iRhythm Holdings announced a definitive agreement to acquire VitalConnect for approximately $287.5 million ($237.5 million cash + $50 million stock). VitalConnect provides FDA-cleared wearable biosensor and cardiac monitoring technology.

AMD announced a definitive agreement to acquire Taalas, a Toronto-based AI inference silicon pioneer. The acquisition aims to enhance AMD's AI roadmap with differentiated inference performance and efficiency.

HII announced multi-year performance-based production agreements worth up to $900 million with Path Robotics and GrayMatter Robotics. Path Robotics is to receive up to $600 million over seven years for AI-powered robotic welding and automation in naval shipbuilding.

Visaka Industries approved a ₹175 crore investment to set up a fibre-cement and calcium silicate board manufacturing facility in Tonk, Rajasthan, adding 72,000 MT of annual capacity.

HII announced long-term performance-based production agreements with Path Robotics and GrayMatter Robotics worth up to $900 million over seven years to accelerate advanced AI automation in U.S. Navy shipbuilding programs.

M Group secured a £110 million contract from ScottishPower for major overhead line upgrades across central and southern Scotland, replacing more than 70 km of overhead line on the Strathaven to Smeaton route.

Pentaq Manufacturing Corp. secured a $41.36 million contract from the Defense Logistics Agency to produce Improved Hot Weather Combat Uniforms for female service members, running through Aug. 5, 2031.

Toyota Material Handling North America opened a $100 million factory in Columbus, Indiana, to increase production of electric forklifts, creating more than 140 new jobs.

SPS Companies Inc. has executed an agreement to acquire Birmingham, Ala-based Jemison Metals, a large flat-roll service center and fabricator with seven facilities in five states.

Shanghai Baolong Automotive Corporation and Luftride have launched a new 80,000-square-foot facility in Mocksville, North Carolina, to manufacture electronically controlled air suspension components. The $15.5 million investment is expected to create approximately 80 jobs.

Smith-Midland Corporation has been awarded a $10 million contract to manufacture precast concrete products for Virginia Department of Transportation improvements along Interstate 81 near Roanoke, Virginia. Manufacturing will begin in mid-2027 and continue through 2029.

Nissei ASB Machine Co., Ltd. will invest approximately 5.6 billion yen to expand its Indian subsidiary ASBI, including adding large-scale molding equipment, automation facilities, and a fourth plant. Investment is expected to commence in FY2027.

Inventec has broken ground on a new plant in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico, with a planned investment of $450 million. The facility is expected to create 6,000 jobs and will expand the company's electronics manufacturing capabilities.

BW Packaging has entered a strategic partnership with Crown Packaging Corp. to provide packaging automation equipment and integrated systems to customers across North America. The agreement combines BW Packaging's machinery and automation portfolio with Crown Packaging's distribution and service network.

Zhejiang Songyuan Automotive Safety Systems Co., Ltd. announced that its subsidiary has signed a 7-year supply contract with a European automotive manufacturer for steering wheels and airbags, valued at approximately RMB 691 million.

Bitsro Nextech has signed a KRW 53.5 billion (approx. USD 40 million) contract with Hanwha Aerospace to manufacture engine components for the Nuri (KSLV-II) launch vehicle, covering FM7 through FM11 missions. The contract runs from August 6, 2026 to November 30, 2029.

Hanon Systems will build a manufacturing plant for vapour-injected electric compressors for electric and hybrid vehicles, plus a product development centre, in Vaughan, Ontario. The project has total costs of $198.75 million, with a $10 million Canadian government investment, and is expected to create 300 jobs and produce up to 1.5 million e-compressors per year by 2034.

Aerolloy Technologies, a subsidiary of PTC Industries, has signed an agreement with Airbus to develop, produce and supply titanium castings for the A320neo, A330neo and A350 aircraft programmes. The agreement covers the full manufacturing chain from material production to ready-to-fit components.

Airbus selected Aerolloy Technologies, a subsidiary of PTC Industries, for the development, qualification and supply of titanium castings for its A320neo, A330neo and A350 aircraft programmes.

Stemco signed an investment agreement with Chungcheongbuk-do and Cheongju to invest KRW 150 billion (including ~KRW 85 billion foreign direct investment) to expand ID-Coil production capacity. A new 21,770 m² production building will be built on a 47,036 m² site in Oksan-myeon, Cheongju.

SANY Heavy Industry delivered 40 units of SW970E electric wheel loaders to the world's largest rice mill in Thailand, and the customer placed an additional order for 50 SW956E electric wheel loaders.

SANY Marine signed a procurement agreement with Hanseatic Global Terminals to supply 26 units of port equipment, including six quay cranes and 20 rubber-tired gantry cranes, for a South American container terminal.

Bisalloy Steels secured a ~$2 million purchase order from General Dynamics Electric Boat to supply HY80 steel plate for Virginia-class submarine construction, the first Australian-made steel in that supply chain.

XCMG has inaugurated its first overseas new energy production center in Indonesia's Weda Bay Industrial Park (IWIP). The facility combines local production, R&D, and aftersales support for electric construction equipment, and will also handle old equipment recycling and parts remanufacturing. XCMG handed over its first batch of electric construction equipment to partner Tsingshan during the inauguration.

