Hitachi Construction Machinery Europe officially opened its renovated mini and compact excavator factory in Oosterhout, Netherlands, after a six-month modernisation programme that will enable production of over 7,000 machines per year.

Stihl announced an increase in investment to R$500 million for the expansion of its factory in São Leopoldo, Brazil, up from R$300 million. The new Research and Development Center will be inaugurated on November 5, 2018, and construction of a new 13,000 m² building for product assembly will begin.

WEW, a THIELMANN company, signed a $27.5 million contract to supply 241 new Hippo containerized water systems to the US Army, with all units to be delivered within 12 months of signing. Production takes place at its Weitefeld facility in Germany.

S Norton & Co Ltd purchased the entire share capital of Axion Recycling Ltd, including Axion Polymers and Axion Consulting, making it a wholly owned subsidiary.

Camso Manufacturing USA will lease, renovate and equip a 139,000 square foot facility in Junction City, Kansas, investing approximately $36.4 million and hiring up to 41 full-time employees by January 2020. The plant will manufacture agricultural tracks.

Mettler Toledo's Product Inspection Group is hosting a grand opening for a new 265,000 square-foot office and manufacturing facility in Lutz, Florida, housing three business units: Safeline, Hi-Speed, and CI-Vision.

Holroyd Precision Ltd secured an order worth more than £1.4 million to supply a TG 350E helical rotor and thread grinding machine to a major industrial group in Northern China. The machine will be delivered in early 2019.

GMM SpA, a portfolio company of Consilium Private Equity Fund III, has acquired Techni Waterjet Pty Ltd, a manufacturer of waterjet cutting solutions, from its founders. Terms were not disclosed.

FFT Group, a global provider of automated production systems based in Fulda, Germany, was acquired by Chinese conglomerate Fosun International. The deal supports FFT's international growth strategy.

Timken is adding new equipment and machinery to its 350,000-square-foot Tyger River Plant in Union County to increase capacity. The expansion is a $2.5 million investment.

Harvey Industries, a Chinese woodworking machinery manufacturer, acquired Bridge City Tool Works of Portland, Oregon. Founder John Economaki will continue designing for Harvey for at least two years.

Hexagon AB acquired SPRING Technologies, a French software provider specializing in machine tool simulation and verification solutions. SPRING Technologies will operate within Hexagon's Manufacturing Intelligence division.

SEPAC, a manufacturer of motion control products, and Placid Industries, a manufacturer of magnetic particle brakes/clutches, have completed their merger and integration, with Placid relocating to SEPAC's headquarters in Elmira, NY.

Carolina Metal Finishing is expanding its existing facility in Bishopville, South Carolina, with a $1 million investment, adding 12,000 square feet and creating 20 new jobs.

Liebherr-Hydraulikbagger GmbH held a ground-breaking ceremony on June 11, 2018, for a new logistics centre for production at its Kirchdorf an der Iller site, with a total investment of €35 million. The first construction phase is expected to be completed by end of 2019, and the full project by end of 2020.

Samag (Saalfelder Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH) won a major tender to supply multiple MFZ series machining systems with full automation for vehicle component processing in China. The order was announced on June 16, 2018.

Van Tongeren, a UK aggregate equipment manufacturer, opened its new North American headquarters in Lebanon, Pennsylvania.

Nidec Motor Company will expand its existing operations in Lexington, Tennessee, investing $18 million and creating 301 new jobs. The expansion will add new products and modify the existing facility.

Hefei Risever Machinery (Risever), a Chinese heavy equipment parts manufacturer, broke ground on a $20 million facility in Jonesboro, Arkansas, on June 15, 2018. The plant will employ 130 workers.

AddUp, the joint venture between Fives and Michelin, has announced the 100% acquisition of BeAM, a company specializing in Directed Energy Deposition (DED) 3D printing for large parts and repairs in aeronautics, defense and energy markets.

St. Johns Packaging purchased a Comexi Nexus Dual laminator, installed in Ilkeston, Derbyshire in Q1 2021.

Altrad Group completed the purchase of approximately 90% of the share capital of Prezioso Linjebygg. The transaction received approval from the works council and merger authorities.

Erdemtaş Makine, a member of the ESO Group, has been chosen by Pirelli to produce production lines and machines for a capacity expansion project at its Turkish branch. The project includes automation by ESO Endüstriyel Otomasyon.

Baker Hughes, a GE company, will supply six gas turbines and compressors for the third liquefaction train at Cheniere's Corpus Christi LNG project in Texas, ordered through Bechtel. The project's aggregate capacity is about 13.5 MTPA once all three trains are complete.

Belcan, a global supplier of engineering and supply chain services, acquired Allegiant International, a professional services network with over 750 professionals. The transaction closed on June 13, 2018.

Vigians, a subsidiary of Groupe Gorgé, won a multi-million euro contract from DuPont de Nemours to supply a Spin Cell module for a new Tyvek production site in Luxembourg. The project, managed by Vigians' subsidiary Van Dam in the Netherlands, includes doors and partitions and has started with an 18-month duration.

