STRABAG, a major European construction company, has signed a 6-year contract with syniotec to deploy its SAM digital logistics and disposition software across all 13 German directorates, with a planned international rollout.

Bosch Rexroth will build a new production plant in Querétaro, Mexico, with an investment of 4.3 billion pesos (approx. $215 million). The plant will create over 900 jobs and produce components for mobile applications and automation machinery, starting operations in 2023.

Chinese company Jiaxipera inaugurated a new plant in Ramos Arizpe, Coahuila, with a $60 million investment. The facility will produce 6 million refrigeration compressors annually and create 600 jobs.

Heddle Shipyards acquired Fabmar Metals Inc., a fabrication and marine repair specialist, to accelerate the reopening of the Thunder Bay Shipyard.

Baker Hughes won a contract from Chevron to supply subsea compression manifold technology for the Jansz-Io Compression project offshore Western Australia. The contract value was not disclosed.

Oransi, an air purification company, has entered into a definitive merger agreement with Motion Control Technology company Aviemore. Oransi will use Aviemore's proprietary technologies to manufacture air purifiers at a new facility in Radford, Virginia, creating more than 100 jobs.

Maschinenfabrik Anthon GmbH has won a contract to supply a sanding and sawing combination to Merino Industries Ltd. in Gujarat, India. The plant will be used for splitting chipboard and is scheduled for delivery in the second quarter of 2022.

Waterschap Scheldestromen has opened an EU tender for a two-year framework agreement for supply and maintenance of pumps, mixers, screw conveyors, compressors and related equipment, extendable by two years. The estimated value is not published.

Industeam signed a contract to acquire one of Emsil's three sites in Aiud, Romania, creating a new subsidiary, Industeam East Europe. The deal includes a minority stake in Emsil and secures in-house production capacity.

The Bradbury Co., Inc. is expanding its test and assembly facility in Moundridge, Kansas, by approximately 40% to increase manufacturing capacity and add space for testing custom-built production lines. The multi-phase expansion is expected to be complete by February 2022.

JEB Precision Ltd invested in a Nakamura-Tome AS200L-MYS turning centre supplied by Engineering Technology Group to boost production capacity for a complex aerospace air handling system component. The machine was installed in January 2020.

Schaltbau Holding AG entered into an investment agreement with Carlyle, which will launch a voluntary public takeover offer at EUR 53.50 per share in cash, representing a 32% premium. Carlyle secured irrevocable undertakings from shareholders representing about 69% of shares.

Siemens has completed a 52,000-sq.-ft. facility expansion in Spartanburg County, Georgia, with a $36 million investment, creating over 180 new jobs.

R & G Precision has invested in a second Matsuura MX-330 PC10 fully automated 5-axis machining centre, adding 52 pallets for unmanned production.

HEICO Flight Support Group completed the acquisition of 89% of Ridge Engineering (tight-tolerance machining and brazing) and Bechdon (machining/fabrication/welding) in Maryland. Bechdon is a key subcontractor to Ridge.

Ceratizit Bulgaria, a manufacturer of metal-cutting tools, will invest EUR 20 million over five years to expand its plant in Gabrovo, Bulgaria. The investment will fund new machinery, a logistics center, and an additional production building, increasing capacity and product range.

Ross Video is investing $15 million to build a 55,000 square foot expansion to its production plant in Iroquois, Ontario. The Eastern Ontario Development Fund contributes $2.25 million. The project will add 30 new jobs and new manufacturing equipment.

DSC Manufacturing Inc., which operates EDJ Precision Machining, has acquired Commercial Plastics Corp. (CPC), a provider of plastic fabricated products and digital printing solutions.

Hokuriku Heavy Machinery Industry, a group company of Far East Development Industries, completed construction of a new No. 1 factory and office building at its headquarters to increase production capacity for railway maintenance vehicles by approximately 50%. The total investment was about 7 million yen.

Steffes, LLC announced a $20.9 million investment to acquire a manufacturing facility in Shelby, North Carolina, creating 130 new jobs. Production is expected to start in late 2021 and be fully operational by Q1 2023, providing metal fabrication services for OEM products.

Inovair has added three Mazak CNC mills and three Okuma CNC lathes to its Lenexa, Kansas manufacturing campus in the past year to support on-time delivery of its blowers and compressors.

Ceratizit Bulgaria plans to invest 20 million euro in a machine engineering plant in Bulgaria.

Roland DG is expanding its factory in Samut Sakorn, Thailand, increasing floor space for the second time, to transfer mass production from Japan and raise production capacity by about 40% to 17,000 units.

AJ Engineering expanded its Forres-based manufacturing site by 4.7 acres as part of a multi-million-pound expansion. Ficep UK supplied a Valiant CNC drilling line to double production capabilities.

Schenck Process Group reached an agreement to acquire Solids Handling And Process Engineering Co., Ltd. (SHAPE), a powder handling and processing solutions provider based in Bangkok, Thailand. The acquisition aims to strengthen SPG's food end-market capabilities in the Asia Pacific region.