Graham Corporation was awarded two defense contracts totaling over $43 million: a follow-on fourth option year for alternators and regulators supporting the MK48 Mod 7 Heavyweight Torpedo program, and a new contract for MK19 Mod 2 Air Turbine Pump assemblies for submarine fleet spares. Deliveries under the MK19 contract are expected from 2028 through 2030.

Nuriş Prefabrik held the groundbreaking ceremony for a new Sandwich Panel Production Facility on a 21,583 m² site with 13,761 m² enclosed area in Ankara, Turkey. The USD 20 million investment, financed entirely through own resources, will employ approximately 150 people and achieve an annual production capacity of 5 million square meters of sandwich panels.

Jungheinrich AG has signed an agreement to acquire All Lift Forklifts, a leading Australian rental specialist and dealer of material handling and access equipment headquartered in Sydney with six locations. The acquisition strengthens Jungheinrich's position in the Australian market.

Airbus has selected Aerolloy Technologies, a subsidiary of PTC Industries, for the development, qualification and supply of titanium castings for its A320neo, A330neo and A350 aircraft programmes. The agreement establishes a pathway for Aerolloy to progress into production supply subject to successful qualification.

BirlaNu (formerly HIL) announced board approval for a greenfield fibre cement board plant in Hyderabad, Telangana, with an investment of ₹167 crore and capacity of 72,000 tonnes per annum, expected to be completed in 24 months.

iRhythm Technologies entered a definitive agreement to acquire VitalConnect for total consideration of approximately $287.5 million, consisting of $237.5 million in cash and $50 million in stock, to expand its cardiac monitoring platform.

Godrej Enterprises Group's Material Handling Equipment business commenced operations at a new advanced manufacturing facility in Khalapur, Maharashtra, with an annual production capacity of 6,000 units, scalable to 15,000 units.

RMC Switchgears Limited received 12 Letters of Award from Paschim Gujarat Vij Company Limited for conversion of 11 kV line networks to underground cable with ring main system in Bhavnagar circle, valued at Rs 3,337.97 million.

Astemo, Ltd. announced its board resolved to absorb and merge wholly owned subsidiary Astemo Ueda, Ltd., effective January 1, 2027, to strengthen brake technology competitiveness.

Kirloskar Oil Engines Limited, through its subsidiary Kirloskar Americas Corporation, will acquire the outstanding 49% stake in Engines LPG, LLC (dba Wildcat Power Gen) for USD 0.15 million, consolidating 100% ownership.

EU Motors announced plans to establish exclusive stator production and deploy next-generation robotic assembly lines at its Hallandale Beach, Florida facility in Q4 2026. The company is on track to produce over 350,000 drone motors in 2026.

Arisawa Mfg. Co., Ltd. has decided on additional capital investment of about 14.0 billion yen for a new factory in Kani City, Gifu Prefecture, to expand production capacity for AI-related semiconductor and packaging applications, with completion scheduled for September 2028.

Honda Trading Corporation has decided to make Steel Center Co., Ltd. a consolidated subsidiary to deepen collaboration and enhance competitiveness of the steel sheet supply chain.

Partners Group has agreed to acquire a majority stake in AVK Power Solutions, a UK-based supplier of power solutions for data centers and AI infrastructure in Europe, with plans to invest over USD 1 billion to accelerate growth.

Amberjack Capital Partners, L.P. acquired PMV Automation AB from Flowserve Corporation on August 6, 2026, for an undisclosed cash consideration.

Pregis acquired MP Global Packaging, a division of MP Global Products, to scale its paper-based cold chain business. MP operates two plants in New Albany, Indiana, and Norfolk, Nebraska, employing around 110 people.

Lansing-based Air Lift Co., a manufacturer of automotive aftermarket air suspension products, acquired San Bernardino-based Universal Air Suspension, a maker of patented air bags, air management systems, tanks, valves and compressors.

N.V. Nederlandse Gasunie awarded Berko Noord B.V. a contract for one instrument air package unit and three nitrogen package units for its Hystock project, with an awarded value of EUR 1 as published on TED.

Valmet has acquired Severn Group, a UK-based industrial valve company specializing in severe service flow control, with manufacturing in the USA, UK and India.

Ningbo BaoSi Energy Equipment's subsidiary acquired land use rights for a 157,604.54 sqm site in Jiangxi for RMB 18.4397 million for a new refrigerant compressor and heat pump production base, funded by a RMB 500 million capital injection.

KSB Limited received a Letter of Intent from Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company for the supply of 2000 solar pumps.

KSB Limited won a HP valves package order for the Nabinagar and Gadarwara NTPC power projects through L&T-MHI Power.

KSB Limited secured an order for shutdown cooling pumps for the Kaiga Units 5 and 6 nuclear project in India, reported in its Q2 FY2026 update.

ReAgent invested $6 million in its first U.S. facility in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, for high- and low-viscosity chemical blending, specialized water production, labeling and packaging, creating 30 jobs.

Stadtwerke Duisburg AG awarded Bilfinger Industrial Services GmbH a €85 million contract for the construction, commissioning and maintenance of a 60 MWth river water large heat pump plant at Heizkraftwerk III in Duisburg-Wanheim, Germany.

MMD has completed two new Sizer Stations for EGAT's Mae Moh lignite mine, extending a partnership spanning over three decades.