Weir Minerals expanded its Linatex rubber manufacturing facility in Batu Caves, Malaysia, with a new Continuous Rubber Process facility, a Banbury mixer, and additional presses, doubling production capacity. The investment was GBP 13 million.

Ingersoll Rand was awarded a contract by Glass Futures to design, supply, install and commission a turnkey compressed air facility at the GFL site in St Helens, North West England. The contract value is £650,000.

Finnish high-tech company Roxia acquired a stake in German filter press manufacturer Aquachem to deepen their collaboration. The deal combines expertise in solid-liquid separation and expands service networks globally.

SNT Energy signed a 32 billion won ($22.5 million) contract with S&T Gulf CO.,LTD to supply air-cooled heat exchangers (Air Coolers).

Shibaura Machine India is setting up a new factory adjacent to its existing facility in Chennai, India, to scale up production capacity from 1,200 to 2,500 injection moulding machines per year.

HÜBNER Group is commissioning a new ultra-modern compounding plant for elastomer products at its Hungarian site in Nyíregyháza, integrating production from Palotás-Mix Kft. and increasing production capacities.

PTG Holroyd received an order valued over $1.7 million for a TG 350E CNC rotor grinding machine from a North American rotary screw compressor manufacturer. The machine is scheduled to ship in spring 2023.

Cheng Loong Binh Duong Paper Company ordered key technologies from Valmet for its new BM 23 containerboard machine at the Ben Cat mill in Binh Duong Province, Vietnam, with the order valued between €20-30 million.

TITK eV awarded Lindauer DORNIER GmbH a €248,500 contract for a fiber preparation and spreading system for thermoplastic UD tape production, to be delivered in Rudolstadt, Germany.

Shanying Suzhou Paper commissioned Voith to supply two XcelLine paper machines (PM 71 and PM 72) for its new site in Zhongying, Anhui Province, China. The machines will produce 812,000 tons per year of corrugating medium.

WES Ltd made a £500,000 investment in a multi-pallet Matsuura H.Plus-300 PC15 CNC milling machine to meet customer demand and support forecast 43% growth.

RemaSawco signed a contract with Gällö Timber AB to upgrade the control system in the dry sorting to RemaSawco's RS-ProSort system, including delivery, assembly and commissioning, with operation expected by end of March 2023.

ASAŞ Alüminyum is expanding its extrusion operations with the order of a 45 MN press line and a 150 MN extrusion and tube press line from SMS group, including one of the world's largest extrusion lines.

Reel SAS acquired CNIM Systèmes Industriels from CNIM Groupe SA. The transaction was completed on September 28, 2022, subject to French Competition Authority approval.

WEG announced investments of R$660 million (≈ USD128 million) over three years to expand production capacity of industrial and electric traction motors in Brazil, including building a new factory in Jaraguá do Sul.

Valmet will supply key process technology for Cheng Loong Binh Duong Paper's new containerboard machine BM 23 at its Ben Cat mill in Binh Duong Province, Vietnam. The order value was not disclosed.

Howden secured a contract from Azku Global Services, part of the Khudairi Group, to supply two screw compressor packages for flare gas recovery at the Majnoon oilfield near Basrah, Iraq.

The Board of Forbes Company approved a scheme of arrangement to demerge its business into Forbes Precision Tools and Machine Parts, creating a separate resulting company.

HELLER Machine Tools announced a strategic partnership with TITANS of CNC, Inc., including cooperation in machining technology and process. TITANS of CNC will install two 5-axis machining centers and a pallet storage system in its Texas facility.

Karnell Group signed an agreement to acquire 96% of the shares in Konepaja Timeka Oy, a Finnish niche manufacturing company, with closing planned on 30 September 2022.

The JOSKIN Group, a manufacturer of agricultural machinery, announced plans to build a new 15,000 m² factory on a 6-hectare site in Sanem/Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg, to increase production capacity.

Oshkosh Defense was awarded a five-year requirements contract valued at $263.2 million by the U.S. Army TACOM to produce Enhanced Heavy Equipment Transporter System (EHETS) trailers, with a first delivery order of $37.6 million for test and production trailers.

JUKI Corporation resolved to enter into a capital and business alliance with AIMECHATEC, Ltd. and to acquire common shares of AIMECHATEC from its largest shareholders through a share transfer agreement.

Bosch Rexroth intends to invest in its mobile hydraulics site in Fountain Inn, South Carolina, to develop electrification of mobile machinery and related software. No investment amount was disclosed.

VMOM PTE LTD of Singapore has ordered three Autoprint Dextra 80 die punching machines from Autoprint Machinery Mfrs. Two machines include hot foiling capabilities. The machines are to be installed by the first week of October 2022.

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) awarded a supply contract to Lauda Technology Ltd for three Lauda Pro RP 290 E recirculating chillers, valued at £40,149.

