Rockwell Automation acquired ASEM S.p.A. in May 2020, adding a center of excellence for R&D and manufacturing in Italy and extending its industrial computing portfolio with the VersaView 6300 family.

Weland AB has signed an agreement to acquire 91% of Andon Robotics AB and Svets & Robotteknik i Småland AB, two companies specializing in robotics and welding solutions.

Glaston Group closed a deal with Lippert Components Inc. for a B'CHAMP pre-processing line, Matrix serial bending furnace, and laminating equipment, to be delivered in Q4 2020 and Q1 2021.

Anup Engineering is setting up an expanded heavy engineering facility in Kheda near Ahmedabad with capex of 200 crore rupees, to be funded through internal accruals. The company sees strong demand for reactors from the petrochemicals sector.

DEUTZ Corporation opened a new 160,000-square-foot Sequence Center at 596 Bonnie Valentine Way in Pendergrass, Georgia, on July 2, 2020. The center stores parts and engines for value-add products and Xchange remanufactured engines, and has its own production capabilities for value-add kits and Power Packs.

On July 2, 2020, Inotec acquired Winkel, a provider of heavy load linear guidance systems and handling technology for warehouses and industrial applications. Terms were not disclosed.

Unifrax, backed by Clearlake Capital, acquired Rex Materials Group, a manufacturer of engineered thermal components, on July 2, 2020. Financial terms were not disclosed.

The Machineseeker Group has acquired Werktuigen.nl, the number one marketplace for used machinery in Benelux, making Machineseeker the leading platform for used machinery in Europe.

Liebherr USA, Co. completed a $60 million expansion of its campus in Newport News, Virginia, adding 251,000 sq. ft. of office, warehouse and repair space. The company moved into the new facilities on April 6, 2020.

Bairds Malt constructed a new malting plant at its Inverness facility on Longman Road, increasing capacity by 57,000 metric tonnes per annum. The plant became operational in 2023.

Truck Equipment & Body Co (TEBCO) of Kentucky is investing $2 million to renovate and equip a 40,000-square-foot facility in Stanton, Kentucky, adding 43 jobs. The facility is expected to be operational by Q3 2020.

Proferro, part of Picanol Group, is investing in a new 32-meter high-bay warehouse at its Ieper, Belgium production plant, featuring automated storage for over 10,000 pallets and four automated cranes, set to become operational in spring 2021.

Zoller, a manufacturer of setting and measuring devices, completed a new production hall, smart factory and parking garage at its Pleidelsheim site in mid-2020, tripling the floor space from 12,000 to 37,000 square meters.

Karl Mayer Textilmaschinenfabrik GmbH completed the acquisition of flat knitting machine manufacturer H. Stoll AG & Co. KG on July 1, 2020. Stoll will operate as an autonomous business unit within the Karl Mayer Group.

Capital For Business completed an investment in Entegra Attachments, which acquired Bloom Manufacturing, a 110-year-old manufacturer of worm drive and planetary winch systems. The transaction was completed in July 2020.

KARL MAYER and STOLL completed their merger as of July 1, 2020, with STOLL continuing as an autonomous business unit within the KARL MAYER Group.

The Tünkers-Gruppe acquired a majority stake in Nimak, a manufacturer of welding guns, dosing systems and custom automation solutions, effective July 1, 2020.

SMS group acquired all shares of Viridis Energy Solutions and shares of Vetta Technologies, merging them into a Center of Competence for industrial digitalization in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. The new entity will operate under the name Vetta alongside SMS digital.

Sterling GP, a UK manufacturer of plant bodies and trailers, acquired the brand, design rights and some assets of the Hymix concrete mixer range. The acquisition will create at least 30 new skilled jobs and expand factory space at its Stokesley site.

Hengst Filtration has signed an agreement to acquire the hydraulic filtration business of Bosch Rexroth AG.

Metalex Manufacturing has ordered a large-capacity 6-axis Droop+Rein portal-type machining center from Starrag for its new Center for Advanced Large Manufacturing in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Cline Tool has acquired Davis Tool.

Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology has signed an agreement to acquire Allied Construction Products LLC, a US distributor of hydraulic hammers and manufacturer of compactor plates and mounting brackets. The transaction is expected to close during Q3 2020.

Metal Finishing Technologies announced an investment partnership with Battle Investment Group to accelerate growth and fund strategic acquisitions. The transaction closed on June 30, 2020.

Truck Equipment & Body Co. of Kentucky Inc. (TEBCO) began a $2 million project to renovate and equip a 40,000-square-foot facility in Stanton, Kentucky, for custom dump truck body manufacturing, creating 43 jobs. The facility is expected to be operational by Q3 2020.

Power Test Inc., a leader in dynamometers, acquired Taylor Dynamometer Inc., a designer and manufacturer of engine, chassis, and towing dynamometers, in June 2020.

