SHANGHAI, China—Huawei is planning to build its own chipset factory here as a way to circumvent the U.S. Department of Commerce's decision in August that prohibits U.S. suppliers from providing semiconductor products and components to Huawei and its subsidiaries. The factory will make parts for its telecom hardware business.

LENEXA, KS–Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. recently cut the ribbon on its new $40 million facility here dedicated to viral transport media production.

DENVER, CO–The XB-1 aircraft from Boom Supersonic includes 21 flight hardware components that are manufactured by the Sapphire 3D metal printer from VELO3D.

PLANO, TX—Toyota Motor North America has launched a virtual education program that enables e-learning students to consider pursuing a career in manufacturing.

SENOIA, GA—A new organization called the Society of Product Cost Engineering and Analytics was recently formed.

DEDHAM, MA—To get the full benefit from human-robot collaboration, manufacturers must develop integrated strategies that include data analytics.

DRESDEN, Germany—A recent project in Germany called RadarGlass integrates sensors into front headlights.

GHENT, Belgium—Volvo has started to assemble the XC40 Recharge SUV at its plant here.

LONG BEACH, CA—Toyota and Hino are working on a joint project to develop a Class 8 fuel cell electric truck.

DETROIT—General Motors is ramping up its electric vehicle production plans.