YIZUMI has won a major order from BYD worth more than CNY 300 million, including VAT, for all-electric injection molding machines with clamping forces from 90 to 550 tons for car interior and exterior trims.

BMAir, a Dutch manufacturer of filter overpressure systems, acquired 100% of the shares of German market leader Amberg Umwelt-Technik GmbH. The merger creates a new European market leader in filter overpressure systems for construction machinery.

Central Europe Industry Partners acquired a 70% stake in AMiT Holding, a Czech manufacturer of control systems and electronics for industrial and building automation, from the co-founders.

H&D Wireless AB received an order from AstraZeneca AB for installation and 12 months of commercial service of its GEPS for Industry system at AstraZeneca's factory in Södertälje, Sweden. The order value is approximately SEK 1.1 million.

John Deere and Wacker Neuson have formed a global agreement for compact excavators. Wacker Neuson will manufacture excavators under 5 metric tons for John Deere, and John Deere will design and produce 5-9 metric ton excavators based on Wacker Neuson IP.

Concurrent Technologies Corporation was awarded a $5.2 million contract by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory to build the world's largest additive manufacturing machine, with a 1.5-meter build envelope in the Z-axis, in partnership with SLM Solutions.

Hongtian Technology, a subsidiary of Douson Stock, will sign equipment procurement agreements with Nord Copper Foil and Nord Lithium Battery Materials to supply foil machines and cathode rollers, with contract amounts of CNY 352 million and CNY 716 million respectively.

Komatsu held a grand opening for a new $37-million facility in Sparwood, British Columbia, which will service mining equipment for western Canada and beyond. Construction started in 2019 and was delayed by the pandemic; about 150-200 local residents have been hired.

Haas Automation Ltd was awarded a £270,000 contract by Luminate Education Group to supply workshop machinery including a CNC lathe and two vertical machining centres for delivery in Yorkshire and Humber.

Haarup Maskinfabrik, a Danish producer of concrete industry equipment, is investing 41 million Danish kroner in a new factory in Washington state, USA, initially housing sales, service, and warehouse staff, with plans for future production.

Glaston signed a contract with Kibing Glass for five CHF Solar flat tempering lines for solar panel glass processing. The order is valued at close to EUR 5 million and will be delivered to Kibing's facility in Malaysia during the first half of 2023.

Qinchuan Machine Tool Group's board approved acquiring the remaining 16.5423% stake in subsidiary Xi'an Qinchuan CNC System Engineering to make it wholly owned, then using its net assets to increase capital in subsidiary Shaanxi Qinchuan Smart Machine Tool Research Institute, after which Qinchuan CNC will be dissolved.

3D Systems and Saudi Arabian Industrial Investments Company (Dussur) notified the European Commission of a proposed joint venture, with both acquiring joint control of a newly created company.

AGCO signed a letter of intent to form a joint venture with Amity Technology, acquiring a 50% interest in selected air seeding and tillage product lines sold under the Amity, Wil-Rich and Wishek brands. The joint venture will be based in Fargo, North Dakota and is expected to close before the end of 2010.

King Machine, a manufacturer of machine tools and machining robotics based in Meridian, Idaho, was acquired by C.G. Machinery in September 2022. Terms were not disclosed.

Motor-Classic Plc. is expanding its plant in Tatabánya with a new 2,000-square-meter production hall and a modern machining center, supported by a HUF 600 million EU grant.

Trimble acquired B2W Software, a provider of estimating and operations solutions for the heavy civil construction industry. B2W will be reported as part of Trimble's Buildings and Infrastructure segment.

Cadrex Manufacturing Solutions, a portfolio company of CORE Industrial Partners, has acquired IDL Precision Machining, a manufacturer of precision components for aerospace and defense.

Datamars has acquired New Zealand-based livestock handling equipment manufacturer Prattley Industries to offer end-to-end animal management solutions. The acquisition combines Datamars' traceability products with Prattley's handling equipment.

TaiXing Expansion Marine Equipment Co., Ltd. completed and shipped two 150kN hydraulic winches to Nantong Yahua Shipyard ahead of schedule.

Supplyco Qatar and Robopac Italy signed an exclusive distribution and service contract on September 20, 2022, at Supplyco's showroom. Robopac offers end-of-line packaging solutions and services.

ADM Packaging Automation is moving from Preston to a 2,200-square-meter facility in Thomastown, Australia, which is over four times larger than its current space. The move will allow the company to expand manufacturing of packaging automation equipment.

Haitian Group held a groundbreaking ceremony on September 17, 2022 for its High-End CNC Machine Tool Intelligent Manufacturing Base in Beilun District, Ningbo, China.

Beomhan Industry, parent of Beomhan Fuel Cell, acquired 82.38% of Doosan Mecatec shares for KRW86.499 billion, becoming the largest shareholder; the remaining 17.62% is acquired by a consortium including Metiston Innovation Growth No.1 Private Equity Fund.