Zippe has been awarded a contract to supply a Batch Plant and Cullet Return System for Verallia's new glass plant in Jacutinga, Brazil. The batch plant will supply a furnace with a capacity of 440 tons per day, with start-up scheduled for end of 2018.

Arconic completed installation of a Very Thick Plate Stretcher at its Davenport, Iowa facility, backed by customer contracts including one with Airbus valued at approximately $1 billion. The $150 million project was completed on time and $40 million under budget.

Wisconsin Oven Corp. bought a 130,000-square-foot former Plymouth Tube facility in East Troy, Wisconsin, for $1.7 million to expand its industrial oven production. It plans to hire 80 to 90 employees between 2017 and 2019.

TMC Compressors has been awarded a contract by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering to supply a marine compressed air system for a new-build FRSU being built for BW LNG at DSME's Okpo shipyard. Contract value is undisclosed.

Case Construction Equipment invested R$36.5 million to launch six new hydraulic excavator models in Brazil, manufactured at its Contagem, MG facility. The models range from 13 to 37 tonnes and target mining and infrastructure sectors.

DMG Mori and the regional government of Ulyanovsk are in talks to localize production by setting up a supplier park at the Zavolzhye industrial center, with an investment of about $4 million.

The Timken Company has acquired the assets of PT Tech, Inc., a manufacturer of engineered clutches, brakes and torque management devices for mining, aggregate and other industries, based in Sharon Center, Ohio.

CGCOC Group, Changsha Economic and Technical Development Group and Ethiopian Industrial Parks Development Corporation signed an agreement to set up a joint venture to operate and manage the Ethiopian Machinery and Equipments Industrial Zone.

Škoda Machine Tool secured a contract worth over half a billion Czech crowns to supply eight horizontal milling machines, each weighing over 200 tons, to Chinese engineering firm Shandong Longma for wind turbine component production.

SWF Companies, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dover Corporation, acquired Tisma Machinery Corporation of Elk Grove Village, Illinois, a maker of high-speed cartoning machinery.

JCB launched 13 new products at CONEXPO-CON/AGG, including skid steer loaders, compact track loaders, a rough-terrain forklift, and a telescopic handler.

JCB invested $30 million in expanding global service support, including opening a new parts warehouse in Prague to serve Central Europe and Poland.

JCB India invested $30 million in a new engine plant in Ballabgarh, Delhi, producing Dieselmax engines for the first time outside the UK.

JCB is building a new $100 million factory in Sorocaba, Brazil, to produce excavators and backhoe-loaders.

Kubota Tractor Corporation unveiled its new North American headquarters building in Grapevine, Texas, in a ribbon-cutting ceremony with Governor Greg Abbott. The company moved from Torrance, California.

Beumer Group will deliver four high-capacity belt bucket elevators to LafargeHolcim's Kujawy cement plant in Poland, as part of a project to improve cement blend production. The systems will go into operation at the end of 2017.

Valmet will supply a new Advantage ThruAir (TAD) tissue machine to Irving Consumer Products, increasing capacity for ultra-premium household paper products. The machine will be delivered in 2018.

D. Wheatley Enterprises (DWE) is relocating its headquarters and manufacturing operations to Belcamp, Harford County, investing over $2.3 million in a new 45,000 sq ft building and adding 40 new jobs over four years.

Danfoss placed an order with AP&T for a complete production line to manufacture heat exchanger plates at its factory in Haiyan, China. The line will increase production capacity and is expected to be delivered at the end of 2017 or beginning of 2018.

PP Control & Automation opened a £1 million extension to its factory in Cheslyn Hay, Staffordshire, adding 10,765 sq ft of production space. The company plans to double sales to £40 million by 2021.

Watson Metal Masters Inc. is expanding its manufacturing plant in Republic, Missouri, with a $4.8 million investment that will double floor space to 47,000 square feet and add 40 jobs. The expansion is expected to be completed in August 2017.

Oerlikon Neumag and Teknoweb Materials agreed to establish a new jointly-owned company to extend the nonwovens production systems portfolio into the disposable nonwovens market. The partnership combines Oerlikon Neumag's technical nonwovens equipment with Teknoweb's Arvell technology for energy-efficient wipe production.

Rando Machine Corporation and Ramina announced a strategic alliance to supply turnkey production lines to the nonwovens industry. Rando will supply airlaid web formation and fiber preparation machinery, while Ramina will provide ovens, calenders, winders, slitters, packaging and laminating lines.

The Accelity Group, along with current management and co-investors, acquired the assets of United Tool, a Pewaukee, Wisconsin-based precision machining and tooling company. The acquisition will integrate United Tool with Tower Machining LLC.

Kannegiesser USA, a subsidiary of Herbert Kannegiesser GmbH, acquired E-Tech, Inc. of Minneapolis, MN. The merged company, Kannegiesser ETECH, will focus on the North American market for automated laundry equipment.

