Tornos delivered its 200th MultiSwiss multi-spindle turning machine to the Berger Group's plant in Ummendorf, Germany, a few months after the machine's market launch.

SPX FLOW and WTE Wajdi Group signed an agreement to form a joint venture offering rotating and static equipment services to oil, gas, industrial and power customers in Iraq. The JV will be based in Dubai with a field subsidiary at North Rumalia Oil Field in southern Iraq.

Siemens announced a $5 million investment in its Rockhampton Service Centre in Queensland, Australia, to install the largest and most advanced test rig for mining, wind power, and other core industries in Australia, capable of load testing industrial gearboxes up to 500KW.

AGCO Corp signed a definitive agreement to acquire Precision Planting LLC equipment business from The Climate Corporation. Terms were not disclosed.

Atomenergomash and DMG MORI signed an agreement of intent for long-term cooperation, under which Foundry Petrozavodskmash will supply cast components for machine tools to DMG MORI's European plants and Ulyanovsk Machine Tool.

Mann+Hummel announced it will acquire Jack Filter, a family-led company specializing in air filters for ventilation, air conditioning and cleanroom technology, with production facilities in Austria and Hungary.

Acron completed an overhaul of its main step-down substation at Veliky Novgorod, investing RUB 300 million to connect a new turbine generator at the Ammonia 4 unit, expected to save up to RUB 120 million annually.

Müller Präzisionswerkzeuge invested €500,000 in a new Helitronic Vision 400 grinding machine from Walter Maschinenbau and another €500,000 in setting up micro-tool production. The company will begin producing tools from 0.5 mm diameter from October 2017.

PEER Bearing Company will assume responsibility of all industrial business from General Bearing Corporation (GBC), while GBC will take over PEER's automotive business. The transfer, effective October 2, 2017, aligns resources within the SKF Group.

Aagard Group broke ground on a 40,000 square-foot expansion of its Alexandria, Minnesota facility, adding 31,000 sq ft of manufacturing space and new amenities. The company expects to move in by February 2018.

Bylor, the Bouygues TP/Laing O'Rourke joint venture and main civils contractor at Hinkley Point C power plant in Somerset, UK, has ordered four Kobelco G2 Series crawler cranes (one CKE900G-2 and three CK800G-2s) for the construction site.

FinnSonic Oy will deliver a multistage Optima ultrasonic cleaning line to Toyo Glass's production plant in Shiga, Japan, for cleaning glass moulds. The investment aims to double mould lifetime and reduce production costs.

Renold Gears installed a 1.8-million-pound Burkhardt + Weber MCX 1400 machining center at its factory in Rochdale, UK, to increase production of gear cases. The machine was supplied by Geo Kingsbury and is now in production.

Imperial Industries opened a 70,000-square-foot expansion to its design and manufacturing facility in Rothschild, Wisconsin, bringing total space to 200,000 square feet. The expansion increases capacity for producing aluminum, steel and stainless steel tanks.

Andritz has received an order from Autoneum to supply a needlepunch line for its plant in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, to produce needlepunched velour felts for the automotive market. Start-up is scheduled for end of 2017.

BAUER CHINA has moved to a new 5,200-square-metre facility in Shanghai's SMUDC Minhang business complex, expanding from its original 1,200 m² sales office to support doubled sales and a workforce of 70.

The joint venture between MCFA and Jungheinrich AG, industrial components of Texas, LLC (ICOTEX), is building a 71,000-square-foot facility in Conroe, Texas, scheduled to open in August 2017.

The European Investment Bank signed a EUR 40 million loan with Mécachrome Group to finance two Factory 4.0 plants in France and Portugal, and automated lines for Leap engine production.

Hyundai Heavy Machinery founded a project in the Hi-tech Development Zone of Tai'an, Shandong, China on 16 July 2010, with a total investment of $100 million. The plant will manufacture loaders and excavators, with the first stage (loader line) planned to be operational before June 2011.

JPW Industries, a Tenex Capital Management portfolio company, has reached an agreement to be acquired by funds managed by Gamut Capital Management. The transaction is expected to close by year-end 2017.

Arrow Grinding Inc. purchased Precision Disc Grinding Inc., expanding its double disc grinding capacity and capabilities.

MPW Industrial Services celebrated the grand opening of its 86,000-square-foot Technology Center in Hebron, Ohio, housing Engineering, Fabrication and IT teams. The company added 50 technical jobs at the location.

Intermac, a division of Biesse Group, signed preliminary agreements to acquire 60% of Movetro s.r.l. and, in joint venture with Donatoni Macchine, to purchase Montresor & C. s.r.l. The deals are expected to close by end of July/August 2017.

Hexagon plans to invest about €90 million in a new 52,000 m² production facility in Hongdao, China, to produce metrology systems for its Manufacturing Intelligence division. Construction starts in 2017 with completion targeted for 2020.

Agrometal has begun construction of a new 1,600 m² industrial building in Monte Maíz, Córdoba, to install an assembly line for Air Drill seeders, increasing production by 20%.

