Nidec/SYS is investing EUR 17 million in an expansion of its site in Grafenau, Germany, for the production of high-speed presses. A groundbreaking ceremony has taken place.

US lifting equipment manufacturer Crosby announced that the company will adopt the brand Kito Crosby.

Hennig Inc., a provider of machine protection and coolant management systems, acquired Industrial Coolant Systems (ICS), a developer of high-pressure coolant systems and filtration systems based in Denver.

China Merchants Heavy Industries (CMHI) contracted TMC Compressors to supply a marine compressed air system, including compressors, for a newbuild FPSO being built for SBM Offshore. TMC will manufacture the equipment in Europe and deliver it to the Chinese yard. The contract value was not disclosed.

China Merchant Heavy Industries contracted TMC Compressors to deliver a marine compressed air system, including compressors, for a newbuild FPSO being built for SBM Offshore. TMC will manufacture the equipment in Europe and deliver it to China. The value was not disclosed.

Xinjin Power's subsidiary Xinjin Chemical Machinery won a compressor project from Shanghai Hetu with a bid value of 206 million yuan. The announcement was made on 2023-10-19.

S3 Group is investing $7 million in a new 22,000 square-foot manufacturing facility in Medicine Hat, Alberta, projected to begin manufacturing at the end of 2023, creating 100 permanent and 14 temporary jobs.

American Holt, a portfolio company of Arcline Investment Management, acquired DMA Solution, a provider of aftermarket replacement parts for beverage packaging machinery. The acquisition creates a combined platform for food and beverage machinery aftermarket parts.

CASE Construction Equipment's Pithampur plant celebrated the production of its 1000th crawler excavator. The plant has an annual capacity of 1500 machines and exports to over 105 countries.

Nantong Unika Machinery Equipment began construction on a 100 million yuan project in Qidong's high-tech zone to produce core components for roll press equipment.

NORD DRIVESYSTEMS officially opened its fourth production facility in Yangzhou, Jiangsu province, China in September 2023. The 20,000-square-meter factory has capacity for 1.4 million drive units per year.

Lingong Machinery Group (LGMG) signed a memorandum of understanding with the government of Nuevo Leon to invest $5 billion in the state, creating 7,000 jobs. The project includes a new plant for articulated electric elevators, an industrial park, and will be implemented in three phases starting with land acquisition in October 2023, with first phase completion in July 2024.

ASG AMF Engineering announced a significant investment in an additional factory unit in Wirral, UK, including £400,000 in automated thermal spraying equipment and a £500,000 5-axis machining centre. The expansion will create new jobs and increase production capacity for components for research facilities, scientific equipment and the semiconductor industry.

BAE Systems has started construction of a new 170m x 80m shipbuilding hall at its Govan shipyard in Glasgow, as part of a GBP 300 million modernisation programme for the Type 26 frigate programme.

ANDRITZ received an order from The Navigator Company to supply a new recovery boiler, ash leaching system, and NCG system upgrade for its pulp mill in Setúbal, Portugal. The turn-key order includes a HERB recovery boiler with a black liquor burning capacity of 2,100 tds/d, with start-up scheduled for Q1 2025.

ANDRITZ received an order from The Navigator Company to supply a new HERB recovery boiler, ash leaching system and NCG upgrade for its Setúbal pulp mill in Portugal, with start-up scheduled for Q1 2025.

Panattoni has begun construction of a 13,000-square-meter tailor-made manufacturing facility for Maxcess in Łubowo, Poland. The facility will serve as Maxcess's main European plant, relocating and expanding operations, with completion planned for end of February 2024.

China's Lingong Machinery Group will establish an industrial park in Nuevo Leon, Mexico, expected to generate $5 billion in investments, with clusters for processing, manufacturing, warehousing, logistics, and business support.

AMADA Automation Europe, a subsidiary of Japanese metalworking machinery manufacturer AMADA, is nearly doubling its production capacity at its facility near Jakobstad, Finland, creating 100 new jobs. The expansion is expected to be completed by 2024.

Amkodor-Alga has begun construction of a new plant in Bashkortostan to produce excavators, motor graders, and bulldozers, with investments of 8 billion rubles. The plant will produce about 1,000 units per year and is expected to be completed in 2024.

Industrilås, a manufacturer of handles and locking systems, is opening a new factory in Nässjö, Sweden, to expand production capacity. The facility is being completed in autumn 2023.

Panattoni has started building a tailor-made manufacturing facility for Maxcess in Łubowo, Poland, which will serve as Maxcess's main European plant, enabling employment of up to 350 workers.

Eaton Compressor & Fabrication broke ground on a $6 million expansion project in Dayton, Ohio, which will add nearly 10,000 square feet more than originally expected.

Atlas Copco Group acquired ACJ s.r.o., a compressor distributor with 14 employees in Samorin near Bratislava, Slovakia, offering sales and service of compressors and dryers. The purchase price was not disclosed.

Indian company Texmo Precision Castings has acquired 75.1% of the shares in German precision casting company Feinguss Blank. The company will operate under the name Texmo Blank, and all jobs and locations will be retained.

