ABEC Inc. will establish another ISO-7 cleanroom at its plant in Wilson, North Carolina, investing $11 million and creating 251 jobs. The 50,000 square foot expansion increases single-use disposable container manufacturing capacity.
Winsupply Inc. opened its new Richard W. Schwartz Center for Innovation on August 25.
GE Gas Power announced a $5 million investment over two years to add two production lines for aeroderivative gas turbines at its existing 1.55-million-square-foot facility in Greenville County, South Carolina. The lines will produce up to 12 units per year for the Americas market.
Komatsu broke ground on a 56,000-square-foot office and administration building at its manufacturing campus in Longview, Texas, as part of nearly $100 million in campus investments. The facility will consolidate functions from six buildings and is expected to be completed by December 2023.
Yazoo Mills partnered with Eberlé to complete a $3 million equipment project, part of a $6.5 million investment, adding high-speed paper tube winding lines and automated packaging systems at plants in New Oxford and Hanover, Pennsylvania.
Boom Supersonic signed a memorandum of agreement with Piedmont Triad Airport Authority giving it the option to lease an additional 61 acres for expansion of its supersonic jet manufacturing plant at Piedmont Triad International Airport.
Hyliion Holdings Corp. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the KARNO hydrogen and fuel agnostic generator technology from GE Additive. The generator will be integrated into Hyliion's Hypertruck powertrain platform.
GE will invest up to $5 million over two years in its Global Technology Center in Greenville, South Carolina, to create a second manufacturing hub for TM 2500 and LM2500XPRESS aeroderivative gas turbines, adding up to 25 jobs.
Storage Solutions Inc. has acquired EMIT Inc., a controls and automation engineering company specializing in material handling and storage equipment integration. EMIT will continue to operate from its offices in Austin, Texas and Nashville, Tennessee.
L3Harris Technologies has received a potential $96.5 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to produce Group B Ground and System Integration Lab materials. Work will occur at the contractor's facility in Greenville, Texas, through June 30, 2024.
Shinhwa Auto USA Corp. will invest $78 million to build a new 400,000-sq.-ft. aluminum auto parts manufacturing facility in Auburn, Alabama, creating 42 jobs over three years.
Rosina Food Products completed a $73.2 million expansion with a new 105,000 sq ft plant in West Seneca, Erie County, New York. The facility will produce frozen meatballs, sliced sausage, and toppings, creating 40 jobs and retaining 500 jobs.
Bridgestone Americas will invest $550 million to expand its truck and bus radial tire plant in Morrison, Tennessee, adding 850,000 sq ft and creating 380 jobs. Construction is expected to be substantially completed by May 2024.
GE will invest up to $5 million over two years in its Global Technology Center in Greenville, South Carolina, to add a second manufacturing hub for TM 2500 and LM2500XPRESS aeroderivative gas turbines, creating up to 25 jobs.
Komatsu broke ground on a 56,000 sq ft office and administration building at its Longview, Texas campus, consolidating functions from six buildings. The project is part of nearly $100 million in investments at the campus, with move-in targeted for December 2023.
APG POLYTECH USA HOLDINGS, a subsidiary of Far Eastern New Century, has approved a capital increase of approximately US$10.88 million in Corpus Christi Polymers, LLC, increasing its investment in the US.
Triad Control Systems, LLC announced it has entered into an agreement to purchase certain assets and contracts of CJ Automation and Controls, LLC. The transaction is scheduled to close on or about September 1, 2022.
JTM Foods broke ground on a new manufacturing facility in the ict21 Industrial District in north Wichita, Kansas, to produce JJ's Snack Pies. The company plans to invest $40 million and hire 150 people within two years. The plant is scheduled to open in 2023.
Wildpack Beverage entered a long-term supply agreement with Ball Corporation for sustainable aluminium beverage packaging, extending its printed can and warehousing services to all its US locations.
Platte River Equity announced the acquisition of Belt Power, a distributor and fabricator of conveyor system components, from Shorehill Capital.
eBay has acquired the myFitment group of companies, including myFitment, LLC and Illumaware, LLC, a software solution provider for automotive parts sellers.
Siemens Energy's SGT6-9000HL turbine at Duke Energy's Lincoln Combustion Turbine Station in North Carolina achieved a Guinness World Record for most powerful simple-cycle gas power plant with 410.9 MW output. The plant is expected to be fully operational in 2024.
Precision Aviation Group has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire PTB Group, an MRO provider for Pratt & Whitney PT6 and Honeywell TPE331 engines, for an undisclosed amount. The deal is expected to close in Q4 2022.
A unit of Dana Inc. plans to open a $54.2 million electric vehicle battery cooling plant in suburban Detroit, creating 200 new jobs. Production is expected to begin in 2023, with all jobs filled by the end of 2024.
Intel announced a Semiconductor Co-Investment Program and signed an agreement with Brookfield Asset Management to jointly invest up to $30 billion in Intel's manufacturing expansion at its Ocotillo campus in Chandler, Arizona. Intel will fund 51% and Brookfield 49% of the project cost for two new leading-edge chip factories.
