BRÜCKNER officially opened its new production facility in Tittmoning, Bavaria on June 23, 2018. The plant has 25,000 m² of production space and includes highly automated CNC machine tools, welding robots, and a powder coating system.

Massman Automation Designs, LLC acquired Ideal Pase, a liquid filling and packaging machine manufacturer based in Madison, Wisconsin. The acquisition aims to strengthen Massman's foothold in the liquid filling machine market.

Robopac USA and Sotemapack formed a joint venture to broaden the range of end-of-line packaging solutions available to international customers.

Morgan Truck Body announced a new plant opening in Plainfield, CT, scheduled to be operational later in 2018. The company is the largest North American manufacturer of medium-duty dry freight and refrigerated truck and van bodies.

AMETEK acquired Motec, a German embedded mobile machine vision specialist. Motec provides ruggedized vision products and software for transportation, agriculture, logistics, and construction applications.

Green Park Partners acquired Kongskilde Industries A/S from DLG Group in Denmark. Kongskilde manufactures pneumatic transport systems for plastics, paper, and grain industries.

Capvis sells its majority stake in LISTA Group, a European manufacturer of workspace equipment and storage systems, to Chinese GreatStar Group. The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals.

JPW Industrial Ovens and Furnaces held a grand opening for its new Plant 2 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, which began operation in January 2018. The facility produces standard industrial ovens and has created 10 new jobs, with 15 more expected by 2020.

IMS Engineered Products acquired a new Amada press brake to expand press brake capacity at its facility in Des Plaines, Illinois.

Andritz signed a contract to acquire Novimpianti Drying Technology Srl, a global supplier of engineered equipment and services for the paper industry, from Novigroup Srl.

Yamazaki Mazak launched the Inabe Plant in Inabe City, Mie Prefecture, for large-scale machine tool manufacturing. The plant has a site area of 115,000 square meters, total floor area of 33,000 square meters, about 400 employees, and a total investment of 16 billion yen. Monthly production capacity is approximately 100 units.

Packaging machinery maker Multivac opened its first Eastern European plant in Bozhurishte near Sofia, a 20,000 sq m site costing about EUR 18.8 million and creating more than 150 jobs.

Bucher Hydraulics agreed to acquire an 80% stake in Wuxi Deli Fluid Technology, a Chinese hydraulic pump and compact power unit maker, forming a joint venture in Wuxi, Jiangsu. The deal is subject to Chinese government approval.

John Crane closed its acquisition of Seebach, according to a report published on 2018-06-01. No deal value or location was given.

Combimill Reopalu OÜ ordered a 2-zone progressive HFB kiln from Heinola Sawmill Machinery Inc. with annual capacity of about 32,000 cubic metres. The kiln will be taken into production in early 2019.

Olson Custom Designs plans to expand its operations in Indianapolis by purchasing a 24,000 sq. ft. facility in Park 100 and investing $2.4 million in new equipment, creating up to 30 new full-time positions by 2022.

Naledi Foundry, part of the Naledi Inhlanganiso Group, has commissioned a new gas-fired heat treatment plant for grinding media production as part of an approximate R100 million investment programme at its foundry in South Africa.

Michelin has completed the acquisition of Fenner PLC, a world leader in reinforced polymer technology, for approximately £1.3 billion. The deal was approved by Fenner shareholders on May 16, 2018, and sanctioned by the court on May 25, 2018, becoming effective on May 31, 2018.

Pregis is investing about US$6 million in a second multilayer blown film line from Windmoller & Holscher at its Pregis Films facility in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The article is dated May 31, 2018.

Sumitomo (SHI) Demag is partnering with Italy's Piovan Group to develop and sell joint system solutions for the packaging industry, targeting injection moulding applications such as thin-wall products and closures.

Siemens received authorization from the French Ministry for Economy and Finance and an exemption from the AMF for its proposed combination of its mobility business with Alstom. Alstom's board approved convening a special shareholders' meeting for July 17.

Steelhead Composites announced it has expanded its metal spin-forming capabilities to include titanium, stainless steel, and carbon steel cylinders and vessels at its facility in Golden, Colorado.

Baker Hughes, a GE company (BHGE), announced a £31 million investment to establish a manufacturing centre of excellence at its existing site in Montrose, Scotland, creating 100 new jobs. The project includes a new 4,000 sq m building and a warehouse expansion, backed by a £4.9 million Scottish Enterprise grant.

Baker Hughes General Electric (BHGE) will build a subsea manufacturing campus at its existing Montrose site, backed by a £4.9 million grant from Scottish Enterprise. The £31 million facility will create 100 new jobs and include test and assembly, R&D, and training facilities.

GEA supplied fully automated tablet and capsule production equipment, including continuous blending technology, that has transformed Pfizer's Freiburg, Germany plant into a smart factory.

Volm Companies, Inc. acquired Atech, Inc., a facility in Monte Vista, Colorado, including a 7,200-square-foot warehouse.

