TROY, MI—Members of Project DIAMOnD, a Michigan-based 3D printing network of 300 small- and medium-sized manufacturers, is providing tourniquet clips to the Ukrainian Defense Ministry to aid the country's wounded soldiers in their war against Russia.

CORONA, CA—Peabody Engineering has a opened a 50,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Liberty, SC, to produce molded products, as well as fabricate metal tanks and equipment.

CINCINNATI—The United States Air Force and GE have begun the third phase of their ‘Pacer Edge’ pathfinder research at GE Additive‘s
facility here, which is focused on 3D printing four parts that are currently obsolete.

SAN DIEGO—Rivulis North America, a manufacturer of micro irrigation equipment, says it will soon open a state-of-the-art factory in
Tijuana, Mexico.

ELKHART, IN—Diamond and carbide cutting tools manufacturer Peak Toolworks has opened its thirteenth United States location here.

OSAKA, Japan, and HELMOND, the Netherlands—Yanmar Holdings Co. Ltd. recently announced that it has acquired a majority share in ELEO Technologies B.V.

FRANKFURT/TOKYO—Data recently published by the International Federation of Robotics indicates that Japan is delivering 45 percent of the global supply of industrial robots, making it number one in the world.

HOLLAND, MI—LG Energy Solution has announced that it is investing $1.7 billion at its plant here to increase production of lithium-ion polymer battery cells and packs for EVs by fivefold. The expansion will create more than 1,200 new jobs.

ENDICOTT, NY—BAE Systems has made a multimillion dollar investment in its facility here that develops and makes subsystems for electric aircraft. The products include energy storage, controls and power conversion systems.

BENTON HARBOR, MI—Whirlpool Corp. has received 2022 Manufacturing Leadership Awards for its Project Tracking System and Global Kaizen Power Pitch project.