Bearcat Corp. is investing $6 million to add 6,000 square feet to its existing facility in Goshen, Indiana, and create up to 40 jobs by 2019. The expansion began in January and the new space is expected operational in May 2017.

Milacron will invest about $5 million to expand its Greenville, Michigan plant, creating up to 70 jobs as it consolidates machining operations from its Youngwood, Pennsylvania plant.

Thyssenkrupp plans to open its own 3D printing center in September 2017 to manufacture metal and plastic products for customers. The company has already invested in machines and personnel.

Yamazaki Mazak invested in two large Versatech 5-axis double-column machining centres from its Japanese factories to increase manufacturing capacity at its European plant in Worcester, UK.

L.A. Turbine Corp. and GEA joined Honeywell's Connected Plant program to jointly develop solutions to minimize unplanned shutdowns and safety risks, leveraging IIoT and Honeywell UOP Russell's modular gas processing plants.

Hitachi has agreed to acquire Accudyne Industries' subsidiaries and related assets that make and sell Sullair-branded air compressors. The deal gives Hitachi access to Sullair's sales network, mainly in North America.

HydraForce Inc. has signed an agreement to acquire its distributor Hydraulic Designers Ltda., which makes custom hydraulic manifolds from a plant in Taboão da Serra, São Paulo. The deal expands HydraForce's presence in the South American off-highway equipment market.

Rotork received multiple orders for fluid power valve actuators for a new grassroots refinery under construction in the Middle East. The orders include 70 LP linear pneumatic actuators for gate valves and over 200 GP and CP pneumatic actuators for butterfly valves in desalination and wastewater treatment plants.

The boards of SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. and WS Atkins plc reached agreement on an all-cash £2.1 billion acquisition of Atkins by SNC-Lavalin (GB) Holdings Ltd.

Kobelco Construction Equipment India is expanding its excavator plant in Sri City, Andhra Pradesh, from 2,000 to 3,000 units per year over 18 months, with an additional investment of approximately ₹200 crore.

Sky Hill Heavy Engineering, part of Hydra-Arc, has commenced a 100-meter expansion of three of its four fabrication bays at its facility in Secunda, Mpumalanga, to accommodate its heavy lifting fleet.

IBARMIA signed an agreement of intent with Shandong Iraeta Heavy Industry Stock Co., Ltd. to create a joint venture to manufacture high-technology machining centers in Guanzhuang, Shandong, China. The new company will be based in a 10,500 m² building.

The Centre de recherche industrielle du Québec (CRIQ) and Festo Canada announced the opening of Canada's first cyber-physical laboratory in the Montreal borough of Saint-Laurent. The lab will serve as a smart factory demonstration and research platform for Industry 4.0 technologies.

Zhejiang Wanliyang Transmission Co Ltd has ordered a fully automatic 25-MN die forging press from SMS group for its plant in Hangzhou, China. The press will produce up to five million parts per year and is scheduled to start operation in June 2018.

Sandvik Coromant has signed a strategic research agreement with PARC, a Xerox company, to strengthen capabilities in digital manufacturing. Sandvik Coromant will also acquire PARC's software for process planning and cost estimation.

Atlas Copco announced on April 20, 2017 an agreement to acquire the remaining 45% stake in CSKT Inc., a Taiwan joint venture selling gas abatement and chemical delivery systems.

Concentric AB was awarded a 4-year contract to supply oil and coolant pumps for a global OEM's new 55 kW compact diesel engine. Production is scheduled to start in Q3 2017.

Elecon Engineering was awarded an order worth Rs 130 crore by Ramagundam Fertilizers and Chemicals Limited to install urea bagging and conveying systems. The work is expected to take about two years.

Bosch Rexroth announced an $80 million expansion of its Fountain Inn hydraulics manufacturing operations in Greenville County, South Carolina, adding a building and land, and expected to create 160 jobs over five years.

Dayim Punj Lloyd, a subsidiary of Punj Lloyd, was awarded an EPC contract worth INR 312 crore by Yanbu Aramco Sinopec Refining Company (YASREF) for the Clean Fuels Interfacing Facilities Project in Yanbu, Saudi Arabia. The project includes pipeline systems and metering to supply low-sulfur fuels.

Hyundai Construction Equipment Co. won a $20 million order to supply 36 super-large excavators (80-ton and 120-ton class) to Russia for deployment in mines.

LiuGong announced plans to expand its Liugong Dressta Machinery plant in Stalowa Wola, Poland, transferring production of four new machine models from China, including three crawler excavators (922E, 925E, 936E) and a wheel loader (856H).

Petitpierre, a Swiss micro-technology company, has acquired H2i, a specialist in precision measurement for mechanical watches. The acquisition strengthens Petitpierre's portfolio in watchmaking tools and automation.

FATA Automation and FATA Aluminum opened a new production facility in Auburn Hills, Michigan, with a capital investment of $2.5 million, including 2,600 square meters of assembly floor space.

