Environmental Tectonics Corporation's Sterilization Systems Group was awarded multiple contracts from domestic customers totaling $3.1 million. The contracts include two six-pallet vacuum degassing chambers, seven EO Control System Upgrades, mechanical upgrades, and additional environmental monitoring control systems.

PDSVISION Group AB has signed an agreement to acquire NET AG system integration from its current owners. The acquisition will make Germany one of PDSVISION's largest regions and complements its existing geographical coverage in Germany.

Belvac, a Dover company, is adding 40,000 sq ft of manufacturing and assembly capacity in Bedford County, VA, and investing in a two-piece can pilot line to meet global demand for beverage can-making equipment.

Schuler will deliver a 16,000-ton Farina forging press to thyssenkrupp Gerlach's plant in Homburg, Germany. Internal assembly is complete in Suello, Italy, and production is expected to start in 2022.

ams AG announced that the Domination and Profit and Loss Transfer Agreement (DPLTA) with OSRAM Licht AG became effective on March 3, 2021, merging the two companies to form a global leader in optical solutions.

Altonaer Wellpappenfabrik in Tornesch near Hamburg will replace its finished goods palletizing system in spring 2021 and add a fully automated 4-color inline folding box machine in the second half of 2021. The company says it is investing over 10 million euros in quality and productivity across 2020/21.

Oribi Composites joined Re:Build Manufacturing, an industrial manufacturing group, continuing operations in Commerce City, Colorado, with expanded capabilities in advanced materials and composites.

ABB, a leader in industrial automation, has acquired B&R, the largest independent provider of software-based, open-architecture solutions for machine and factory automation. The acquisition expands ABB's digital offering and positions it to seize growth opportunities from the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

Ruitie Machine Tool (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. held a groundbreaking ceremony for its third-phase plant and smart laser industrialization project in Taicang, China. The project involves an investment of 180 million yuan, covers 28 mu (about 1.87 hectares), and is expected to be completed and operational by October 2021.

ANDRITZ successfully started up a PrimeLineCOMPACT tissue production line at Berli Jucker Cellox's mill in Prachinburi, Thailand, with a design speed of 1,900 m/min and a width of 2.8 m.

Dormer Pramet has completed the acquisition of Miranda Tools, a manufacturer of high-speed steel cutting tools in India, adding over 580 employees and enhancing its round tools offer.

Valsoft Corporation Inc. acquired Datastor Systems Ltd, a supplier of process control solutions for the manufacturing sector, on February 1, 2021.

Alpine Metal Tech GmbH, a division of Montana Tech Components AG, took over IMT Intermato S.p.A., a manufacturer of CNC vertical turning, drilling and milling centers for alloy wheels and aerospace sectors.

ANDRITZ has successfully started up a tissue production line delivered to Berli Jucker Cellox Ltd. at their mill in Prachinburi, Thailand. The Prime LineCOMPACT tissue machine has a design speed of 1,900 m/min.

Kobe Steel and Miura Co. signed a basic agreement on March 5, 2021 under which Miura would acquire 49% of Kobelco Compressors after the company split, making it a joint venture.

Kobe Steel announced on March 5, 2021 that it will transfer its standard compressor business to its wholly owned subsidiary Kobelco Compressors through a simplified absorption-type company split.

Sandvik Group is investing USD 15 million to build a new manufacturing facility in Menghe Town, Changzhou National Hi-Tech District, China. The new factory is expected to be ready for trial production in May 2021 and reach designed capacity in the second half of the year.

Belvac Production Machinery will invest over $3 million and add up to 50 new jobs in Bedford County, Virginia, by leasing a 40,000-square-foot shell building in Forest. The company produces can-making equipment and plans to start operations by mid-summer 2021.

Baltic Shipyard Yantar, part of United Shipbuilding Corporation, signed a contract for the delivery of 13 modern machine units as the final phase of an investment project under the state programme 'Development of the military-industrial complex'. The company has already acquired about 200 units of equipment under the project.

Stratus Plastics International, a producer of injection-molded parts, will immediately hire 40 employees to expand production at its Morgantown, Kentucky facility, with plans to create a total of 135 new jobs in the coming years. The expansion follows additional production lines awarded by a major motor vehicle manufacturer.

Nord-Lock Group expanded its Expander pivot business factory in Åtvidaberg, Sweden by 130% to 3,500 square metres, adding production, a technical center and high-volume order handling. The expansion is expected to let Expander increase its order volume eightfold.

Vega Srl has been acquired by Latour Industries, a subsidiary of Investment AB Latour group. The acquisition is intended to strengthen Vega's position in the engineering industry.

York Metal Products will purchase advanced automation and robotic equipment to scale up its metal fabrication operations in Concord, Ontario, supported by a $1.9 million FedDev Ontario repayable contribution.

Starrag received an order to supply a Droop+Rein Gantry 110TT machine tool for the Australian Attack Class submarine program. The machine will be the largest ever installed in Australia.

Guangdong Hande Precision Machinery began construction on its Section 2 compressor industry park in Yuanzhou town, Boluo County, Huizhou, as part of a batch of 17 industrial projects. The reported investment for the project is about 1.2 billion RMB, and the event took place on 3 March 2021.

