ROFA Industrial Automation Group designed and implemented a fleet of 16 automated guided vehicles for Komatsu Forest AB's new factory in Umeå, Sweden, capable of moving loads up to 35 tons.

Nidec acquired Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Machine Tool, now renamed Nidec Machine Tool Corporation. The acquired business develops and manufactures machine tools, cutting tools, and related products, with about 1,400 employees and annual sales of 23.1 billion yen ($203 million) as of March 2021.

DIEFFENBACHER signed contracts with Kim Tin Group on December 5, 2021 to supply two MDF production lines for sites in Binh Phuoc and Dong Nai, Vietnam, with combined capacity of one million cubic meters per year. Kim Tin's total MDF investment is 350 million US dollars.

Simplex for Industrial Solutions and Software announced a new 5,000 sqm CNC machine factory in the 10th of Ramadan City Industrial Zone, Egypt, with planned investments of EGP 100 million to raise production and export to about 15 countries over three years.

Burckhardt Compression signed a contract with Jiangsu Hongjing New Material Company Ltd. to supply three booster-primary and three hyper compressors for a petrochemical mega-plant in Lianyungang, China. The compressors will be used in three production lines for EVA and LDPE.

Rafamet received an order from SNCF Voyageurs in France for the delivery of two portal wheel lathes type UFD 140N, valued at EUR 2,480,350. Delivery is scheduled from July 2023.

China's National Manufacturing Transformation Fund will invest 300 million yuan for a 24.52% stake in Zhejiang Rifapm Precision Machinery's subsidiary Rifapm Machine Tool, with a strategic cooperation agreement signed on November 9, 2021.

ANDRITZ received an order from Klabin to supply energy-efficient key equipment and processes, including a DD-Washer, for the Puma II capacity increase project in Ortigueira, Paraná, with start-up scheduled for Q2 2023.

Komar Industries, an Ohio-based manufacturer of industrial waste and recycling processing systems, has acquired Bace, a Charlotte, North Carolina-based manufacturer of balers and compactors. The acquisition was announced on December 2, 2021.

EN Engineering acquired ESC Engineering, a Colorado-based engineering firm serving electric utility, energy, and industrial markets, to enhance capabilities in electric transmission, substation, and automation.

Andritz has received an order from Klabin to supply key equipment for the Puma Capacity Increase II project in Ortigueira, Paraná, Brazil. The delivery includes modernization of the hardwood fiber line to increase capacity from 3,742 to 4,080 air-dried tonnes per day. Commissioning is planned for Q2 2023.

Star Micronics will expand its Chinese subsidiary Suda Seimitsu (Dalian) factory and add production equipment, investing about 650 million yen to increase capacity by 25% to 300 machine tools per month. Operations are expected to start in February 2022.

Peikko Group Corporation has agreed to acquire 100% of Kemecweld Oy, a Finnish welding automation technology provider based in Lahti. The transaction will close on January 1, 2022, and Kemecweld's team will form a new Peikko Technology Center.

John Deere and Hitachi Construction Machinery will dissolve their joint venture for manufacturing excavators in the Americas after February 28, 2022. Deere will purchase the joint venture plants, and Hitachi will supply excavator kits to Deere under a new supply agreement.

SEW-EURODRIVE South Africa has invested R200 million in a new African headquarters consisting of an assembly and warehousing facility in Aeroton, Johannesburg, to service customers in South Africa and southern Africa. The facility will be fitted with 4IR technologies.

ANDRITZ has received an order from Klabin to supply key process equipment for the Puma Capacity Increase II project at the Ortigueira pulp mill in Paraná, Brazil. The order includes modernization of the hardwood fiberline and a new debarking and chipping line, with start-up scheduled for Q2 2023.

Plasser American will dedicate a 45,000 sq ft office building as the first phase of a $52.6 million expansion of its North American headquarters and manufacturing center in Chesapeake, Virginia, adding 98 jobs and doubling production capacity with an 82,000 sq ft plant.

Cavendish Nuclear has won a circa £20 million contract to design, manufacture, install and commission a Drum Handling Facility at Dounreay to package intermediate level waste, over a five-year timeframe.

State enterprise Antonov signed two contracts with Alfleth Engineering AG to purchase two machine tools from Huron Graffenstaden S.A.S. for a total of €3.79 million, to be delivered by end of 2022.

H.I.G. Capital, a global alternative investment firm, has completed the acquisition of Time Manufacturing Holdings, a Waco, Texas-based designer and manufacturer of vehicle-mounted aerial lifts for utility and telecommunications markets. The acquisition was announced on December 3, 2021.

Machine Tools USA Inc., Machine Tools Marketing Inc., and Pacific IC Source were each awarded a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with an aggregate ceiling of $49 million to procure machining and manufacturing equipment for the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division at China Lake, California.

Akron has opened its new production plant 'Akron 4' in the Parque Industrial de San Francisco, Córdoba, Argentina. The plant will focus on manufacturing and finishing dry grain baggers for export. Total investment in 2021 is USD 7.7 million.

SEI Technologies is moving from Harrisburg, NC to a new 30,000 square foot facility in Concord, NC, nearly four times larger than its previous location, to accommodate growth and add equipment.

