georgia and Florida.

TrellisWare Technologies was awarded a $40M IDIQ contract by the U.S. Special Operations Command to provide tactical radios and accessories running the TSM MANET waveform. The contract was announced on September 21, 2017.

Kobelco announced it will manufacture four additional excavator models at its Spartanburg, South Carolina plant by 2018, bringing the total to 11 models. The plant aims to produce 1,800 machines per year and is hiring 20 more employees.

Fresenius Kabi broke ground on a $250 million expansion of its manufacturing campus in Melrose Park, Illinois. The project will create multiple new buildings with automated aseptic filling lines and is expected to be completed in 2026, creating hundreds of jobs.

Falfurrias Capital Partners has completed an investment in SixAxis LLC, a manufacturer of safety equipment including SafeRack and ErectaStep brands. The existing management team will remain, and Ken Walker will join as Executive Chairman.

Chart Industries completed the acquisition of heat transfer solutions company Hudson Products for $410 million, adding air-cooled heat exchangers and axial flow cooling fans.

Daikin partnered with Harrison Energy Partners (HEP) in July 2017 to expand its territory in Oklahoma City. HEP will represent Daikin's full product lines including chillers, heat pumps, and VRV systems.

The US Department of Defense awarded Rolls-Royce Corporation a $520.7 million firm-fixed-price contract for AE1107C turboshaft engines. The contract runs from September 21, 2017 to August 29, 2025.

CRH plc agreed to acquire Ash Grove Cement Company, a US cement manufacturer, for US$3.5 billion. The transaction is subject to shareholder and regulatory approvals and is expected to close around year-end 2017.

BILSTEIN COLD ROLLED STEEL LP celebrated the grand opening of its first U.S. facility at the Kentucky Transpark in Bowling Green, creating 110 jobs. The plant produces high-precision cold rolled strip steel products.

Kuraray Co., Ltd. agreed to acquire Calgon Carbon Corporation for $21.50 per share in cash, equating to an equity value of about $1.1 billion and a transaction value over $1.3 billion including net debt. The deal is expected to close by end of December 2017.

A. West Enterprise was awarded a nearly $15 million contract by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to design and build airfield lighting and repair circuit system controls at Sheppard Air Force Base in Texas.

Metalsa Structural Products Inc. will invest $36.5 million to expand its Owensboro, Kentucky facility, adding 113 jobs and a new production line for stamped and welded structural components. Production is expected to begin in March 2019.

SAS Manufacturing opened a new 25,000-square-foot advanced machining facility in Arvada, Colorado, for aerospace components. The facility features automated 5-axis milling and 3D printing, and the company expects to more than double its workforce over 24 months.

Vixxo expanded its partnership with Target Corporation to include managing maintenance and repair of food production equipment at Target Café, in-store Starbucks and Pizza Hut locations across Target stores.

United States Cold Storage was appointed to build and operate a new distribution centre for a client's ice cream production expansion. Swisslog provided automation technologies for the 336,000 sq ft facility.

Plascore is building a roughly 73,500-square-foot addition to its Aerospace Business Unit plant in Zeeland, Michigan, with a $6 million investment.

FFL Partners completed its acquisition of Bacharach, a manufacturer of refrigerant gas leak detection and monitoring instruments, from Incline Equity.

Maroon Group LLC acquired Seidler Chemical, a specialty chemicals and ingredients distributor based in Newark, New Jersey. Terms were not disclosed.

Xtreme Manufacturing received about $952,706 in tax abatements and a grant up to $600,000 from the Governor's Office of Economic Development to support expansion and hiring at its Henderson, Nevada facility.

AeroVironment has been chosen by BMW Group as an official North American provider for its TurboCord electric vehicle charging system.

Beckwood Press Company was awarded a contract by Dahlstrom Roll Form to design and manufacture a 75-ton high-speed punching press. The press will punch aluminum and steel sheet material up to 60 times per minute.

M&I Electric, a business of American Electric Technologies, was awarded a $3 million contract to provide a turnkey power delivery solution including IntelliSafe arc-resistant switchgear for a crude oil terminal upgrade project in West Texas. Delivery and site services are expected to be complete in early 2018.

Triumph Group has been selected as a major supplier for Boeing's T-X advanced pilot training system programme, contingent on Boeing winning the USAF contract. Triumph will supply wing, vertical tail and horizontal tail structures from its Red Oak, Texas facility, generating 950 jobs.

TekPackaging, a unit of ESCO Technologies, was awarded an exclusive five-year production contract for Thermoscan ear thermometer probe covers for worldwide distribution, valued at $40-50 million with an initial order of $11.7 million.

Lineus Medical completed a Series A funding round of $1.365 million led by Innova and MB Venture Partners to bring its SafeBreak Vascular device to market.

Lineus Medical signed a three-year exclusive manufacturing agreement with BihlerMED to assemble and package its SafeBreak Vascular medical device. The company also secured $1.365 million in Series A funding.

FFL, a private equity firm, has completed an investment in Bacharach Holding Corp, a manufacturer of refrigerant gas leak detection instruments and combustion analyzers. Terms were not disclosed.

MPW Industrial Services is investing $9 million to build a 30,000-square-foot industrial water regeneration plant in Yuma, Arizona. Construction is scheduled to begin in Q1 2018, with operational status by Q2 2019.

Arkema will increase fluoropolymer (Kynar PVDF) capacity at its Calvert City, USA plant by about 20%, driven by demand in new energies and water management markets. The investment is scheduled to start mid-2018.

PTI Technologies Inc., a subsidiary of ESCO Technologies, was awarded its largest contract by Parker Hannifin to design and supply hydraulic system components for the Airbus A350 XWB aircraft, with potential revenues exceeding $150 million.

National Technologies Associates has won a potential five-year, $23.5 million contract to provide depot-level maintenance services to the U.S. Navy's Fleet Readiness Center Southwest.

Thrace-LINQ, a fabric supplier to the textile industry, will invest $9 million to install a new production line at its Summerville facility in Dorchester County, South Carolina, starting in early 2018 and creating at least 10 jobs.

BorgWarner is expanding its Water Valley, Mississippi location with a $20 million corporate investment expected to create about 75 jobs over two years. The expansion supports transmission technologies for stop/start and hybrid vehicles.

Houston-based valve and actuator distributor AIV, together with Gulf Coast Modification, plans a new 320,000-square-foot facility in northwest Houston, scheduled for completion by late 2018, with room to expand to 700,000 square feet. KDW is the design-build contractor.