One51 plc agreed to acquire Macro Plastics for approximately $150 million through its subsidiary IPL. Macro Plastics, based in Fairfield, California, manufactures rigid plastic bulk bins and has three facilities in California, Washington, and Kentucky.

The U.S. Navy awarded Raytheon a $27.9 million contract to provide the new Variable Depth Sonar for Littoral Combat Ships. The contract includes options that could bring total value to over $300 million.

Power-Flo Technologies, a family-owned holding company, has acquired Auburn Armature, an electrical distributor with six locations in northern New York. The acquisition combines the two companies to serve the three markets of New York. The article was published on 2017-05-23.

Sepro Group plans to add large-robot assembly capabilities to its existing systems integration and service operations in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to optimize delivery to North American clients.

Equashield held a groundbreaking for a new $30 million manufacturing plant in Port Washington, New York, to produce its CSTD devices and drug compounding robot. Construction is expected to complete in July 2019.

Thielmann, a stainless steel beverage container manufacturer, opened its U.S. keg facility in Houston, Texas on May 23, 2017. The site aims to offer kegs with shorter lead times to North American customers.

IPL Inc. announced the acquisition of Macro Plastics Inc., a rigid plastic bulk bin maker headquartered in Fairfield, California, for US$150 million. Macro operates three plants in California, Washington and Kentucky and gives IPL a West Coast presence.

Fullmer built a 296,000 sq ft concrete tilt-up warehouse for bottle maker Plastipak Packaging in Victorville, California, within the Southern California Logistics Centre. The plant blow-molds bottles for an adjacent Dr Pepper bottling facility and is Gold LEED certified.

Chinese equity medical device firm Peaceful Union acquired Sharklet Technologies, the parent company of ClearSight Medical, for an undisclosed amount. ClearSight develops intraocular lenses.

Typenex Medical acquired the technology and intellectual property rights from BASS Med and is relaunching the BASS Suction Mat, a floor fluid management product for operating rooms.

Walt USA celebrated the grand opening of a new 30,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in North Logan, Utah, adding to its existing 43,000-square-foot facility. The expansion will create 50 new jobs and house over $1 million in new equipment.

GCP Applied Technologies will expand its manufacturing operations in Mount Pleasant, Tennessee, investing $11 million and creating 29 new jobs. The expansion will add a new product line within its existing facility.

GE and Caithness Energy have entered into an exclusive agreement to pursue development of multiple new combined-cycle power plants in the U.S. GE will deliver equipment valued at over $1 billion, including up to six HA gas turbines and six steam turbines.

Hardide Coatings Limited, a group company of Hardide plc, has signed a new seven-year supply agreement with Graco Inc. to coat various pump components. The agreement is expected to be worth over US$4 million.

Koninklijke Philips NV has signed an agreement to acquire Respiratory Technologies, Inc. (Respirtech), a US-based company, to expand its sleep and respiratory care business. Financial details were not disclosed.

ExxonMobil Chemical Company announced the mechanical completion of two new 650,000 tons per year high-performance polyethylene lines at its Mont Belvieu, Texas plastics plant, increasing capacity by 1.3 million tons per year. Production is expected to begin in Q3 2017.

EasyDial broke ground on a $21 million production facility in Chesterton, Indiana, to manufacture portable hemodialysis machines. The plant is expected to create nearly 100 jobs and begin operations in 2018, with capacity to produce 1.3 million units by 2020.

Keane Group Inc. announced a deal to purchase RockPile Energy Services LLC for $284.5 million. The acquisition is expected to be completed by the end of July 2017.

Bre Pettis has acquired Other Machine Co., maker of the Othermill Pro CNC milling machine, from Dr. Danielle Applestone and her team.

Emerson has completed the purchase of MYNAH Technologies, a provider of dynamic simulation and operator training software, to enhance its process automation solutions.

Nucor-Yamato Steel Co. ordered two Q-Robot robotic samplers from Danieli for its Blytheville, Arkansas facility. The robots will automate sampling at ladle furnaces.

GE and Caithness Energy signed a multi-plant agreement worth $1 billion for HA turbines.

The 1100 MW Cricket Valley Energy Center, a combined cycle natural-gas-fired power plant in Dover, New York, achieved financial close and entered construction. Commercial operation is expected in 2020.

Kawasaki Motors Manufacturing opened a new aerospace division at its existing site in Lincoln, Nebraska, to produce cargo doors for Boeing's 777X aircraft. It is the company's first aerostructures production line in the US.

Ford Motor plans to invest $350 million in its Livonia Transmission Plant in the United States to produce a new transmission, generating or retaining 800 jobs at the plant.

Ace Industries, Inc. has acquired Henöhl Material Handling and Southwest Crane and Engineering in Phoenix, Arizona, expanding its material handling solutions presence in the Pacific Southwest.

