Kontron is expanding its Boisbriand product development and North American production centre in Quebec, creating 29 full-time jobs over the next three years.

Singaporean XP Power expanded transformer manufacturing capacity with an adjacent 25,500 sqm Phase 2 factory in Binh Duong, Vietnam. Reecons was contracted as design-and-build contractor for the MEP package, with 8 months of MEP installation.

Toyota Industries Compressor Parts America will expand its Pendergrass, Georgia production facility to add a DC-AC inverter production line and 15,000 sq ft, investing $5.5 million and creating at least 27 jobs over 18 months.

Ziehl-Abegg Benelux added 1,400 square metres to its existing distribution centre in Nieuwkuijk, Netherlands, with two extra loading docks, to handle growing demand for energy-saving fans and motors.

Atkore plans to spend $3 million to expand its Louisville, Kentucky plant, under a new proposal approved for state incentives. The announcement is dated August 31, 2020.

Von Roll is turning its existing Bangalore plant into the most modern electric wire coil production facility in India, doubling current capacity. The company cites growing outsourcing by motor and generator manufacturers.

Ziehl-Abegg SE is investing 16 million euros to expand its production buildings at Kupferzell, adding about 8,400 square metres for energy-efficient electric motors and composite fan production. The official groundbreaking took place with Baden-Württemberg's economics minister present.

ABB is investing $39.9 million to expand its Mebane, NC manufacturing operations with an additional 200,000 square feet and 400 jobs over five years.

Nidec Motor Corporation expanded its Monterrey, Mexico manufacturing facility by 60,000 square feet with a $2.3 million investment to increase production capacity for industrial electric motors.

Nidec Motors & Actuators will increase production capacity at its Niepołomice plant in Krakow's special economic zone, declaring costs of at least PLN 165.21 million. The project adds production of brushless ABS motors and in-house components.

HellermannTyton Manufacturas announced a US$30 million expansion of its plant in Nuevo León, Mexico, to raise installed capacity and create 300 new jobs. The company plans a further US$10 million investment later, bringing total staff to 500 by 2022.

Nexans is expanding its Charleston plant to make underwater cables, adding 125,000 sq ft and an $80 million expansion, and has filed a permit for a shipping terminal on the Cooper River.

MacLean Power Systems announced a $5.3 million initial investment to upgrade equipment and the 67,000 sq. ft. foundry in Alabaster, Alabama, adding aluminum mold making and handling. Development begins mid-2019 with production expected in Q1 2020.

Jabil opened its expanded facility in Uzhgorod, Ukraine, a 20,722 m2 extension that effectively doubles the site's production capacity, bringing the site to 46,564 m2. The opening ceremony was attended by Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko.

DMC Power, a maker of connection systems for transmission and substation projects, is converting a 168,000 sq ft former Nissan distribution facility in Olive Branch, Mississippi into a connector manufacturing center, investing $8 million and creating 125 jobs over five years.

Maxon Motor has invested 30 million Swiss francs in an additional building in Sachseln, Switzerland, to expand its medical technology business, with more jobs planned.

ABB inaugurated an extension of its Sorocaba factory in São Paulo state, with an investment of R$20 million, to produce electrical distribution, smart grid and digital industrial energy solutions for Brazil and South America.

Novosibirsk electric motor maker Sibelektroprivod plans a new 4,000 square metre workshop costing about 100 million rubles, with phased launch in 2019 and full transfer by 2020. Output is expected to rise from about 120 to 150-200 units per month.

Emerson will invest $15 million to expand production at its Rosemount measurement and analytical equipment facilities in Chanhassen, Minnesota, creating 80 manufacturing and support jobs over three years, supported by state grants.

Siemens inaugurated a new production line at its Balvanera plant in Corregidora, Queretaro, investing US$7.2 million to double capacity for low and medium voltage control panels and switches from 7,000 to 14,000 panels per year, adding 240 jobs.

DENSO will expand its Maryville, Tennessee operations, investing $1 billion and creating about 1,000 jobs to make the Blount County facility a primary North American manufacturing center for electrification and safety systems.

A new production line for import-substituting anti-surge valves, control valves and electric drives for Gazprom was launched at the Tomsk Electromechanical Plant on September 5, 2017. Gazprom invested 1.2 billion roubles in the project.

RAM Company, a maker of specialty electromechanical parts, plans an $11 million expansion with a new 80,000 square foot building in St. George, pending city approval of up to $10 million in industrial development revenue bonds.

Panasonic Eco Solutions Vietnam broke ground on an additional factory building in Binh Duong Province, costing about 1 billion yen. The expansion aims to double wiring device and circuit breaker capacity by FY2020.

Invertek is investing in a new 5,000 square metre factory adjacent to its Welshpool HQ, enabling production of over 400,000 variable frequency drives per year. The announcement was reported on 4 January 2017.

Electromechanical manufacturer G.W. Lisk will renovate a 17,000 sq ft research and development facility in Phelps, Ontario County, New York, and buy new equipment, creating 40 jobs within five years. Empire State Development offered up to $600,000 in Excelsior Jobs tax credits; completion is expected in spring 2017.