Hyundai Construction Equipment Europe is investing €30 million in a new headquarters, warehouse, training facility, event hall and showroom in Tessenderlo, Belgium, on 81,000 square meters of land.

Atlas Copco opened a new manufacturing unit at its Cherlapally plant in Hyderabad, India, after investing Rs 80 crore, doubling the plant's capacity and adding about 35 jobs. The unit includes a rock drilling R&D test centre.

First Tractor Company Limited issued a letter of acceptance to China Automobile, confirming it as the winning bidder for a painting line project with a bid price of 71.5 million yuan.

Xinquan Photoelectric Technology Co Ltd will invest 700 million yuan to help Shenyang Machine Tool Group establish an intelligent manufacturing factory with an annual output of over 3,000 metal cutting equipment units over two years.

China's Dalian Machine Tool Group (DMTG) will produce high-precision CNC lathes at Gazdevice's plant in the Moscow region through a joint venture, with 11 billion rubles investment by 2020.

Bowman International has acquired the business of John Handley Bearings Ltd., a UK-based bearing specialist, to expand its product portfolio and stock availability.

China's Dalian Machine Tool Group (DMTG) will form a joint venture with Gazdevice in the Moscow region to produce high-precision CNC machine tools, with total investment of 11 billion rubles ($196 million) by 2020.

Diamond Precision Products is investing $6.5 million in new equipment for its Milwaukee facility, expecting to add 25 jobs over the next two years.

DMG Mori has acquired a majority interest in Realizer GmbH, a German manufacturer of selective laser melting machines, to extend its additive manufacturing capabilities.

Taiwan-headquartered Fair Friend Group (FFG) is acquiring Italian grinding manufacturers Meccanodora, Morara and Tacchella from IMT Spa through its affiliate Grinding Technology Srl, adding three European machine tool brands to its portfolio.

Honeywell Process Solutions will add production lines at its Elster Gazelektronika plant in Arzamas, Nizhny Novgorod region, to make gas measurement equipment and medium- and high-pressure gas regulators for the Russian market.

Wärtsilä will supply dual-fuel engines, propulsion machinery and its LNGPac fuel storage and supply system for the 'Orion', a 210-metre offshore construction vessel being built at the Cosco shipyard in China for Belgian operator DEME.

Parlec Inc. sold its tooling division to Techniks Industries, based in Indianapolis, Indiana. The tooling unit will retain the Parlec brand name, while the remaining presetting business will operate as Omega Tool Measuring Machines.

Cellwood Machinery was awarded a contract from Shandong Sun Paper to supply four Krima Hot Dispersing units for their new PM 36 and PM 37 project. Delivery will take place during 2018.

GKN Powder Metallurgy, a division of UK-based GKN, acquired Tozmetal Ticaret ve Sanayi A.Ş., Turkey's leading powder metal parts manufacturer, with annual sales of $30 million and a capacity of 2,000 tons.

AFGRI Equipment, a John Deere dealership, acquired the Esperance John Deere dealership Ratten & Slater, finalizing an 18-month expansion strategy and making AFGRI the world's largest John Deere dealer with 45 branches in Africa and Australia.

Rochesys announced a 25,019,600,000 won contract to supply manufacturing equipment, with the contract period ending August 31, 2017.

Zoomlion Company will build a factory in the China-Belarus industrial park Great Stone to make mounted equipment for municipal vehicles and road construction machines. The groundbreaking ceremony is scheduled for 15 April 2017, with production expected to start in 2019.

De'Longhi Group will acquire 40% of Swiss espresso machine manufacturer Eversys SA, with an option to buy the remaining 60% within two to four years. The deal value is undisclosed.

SMS Group received an order from Sidenor Aceros Especiales to modernize its bar mill in Basauri, Spain, aiming for a more effective rolling process and improved material properties. Commissioning is scheduled for September 2017.

JWA Tooling, a UK precision engineering firm, invested in a Yamazaki Mazak CV5-500 simultaneous 5-axis machining center and a second VCN-530C vertical machining center to expand its high-precision manufacturing capabilities.

Kobe Steel acquired Swedish isostatic press manufacturer Quintus Technologies AB from private shareholders led by Milestone Partners for US$115 million. Quintus becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of Kobe Steel.

Loxam Group acquired Irish construction equipment rental company Swan Plant Hire from its founding shareholders. Swan operates two branches in Dublin.

Continental Diamond Tool Corp. is planning a new $12 million facility in New Haven, Indiana, to more than double its workforce from 70 employees, with construction possibly starting in April 2017.

Mini-Cam invested €500,000 in a new 7,500 sq ft factory in Riezlern, Austria for its subsidiary InPipe Innovation, used for mechanical design and manufacture of crawler and push camera inspection systems. The facility currently has eight staff with further recruitment planned.

Grabner Stahl & Maschinenbau GmbH is constructing a new production hall (Halle 4) and a dispatch warehouse at its Hartberg site. The project includes investments in CNC machines and IT infrastructure, with completion planned for June 2017.