WEG Motores announced a R$140 million investment from 2018 to 2022 to expand and modernize its factory in Linhares, Brazil. The project includes two new 12,000 sqm buildings and is expected to create 500 direct jobs.

Japanese crane manufacturer Tadano acquired a 14.9% stake in US boom truck and crane manufacturer Manitex for $32.6 million, valuing Manitex at nearly $219 million. The investment aims to expand Tadano's global reach and includes cooperation on product supply and technology.

Burloak Technologies, a division of Samuel, Son & Co., announced the establishment of a 40,000 sq ft Additive Manufacturing Center of Excellence in Oakville, Ontario, Canada. The facility will open in September 2018 and be fully operational by Q1 2019.

Rifa Precision Machinery's construction project for annual processing of 10,000 aviation parts was selected into the provincial major industrial project plan. The project is located in Rifa Aviation Equipment Industrial Park, with total investment of nearly CNY 380 million, adding 237 sets of production and testing equipment.

L&T Construction and Marubeni joint venture secured a Rs31.91bn ($470m) design and build contract from Dhaka Mass Transit Company for electrical and mechanical systems on the Dhaka Mass Rapid Transit Development Project (MRT-Line 6).

Cavotec officially opened a new 17,000 m2 production facility in Nova Milanese, Italy, replacing a smaller plant. The facility includes R&D testing, solar power generation, and employs over 160 people.

Privet Fund Management LLC completed the purchase of machine-tool manufacturer Hardinge Inc. for about $245 million. Hardinge's headquarters will move from Elmira, New York to Berwyn, Pennsylvania.

Belgian public body MIROM Roeselare awarded Atelier Janssen Kaulille NV a contract worth EUR 750,625 to supply presses and press containers. The award was made on 2018-05-29 and published in March 2019.

Metso's board appointed Pekka Vauramo as president and CEO, effective November 2018. The announcement was made on May 29, 2018.

AFT Fluorotec announced expansion into an additional 7,500 sq ft of factory space at the newly acquired neighbouring SW Plastics Ltd site in Kent, UK, to increase manufacturing capacity. Machine tool installations will start in mid-summer 2018.

ABN AMRO Participaties has reached an agreement to acquire MPS Group B.V., parent company of MPS Systems, a global provider of narrow and mid-web printing solutions, from majority shareholder Braver Investments, Oost NL and the founders.

Goldenstone Acquisition Limited executed a letter of intent for a proposed business combination with Deluxe Technology Group, a Taiwan-based green technology machinery and sustainable material solutions company. The merger targets a 2026 NASDAQ listing.

Manitex International, Inc. held a special meeting where shareholders approved the merger agreement with Tadano Ltd., under which Tadano will acquire Manitex. The merger will result in Manitex becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of Tadano.

JTEKT announced it has terminated discussions with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries regarding a business partnership in the machine tool field, including capital participation in Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Machine Tool. The basic agreement has been cancelled.

Frontieras North America selected Yokogawa Corporation of America as the main automation contractor for its first commercial-scale FASform Solid Carbon Fractionation facility in Mason County, West Virginia. The $850 million facility broke ground on April 2, 2026.

ESAB Corporation has signed a definitive agreement to acquire EWM GmbH, a German leader in heavy industrial welding equipment and advanced automation, for approximately €275 million. The acquisition is expected to close in the second half of 2025.

Rockwell Automation announced plans to build a new greenfield manufacturing site in Southeastern Wisconsin as part of a previously announced $2 billion investment plan. The facility has the potential to be Rockwell's largest manufacturing campus globally.

WeTouch Technology Inc. has been awarded long-term supply qualification for Siemens' industrial HMI high-end product line and core PLC products for five years. The contracts are expected to generate approximately USD 10 million in additional annual revenue.

PHINIA Inc. entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of the equity interests of the stoba Group, a global technology partner specialized in high-precision components and systems. The transaction is expected to close in Q4 2026.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and JTEKT Corporation agreed to discontinue discussions and terminate a basic agreement for a business partnership including capital participation in the machine tools business.

Horstman Group is investing over £4 million in new CNC machining centres from Mazak Europe and new assembly areas, supported by a record long-term export order book.

BPK signed an investment agreement with the Government of the Ryazan Region to invest more than 200 million rubles in 2018-2019 for modernization and expansion of the Sasta machine-tool plant and Sasovo Foundry. The project aims to create high-tech jobs and increase iron casting capacity to 250,000 kg per month.

Tees Components won a contract from Cammell Laird shipyard to supply four White Gill 360° azimuth thrusters for the new polar research vessel RRS Sir David Attenborough, being built at Cammell Laird in Merseyside. The article gives no contract value.

Ingersoll Rand agreed to acquire Shanghai Hanye, an OEM supplier of air treatment products in China, as part of three acquisitions totaling about $35 million in cash.