Crane Technologies Group Inc. received a $20,077,068 contract to modernize up to seven 60/15-ton portal cranes at Norfolk Naval Shipyard and Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, with first task order of $2,598,471.

Multivac opened a new 33,368-square-foot logistics center in Kansas City, Missouri, including an automated small parts warehouse and pallet store, to support spare parts logistics and production growth.

CELLINK AB agreed to acquire all shares of Nanoscribe Holding GmbH, a German 3D printer developer, for a purchase price of €34 million plus up to €16 million in earn-outs.

Bidvest Noonan completed the acquisition of Interact, an Irish M&E engineering services company, and its specialist water treatment subsidiary H2O Solutions, after CCPC approval.

Skanska has been awarded a PLN 141 mln contract by Beiersdorf Manufacturing Poznań to expand and reconstruct a production facility in Poznań, Poland. The project involves 36,700 sqm of new and modernized space.

MacLean-Fogg Component Solutions, a division of MacLean-Fogg Company, acquired the assets of Formetrix, LLC, including its metal-powder intellectual property portfolio. The new entity will be called MacLean Formetrix and be based in Macomb Township, Michigan.

Romi USA has entered a distribution agreement with WSM Technology, under which WSM will represent Romi's line of machine tools in Northern Ohio, Western Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.

Weybridge LLC acquired Mika Metal Fabricating, a custom sheet metal fabricator serving medical, surgical, electronics, energy, electrical, and general industrial markets.

Advance Turning & Manufacturing purchased Scott Machine, which will operate as a division, adding a fourth manufacturing facility and expanding services in aerospace, medical equipment and material handling robotics.

Ecrimesa Group approved an extraordinary investment of EUR 2 million for a new continuous MIM line and injection molding machines at its Santander facility. The project will be operational in Q1 2022 and increase feedstock capacity to over 250 tons per year.

Trevisan provided a flexible manufacturing system (FMS) to a multinational valve provider for the oil and gas sector. The system includes four DS600/200C machining centres, a 40-place multi-pallet system, and a 600-position tool store, using Renishaw measurement solutions for process control.

SBS Kft. acquired an FPT Ronin 400 machining center with the help of GE-CO Hungary Kft., and is building a new hall to expand welding capacity and add pre-assembly activities at its Erdőtelek site.

Trucent plans to invest an additional $2 million in its Indiana facility over the next few years.

Atlas Copco agreed to acquire Arpuma, a specialized vacuum systems and solutions provider with 14 employees based in Kerpen near Cologne, Germany, serving the chemical and pharmaceutical industry. The purchase price was not disclosed. The deal was expected to close in late Q2 2021.

Hydro-Gear, a power equipment drive systems manufacturer, is locating a new operation in Huntingdon, Tennessee, expected to create 375 new jobs.

KERUI Petroleum & Gas shipped a customized high-power natural gas reciprocating compressor unit to a customer in Pakistan, its third delivery to that customer after earlier units. The announcement is dated 18 May 2021.

Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science & Technology Co., Ltd. has officially put into operation its smart tower crane manufacturing plant in Changde, Hunan province. The plant has an annual production value of over $3.11 billion and produces a tower crane every 18 minutes.

Zoomlion Heavy Industry put the second phase of its smart tower crane plant in Changde, Hunan, into operation on May 17, 2021. The 1.8 billion yuan investment is expected to generate 20 billion yuan in annual output value.

ANDRITZ has received an order from Pratrivero S.p.a. to supply a new eXcelle batt forming line for its production facilities in Valdilana, Italy. Installation and start-up are scheduled for Q3 2021.

Enact has acquired Edbro Limited, a UK-based market leader in on-vehicle hydraulic systems, from JOST Werke AG. The deal includes fresh capital investment and operational support.

Belgian packaging specialist Arodo acquired Möllers Group, which will continue as Möllers Packaging Technology (MPT). The acquisition combines Arodo's packaging lines for high-quality powders with MPT's high-speed packaging lines for the petrochemical industry.

ECM Technologies, a Grenoble-based industrial furnace manufacturer, acquired Annealsys and Kemstream, two companies based in Montpellier. The acquisition amount was not disclosed.

AFRY has signed an agreement to acquire Pinja Industry Oy, a Finnish engineering and automation services company with 150 employees and annual turnover of SEK 140 million, to strengthen its digital and automation offering in the industry sector.

Stockwik Förvaltning AB has agreed to acquire all shares of MittX Aluminiumproffset AB, a Swedish industrial company specializing in design and manufacturing of light bars for construction and agricultural machinery. The purchase price is SEK 29.9 million, with the transaction expected to close within days and consolidate from May 1, 2021.

ANDRITZ received an order from Pratrivero s.p.a. to supply a new eXcelle batt forming line for its Valdilana, Italy production facilities, with installation and start-up scheduled for Q3 2021.

