TMC Compressors of the Seas has been awarded a contract to supply seven large Smart Air compressors for the compressed air system of Golar LNG's Gimi FLNG, which is being converted at Keppel's Singapore shipyard. The contract value was not disclosed.

Duro Felguera, through its subsidiary DF Calderería Pesada, has been awarded a contract by ExxonMobil to design, manufacture, and test four coking chambers for ExxonMobil's refinery in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Each chamber weighs about 200 tons. Delivery is scheduled for Q4 2020.

Zoomlion broke ground on the excavator machinery park, the first project of its smart industrial city in Xiangjiang New Area, Hunan, China. The park will produce full-series excavators with an annual capacity of 33,000 units and annual output value of CNY 20 billion, with total investment of CNY 100 billion for the entire smart city.

Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science and Technology started construction of an excavator manufacturing base in Changsha, Hunan Province, covering about 100 hectares. The facility is expected to have an annual production capacity of 33,000 excavators and an output value of 20 billion yuan ($2.8 billion).

Ferraro Group purchased the MBI MS140R demolition multisystem, described as the world's largest, for use in demolition and deconstruction projects. Delivery occurred in early July 2019 in Mainz.

Boudreau-Espley-Pitre Corporation (BESTECH) acquired substantially all assets of Primary Power Designs Inc. (Primary Power Group) for an undisclosed consideration.

Milwaukee Tool will build an $86-million power tool factory in Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico, creating 2,600 jobs. Construction starts in September 2019 and operations are expected to begin in April 2020.

Merseytravel is funding a £460 million project to introduce new Stadler trains on the Merseyrail network, including power upgrades, platform works, and depot refurbishments. Network Rail is undertaking the work with VolkerRail as delivery contractor and AECOM as lead designer.

Grob-Werke completed the second expansion of its plant in Dalian, China, increasing total production and logistics area to 32,400 square meters, with a 6,700 sqm addition for assembly of all Grob products.

Doosan Bobcat held a completion ceremony for a new compact construction equipment plant in Chennai, India, on August 28, 2019. The plant has an annual production capacity of 8,000 units and will produce backhoe loaders.

fielddata.io GmbH and Casagrande S.p.A. signed a cooperation agreement to jointly digitalize construction processes in special foundation engineering. Casagrande's machine data will be processed on fielddata.io's CONNECT platform.

Doosan Bobcat India inaugurated its first manufacturing facility at Gummudipoondi near Chennai, India, with an investment of Rs 190 crore over five years. The facility has an annual production capacity of 8,000 units and will initially manufacture Backhoe Loaders.

Big Gun Robotics LLC, a robotic welding company, is expanding its operations in Newberry County, South Carolina, with a $3.6 million investment creating 16 new jobs. The company is adding a 20,000-square-foot expansion to its facility.

Nel ASA secured a location at Herøya Industrial Park in Norway for a new alkaline electrolyzer manufacturing plant, with initial capacity of 360 MW/year and potential to exceed 1 GW/year. The facility will support low-cost production.

Scanship Holding ASA, through its subsidiary Scanship AS, entered into a share purchase agreement to acquire ETIA Ecotechnologies, a European technology leader in pyrolysis solutions for waste valorisation. The acquisition broadens Scanship's technology portfolio and strengthens its access to land-based markets.

Yunnan Kairuite Engineering Machinery Equipment Co., Ltd. has launched a mobile crushing and screening equipment manufacturing project in Qujing, Yunnan. The project covers 240 mu, with total investment of CNY400 million, built in two phases. Phase one (CNY200 million) includes factory buildings, offices and assembly lines.

A joint venture of Bombardier, Orascom Construction and Arab Contractors has been selected as preferred bidder for two monorail lines in Egypt totaling 96 km and 33 stations, with an estimated construction cost of $4.5 billion. Bombardier's share is valued at $2.85 billion.

BHGE-Nuovo Pignone won a contract to supply 18 compression trains and power generation equipment to Venture Global LNG for the Calcasieu Pass project in Louisiana, with total liquefaction capacity of 10 million tonnes per year.

NYK Bulk & Projects Carriers signed a contract with Nanjing Jinling Shipyard to build two next-generation heavy-lift vessels, each with two 400-ton cranes, for delivery in August 2021 and January 2022.

Silverstream Technologies signed a memorandum of understanding with Hudong-Zhonghua, a CSSC subsidiary, to integrate its air lubrication system into future LNG carrier designs, cutting fuel costs and emissions by 6% to 8%.

SiccaDania Group has taken over the activities of Van Tongeren-Kennemer B.V. (VTK), adding technologies including dryers, screw conveyors and air fans to its portfolio for the starch and protein industry.

Mikrosam has signed a contract with JSC DPO Plastik to deliver one of the largest fully-automated production lines for compressed hydrogen and compressed natural gas tanks for the automotive industry. The line will produce more than 60,000 tanks annually.

AUX held a structure completion ceremony for its smart manufacturing base in Rayong, Thailand, on August 24, 2019. The project totals 1.5 billion yuan and will produce high-end air conditioners for Southeast Asia.

Lingong Heavy Machinery (LGMG) began construction of a 100,000-square-meter plant in Jinan High-tech Zone, China, to produce 30,000 aerial work platforms and forklifts annually. The project involves an investment of about 1 billion yuan and is expected to create 800 jobs.

Dawlance, a subsidiary of Arçelik, inaugurated two new production lines for automatic washing machines and water dispensers at its facility in Pakistan on August 23, 2019. The lines will produce export-quality appliances for European markets.