Sinosteel Mecc group purchased lathes from Elite (Shenyang Elite CNC Machine Tool Co., Ltd.) and the machines were delivered to Africa.

Andlinger & Company announced the planned sale of SUSPA GmbH, a manufacturer of gas springs and dampers, to the private investment arm of Belgian entrepreneur Pascal Vanhalst. The transaction is subject to antitrust approval expected by end of June 2018.

The Donaldson Company is planning a $35 million expansion of its existing plant in Frankfort, Indiana, which would add close to 85 new jobs. The Frankfort City Council approved tax abatement resolutions for the project, which is still subject to a public hearing.

TRUMPF Inc. expanded its training center in Farmington, Connecticut by 18,000 square feet to a total of 40,000 square feet, with an investment exceeding USD 3 million. The center now offers classroom and hands-on instruction for precision sheet metal fabrication customers and employees.

Horstra Technology, a specialist in high-tech precision milling, is expanding its facility in Hardenberg, Netherlands, by building on an adjacent 2,700 m² plot. The expansion will more than double the existing building and house a new portal milling machine.

Quintus Technologies supplied a Hot Isostatic Press (HIP) to Pankl Racing Systems for their new Pankl Additive Manufacturing Competence Center (PAMCC) in Kapfenberg, Austria. The press will be used for HIP post-treatment of AM parts.

Avic Guizhou Anda Aviation Forging Co. Ltd. placed a contract with SMS group for a new RAW 400(500)/200(250)-2500/800 DM ring-rolling machine for its plant in Anshun, China. Production is expected to begin in mid-2019.

Yaskawa is planning to build new production facilities in Kočevje, Slovenia, for the manufacture of inverter drives, servo drives and servo motors, close to its existing robot factory. The first European-made Motoman robots are expected by end of 2018.

Nordson merged its BKG pelletizer and melt delivery equipment businesses into Nordson BKG GmbH, headquartered at a Münster facility that more than triples in space. Full relocation of operations will be completed by fall 2018.

ATEK Metal Technologies is expanding its low-pressure casting capacity by 40%, adding precision machining, and will install a robotic system for de-gating and deburring at its New Hampton, Iowa foundry. A building expansion consolidating warehousing and shipping is also planned.

The KraussMaffei Group acquired a stake in GINDUMAC GmbH, a digital used machinery trading platform, to expand its digital product range and enable integrated sales of new and used plastics processing machinery.

PTC Inc. agreed to sell 10,582,010 shares of its common stock to Rockwell Automation at $94.50 per share, for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $1.0 billion, as part of a strategic partnership.

Corrugated Synergies International, a sheet feeding equipment maker, is opening a facility near the Santa Teresa Port of Entry in New Mexico. The company is investing nearly $40 million and expects to create about 120 manufacturing jobs.

Hyundai Construction Equipment will expand its Pune, India factory's annual production capacity to 10,000 units by end of 2019, up from 6,000, to meet growing demand.

Steel Tech, a manufacturer of outdoor wood and coal burning furnaces, is building a new 35,000 sq ft facility in Winkler, Manitoba's Clover Creek industrial park. The expansion aims to quadruple production and double staff within a year.

Brosses Lacasse invested $300,000 in a new CNC machine tool to produce roller brushes and straight brushes, increasing production capacity and accessing new markets, with $86,000 from DEC.

Bath Iron Works was awarded a $49,817,723 contract by the U.S. Navy for lead yard services on DDG-51 Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, with options that could bring the total to $304,843,466 over five years.

Southco has started construction of a new plant in the Podkarpackie Science and Technology Park Aeropolis in Jasionka, Poland. The facility will initially house a distribution center and create about 80 jobs, with completion expected in March 2019 and production starting in April 2019.

Processing Technologies International LLC has opened its Technology Development Center, a demonstration center dedicated to product development and process trials for customers on production-scale systems.

iwis holding company (Joh. Winklhofer Beteiligungs GmbH & Co. KG) has acquired the Unimet Group, comprising Unimet GmbH, Leukert GmbH and Unimet Pty, with antitrust approval. The group specializes in high-precision sheet metal stamping and bending.

Tiger Trailers began construction of a new £22 million factory in Winsford, UK, which will double annual production to 3,000 trailers and create 120 skilled jobs over three years.

ASELSAN and Nurol Makine ve Sanayi AŞ signed a $149.96 million contract for an overseas customer, with deliveries planned to be completed within 2018.

Toa Koki has completed a new factory in Kashima, Saga Prefecture, Japan, with an investment of 250 million yen, to manufacture and repair machine tools for in-house use. The first project is a CNC 2-axis port processing machine.

Dorner Europe has completed a major expansion of its facility in Jülich, Germany, doubling production space to 2,120 square meters and adding jobs. The expansion enables production of the 2200 Series conveyor line.