duotec and the Prettl Group announced a collaboration to combine duotec's sensor technology with Prettl's Wireless IoT Solutions (WIS) wireless technology for Industrial IoT devices.

Dawn Equipment, a manufacturer of conservation tillage attachments, has begun moving into a new 75,000-square-foot factory in South Milwaukee, Wisconsin, a former Caterpillar plant. The company plans to have 25 employees at the site by 2022.

Schuler has received an order from Physis to supply a Smartline SA315S press with 315 tons force for stamping electric motor laminations. The press will be manufactured at Schuler's Dalian site and installed in September 2021.

Bausch+Stroebel Machine Company broke ground on April 8, 2021, on a nearly 70,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Branford, Connecticut. The expansion will create up to 100 new jobs.

CaptiveAire Systems will open an office and research lab in St. George, Utah, adding up to 50 new jobs in sales, engineering, and management over seven years.

Bonfiglioli S.p.A. has won the auction at the Court of Bologna to acquire Sampingranaggi for €7 million, including assets in Italy and China, entering the robotic gearbox market.

Maximum Kran- und Schwerlastlogistik took delivery of its second Demag AC 45 City crane, part of a bulk order by the MAXIKraft Group for four cranes.

VAF, a special machine builder, has invested EUR5 million to expand its headquarters in Bopfingen, Germany, adding a new office and administration building to accommodate growth.

Tadano announced it will drop the Demag brand and amalgamate product ranges as part of its unification strategy, with Toshiaki Ujiie becoming president and CEO.

Weichai Power, through Weichai Power (Luxembourg) Holding, acquired a 49% stake in Switzerland's Fischer Fuel Cell Compressor AG and set up a joint venture in China with it. The transaction was advised by Niederer Kraft Frey.

AMETEK acquired Magnetrol, a manufacturer of level measurement instrumentation.

OpenGate Capital completed the acquisition of Kongsberg Precision Cutting Systems, a manufacturer of digital cutting systems for packaging and signage, from Esko. Terms were not disclosed.

Liebherr-Werk Ehingen GmbH is investing in the high two-figure millions of euros to expand, modernize, and reorganize its mobile and crawler crane factory in Ehingen, Germany. The project, called WeLog, aims to improve efficiency and flexibility, with completion expected in 2024.

Siemens has shipped the first train for Saudi Aramco's Hawiyah Unayzah Gas Reservoir Storage project, for which it won a deal to supply 20 compressor trains.

Atlas Copco Gas and Process has received an order from Plug Power for two nitrogen compressors and eight turboexpanders for two 15 TPD hydrogen liquefaction plants in Texas, due for delivery in Q2 2023.

Advantage Partners Inc. has acquired Via Mechanics, Ltd., a pioneer in PCB machining and processing, from The Longreach Group Inc. The transaction closed in April 2021.

Victor Oreskovich, owner of JTL Integrated Machine Ltd. and Trenergy Inc., acquired Can-Eng Furnaces International Limited, a designer and manufacturer of thermal processing equipment for metals, to expand capabilities in heat treatment markets.

Horoyong held a groundbreaking ceremony for South Korea's first mass-production electric excavator plant in Gimje's Jipyungseon Industrial Complex. The company will invest about 25 billion won to build a line with annual capacity of over 3,000 units.

Aerial lift and telehandler distribution group Ahern International has acquired KH Lift in Denmark.

Arva Industries, a St. Thomas-based manufacturer, landed a contract to supply 12 maintenance rail cars to the New York City transit system. The cars feature a crane that can slide to either end for repair work.

German machinery maker Reifenhäuser Group acquired a majority stake in Kdesign GmbH, a manufacturer of air cooling rings and measuring systems for blown film extrusion lines. Kdesign will remain independent within the group.

Hexagon AB acquired CADLM SAS, a French pioneer in AI-powered computer-aided engineering software. The deal strengthens Hexagon's Smart Manufacturing portfolio with CADLM's ODYSSEE platform.

Mutares SE & Co. KGaA completed the acquisition of Primetals Technologies France S.A.S. from Primetals Technologies, Ltd. The company will operate under the new name Clecim France, a supplier of high-end steel processing line solutions with revenues of approximately EUR 55 million.

The largest Robbins Crossover XRE TBM in China launched in late March 2021 in Guangzhou for the Pearl River Delta Intercity Railway Project. The 9.16 m diameter machine was assembled in five months.

Rotating Machinery Services Inc. received an order from a mining customer for a new A-C Compressor D48JR steam compressor package to support a plant expansion project. The order was announced on March 31, 2021.

Private Assets AG, a publicly traded investment company, has acquired SIM Automation GmbH, a special machine builder based in Heilbad Heiligenstadt, Germany, specializing in assembly systems.

PMC Hydraulics Group has agreed to acquire the majority of shares in Hydroquip Hydraulics in Bangalore, India. Hydroquip will continue as a stand-alone operation within the group.

