MCGREGOR, TX—Behlen Manufacturing Co. will begin manufacturing farm and ranch equipment at a new assembly plant here. The facility will employ more than 50 people by the end of 2013.

WAVERLY, NE—Valmont Industries Inc. plans to spend between $3.5 million and $4.5 million to renovate an old factory here to make irrigation equipment.

ATHENS, GA—Caterpillar is accepting applications for assembly team leader and several other job openings at its new factory here.

LANSING, MI—Michigan’s state House has passed bills giving both public and private employees so-called right-to-work protections.

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

Oil and gas equipment manufacturers face many unique challenges.

Roughnecks (a term widely used in the oil and gas industry to describe oil-field workers) demand tough materials for equipment that must work around the clock in hostile environments. Delays

Cost often takes a back seat to quality, reliability and robustness.

Finding and using new technology has been a constant guiding principle for Twin City Fan and Blower (TCFB) throughout its nearly 40-year history.

SLATER, MO—GE has opened a new, $3 million assembly plant here to manufacture air filters for natural gas turbines. The facility employs 115 people.