Massman Companies, a packaging machinery leader, has acquired ADCO, a privately held company based in Sanger, California. No financial details were disclosed.

Weatherford International was awarded an exclusive two-year, $15 million contract by a major independent operator in Argentina to supply 146 surface pumping units for mature fields in the Golfo San Jorge Basin.

Shandong Jingpeng CNC Machinery Co., Ltd. held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new factory in Lunzhen Industrial Park, Yucheng city. The plant covers an area of 12,000 square meters and is a key investment project of Yucheng city government.

Bulgarian CNC machine manufacturer RAIS and Fagor Automation have teamed up to develop customized solutions for high-speed machining, strengthening their partnership in France, Spain and Italy.

Cook Compression appointed Zungtech Co., Ltd. as its exclusive distributor and Authorised Service Partner for Taiwan, certified to repair and recondition reciprocating compressor valves and packing cases. The announcement was made on 22 July 2020.

Doosan Group's sale of Doosan Mottrol, a maker of oil pressure machines and military equipment, has attracted multiple bidders including China's XCMG, a Socius-Well to Sea Investment consortium, and an NH Investment & Securities PE-Opus PE consortium. The controlling stake is valued at 400-500 billion won.

CNH Industrial announced its intention to acquire four divisions of Capital Equipment Group (CEG) in South Africa: Northmec, CSE, NHSA and Landboupart, to strengthen its direct distribution network for agriculture and construction equipment in Southern Africa. The transaction is subject to Competition Commission clearance.

Unisign Machine Tools completed commissioning and start-up of a Unitwin 6000 CNC machining centre at RABA in Hungary for machining truck front axles, reducing cycle times by approximately 50%.

PTG Holroyd, a Rochdale-based machine tool manufacturer, has invested £750,000 in developing the GT350 intelligent gear-grinding centre at its Milnrow headquarters.

KPS Capital Partners agreed to acquire substantially all assets of Briggs & Stratton, including foreign subsidiary equity, for about $550 million as Briggs & Stratton filed for Chapter 11, with KPS also providing $265 million in DIP financing.

Senyo Machinery relocated its second factory (Foshan Hooching Intelligent Technology) to a new owned facility in Foshan, Guangdong, and renamed it Guangdong Hooching Intelligent Packaging Machinery Co., Ltd.

FACT has acquired NORTIER, a Toulouse-based company specializing in precision machining technologies. The acquisition will complement FACT's engineering, assembly, and test capabilities.

Barloworld announced an addendum renegotiating the terms of its planned acquisition of Wagner Asia Equipment and 49% of SGMS, with the purchase consideration restructured and closing expected September 1, 2020.

Interpump Group published the merger-by-incorporation project for Mariotti & Pecini, a mixer and agitator maker it fully controls after acquiring the remaining 40% stake this year. The group had originally bought 60% in 2017 for about EUR 9 million.

Aipel (Changzhou) CNC Technology Co., Ltd. laid its foundation stone at Jincheng Industrial Park in Jintan, Changzhou, for a new CNC machine tool and robot production facility. The first phase will take 10 months, with monthly capacity of over 500 CNC machine tools and sales revenue exceeding 1.5 billion yuan.

Air Liquide signed a long-term partnership with steel producer NLMK, investing around €100 million to build a new Air Separation Unit (ASU) at NLMK's Lipetsk site, acquire existing hydrogen and rare gas units. The ASU will have a capacity of 1,000 tons of oxygen per day and start up in 2023.

Hangzhou Zhelong Purification Equipment Co., Ltd. plans to invest 5 million yuan to build a new facility in Taiyang Town, Lin'an District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, to produce 150,000 explosion-proof refrigerated compressed air dryers and 50,000 explosion-proof adsorption compressed air dryers annually.

Hengfeng Tools announced a private placement to raise up to CNY 359.7871 million for a smart manufacturing optimization and upgrade project, including new plant construction and renovation of old facilities, to produce CNC precision equipment and smart automation equipment.

TeamViewer has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Ubimax, a leader in wearable computing and augmented reality solutions for industrial frontline workers. The acquisition expands TeamViewer's AR and IoT offerings.

Komatsu Ltd. is building a new seal ring factory at its Himi Plant 2 in Toyama, Japan, with a total floor area of 8,230 m². The factory will produce seal rings for construction equipment components and aims to reduce CO2 emissions by 50%.

Sumitomo (SHI) Demag held a groundbreaking ceremony on June 29, 2020, for a new 1,600-square-meter lightweight warehouse in Schwaig, Germany, as part of a four-year, €20 million modernization program. The expansion of the training centre in Schwaig has also been completed.

ITP Aero has installed a 1400 bar Quintus Technologies Flexform high pressure sheet hydroform press at its recently completed plant in Bilbao, Spain, with the press installed in December 2019. ITP Aero also enrolled in a long-term Quintus Care Program.

CFM International Inc. won a $110,044 federal contract from the Defense Logistics Agency for machine screws.

HAUG Sauer Kompressoren AG broke ground on an expansion of its St.Gallen-Winkeln production in Switzerland, adding an 800 m2 hall for oil-free piston compressors, with an investment of several million and new jobs. The article is dated 2020-07-13.

Alfa Laval will expand and automate its separator production capacity at its Eskilstuna, Sweden facility, using AFRY's Real Digital Twin technology to simulate and test the process lines before production expansion. The announcement is dated 2020-07-13.

