WEST LAFAYETTE, IN—A manufacturing program at Purdue University recently announced nearly $18 million in federal funding to expand its work with Indiana businesses.
AUSTIN, TX—Epicor Software Corp. says its 2020 Global Growth Index report shows that companies across the globe are embracing technologies to offset the impacts of global volatility, such as COVID-19 and supply chain disruptions.
BATTLE CREEK, MI—Stewart Industries’ new venture, Stewart Medical, will manufacture, source, and supply medical products and PPE for businesses across the U.S.
MUSCLE SHOALS, AL—DURA Automotive Systems plans to invest $59 million to open a manufacturing facility here that will produce battery trays for electric vehicles.
HAWTHORNE, CA—SpaceX representatives told the Federal Communications Commission last month that its Starlink unit is building 120 satellites per month, and that the company has invested more than $70 million to develop and produce thousands of consumer-user terminals per month.
LEWES, UK—Hanover Displays Ltd. recently completed the installation of a second batch of cobots to improve manufacturing and quality control processes.
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Commerce announced last week that suppliers are prohibited from providing semiconductor products and components manufactured with U.S. equipment and software to Huawei and its subsidiaries.