Nanfeng Ventilator (300004.SZ) received a notice of award from CGN Engineering Co., Ltd. for the 'Zhejiang BJ Project LOT150Ac NI HAVC System Air Valve' contract, valued at CNY 57.17 million.

Ingersoll Machine Tools broke ground on a new 40,000 square foot facility in Rockford, Illinois to house construction of a telescope mount for the Giant Magellan Telescope and a gantry machine for the U.S. Navy. The facility is expected to be built by the end of 2021.

Waiward Industrial LP is adding a second paint and coating facility in Nisku, Alberta, with 30,360 sq. ft. of capacity, a 7,931 sq. ft. blast tent, and 2+ acres for module and frame assembly. The facility will be operational by the end of March 2021.

RS Precision expanded its company-owned shop by 3,000 square feet to 18,000 square feet and ordered two new vertical mills to meet increased demand for aerospace and defense parts.

Brother Industries invested about 900 million yen to double production capacity of machine tools at its Xi'an, China plant, with a new building starting operation in April 2021.

JCB secured its biggest ever UK order worth £65 million from Sunbelt Rentals for 2,100 machines, including Loadall telescopic handlers, excavators, site dumpers, and access platforms. The machines are being delivered from JCB's Staffordshire factories.

J&J Truck Sales, Inc. will invest $5.2 million to build a new 45,000-square-foot facility adjacent to its existing operation in Chatham, Virginia, creating 27 new jobs. The expansion increases repair, refurbishment, and fabrication capacity for construction equipment.

Alstom won a contract worth over €1.4 billion to supply 152 X'Trapolis high-capacity commuter trains to Spanish operator Renfe. The contract includes maintenance of 56 trains for 15 years and spare parts supply.

CMZ built a new EUR 17 million machining plant called Neoprec in Mallabia, Spain, to produce small and medium-sized parts for CNC lathes. The plant has 8,000 sqm of workshop space and is expected to be operational in the second half of 2021.

Bowmill Group installed a Chiron FZ12 FX Magnum Vario 5-axis machining centre at its new £3.5 million facility in Tewkesbury, UK, supplied by Engineering Technology Group. The facility is producing 1500 units per month for Safran Landing Systems and has created 17 jobs.

Fujie Environmental signed an agreement with Deqing County's Zhongguan Town government to invest at least CNY 400 million in an expansion project for low-temperature vacuum dehydration equipment, adding 100 units per year of capacity.

Shawpak, a division of Riverside Medical Packaging, invested £600,000 in a Chiron 1250 5-axis vertical milling machine from ETG to boost thermoforming machinery production for food and medical sectors.

Pennine Pneumatic Services (PPS) acquired Hull-based Norman Walker Machinery, a supplier of air compressors and pneumatics in East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire, announced March 29, 2021.

DXP Enterprises completed its acquisition of Total Equipment Company (TEC), a distributor of aftermarket and service capabilities, announced March 29, 2021. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Bystronic, a technology company in sheet metal processing, acquired 100% of the shares of Kurago, an industrial software engineering company based in Bilbao, Spain. Kurago will continue to operate under its own brand.

Liebherr delivered the first R 934 G8 crawler excavator with a factory-fitted Leica Geosystems machine control system to a customer in Great Britain. The partnership allows customers to order generation 6 and 8 excavators with 2D and 3D machine control as an option.

Horsch, a German multinational manufacturer of agricultural machinery, announced an investment of R$200 million to build its first factory in South America, located in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil. The new unit is expected to begin operations in early 2023 and will create up to 400 jobs.

Dango & Dienenthal received an order from thyssenkrupp rothe erde (Xuzhou) Ring Mill Co. Ltd. (XREM) to supply two heavy-duty manipulators for a new ring rolling facility in Xuzhou, China. The order includes one SLR 150 H heavy-duty robot with a payload of 150 kN.

Woojin I&S has signed a KRW 11.88 billion contract with Taeyoung Construction for mechanical equipment and firefighting work on the Suwon City Hall station complex development project in South Korea.

FiberPro announced it is expanding its manufacturing facility in Hot Springs, Arkansas, investing more than $3.1 million and creating 69 new jobs over three years. The company manufactures custom log and lumber equipment.

Liebherr is making a multimillion-euro investment in its mobile crane plant in Ehingen, Germany, to improve material flows and prepare for future growth. The project includes new warehouses and a new crane repair centre, with the spare parts warehouse due for completion by 2024.

Austal USA will break ground on a $100 million steel manufacturing line at its Mobile shipyard, enabling the company to build both aluminum and steel vessels for the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard.

Lentus Composites installed a CompAir L45 compressor with dryer and filter pack at its Eynsham, Oxfordshire site, supplied by BCAS Limited. The solution is expected to cut compressor maintenance costs by 80 per cent.