ESPOO, Finland-Mobile phone maker Nokia plans to open a new manufacturing facility in Cluj, Romania, to tap into growing demand for mobile devices in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
TAEJON, South Korea-Engineers at the Humanoid Robot Research Center built a prototype HUBO-FX1, a “robotic chair” that is equipped with a pair of an capable of carrying a person or a load of more than 200 pounds.
NUREMBERG, Germany-Work holding and automation manufacturer SAV North America has opened a new facility in South Windsor, CT, to better serve customers throughout Canada, the United States and Mexico.
SAN CARLOS, CA-Electric sports car manufacturer Tesla Motors will build a new automobile assembly facility in Albuquerque, NM, set to ramp up in early 2007.
ADA, OH-Ohio Northern University (ONU) has selected KUKA Robotics Corp. (Clinton Township, MI) to provide robotics for its newly remodeled and expanded robotics technology center, which provides students with hands-on design and programming experience.
MUNICH, Germany-Transportation and manufacturing automation company Siemens AG is acquiring product lifecycle management (PLM) software company UGS Corp. (Plano, TX) for $3.5 billion in an effort to boost its digital manufacturing product line and capabilities.
LIVERMORE, CA-Industrial robot manufacturer Adept Technology Inc. has secured contracts with four solar panel manufacturing companies as part of an ongoing push into the rapidly expanding international solar power market.
ANN ARBOR, MI-Motor vehicle parts suppliers, not the major manufacturing companies themselves, are now in many ways the true drivers of the automotive and truck manufacturing industry, according to a report from the Center for Automotive Research (CAR).
BELLEVUE, WA-Truck manufacturer PACCAR Inc. will build a new $400 million powertrain manufacturing and assembly facility in the Southeast United States, with plans for the plant to ramp up in 2009.
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