FLORENCE, SC—ESAB Welding and Cutting Products has opened a new manufacturing facility here, bringing 101 new jobs to South Carolina.

ST. JOHNS, MI—F.C. Mason Co. will hire 40 employees for its new assembly plant here. The company manufactures tillage equipment.

ANN ARBOR, MI—The Robotics Industry Association will host a free webinar Aug. 9 to discuss pending changes to the ANSI/RIA R15.06-1999 Robot Safety Standard.

LIMA, OH—The Pentagon wants to temporarily halt production at the Abrams tank assembly plant here as it plots deep cuts in military spending over the next decade.

CHICAGO—Global sales of heavy trucks are expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 4.87 percent during from 2011 to 2015.

SACRAMENTO, CA—Siemens Rail Systems has begun a push to diversify the products it assembles here, positioning itself to make trolley cars, locomotives, subway cars, train coaches and bullet trains.

ARVADA, CO—Sundyne Corp. is renovating and expanding its assembly plant here to increase capacity and flexibility. The factory makes fluid handling equipment.

ASHEVILLE, NC—Linamar Corp. will hire an additional 250 workers for its assembly plant here. The new jobs come as part of a $75 million investment in the factory, which makes engine blocks and other parts for construction equipment.

WARRENDALE, PA—Mitsubishi Electric Power Products Inc. has opened a 50,900-square-foot assembly plant here that will produce HVAC systems for the railroad industry.

FLORENCE, KY—Machine tool manufacturer Mazak Corp. will significantly expand its assembly plant here.