TMC Compressors of the Seas won a contract from Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding to supply a marine compressed air system, including four large compressors, for a newbuild FPSO being built for SBM Offshore. The contract value was not disclosed.

GPE Turbo was integrated into the AERZEN Group, as announced on November 24, 2025.

Leimeng Intelligent Equipment Group began construction of the second phase of its Shaoguan production base in Zhenjiang Industrial Park, Shaoguan. The expansion covers 48 mu (3.2 hectares) and will add 18,000 square meters of new factory space and a 2,000 square meter office building.

The Competition Commission of India approved Kubota Corporation's acquisition of a 9.09% stake in Escorts Limited (to become 10% after capital reduction) and Escorts' acquisition of a 40% stake in Kubota Agricultural Machinery India Private Limited, resulting in Kubota and Escorts holding 60-40% in KAI.

Wacker Neuson SE opened a new compact machine plant in Hörsching, Upper Austria, near Linz Airport. The plant will manufacture tracked and wheeled excavators up to 14 tons, wheel and track dumpers, and skid steer loaders. It is the largest single investment in the company's history.

Jingwei Intelligent signed contracts for 11 JWF1618 rotor spinning machines (600 spindles each) with a Shandong juancheng customer and 12 JWF1618 rotor spinning machines (580 spindles each) with a Yancheng, Jiangsu customer.

DMG MORI and Nikon have concluded a memorandum of understanding for a comprehensive business alliance to integrate Nikon's non-contact laser scanner LC15Dx onto DMG MORI's machine tools, with sales starting in autumn 2020.

Rheinmetall Denel Munition has signed a €13 million contract to upgrade an existing munitions production facility for a longstanding customer. The project is due to begin shortly and be completed in 2021.

Chinese display glass supplier Heyuan Orient Technology Co. Ltd purchased a B'Bright processing line from Glaston for its new factory. The line is scheduled for delivery in December 2020.

NuMachine, a Hereford-based specialist machining company, has taken delivery of two new Mazak CNC machines as part of a wider investment worth close to £2 million. The investment will allow the company to make more complex parts and expand into automotive and electric vehicle charging sectors.

Trucent's CentraSep Technologies arm plans to invest $2 million over three years to expand its Noblesville operations, adding 11 jobs and moving to a 44,000-square-foot facility by early 2021.

Valmet will supply a continuous cooking system upgrade with a design capacity of 1,800 air dried tonnes per day, plus two automatic baling equipment sets, to PT Tanjungenim Lestari Pulp and Paper in Indonesia. The order value was not disclosed.

Advent Tool & Manufacturing will relocate its headquarters and production from Antioch, Illinois, to a new 25,000 sq ft building in Salem Industrial Park, Salem Lakes, Wisconsin. The company expects to employ 23 workers by 2022.

Mazak Corporation completed its newly expanded Spindle Rebuild Department at its Florence, Kentucky manufacturing campus, part of a $15 million investment. The expansion includes a new manufacturing cell with automated storage and six advanced machine tools.

Osbra GmbH and Heinz Einhaus GmbH have taken over the business operations of insolvent Geiß GmbH retroactively to July 1, 2020, forming a new joint venture Osbra Einhaus GmbH. The deal includes all personnel and a modern automated painting system in Monzingen, Germany.

Nestlé's Nespresso is investing CHF 160 million to expand its production center in Romont, Switzerland, with construction of a second hall starting June 2021 and first lines operational by June 2022.

PAC Worldwide, a US-based protective packaging manufacturer, placed an order with CHUANGLIAN for three fully customized packaging machines: a 1250 Single Facer, a 1250 Creaser Crusher, and a 2050 Creaser Crusher.

Thyssenkrupp Elevator Canada was awarded the contract to modernize 12 elevators in Winnipeg's tallest building, 201 Portage, and will now hold the service contract on all 18 vertical transportation units in the 33-storey office tower.

Thyssenkrupp Elevator Canada announced on July 7, 2020, that it has acquired Winnipeg Elevator Group (WEG), an elevator service provider in Winnipeg with approximately 1,000 units under maintenance. All 23 employees and most of the ownership team will be retained.

Hamilton Caster broke ground on a $6 million, 65,000-square-foot expansion at 1767 Dixie Highway in Hamilton, Ohio. The new facility will house fiber lasers, robotic welders, CNC machines and a powder paint system, and will become the company's new corporate offices.

Harbour Group merged Cattron Holdings Inc. and LOFA Industries, LLC to form a comprehensive control solutions platform company called Control Solutions. Terms were not disclosed.

Impro is expanding its high-precision machining and casting operations into a new 2,053,776 square foot facility at WTCII Industrial Park in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, adding precision machining, sand casting, investment casting, aerospace components, and surface treatment plants.

Valmet received an order from Phoenix Pulp & Paper Public Company Limited to supply two TwinRoll wash presses for its hardwood bleached pulp plant at the Nam Pong mill in Khon Kaen, Thailand. The start-up is scheduled for the third quarter of 2021.

Gaussin Manugistique increased its stake in Metalliance from 44.32% to 95.74%, consolidating control. The combined group will focus on ports, airports, logistics, underground workings, track laying and smart cities.

Starrag was selected by Naval Group to supply a Droop+Rein G 110TT HR100 C vertical gantry machine for the Attack Class submarine construction yard in Osborne, South Australia. The machine will be the largest machine tool ever put into service in Australia.