Flextronics, a Singapore-based provider of electronics manufacturing services, recently opened a facility in Banciao, Taiwan, with dedicated design, R&D and supporting services for notebook computers.Read The Full Article
Deep Photonics Opens Materials Processing Lab for Picosecond Laser Processing [ 7/16/2009 ]By: Josh Cable
Deep Photonics, a developer of fiber laser technology for the semiconductor, electronics and photovoltaic markets, recently opened a new materials processing applications lab at its corporate headquarters in Corvallis, Ore.Read The Full Article
Mazak Completing $9 Million Plant Expansion [ 7/14/2009 ]By: American Machinist Staff
Machine-tool builder Mazak Corp. reports it is investing $9 million in new machines at its lean manufacturing plant in Florence, Ky. This follows a $3.5 million building expansion recently completed there.Read The Full Article
Expansion Brewing in Angola for SABMiller [ 7/13/2009 ]By: Josh Cable
London-based SABMiller plc recently announced that the company later this year plans to open a new $125 million brewery and sparking soft drinks (SSD) plant in Angola to support the country’s growing demand for beverages.Read The Full Article
Granholm: German Battery Maker Eyeing Michigan for Expansion [ 7/13/2009 ]By: Josh Cable
Back from a “48-hour investment mission” to Germany and Belgium, Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm announced that the German battery maker fortu PowerCell GmbH plans to begin searching for a location in western Michigan for a new battery pack manufacturing facility. The search is contingent upon the approval of state and local incentives, Granholm added.Read The Full Article
Plastic Packaging Supplier to Open New Plant in North Carolina [ 7/9/2009 ]By: Josh Cable
Alpla Inc., an Austria-based supplier of plastic packaging, is opening a new manufacturing facility in Raeford, N.C.Read The Full Article
Aircraft Repair Company Relocating Headquarters to Orlando [ 7/9/2009 ]By: Josh Cable
Miami-based Avocet, a provider of aviation repair and maintenance, teardown services and sales of aircraft parts, along with sister company Aircraft Parts Sales Inc., will relocate its headquarters to Orlando Sanford International Airport.Read The Full Article
Baldor Electric Co., a Fort Smith, Ark.-based supplier of industrial electric motors, mechanical power transmission products, drives and generators, recently announced that it will expand its Weaverville, N.C., operations.Read The Full Article
Chile Business Center Opens in New York [ 7/7/2009 ]By: Josh Cable
Earlier this month in New York City, the Chilean Trade Commission (ProChile) and CORFO, the Chilean Economic Development Agency, opened the first Chile Business Center in the United States.Read The Full Article
Maker of Noise Control Equipment to Expand its Valparaiso, Ind., Operations [ 7/7/2009 ]By: Josh Cable
UGN Inc., a Tinley Park, Ill.-based manufacturer of acoustic, interior trim and thermal management products for North American Japanese transplant automotive manufacturers, recently announced that it will expand its operations at its Valparaiso, Ind., facility, creating up to 100 new jobs by 2014.Read The Full Article
Automotive Supplier to Build New Stamping Plant in Tennessee [ 6/30/2009 ]By: Josh Cable
Troy, Mich.-based Gestamp Corp. plans to invest $90 million to establish a new automotive parts stamping operation at Enterprise South Industrial Park in Chattanooga, Tenn.Read The Full Article
PepsiCo Opens Green Beverage Plant in China as Part of $1 Billion Investment [ 6/30/2009 ]By: Josh Cable
Purchase, N.Y.-based PepsiCo Inc. has opened what the company says is the first green beverage plant in China to comply with Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards.Read The Full Article
GE Plans to Open New R&D Facility Near Detroit [ 6/29/2009 ]By: Josh Cable
General Electric Co. announced that it plans to open a $100 million advanced manufacturing and software technology center later this year in Van Buren Township, Mich., about 25 miles from Detroit.Read The Full Article
Silicon Valley Company to Relocate Operations to Indianapolis [ 6/25/2009 ]By: Josh Cable
Scale Computing, a developer and manufacturer of data storage technology, announced that it will relocate its headquarters and begin building its operations in Indianapolis.Read The Full Article
U.S. Silica Begins Construction of New Process Facility in Ottawa, Ill. [ 6/25/2009 ]By: Josh Cable
Berkeley Springs, W.Va.-based U.S. Silica Co. has begun the construction of a new process facility in Ottawa, Ill., to expand its production of Ottawa White fracturing (frac) sands for the oil and gas markets.Read The Full Article
Metal Fabrication Company Expanding at its Georgia Headquarters [ 6/23/2009 ]By: Josh Cable
Heart of Georgia Metal Crafters, which specializes in the fabrication of precision sheet metal and machined components and assemblies, recently announced that it plans to expand its headquarters at Heart of Georgia Regional Airport in Eastman, Ga.Read The Full Article
Biopharmaceutical Firm Opens New Facility in the Netherlands [ 6/23/2009 ]By: Josh Cable
OctoPlus N.V. recently announced that it has started pharmaceutical production at its new manufacturing facility and headquarters in Leiden, the Netherlands.Read The Full Article
Circle Foods Doubles Production Capacity with New Facility [ 6/23/2009 ]By: Josh Cable
Circle Foods, a tortilla and ethnic food company owned by Stephen Bronfman of the Seagram lineage, recently christened a new production facility in Otay Mesa, Calif. The new building doubles the company’s production capacity.Read The Full Article
Report: Growth of Clean Energy Jobs Outpacing Other Jobs [ 6/18/2009 ]By: Josh Cable
A glimmer of positive news in an otherwise bleak job environment in the United States: The number of jobs in America’s emerging clean energy economy grew nearly two and a half times faster than overall jobs between 1998 and 2007, according to a report by The Pew Charitable Trusts.Read The Full Article
Former Connecticut Manufacturer Chooses Vermont for Relocation, Expansion [ 6/18/2009 ]By: Josh Cable
Project Graphics Inc., a manufacturer of banners and fabric displays, recently relocated its operations from Connecticut to South Burlington, Vt.Read The Full Article
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Opens Offices in Ukraine and South Africa [ 6/18/2009 ]By: Josh Cable
Tokyo-based Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. [MHI] has opened offices in Kiev, Ukraine, and Johannesburg, South Africa, to explore demand in the two regions. Both offices opened on June 1, according to the company.Read The Full Article
Finesse Solutions Expands into San Jose Facility [ 6/16/2009 ]By: Josh Cable
Finesse Solutions, LLC, a San Jose, Calif.-based manufacturer of measurement and control solutions for bioprocess applications, recently announced that the company has moved from a facility in Santa Clara, Calif., to a larger facility in San Jose.Read The Full Article
Maker of Wind Towers Unveils New Facility in Texas [ 6/16/2009 ]By: Josh Cable
Tower Tech Systems Inc., a Manitowoc, Wis.-based manufacturer of utility-scale wind towers for wind energy development, earlier this month held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the opening of a new tower manufacturing facility in Abilene, Texas.Read The Full Article
Clopay Building Products to Consolidate Manufacturing Operations [ 6/11/2009 ]By: Josh Cable
Jericho, N.Y.-based Griffon Corp. recently announced that Clopay Building Products, its residential garage door business unit, will consolidate operations at two production facilities into its manufacturing plant located in Troy, Ohio.Read The Full Article
Millipore Opens New Bioprocess Manufacturing Facility in Massachusetts [ 6/11/2009 ]By: Staff
Millipore Corp., a Billerica, Mass.-based provider of technologies, tools and services for the life science industry, recently opened a new manufacturing facility in Danvers, Mass.Read The Full Article