Kobe Steel concluded an absorption-type company split agreement transferring its standard compressor business to its wholly owned subsidiary Kobelco Compressors, with effect planned for July 1, 2021. A planned capital and business alliance with Miura, creating a joint venture, is still being finalized.

Stolle Machinery has added a new 50,000 sq ft manufacturing and assembly facility in Canton, Ohio, to help meet demand for can making equipment and systems, in addition to expanding its existing facility by 50,000 sq ft.

KONFU Enterprise shipped six HH-1538 1D2B cold forming machines to an international client on May 13, 2021, to boost the client's fastener production capabilities.

Metso Outotec and Ascendum Máquinas signed a distribution contract for Metso Outotec's aggregate crushing and screening solutions in Portugal and Angola, effective April 2021.

Howard Acquisitions, Inc. acquired the electric motor repair division of Heavy Machines, Inc. of Memphis, Tennessee. The acquisition was announced on May 12, 2021.

The Defense Logistics Agency awarded Noble Supply and Logistics a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for facilities maintenance, repair, and operations in the Pacific Region (Zone 1), with a maximum ceiling value of $562.5 million.

INDEX Group, a manufacturer of CNC turning machines, has acquired a majority interest in One Click Metal GmbH, a metal 3D printing company. TRUMPF will remain as a strategic partner.

DMG Mori announced it will invest about 6 billion yen to build a new factory near Shanghai, China, to produce 5-axis machining centers. The plant will have an annual capacity of 1,000 units and is scheduled to start operations in 2023.

Jagenberg Converting Solutions GmbH has acquired a majority stake in WDB Systemtechnik GmbH, a German mechanical engineering company specializing in machines for the paper, film, printing and packaging industries.

Roadtec, a subsidiary of Astec Industries, will invest $6.2 million to expand its headquarters and manufacturing operations in Chattanooga, Tennessee, creating 128 new jobs.

MHI Compressor International will supply four compressors and two steam turbines for a revamp and expansion of Koch Fertilizer's ammonia plant in Fort Dodge, Iowa, increasing ammonia capacity by 85,000 tons per year.

Brazil's antitrust authority CADE approved Danfoss's acquisition of Eaton's hydraulic solutions business, conditional on a remedies agreement addressing competition concerns in piston pumps and hydraulic steering units.

The Bowmill Group purchased a Matsuura MX-520 5-axis machine for its Tewkesbury facility, following earlier investments in two MX-330 PC10 machines, to meet increasing customer demand.

MacLean-Fogg Component Solutions acquired the assets of Formetrix, LLC, including its metal powder intellectual property portfolio. The new entity, MacLean Formetrix, will be based in Macomb Township, Michigan.

Addtech Automation, a business area in the Addtech Group, signed an agreement to acquire all shares of AVT Industriteknik AB, a designer and manufacturer of industrial automation equipment.

EagleBurgmann do Brasil, a Freudenberg Group subsidiary, is moving its headquarters and plant from Campinas to a new factory in Valinhos, São Paulo, with about R$20 million of investment. Completion is expected in November 2021.

Thimm, a packaging and display manufacturer, invested around ten million euros to expand its Všetaty plant in the Czech Republic with a new 134-metre MF-A corrugator from BHS Corrugated. The installation raised corrugated cardboard capacity at the site by up to 30%.

SemiTorr, backed by Transom Capital Group, acquired McKenna Engineering & Equipment Co, a distributor and installer of process equipment for air, gas, liquids and dry bulk solids serving California and Nevada. No financial terms were disclosed.

Hitachi Construction Machinery revised its domestic production restructuring plan, deciding to consolidate wheel loader production at its Ryugasaki plant (Ibaraki Prefecture). The implementation period was extended to fiscal 2027, and investment increased from 42 billion yen to 50 billion yen.

Comet S.p.A., a subsidiary of Emak S.p.A., completed the acquisition of 80% of Poli S.r.l., a manufacturer of motor sweepers, for an initial price of €5.7 million. The deal was announced on 28 June 2021 and completed on 4 October 2021.

Atlas Copco acquired the operating assets of MidState Air Compressor, a distributor and service provider based in Berlin, Connecticut, covering Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts. The purchase price was not disclosed.

Energypac Power Generation inaugurated an industrial park in Sreepur, Gazipur, with an investment of Tk 380 crore, creating 550 jobs. The park includes plants for generators, JAC vehicle assembly, and prefabricated steel buildings.

Multisac Flexible Packaging has acquired the Comexi ML2 laminator from Comexi, marking the seventh Comexi machine purchased by Multisac since 2008. The machine handles various flexible packaging applications including heat seal, cold seal, and coatings.

Frontline Machinery will now represent Terex Ecotec in British Columbia, Alberta, and Saskatchewan, in addition to its existing territory of Ontario and Manitoba. Frontline is also opening a new branch in Woodstock, Ontario.

CIFA, part of Zoomlion, announced a new plant in Solferino, Italy, for assembly and manufacturing of cranes, truck cranes, forklifts and AWPs for European customers. The announcement was made on May 6, 2021.