Doosan Bobcat North America held a groundbreaking ceremony for a $70 million, 600,000-square-foot manufacturing, warehouse and distribution addition to its complex in Statesville, North Carolina. The expansion will double the facility's footprint to nearly 1.2 million square feet and add 62 acres, making it the company's largest manufacturing campus worldwide.

Hanwha Cimarron signed a $260 million, 10-year contract with Sunbelt Services for storage tanks for compressed natural gas.

Mecfor and Advanced Dynamics fully merged their operations to form EPIQ Machinery, a North American leader in mobile and heavy equipment for aluminum, pulp and paper, and rail industries. The merger was announced on August 24, 2021.

Nidec Corporation completed the acquisition of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Machine Tool Co., Ltd. and its overseas subsidiaries from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. The acquired companies will be renamed, including Nidec Machine Tool Corporation.

GWS Tool Group acquired Monster Tool Company, a manufacturer and distributor of solid round cutting tools based in Vista, California. The acquisition was announced on July 30, 2021.

Atos has completed the acquisition of IDEAL GRP, a PLM system integrator and solution partner of Siemens Digital Industries Software, headquartered in Finland.

IDEC Corporation and Alps Alpine Co., Ltd. signed a joint venture agreement on July 30, 2021, to form IDEC Alps Technologies Co., Ltd. in September 2021, focusing on HMI and safety products for factory automation and industrial equipment.

Doosan Heavy Industries and partner Kuil Construction won a 610 billion won state procurement to build LNG storage facilities with four 270,000 kiloliter tanks in Dangjin, Chungnam Province. Completion is scheduled for December 2025.

Jonaco Machine, a Demmer affiliate, opened a new 39,000-square-foot production facility in Shakopee, Minnesota in 2021. The expansion adds capacity for precision machining serving medical, aerospace, and defense industries.

Hexagon Digital Wave signed an agreement with Linde to supply and service Ultrasonic Examination testing equipment, valued at approximately $2 million.

Hydro announced a $48.3 million investment to install a 3,000-ton indirect aluminium extrusion press at its Cressona, Pennsylvania facility, expected to be operational by late 2023.

YIZUMI has started construction of the second phase of its China Factory 3 in Daliang Wusha Industrial Park, an intelligent factory for injection molding machines. The project covers 69,000 square meters and is expected to be completed in the second half of 2022.

Mingzhi Technology was awarded a contract by Hudong Heavy Machinery for a 1700L large-scale automatic cold core box core shooting machine, valued at approximately EUR 3.9 million.

Apator Metrix, part of Apator Group, will deliver one million iSMART2 smart gas meters worth €65 million as part of a tender by Fluvius for mass smart meter implementation in Belgium. The meters use Phoenix-RTOS from Phoenix Systems (Atende Group). Delivery is scheduled for 2023-2031.

The UK Ministry of Defence will acquire Sheffield Forgemasters, with shareholders agreeing to sell their entire share capital. The MoD plans to invest up to £400 million over 10 years to recapitalize defence-critical assets.

Sandvik has signed an agreement to acquire 67% of Chuzhou Yongpu Carbide Tools Co., Ltd, a China-based premium solid round tools company, with a call option to buy the remaining part in three years.

Adecco Group will acquire AKKA Technologies and combine it with Modis to create the global #2 in the engineering R&D market. The transaction has an enterprise value of €2.0 billion.

HORSCH Maschinen GmbH is investing about €17 million to build a new assembly hall and office building of roughly 11,000 square metres at its Ronneburg, Thuringia site, groundbreaking on 27 July 2021 with completion planned by spring 2022.

Doosan Bobcat broke ground on a $70 million expansion of its manufacturing, warehousing and distribution site in Statesville, North Carolina. The project will add 600,000 square feet and create up to 250 new jobs over five years.

Huras – Konstrukcja i Budowa Maszyn Specjalnych started construction of a new 2,500-square-meter production hall in Nowa Wieś Legnicka, Poland, with an investment of PLN 11 million. The hall will house a new production line and is expected to be completed in June 2022, creating up to 60 new jobs.

Brother Industries built a new plant at its Xi'an facility, which produces cutting machines, this spring.

DMG Mori Seiki's new plant in the suburbs of Shanghai will be opened in 2023, and a new plant at its Tianjin facility will start production in 2025, doubling Chinese machine tool production capacity.

Exchanger Industries Limited acquired HRS Heat Exchangers Ltd., an international specialist supplier of heat exchangers and custom process systems. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding has awarded TMC Compressors of the Seas a contract to supply the marine compressed air system for the Liza Unity FPSO, which will operate at the Liza field offshore Guyana. The contract value was not disclosed.

Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries (ZPMC) has placed an order with TMC Compressors of the Seas for a complete marine compressed air system for a pipelay vessel it is building. The contract value was not disclosed.