Mainero will complete a $65 million investment plan at its Bell Ville factory, adding new equipment including a continuous paint line, robotic welding, and a laser cutter, plus new assembly lines for headers and an export loading dock.

TechnoPlus Industries, a subsidiary of IMPALA Group, has fully acquired SDMS la chaudronnerie blanche, a French metal fabrication company, effective July 18, 2017.

Yaskawa announced investments of EUR 10 million in Europe: a new 6,700 m2 building in Nantes, France to consolidate Drives, Motion, Control and Robotics operations, and expansion in Torsås, Sweden with a new 2,600 m2 factory hall and 300 m2 of office space. Completion is planned for the end of 2018.

GE and Maersk Drilling expanded their project to improve drilling process efficiency and productivity to nine vessels and over 100 equipment assets in a multi-year deal. The expanded project will use GE's SeaStream Insight Marine Asset Performance Management solution and target a 20% maintenance cost reduction, covering 110 key pieces of equipment.

Align Capital Partners completed a growth investment in Pleatco, a pool and spa filtration products manufacturer. The deal value was not disclosed.

H&E Equipment Services and Neff Corp. entered into a definitive merger agreement under which H&E will acquire Neff Corp. for a total enterprise value of about $1.2 billion, including approximately $690 million of net debt. The transaction is expected to close in late Q3 or early Q4 2017.

Ningbo Shuangma Machinery Industry Co. Ltd., maker of Bole injection molding machines, opened a leased factory in Ahmedabad, India in June 2017 under subsidiary Shuangma Machinery India Pvt. Ltd., with plans to invest $100 million over four years and build its own factory in Gujarat.

Kier announced it has completed the acquisition of infrastructure services provider McNicholas to strengthen its positions in the utilities and infrastructure services sectors.

BAE Systems has awarded 14 companies contracts to deliver manufacturing materials for the first three Type 26 warships, supporting approximately 550 UK jobs.

AWISCO has acquired Nyrock Machine & Tool Corp in a deal combining two New York-based companies. Nyrock Machine will operate as a division of AWISCO, offering industrial gases and supplies, and metal fabricating tooling and equipment.

Formaplex has opened a new 120,000 sq ft manufacturing facility at Voyager Park in Portsmouth, UK, increasing production capacity by 50%. The facility produces three million moulded components per year for automotive and other industries.

Paşabahçe acquired an Egyptian glass manufacturing company in a deal worth $50 million, as part of its $100 million investment in Egypt.

Turkish glass manufacturer Paşabahçe will invest $100 million in the Egyptian market, including the acquisition of an Egyptian glass manufacturing company for $50 million. The investment is expected to create 1,200 jobs.

Cartwright has invested £1.8 million in a new refrigeration technology plant at its base in Altrincham, Cheshire, UK, to serve growing demand for temperature-controlled vehicles. The plant includes vacuum presses, automated gluing machines, and overhead cranes.

Memex Inc. received a $500,000 purchase order from SEW-EURODRIVE for a plant-wide deployment of MERLIN Tempus Enterprise Edition and MERLIN DNC software at its Lyman, South Carolina facility.

Warner Electric, a subsidiary of Altra Industrial Motion, announced plans to expand its operations at Park 30 Business Center in Columbia City, Indiana, adding new equipment and new jobs. The number of jobs was not given.

Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklift America and Jungheinrich AG formed a joint venture, Industrial Components of Texas, LLC (ICOTEX), to manufacture industrial components. Construction of a 71,000-square-foot facility is underway in Conroe, Texas, scheduled to open in 2017.

Gape Due S.p.A. signed a contract with Lasselsberger s.r.o. to supply moulds for producing Rako brand tiles. The moulds will outfit new presses and are expected to start operation in June 2018.

Spanish aerospace supplier Sermati has installed two Fox gantry-type vertical milling machines from Correa Group for machining titanium and other difficult materials.

Loesche will deliver a vertical roller mill for grinding clinker and granulated blast furnace slag to Bim Son Cement JSC in Thanh Hóa, Vietnam. The mill has a throughput of 250 t/h and is expected to be commissioned in August 2017.

Bakker Sliedrecht won a contract for engineering, delivery and commissioning of the electrical power plant and auxiliary installations for the Spartacus LNG-fuelled cutter suction dredger, being built for DEME.

China Triumph International Engineering Company signed an EPC contract with Orda Glass for the first 600t/d float glass production line in Kazakhstan.

Funds managed by Alpina Partners have acquired the quality management software division from ASI DataMyte. The business will operate as QDA Solutions, with the existing management team remaining. This follows Alpina's January 2017 acquisition of GefaSoft.

Schoellershammer, a packaging paper manufacturer, has commissioned a new 9,560 sqm production hall and material preparation building at its Düren site, doubling annual paper production capacity to around 500,000 tons. Konecranes supplied two double-girder overhead cranes for the facility.

Global Omnium, the technology company of Aguas de Valencia, has acquired 80% of Ensai Solutions, a Valencian technology company specializing in systems integration and industrial software, to create a new Industry 4.0 solutions company.