Aquionics opened a new sales and support center in Charlotte, North Carolina, to support growing demand for its liquid treatment technologies. The facility provides expanded warehouse capacity and in-house UV sensor calibration capability.

General Atomics has received a $195.2 million contract option to manufacture, assemble, test, inspect and checkout advanced arresting gear for the U.S. Navy's third Ford-class aircraft carrier, the future USS Enterprise (CVN 80). Work will be performed through September 2027.

Wöhler Technik GmbH has acquired Retrotec Inc, effective May 1, 2017. A new company, Wohler Retrotec Inc., will be formed. Both companies manufacture measurement instruments for the building and HVAC industries.

Kawasaki Heavy Industries announced the completion of a production line for Boeing 777X cargo doors at its Lincoln, Nebraska plant, operated by subsidiary Kawasaki Motors Manufacturing Corp., U.S.A. Test manufacturing starts May 2017, full production begins autumn 2017.

REE Automotive and American Axle & Manufacturing have agreed to jointly develop a new electric propulsion system for e-Mobility, leveraging AAM's electric drive units and REE's REEcorner technology. Prototypes are planned by the end of 2021.

Panda Power Funds' Stonewall Power Project, a 778 MW natural gas-fired combined cycle power plant in Leesburg, Virginia, achieved commercial operation, built by Siemens and Bechtel.

Kawasaki Motors Manufacturing Corp., U.S.A. held the grand opening of its new Aerospace Division in Lincoln, Nebraska, its first aerostructures production line in the U.S., initially focusing on cargo door manufacturing for Boeing 777X aircraft.

NC State University held the grand opening of a new nonwovens manufacturing facility on campus, featuring advanced machinery from multiple countries.

Intertractor America Corp. opened a new 6,000-sq.-ft. service center in Gillette, Wyoming, to provide undercarriage service for tracked machines in the region.

Pipe Wholesalers of Texas, a distributor for AmeriTex Pipe & Products, will supply pipe and box culverts to Williams Brothers Construction for a $100 million TXDOT IH-45 project in Harris County, Texas.

GF Linamar LLC, a joint venture between GF Automotive and Linamar Corp., is constructing a new light metal die-casting plant in Mills River, North Carolina. The initial investment is over $100 million, and the plant will create over 340 manufacturing jobs, with operations planned to start in mid-2017.

James Hardie Building Products plans to invest up to $220 million to open an advanced fiber-cement building products manufacturing plant in Prattville, Alabama, creating 205 jobs. The facility will produce siding and trim using ColorPlus technology.

OHL Group, through its subsidiaries Judlau Contracting and OHL USA, was awarded four contracts in New York and Texas totaling over €176 million ($195 million). Two contracts from MTA in New York for flood mitigation and rail infrastructure, and two from TxDOT in Texas for highway upgrades.

Itron is expanding its Oconee County, South Carolina operations with a new manufacturing line for natural gas meters. The project involves $8 million in capital investment and will create 100 jobs.

CPI Aerostructures made its first delivery to Lockheed Martin under a $10.6 million multi-year contract to manufacture lock assemblies for the F-35A CTOL aircraft.

BioFire Diagnostics, a subsidiary of bioMérieux, opened the Alain Mérieux Center for Molecular Diagnostics in Salt Lake City, Utah, on May 17, 2017. The facility is a new center for molecular diagnostics, dedicated to the company's founder.

Grupo Antolin will break ground on a plant in Shelby Township, Michigan, to produce door panels and overhead systems for the 2019 Dodge Ram Truck. The $61.2 million investment is expected to create over 430 jobs.

International Paper invested more than $90 million to increase energy efficiency at its Pensacola, Florida mill, retaining 424 employees and adding 12. A further $20 million went to environmental controls and $68 million to a water quality project.

TNI Packaging, LLC, a food-industry packaging supplies manufacturer in West Chicago, was purchased by Visko/TeePak, a global casings maker; terms were not disclosed. Production continues at the West Chicago site and in Malaysia.

Atlas Copco held the grand opening of its $25 million production facility in Rock Hill, South Carolina, which employs more than 300 and makes generators and portable compressors for construction.

Cox Machine has finalized a long-term supplier agreement with Spirit AeroSystems for work on commercial and military aerostructures programs. The contract extends well into the next decade.

McClure Company and Burns Mechanical have been acquired from Talen Energy in a management-led private acquisition. The new holding company, McClure Burns Mechanical Holdings, LLC, was created for the transaction.

Rizzo Corporation is completing construction of a new central distribution warehouse for the New Haven Rail Yard in Danbury, Connecticut. The $21.9 million project, started in 2015, is expected to finish in late 2017.

Wholesome Harvest Baking, a subsidiary of Grupo Bimbo, plans to invest $22.1 million to upgrade equipment and add a production line for artisan bread at its facility in Roanoke, Virginia. The company will retrain 324 existing employees.