Kalow Technologies, a contract manufacturer, leased and began renovation work on an additional 30,000 square feet at 155 Seward Road in Rutland, Vermont, to meet expanding manufacturing needs and develop new engineering offices and lab space.

PRINOTH AG added two new halls with 2,300 m² of production and storage space at its Herdwangen site, more than doubling production capacity. The company also plans further investments of €15-20 million in the coming years.

Blum-Novotest GmbH has chosen a GROB universal machine G150 with a GROB robot cell GRC-R60 and control software for production of system carriers.

AGES Industri has acquired all shares in Östlings Verktygs AB and APM August Pettersson AB for a total of SEK 29 million, forming a new business area Tech/Tooling.

JCB, Inc. will construct a new facility to manufacture construction equipment in San Antonio, Texas, with over $265 million in capital investment and more than 1,500 new jobs through 2028.

Liebherr has delivered the first ten LTM 1110-5.2 cranes equipped with the new LICCON3 crane control system to customers in Europe, including RIGA MAINZ.

Eurasian Mechanical Plant plans to build a high-tech robotic plant for metal processing and milling machine production in Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan, with an investment of 7.3 billion tenge and capacity of up to 9,000 products per year. Launch is planned for 2024.

Vieworks will invest KRW 23.5 billion to expand its Hwaseong production facility by February 2025, doubling annual production capacity for medical imaging solutions and industrial cameras.

Schunk Group has officially opened a new production hall at its Willich site, representing a total investment of 58 million euros, to expand capacity for 3D-printed technical ceramics for the chip industry.

Stabilus SE has signed an agreement to acquire DESTACO, a supplier of industrial automation components, from Dover Corporation for US$680 million, with closing expected in the first half of 2024.

German compressor maker BAUER opened its new compressor factory in Ghimbav, Brasov County, Romania, which started production in February 2023 and has 150 employees. The 2022-2032 investment plan exceeds 50 million euros and the plant will reach 28,000 compressors per year.

Terex Genie, a U.S. manufacturer of construction platforms and elevators, inaugurated its new plant in Ciénega de Flores, Nuevo León, Mexico. The company invested US$140 million in the facility and will employ 1,500 people to produce three types of people lifts and construction platforms.

Sysco Corporation announced it has agreed to acquire Edward Don & Company, a leading distributor of foodservice equipment, supplies, and disposables based in Chicago, IL, with approximately $1.3 billion in annual revenue. DON will operate as a standalone specialty division within Sysco.

Grunwald, a semi-trailer manufacturer, will build a new plant in Solnechnogorsk, Moscow region, with investments of 1 billion rubles. Production is planned to launch in mid-2025, increasing total output from 4,000 to 5,000-7,000 units per year.

Green Bay Packaging announced that its new 600,000-square-foot corrugator plant in Fort Worth, Texas, is nearing completion this fall. It will replace an older facility built in 1986 and will house a new 110-inch Fosber corrugator.

PULS, a DIN rail power supply manufacturer, has acquired the business of Wiferion, a wireless charging specialist. The Wiferion team will remain in Freiburg as the PULS Wireless business unit.

Komatsu is building a 50,000 ft² warehouse adjacent to its Elko service centre in Nevada, USA, with completion planned for 2024, to expand local parts support for mining and construction customers.

Shandong Kemalong Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd. plans to build a new plant in Jiyang District, Jinan, China, to produce 1,200 high-speed multi-functional CNC machine tools per year. The project covers 69 mu (4.6 hectares) with 38,000 square meters of floor space.

Siemens Building Technologies awarded RoviSys Building Technologies a contract as systems integrator for Siemens Metals Technologies' Building Services at ATI's advanced hot-rolling and processing facility in Brackenridge, Pennsylvania. The $1.2 billion facility produces nickel-based alloys, titanium, and specialty alloys.

Marathon Gold awarded ABB a contract to design and commission the integrated process and power control system for the Valentine Gold Project in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The order was booked in Q3 2023, and the mine is scheduled for mill commissioning in Q4 2024 and first gold production in Q1 2025.

Air Water subsidiary Air Water India was awarded an on-site gas supply contract by state-owned Steel Authority of India Limited. Air Water will design and manufacture a large cryogenic air separation plant for the project.

LiuGong's wholly owned subsidiary LiuGong Dressta Machinery sold its main production assets, including land, buildings and equipment, to Polish company HSW for 212 million zloty (about 360 million yuan). Employees will transfer with the assets.

China Machinery Institute Group Jiangsu Branch has awarded a contract for a five-axis machining center procurement to Changzhou Xinyihui CNC Machinery Co., Ltd. for 2,850,000 RMB.

Bosch Rexroth inaugurated a new factory in Pedro Escobedo, Querétaro, Mexico, to manufacture hydraulic pumps for mobile machinery. The €160 million investment is expected to create 900 jobs in the coming years.

AAG, a manufacturer of CNC routers and waterjet cutting systems, held the grand opening of its new global headquarters and dedicated manufacturing plant in Waterdown. The 105,000 sq ft facility represents a $25 million investment and houses 100 jobs with plans for 50 more.