Sky Peak Capital, an investment firm, has acquired TriStar Plastics Corp., a provider of engineered plastic solutions and self-lubricating bearings. The deal was announced on April 29, 2025.

Headwall Photonics and Laitram Machinery announced a strategic partnership to deploy hyperspectral imaging technology in food processing at industrial scale.

Nuo Therapeutics has entered into an exclusive private label distribution agreement with Smith+Nephew for the CENTRIO Platelet-Rich Plasma System, a branded version of Nuo's Aurix System, for the US wound care market. Nuo will continue manufacturing the product.

Norwegian packaging manufacturer Elopak has opened its $100 million all-electric carton plant at the Port of Little Rock, Arkansas, its first in North America, creating about 100 jobs.

StenTech, a leader in SMT printing solutions, has merged with BlueRing Stencils, combining over 50 years of expertise in precision manufacturing of SMT stencils, pallets, tooling, and parts. The merged entity operates across North America.

Moog Inc. has been awarded a $28 million contract by the U.S. Navy to repair slip ring assemblies for the V-22 Osprey aircraft.

Wessels Company broke ground on a 57,000+ sq ft factory in Tiffin, Ohio, leased by National Machinery Group to Wessels East for pressure vessel manufacturing. Completion and manufacturing start are projected for November 2025 and about a dozen jobs are planned, rising to nearly 30 more.

Airbus has signed a definitive agreement to acquire several Spirit AeroSystems industrial assets dedicated to commercial aircraft programmes, including sites in Kinston (US), St. Nazaire (France), Casablanca (Morocco), and production in Wichita, Belfast, and Prestwick. Airbus will receive $439 million from Spirit AeroSystems as compensation.

Copeland officially opened its renovated Vilter industrial refrigeration compressor facility in Cudahy, Wisconsin, following a $14 million renovation. The 400,000 ft² site includes enhanced training areas and modernized collaboration spaces.

MinebeaMitsumi Inc. and Development Bank of Japan have agreed to acquire all shares of C&A Tool Engineering, Inc., an Indiana-based precision machining company, with MinebeaMitsumi taking 51% and DBJ 49%.

Polyvlies USA, a textile company manufacturing non-woven textiles, is expanding its operations in Winston-Salem with a $31 million investment.

Hitachi Energy announced a $22.5 million investment to expand and modernize its dry-type transformer manufacturing operations in Southwest Virginia. This includes a new 75,000-square-foot facility in Atkins, Virginia, and upgrades to its existing facility in Bland, Virginia, creating approximately 120 new jobs.

Polyvlies USA, a nonwoven textiles manufacturer, has announced the purchase of a greenfield site in Union Cross Business Park, Winston-Salem, for a new facility. The project will generate 28 new jobs and $31 million in capital investment over five years.

Hawkins, Inc. has completed the acquisition of the assets of Surplus Management, Inc., doing business as WaterSurplus, a provider of water treatment solutions including membrane separation systems and PFAS removal.

Tyber Medical, Intech, and Resolve Surgical Technologies have merged into a unified developer, designer and manufacturer of surgical devices for MedTech OEMs, backed by Montagu. The combined entity has approximately 1,500 employees across 12 sites.

ArmorSource has been awarded a contract by the Defense Logistics Agency for 30,000 CREW II ultra-lightweight ballistic helmets for the U.S. Army.

Balmoral Tanks is launching its U.S. operations with a new 16,600-square-foot manufacturing facility in Mentor, Ohio, investing around $2 million. The facility will supply epoxy-coated steel tanks under the efusion brand and is expected to open in summer 2025, employing about 20 people.

GE Vernova is expanding its Greenville, S.C. facility as part of a nearly $600 million investment in U.S. manufacturing over two years, including nearly $300 million in its Gas Power business, creating over 1,500 jobs.

Duke Energy and GE Vernova announce a partnership for Duke Energy to procure up to 11 GE Vernova 7HA natural gas turbines and associated equipment, in addition to eight previously secured turbines.

Mission Critical Group (MCG) acquired DVM Manufacturing, LLC (DVM Power + Control), a manufacturer of low- and medium-voltage electrical distribution equipment. The acquisition expands MCG's manufacturing footprint and service capabilities.

MGM Transformers and VanTran Transformers announced the grand opening of a new 430,000-square-foot advanced manufacturing facility in Waco, Texas. The plant is expected to create 700 jobs and unlock over $1 billion in annual transformer production capacity.

ORBIS Corporation has opened a 660,000-square-foot reusable packaging manufacturing plant in Texas.

Norwalt Automation Group has moved into a new 28,000-square-foot facility in Florida to enhance production and systems integration for various sectors.

Forge Nano has expanded its semiconductor manufacturing operations with a new 2,000-square-foot cleanroom in Denver, Colorado, to support increased production of TEPHRA ALD cluster tools.

Quantinuum plans to establish a new quantum R&D center in New Mexico to advance photonics technologies for trapped ion quantum computing.