Blackford Capital has sold Quality Aluminum Products (QAP) to Gibraltar Industries. QAP manufactures aluminum and steel products for wholesale markets in the US.
PPG will invest $9 million to expand its adhesives and sealants production line at its Temple, Texas facility, creating 12 jobs.
Wolfspeed opened its new $1.2 billion wafer fabrication facility, the Mohawk Valley Fab, in Oneida County, NY, producing 200mm silicon carbide wafers and expected to add 614 jobs.
Hanwha Aerospace closed a deal with Overair to develop a battery-powered propulsion system for the Butterfly eVTOL aircraft.
Bryce Corporation held a groundbreaking for a new manufacturing facility in Searcy, Arkansas, part of an $80 million investment that will create 142 jobs. The groundbreaking took place on August 23, 2022.
Wildpack announced a long-term purchase and supply agreement with Ball for sustainable aluminium beverage packaging for its US operations.
Elevate Experts Corp., which owns Process and Water, has acquired Ultrafiltronics, a specialist in high purity water systems for biotech and pharma. Ultrafiltronics will continue to operate independently from its Randolph, MA location.
Apex International broke ground on a new 58,500 sq. ft. manufacturing facility in Fallowfield Township, Pennsylvania, to replace its Donora site, with expected occupancy in 2024.
DuPont Semiconductor Technologies has chosen Glasgow, Delaware, for a $50 million expansion of its semiconductor materials manufacturing operations. The new 385,000-square-foot facility will create about 10 new jobs and serve as the primary work site for more than 70 existing workers.
Associated Integrated Supply Chain Solutions and Stoffel Equipment Company, both owned by Raymond Corp., are moving to a 31,000-square-foot facility in Germantown, Wisconsin, doubling their previous Milwaukee space.
Yulista, an aerospace and defense component manufacturer, has acquired StraitSys, a provider of big data analytics, IT services, and cybersecurity. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Royale Pigments & Chemicals intends to acquire the former BASF plant in Seaford, Delaware, and invest $2.35 million to refurbish it for specialty chemical production. The company plans to hire up to 29 people over three years.
Griffin Food Company announced a plan to invest over $1,000,000 in flexible packaging equipment at its Muskogee, Oklahoma plant, creating 6-10 new jobs. The company received a $150,000 state incentive and a $9,800 local incentive.
Raytheon UK received a 10-year indefinite-delivery contract with an estimated value of $250 million from the U.S. Department of Defense to provide Assured Positioning, Navigation and Timing systems to the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy.
Modine Manufacturing Company has commenced full-scale production of chillers at its new facility in Rockbridge, Virginia, and confirmed a significant order from Corscale Data Centers for its OptiChill free-cooling chillers to be installed at Corscale's Gainesville Crossing Data Campus.
Marsh Brothers Aviation signed a four-year deal with Aviation Fabricators (AvFab) to supply bespoke seat actuator valves for aircraft seat maintenance, repair and overhaul.
Atlas Machine and Supply Inc. is investing $3.47 million to construct a new 32,500-square-foot facility in Hardinsburg, Kentucky, creating 78 jobs. The facility will serve as headquarters for its Field Machining Division.
Steel Dynamics and Unity Aluminum closed a joint venture arrangement for Steel Dynamics to construct and operate a new 650,000-tonne aluminum flat rolled mill. Capital investment is estimated at $1.9 billion, with commercial production planned to begin in Q1 2025.
Harpak-ULMA was selected by a major medical device producer to provide automated flow wrap packaging lines for pipette tip production in the United States. The project is part of a federal initiative to expand domestic production of the tool.
Bessemer-backed Tencarva Machinery Company acquired Fischer Process Industries, a distributor of pumps, valves and process equipment headquartered in Loveland, Ohio. Financial terms were not disclosed.
The Mount Vernon Municipal Planning Commission approved Sanoh America's plan to add a 75,000 square foot addition, a 25% increase in floor space, to its Industrial Park Drive plant. The company plans to add 32 machines from an Alabama plant and expects to hire 60-plus people.
Carus LLC announced a $20 million expansion at its La Salle, Illinois manufacturing facility. The project will modernize the plant and add production capacity, with construction already underway and expected completion by the end of 2022.
Grand River Aseptic Manufacturing (GRAM) in Grand Rapids, Michigan, entered an agreement with Bavarian Nordic to fill and finish Jynneos monkeypox vaccines. The tech transfer has been initiated, with manufacturing expected to start later in 2022. GRAM will dedicate one fill line to the effort.
NSI Industries LLC acquired Sealed Unit Parts Co. Inc. (SUPCO), a designer and manufacturer of HVAC parts and components based in Allenwood, New Jersey. The acquisition broadens NSI's product offering in HVAC categories.
Metal Flow Corp. will build a 60,000-square-foot facility adjacent to its existing site in Holland Township, Michigan, with a $7.2 million investment, creating 10 jobs. The facility will include light manufacturing, robotics, automation, and logistics.