Atlas Copco has acquired Cooper Freer Ltd., a privately owned British compressed air distributor and service provider with 18 employees based in Leicester. The purchase price was not disclosed. The announcement is dated March 3, 2021.

SAL and Jumbo Marine announced a joint venture to combine fleets, engineering, and commercial activities for heavy lift and project cargo.

Arnold Magnetic Technologies Corporation, a subsidiary of Compass Diversified, has acquired Ramco Electric Motors, Inc., a manufacturer of stators, rotors, and full electric motors. Financial terms were not disclosed. The acquisition expands Arnold's product offering with electric motor solutions for industrial, military and aerospace markets.

Massilly North America Inc. is investing in its first new Koenig & Bauer MetalStar 3 metal decorating press for its Ontario headquarters, adding capacity and speed.

Valmet will supply a folding boxboard making line (BM 1), a fine paper making line (PM 3) and a bleached chemi thermo mechanical pulp (BCTMP) production line to Liansheng Pulp & Paper's new greenfield mill in Zhangzhou, Fujian, China. The start-ups are scheduled for the third quarter of 2022.

Dunkermotoren, a drive technology manufacturer and part of the AMETEK Group, has acquired 100% of the shares of automation specialist EGS Automatisierungstechnik (now EGS Automation) on March 1, 2021. The company will remain legally independent at its Donaueschingen site.

Valmet agreed to supply a white cardboard line, a high-grade printing paper line and a BCTMP line to Liansheng Paper's new Zhangpu site in China, expected to start in Q3 2022, as announced on March 2, 2021.

Amarillo Gear has added a new Hyundai 600 mm horizontal machining center to its production line in Amarillo to increase capacity for pump drive and smaller cooling tower gearbox models. The article is dated March 2, 2021.

JN White acquired ECI Screenprint Inc. of Watertown, CT, adding a second technology manufacturing location. ECI will become ECI Technologies – A JN White Company.

Structural steelwork specialist J & D Pierce has purchased Konecranes' East Kilbride plant, creating 100 jobs by end of 2021. The 300,000 sq ft facility will also become the HQ of its STRUBEAM business.

Steinemann Technology AG and Stiles Machinery announced a strategic partnership effective March 1, 2021. Stiles will be responsible for sales, service and support of Steinemann Technology in the US and Canada, and Steinemann US personnel will join Stiles.

Sany Heavy Industry is building a smart manufacturing project in Chongqing's Liangjiang New Area with a total investment of 5 billion yuan. The first phase is expected to start production on July 1, 2021, producing intelligent excavators and other construction machinery with an annual capacity of about 40,000 units.

Cavitation Technologies, Inc. announced that its strategic partner Desmet Ballestra Group has completed a sale agreement for a Nano Reactor system with a biodiesel refinery in South America. The company anticipates revenue of approximately $190,000 from this order.

Ingersoll Machine Tools and Bell Textron completed a collaborative effort to manufacture a 22-foot-long vacuum trim tool for main rotor blade components using Ingersoll's MasterPrint large-format 3D printer and 5-axis milling machine.

Tsugami China announced that construction of its Anhui factory is complete and production is expected to begin on or around March 1, 2021. The local government has granted subsidies totaling RMB 18 million, of which RMB 14.5 million has been received.

Brown Machine Group of Beaverton, Michigan acquired 100% of the stock of GN Thermoforming Equipment, a Chester, Nova Scotia maker of thermoforming equipment for food packaging, announced March 1, 2021.

Anhui Anhuang Machinery Co., Ltd. placed an order with SMS group for a fully automatic closed-die forging line for pistons, making it one of the first Chinese automotive suppliers capable of fully automated piston manufacturing.

Walter AG and Vargus Ltd established the joint venture VWR Cutting Tools S.R.L. in Ploiesti, Romania, to manufacture tool holders. The contract was signed on February 26, 2021, and production is expected to start in November 2021.

Walter AG and Vargus Ltd. established a joint venture named VWR Cutting Tools S.R.L. in Bucharest, Romania, to manufacture tool holders. Each holds equal shares; production is expected to start in November 2021 with about 20 employees.

DKC Group has acquired 100% of the shares of Sati Italy, Sati Tunisia and Procan, strengthening its position in the metal duct sector for electrical systems.

Krandienst Schulz has ordered nine Liebherr mobile cranes ranging from 60 to 700 tonnes capacity to expand its fleet and meet growing demand in Hamburg and Stade.

Symphony has placed an order with Ferus Smit Shipyards for two new ECOBOX XL project cargo vessels, an evolution of the existing Ecobox series, designed for carrying long items like windmill blades.

Guindastes Tatuapé purchased a new LTM 1500-8.1 mobile crane from Liebherr. The 500-tonne crane will first be used in assembling a new pulp and paper mill in Brazil.

Altorfer Inc. is completing a three-transaction relocation of its Construction Services and Power Systems divisions from Elmhurst to new facilities in Mokena, Addison and East Dundee, Illinois, with completion scheduled for April 2021.

Maeda Seisakusho, its parent company Maeda Construction Industrial, and Maeda Road agreed to establish a joint holding company in October 2021 and integrate management, with all three companies to be delisted.