Digital Power Optimization (DPO) is investing USD 200 million to build an AI data center in Wisconsin Rapids, supporting up to 20 megawatts of AI computing.

Process Machinery Inc. (PMI) announced a nearly $11.5 million expansion of its operation in Shelby County, Kentucky, adding over 28,000 square feet and creating 30 new jobs. The project is to be completed by the end of 2026.

Duke Energy and GE Vernova announced a partnership for up to 11 7HA gas turbines and associated equipment, in addition to eight previously secured turbines, to meet growing energy demand.

Stater Bros. Markets expanded its multi-year partnership with IFCO to use reusable packaging containers for a wider range of fresh produce. The switch replaces single-use packaging for items such as carrots, corn and tomatoes.

Huhtamaki acquired Zellwin Farms, a privately owned molded fiber producer of egg cartons and egg flats in Zellwood, Florida, in a transaction with a USD 18 million enterprise value.

Caterpillar announced that Chairman and CEO Jim Umpleby will become Executive Chairman of the Board effective May 1, with COO Joe Creed succeeding as CEO.

Normet has been awarded a contract to supply 35 pieces of underground mobile equipment, including battery-electric vehicles, to South32 for the Hermosa project in Arizona, USA. The contract was executed on April 23, 2025, with deliveries scheduled from 2026 to 2030.

Omni-Lite Industries Canada Inc. completed the acquisition of Electronic Components, Inc. (eComp) for approximately $350,000 in an all-cash deal, expanding its presence in the high-performance electronics sector.

Sandvik received a major order from South32 to supply an underground mining equipment fleet, mostly battery-electric vehicles, for the Hermosa critical minerals project in Arizona, US. The order is valued at around SEK 750 million and was booked in Q2 2025.

Sandvik secured its largest-ever order for battery-electric vehicles from South32 for the Hermosa critical minerals project in Arizona, USA. The order is valued at SEK 750 million and includes battery-electric trucks, loaders, bolters, development drills, and longhole drills. Deliveries are scheduled from Q4 2026 through 2030.

Sandvik received an order from South32 worth around SEK 750 million to supply a fleet of underground mining equipment, including battery-electric vehicles, for the Hermosa critical minerals project in Arizona, USA. Deliveries are expected to start in Q4 2026 and continue until 2030.

JTM Foods, a US baked goods manufacturer, has built a new $40 million production facility in Wichita, Kansas, doubling its production and logistics space, and equipped it with fully automated packaging systems from Sacmi Packaging & Chocolate.

Lummus Technology has signed an agreement to acquire the intellectual property and certain assets of NAPCON, Neste's proprietary digital technology solutions provider, and entered into a strategic collaboration agreement with Neste.

Henry Schein and Health Future announced an agreement for the distribution of Henry Schein Disposable Skin Staplers and Skin Staple Removers across all Health Future facilities, including 22 hospitals and clinics.

Toyota North America announced an additional $88 million investment in its West Virginia plant to assemble next-generation hybrid transaxles. Production is set to begin in late 2026.

HOERBIGER Corporation of America held a groundbreaking on April 23, 2025 for a new Florida Campus in Delray Beach, with about 200,000 sq ft of space, including 155,000 sq ft of manufacturing. The facility is slated to open in 2026.

SRM Concrete, through Smyrna ready-mix concrete, acquired Gerig Concrete.

Herculite Products Inc. acquired Strata Film Coatings, a manufacturer of advanced film coating solutions for high-performance textiles. The acquisition expands Herculite's product offerings in technical textile composites.

Nucor Corp. selected Fives Group to design and manufacture a new 400,000-short-ton-per-year continuous galvanizing line at its California Steel Industries joint venture in Fontana, California, planned for late 2027.

Fortiline, a subsidiary of Reece, acquired wholesaler Belair Road Supply, expanding its reach into the northeastern United States. Belair Road Supply's five locations will be rebranded Fortiline Waterworks.

AERZEN Rental Solutions opened a new rental location in Phoenix, Arizona, housing a comprehensive inventory of oil-free blowers, screw blowers, compressors and turbo blowers, with 24/7 emergency support.

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company announced a $320 million, four-year investment to expand its Lawton, Oklahoma plant, increasing production capacity by nearly 30% or 10 million units annually for premium tires, including those for electric and autonomous vehicles.

Regeneron has announced a new manufacturing and supply agreement with FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies to produce bulk drug product at their Holly Springs, North Carolina campus. The total investment is estimated to exceed $3 billion over a ten-year term.

Tetra Tech has been awarded a contract by Orange County Utilities in Florida to provide engineering design and technical services for the expansion of the Eastern Water Reclamation Facility near Orlando.

Novelis Inc. awarded SMS group a contract to supply a high-performance two-stand tandem cold rolling mill for its new aluminum production plant in Bay Minette, Alabama. The mill will produce can stock and automotive sheet.