CAMBRIDGE, England—Japanese conveyor manufacturer Daifuku will integrate RFID technology from Ubisense into its next-generation material handling systems.

FAYETTEVILLE, TN—Nearly 1,000 union workers at the Goodman air-conditioner assembly plant here went on strike Saturday.

DETROIT—Chrysler has reinstated a number of employees from its Jefferson North assembly plant here who were discharged in September 2010 after they were caught consuming alcohol on a break.

SPARTANBURG, SC—No one was hurt Thursday night after a fire broke out at the BMW assembly plant here. The fire began in the roof section of the X3 assembly warehouse.

MAULDIN, SC—Siemens plans to open a 45,600-square-foot assembly plant here to make gear motors.

CUPERTINO, CA—Foxconn Technology Group, the contract manufacturer that assembles Apple's products in China, is planning to ramp up production in the United States.

GRAY, LA—Standard Crane and Hoist has opened a new plant here to build equipment for the oil and gas industry.

MELBOURNE, Australia—Once considered science fiction, the ability to do 3D printing has become a reality. The trend is expected to pick up steam in 2013.

WASHINGTON—The U.S. economy added 146,000 jobs in November and the unemployment rate fell to 7.7 percent, the lowest since December 2008.

WASHINGTON—New orders for manufactured goods increased 0.8 percent month-over-month to $478 billion for October, according to the Commerce Department. Orders for manufactured goods have increased in three of the past four months.