WESTBROOK, ME—Systems integrator Lanco Integrated has completed an automated assembly system to produce components for coronavirus test kits. Typically, designing and building such a machine would take approximately 35 weeks, including design, engineering and manufacturing. Lanco had it ready in just eight weeks.

TOKYO—Honda Motor Co. said a cyberattack has disrupted its internal network and brought some of its assembly plants around the world to a standstill.

STUTTGART, Germany—After suspending production for a short time due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Mercedes-Benz has successfully restarted production at its assembly plants worldwide.

ST. LOUIS – Spartech, a leading manufacturer of engineered thermoplastics and custom packaging, has pivoted production at its Paulding, OH, plant to plexiglass to meet increased demand due to the coronavirus. The company also has plans to immediately hire more than 20 new full-time employees.

NIEDERONZ, SWITZERLAND – Fiber laser cutting system manufacturer Bystronic will now assemble its BySmart Fiber 3015 cutter at a new facility in Hoffman Estates, IL. The cutter will be shipped virtually fully assembled to most locations within North America.

HUTCHINSON, KN — Superior Boiler has announced that it will relocate its Richmond, Virginia, subsidiary here beginning in the second quarter of 2021.

AUSTIN, TX —  Armbrust American recently announced the official opening of its manufacturing facility here, and to ramp up its production to 1.2 million masks per day.

MARYSVILLE, OH—Honda is producing critical components for the production of much-needed ventilators at its assembly plant here. The components are being delivered to Dynaflo Inc., a manufacturer of vacuum pumps and compressors in Reading, PA.

BOWLING GREEN, OH — Marelli, a leading global Tier 1 automotive supplier, announced it will open a greenfield manufacturing plant here to support new business for the company’s Interiors Unit. The facility will bring 75 new jobs to the region, with construction expected to be complete in early 2021.

BOWMANVILLE, ON, Canada — Tutelar Technologies Inc. has developed a new online Ujigami SAFE to Work Certification cloud application that is free for manufacturers to use. The application provides a rapid data entry web page for company screeners to certify employees who are eligible/ineligible to work based on the company's screening protocol.