AMM plans a 5-hectare expansion in the Settat region to increase capacity, expected to be completed in 2020.

Atlantic Machinery Manufacturing (AMM) launched the Fastmix range of concrete batching plants at the 17th SIB exhibition in Morocco. Prices start from 600,000 DH to 4 million DH.

Huisman secured a contract from COSCO Shipping to design and build two >2,000mt Leg Encircling Cranes for Cadeler's two new X-class wind turbine installation vessels.

Sixeight, a growth equity firm, acquired US Machine & Tool, a precision CNC machining and fabrication company based in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

Zhejiang Mingrui Machinery moved production from three sites into a new 50-mu plant in Ruian, Wenzhou, whose construction began in October 2020 and was completed in late 2021.

Burckhardt Compression signed a global distribution and service partnership with KB Delta, under which it distributes KB Delta's compressor valves and components worldwide. The agreement was signed in late 2021 and took effect 1 January 2022.

Red Deer, Alberta-based oilfield equipment makers Lee Specialties and Nexus Energy Technologies merged to form NXL Technologies, a wireline and coiled tubing pressure control equipment manufacturer with about 125,000 sq ft of manufacturing space.

EQ United, an Indiana-based logistics provider and RV components manufacturer, is consolidating its manufacturing into a new facility in Cassopolis, Michigan with a $6.2 million capital investment and up to 175 jobs. The Michigan Strategic Fund supports the project.

SBP Holdings has acquired Watts Steam Store and subsidiaries, which operates three locations in Twin Falls and Idaho Falls, Idaho and Ogden, Utah. The business will join SBP's Dakota Fluid Power platform, announced December 1, 2021.

Fontes Mittelstandskapital GmbH has signed an investment agreement to acquire FIMA Maschinenbau GmbH, becoming its sole shareholder. The insolvency plan is subject to creditor vote.

3D Systems announced an agreement to acquire Additive Works, a German software company focused on simulation-based optimization for additive manufacturing.

ANDRITZ received an order from Henan Xinyaxin New Technology Packaging Material to deliver two PrimeCal calenders and a paper machine approach flow system for their new PM9 in Xinxiang City, China. Start-up scheduled for end of 2022.

RM Dungannon, part of the RM Group, is recruiting 30 new staff at its Coalisland Road facility in Dungannon, Northern Ireland, to meet international demand for tracked mobile screens. Further investment in new technology and machinery is planned for 2022.

Autowell's wholly-owned subsidiary Wuxi Autowell Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd. won a production line project from SVOLT Energy Technology (Yancheng) Co., Ltd. with a bid amount of approximately 130 million yuan.

Valmet will supply an IQ quality control system to Ahlström-Munksjö Ställdalen AB for its nonwoven machine FM2 in Sweden, with installation in Q1 2022.

Dana TM4, a joint venture of Dana Incorporated, is establishing a new manufacturing facility in Åmål, Sweden to produce electric motors for the mobility industry. The $50 million facility has received $10.7 million in grants and is expected to open in late 2022, with production starting in the first half of 2023.

NKMZ finished a contract to supply three complete rotor shafts, each weighing 15 tons, for General Electric's Garret oil field project. NKMZ is also manufacturing additional shafts weighing 7 to 47 tons for GE, with shipment expected in December 2021.

Sartorius will invest €100 million between 2021 and 2025 to expand production, R&D, and storage at its facilities in Aubagne, Cergy, and Lourdes, France. The expansion will create up to 400 new jobs.

German compressor maker Bitzer is establishing a joint venture in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, to manufacture small-capacity rotary compressors in a 90,000 m2 plant under construction, with production planned for the first half of 2022.

RHI Magnesita fired up a new 122-meter tunnel kiln at its Urmitz, Germany plant on November 25, 2021, as part of a €23 million investment that increases capacity by 25,000 tonnes per year and creates 65 new jobs.

Cummins Brasil expects to produce 45,000-47,000 engines in 2021, a 50% increase over 2020, surpassing pre-pandemic levels. The company is investing R$65 million in Brazil in 2021, including R$16 million in industrial complex modernization.

Berco, part of thyssenkrupp, opened a new 2,000 sq.m R&D facility in Copparo, Italy, on November 17, 2021. The facility houses a metallurgical laboratory and product engineering team to advance undercarriage systems for mining applications.

Rotary Power, part of British Engines Group, invested over £3 million in an automated DMG Mori robotic machining cell at its manufacturing facility in South Shields, UK. The cell became fully operational in October 2021.

Avelice Asansör signed a contract with SERKA to receive financial support for its project to start series elevator production using laser equipment at Iğdır Organized Industrial Zone. The project aims to increase production capacity and employment.

Hyundai Heavy Industries Group established Hyundai Genuine as an intermediary holding company after purchasing Doosan Infracore in August 2021. The plans include joint development of integrated excavator and wheeled loader platforms by 2025 and hydrogen engine development.

Bostik signed a purchase contract with Nordmeccanica for a cutting-edge commercial laminator to be based in its Shanghai R&D center, strengthening its flexible lamination business in APAC.

XCMG (000425.SZ) plans to absorb its parent company XCMG Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. by issuing shares to all shareholders. The China Securities Regulatory Commission has accepted the application for review.