12eleven Production Equipment added over 30,000 square feet of new heavy fabrication and painting capacity in the Wichita Falls, Texas region, now operating three plants with over 165,000 square feet of shop floor.

Sencorp, a manufacturer of thermoforming machines, announced a strategic partnership with WM Thermoforming Machines to offer a broader range of thermoforming solutions for North American manufacturers.

Trendsetter Engineering secured a contract from Subsea 7 to supply more than 40 subsea connectors for Murphy's King's Quay Development in the Gulf of Mexico. Equipment deliveries will complete in the third quarter of 2021.

Dunmore Europe announced the addition of a new wide web physical vapor deposition (PVD) metallizer at its facility in Freiburg, Germany, expanding metallizing width from 1.75 meters to 2.45 meters.

Metso Minerals completed its reverse merger acquisition of Outotec, forming Metso Outotec. Metso shareholders received 4.3 Outotec shares per Metso share, owning approximately 78% of the combined company. Metso Corporation was renamed Neles Corporation.

T&T Manufacturing, a subsidiary of C. G. Bretting Manufacturing, acquired certain assets of T&T Tool of Spooner, Wisconsin. The employees of T&T were hired and operations will continue at the Spooner facility.

SANY America produced its 100th SY215C excavator at its Peachtree City, Georgia facility, after expanding the assembly floor to 150,000 square feet and increasing hiring. Production capacity rose from 4 to 24 machines per month.

Losonczi Innovation Kft. inaugurated a new factory hall in Békéscsaba, Hungary, with nearly 1,500 square meters of space, equipped with new machines and a measuring room, for precision tool manufacturing.

FAAC has acquired parts of ASSA ABLOY's APD and HSD business in Europe for EUR 100 million, with approximately EUR 93 million in sales and 600 employees. The acquisition was announced on 29 June 2020.

Tooling Tech Group (TTG) has added a new large-capacity die sinker and upgraded two existing EDM machines at its Washington, MO facility, increasing capacity for die and mold making for the die cast and aerospace industries. The investment was announced on June 29, 2020.

Rockwell Automation announced the introduction of its VersaView 6300 family of Allen-Bradley industrial computers, following its May 2020 acquisition of ASEM S.p.A. The products will be available starting August 2020.

Ascensores Tresa has opened a new 8,000-square-meter factory in the Lloreda area of Gijón, Spain, with an investment of EUR 8 million. The facility will triple manufacturing capacity and is expected to be fully operational by July-August 2020.

Elektroland Defence will build a Bomb Destruction Robot Production, Test, Training and R&D Centre in Gölbaşı, Ankara, Turkey. Construction is planned to start in July 2020 and be completed in 4 months.

Florida Can Manufacturing LLC, a subsidiary of CC1, plans to build a $120 million advanced manufacturing plant in Winter Haven, Florida, creating 160 new jobs. Construction is expected to begin in summer 2020, with operations starting later in 2021.

Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG announced plans to expand its team in China in Service, Sales, and Production to over 1,000 employees, anticipating strong market growth. The announcement was made at a ceremony for the 9,999th printing unit manufactured at its Shanghai plant.

Liebherr and Leica Geosystems entered a strategic partnership to equip Liebherr generation 6 and 8 wheeled and crawler excavators with Leica 2D and 3D machine control solutions from factory.

An international aerospace manufacturer ordered two SECO/WARWICK Vector vacuum furnaces for its factories in the USA and Singapore. One furnace will be used for heat treatment of exotic electrical steels, and the other for annealing 3D-printed parts.

RealMachinery Oy has signed a resale agreement with Marakon Oy to distribute Rammer Performance hydraulic hammers nationwide in Finland, with service centered in Lahti.

Metalworx, Inc. will invest $7.6 million to relocate its headquarters and manufacturing operations from South Carolina to Grayson County, Virginia, creating 59 new jobs.

Techtronic Industries (TTI) will invest an additional $650 million in Vietnam to build a cordless power equipment plant in Ho Chi Minh City's Hi-Tech Park, with construction completed by Q3 2021, and develop an R&D center employing 2,000 researchers.

Brazilian motors and controls manufacturer WEG acquired a 51% controlling stake in Mvisia, a Brazilian AI machine vision start-up, as part of its digital solutions strategy.

TTI Floor Care North America will invest USD 20 million to expand its manufacturing facility in Cookeville, Tennessee, adding multiple production lines and creating 500 jobs over five years.

Denver-based private equity firm Lion Equity Partners acquired Global Compression Services from Warren Equipment Company, a Midland, Texas provider of heavy equipment. The deal was announced December 31, 2024.

Global Compression Services opened a new 14,000-square-foot facility in Bloomfield, New Mexico, to serve customers across the San Juan Basin and replace its Farmington site. The announcement is dated June 5, 2025.