OOO Stankomashstroy opened a second production shop at its facility in Penza, Russia, to produce about 300 vertical machining centers per year. The expansion cost about 1 billion rubles and will create about 30 new jobs. A capsule was laid for a third shop.

LVD, a Belgian sheet metal working machinery manufacturer, has acquired Compac Srl of Urbino, Italy, an industrial automation solutions provider specializing in automatic warehouse systems and handling systems. The acquisition expands LVD's automation portfolio for laser-cutting machinery.

Norden Machinery, a global supplier of tube-filling machines, is building a new 20,000-square-meter factory in the Snurrom district of Kalmar, Sweden. The first spade was taken on August 23, 2019, and the facility has expansion potential up to 30,000 square meters.

Turkmenistan's president approved Türkmengaz signing a contract with GP Global Equipment for design and construction of a gas compressor station with 2 billion cubic meters annual capacity at the Zäkli-Derweze gas treatment facility. Construction is set to start in September 2019 and commissioning in February 2022.

CADMATIC has acquired Finnish software company Kymdata Ltd., including all shares and IPRs to Kymdata's CADS software. The acquisition increases CADMATIC's turnover to EUR 28 million and adds 43 employees.

Helmerich & Payne Technologies, a subsidiary of Helmerich & Payne, acquired DrillScan, a provider of drilling engineering software and services. DrillScan will operate as part of H&P Technologies.

Cygnet Texkimp signed a deal to supply an industrial-scale slitter-spooler to a manufacturer of aerospace-grade composites in China. The machine will slit carbon fiber prepreg into tapes for aerospace components.

Amata City Long Thanh JSC and ITS Investment Co., Ltd. signed a land use right sublease agreement for a new manufacturing facility on approximately one hectare in Dong Nai, Vietnam, with an investment of $10 million. The facility will manufacture advanced electrical and industrial equipment including PLC/SCADA systems, waste heat recovery systems, and flue gas treatment systems.

Denmark-based KP Components Inc. announced plans to expand its Pickens County, South Carolina operations with a more than $16 million investment, constructing a new 50,000-square-foot manufacturing facility and creating 47 new jobs.

South Korea's HD Hyundai Eco Vina is set to complete the acquisition of the Doosan Enerbility Vietnam (Doosan Vina) industrial complex in Quang Ngai province by December 2025. The $300 million complex manufactures power plant equipment, port cranes, and other industrial products.

The Australian Department of Defence awarded a contract to ALFEX CNC Australia Pty Ltd for the supply of tools and machinery, valued at AUD 36,993. The contract was awarded on August 21, 2019.

Milwaukee-based manufacturer Ritus Corp. and its sister companies Vanseal and Classic Molding, collectively VRC Holdings Inc., have been acquired by Cleveland-based Blue Point Capital Partners.

General Transmissions (GT) acquired a majority share of Actuator Electric Motor Company (AEM), a Chinese DC motor manufacturer, effective immediately. The combined revenue is $80 million.

Iris Products announced it will construct a new multi-factory complex in the reconstruction industrial park of Minamisoma City, Fukushima Prefecture, with a total investment of 5 billion yen. The factory will create jobs for more than 50 people and manufacture artificial turf, oxygen absorbers, and other products.

Bombardier has been awarded a £133 million contract by Abellio to maintain 27 Class 222 trains for the East Midlands Railway franchise at its Derby depot for three and a half years.

PTG is investing more than NOK 20 million to expand its Malmefjorden factory outside Molde, Norway, to increase capacity for aquaculture sector solutions.

AB Jensen Maskinfabrik, renamed ABJ Metal, invested a double-digit million DKK amount in new advanced machinery and a 2,000 sqm production hall in Vojens, Denmark, announced in 2019.

Alfa Laval signed a procurement contract with Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding (SWS) to supply six key engine-room systems and equipment for China's first domestically built large luxury cruise ship, part of a CSSC project.

The German Federal Minister of Economic Affairs granted ministerial authorization for a joint venture between Miba AG and Zollern GmbH & Co. KG, overruling the FCO's prohibition. The joint venture will focus on hydrodynamic plain bearings, with commitments including €50 million investment in Germany.

Vermeer All Roads (VAR) has acquired Vermeer Northeast, a dealer partner of Vermeer Corporation with locations in New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut. The combined entity will rebrand as Vermeer All Roads.

ANDRITZ acquired KEMPULP, a Karlstad-based specialist in chemical pulping process technologies, including its intellectual property, expertise, tools, systems and inventory. KEMPULP will be fully integrated into ANDRITZ Pulp & Paper.

Harris Pye Engineering Group UAE signed a contract with Canal Sugar to supply five 40tph smoke tube boilers for a beet sugar production facility in Al Minya, Egypt.

Zhejiang Jack Machine Tool Co., Ltd. completed a technical renovation project to upgrade and expand its annual production capacity of CNC machine tools to 600 units. The project, with a total investment of 2.5 million yuan, was completed on August 16, 2019.

IMEC redesigned the compressor system for Wyman-Gordon's forging press plant in North Grafton, Massachusetts, with a 5,000 PSI, 600 HP system that cut recharging time by 75%.

Zhejiang Shuanghuan Driveline Machinery Co., Ltd signed a letter of intent to acquire 81% of Schmiedetechnik Plettenberg (STP) and its subsidiary Werkzeugtechnik (WTP) from the family-owned parent company. The deal includes machining centers in Tholey and Bad Emstal, Germany.