Southern Cranes & Access ordered five new Liebherr all-terrain cranes, including models LTM 1070-4.2, LTM 1060-3.1, LTM 1130-5.1, LTM 1300-6.2, and LTM 1450-8.1, with deliveries scheduled over the next 12 months.

Quaker Chemical Corporation and Houghton International Inc. executed a definitive agreement to combine, with Houghton shareholders receiving $172.5 million cash and 24.5% ownership of the combined company.

Boshi Tools (002282) announced a plan to acquire 100% of Jinniu Abrasives for an initial transaction price of 1.2 billion yuan, paid through a combination of share issuance and cash. The acquisition will expand Boshi Tools into the coated abrasives market.

Modig Machine Tool, a high-tech company specializing in aircraft equipment, plans to build a new factory in Kalmar, Sweden. The establishment will create new jobs. The start date for construction is not yet determined.

Russian machine tool company STAN won a procurement and signed a contract with Tupolev to supply two portal-type milling machining centers for the Kazan Aviation Plant modernization.

The British Royal Navy selected Babcock as preferred bidder to be marine systems support partner for Queen Elizabeth-class carriers and Daring-class destroyers, a MoD programme potentially worth £360m over seven years, subject to contract.

Atlas Copco agreed to acquire Pressure Compressores Ltda., a piston and screw compressor manufacturer based in Maringá, Paraná, Brazil, with about 150 employees and 2016 revenue of about MSEK 145. Completion is expected in the second quarter of 2017, and the price was not disclosed.

JB Machinery and Phoseon Technology have entered into an exclusive global sales agreement for UV LED technology into the sheetfed corrugated sector.

Khato Civils executive chairman Simbi Phiri announced the construction of a P500 million, six-storey regional head office for public works machinery manufacturer Tesmic in Gaborone North, Botswana. The facility will employ 2,000 permanent staff.

Loesche has provided an update on its order to supply DG Khan Cement Company with three grinding mills for a new 9000tpd clinker line in Hub, Balochistan, Pakistan. The contract includes a raw material mill, a cement mill, and a coal mill.

Volvo Construction Equipment inaugurated a SEK 195 million driveline test facility in Eskilstuna, Sweden. The 4,400 m² facility will test electric and conventional drivelines and components, supporting the company's shift towards electromobility.

TMC will supply a control air compressor system and a service air compressor system to each of two 318,000 dwt VLCCs being built by DSME for Singapore-based BW Tankers. Contract value is undisclosed and delivery is scheduled for 2018.

Hyundai Heavy Industries spun off its Construction Equipment division into a new company, Hyundai Construction Equipment Co., Ltd, effective April 1, 2017.

HAIMER has acquired Microset GmbH. No further details are provided in the article.

HAIMER has signed a cooperation agreement with DMG MORI. No further details are provided in the article.

UOP, a Honeywell division, won a contract from Dangote Oil Refinery for critical equipment, technology licensing and design services for a world-scale integrated refinery and petrochemical plant in Lekki near Lagos. The Lekki complex will be the largest single-train refinery in the world.

Caterpillar finalized a decision to move machine production out of its Aurora, Illinois facility to other U.S. plants. Large wheel loaders and compactors will go to Decatur, Illinois; medium wheel loaders to North Little Rock, Arkansas.

Longwood Elastomers added presses at its Branham facility in Texas to expand service offerings for the oil and gas market.

Japan Engine Corporation (formerly Kobe Diesel) completed the acquisition of the Marine Diesel Engines Business from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Marine Machinery & Engine Co. Ltd. on April 1, 2017.

Validor Capital acquired a majority interest in The Boehm Pressed Steel Company, a deep draw stamping specialist based in Valley City, Ohio. Former President Bob Boehm and EVP Bill Reis retained minority stakes.

Godfrey & Wing installed an automated Continuous Flow Vacuum Impregnation System for Schabmüller Automobiltechnik GmbH to seal cylinder head covers for Audi V6 engines in Ingolstadt, Germany.

Rheinmetall Denel Munition received orders worth over $97 million from an unidentified international customer for Plofadder mine clearance systems and ammunition.

Amkodor and China National Machinery Industry Corporation (Sinomach) plan to discuss creating a joint venture in April 2017 in China to produce excavators and bulldozers. They also consider acquiring a license for Sinomach machinery with high localization for markets in Belarus, Russia, and other countries.

Trimet Automotive is building a 6,500 sqm hall at its Harzgerode foundry to increase production capacity. The €50 million investment with partner Schlote will create around 100 jobs by 2019.

SDF completed the first phase of renovation at its Treviglio plant, including a new assembly line and painting plant, as part of a three-year, €22 million project to renovate tractor assembly lines and add a front axle line and MCM machining centre.