BIG LAKE, MN—Pontoon company Premier Marine is moving its headquarters to an 85-acre campus here later this year from a facility in Wyoming, MN, to increase production.
GERMANTOWN, WI—Ellsworth Corp. has acquired TapeCase Ltd. TapeCase’s converting services and tape offerings will complement the Ellsworth’s portfolio of products and services, which includes B2B distribution of adhesives and specialty chemicals, dispensing equipment, custom formulation and repackaging.
KITCHENER, ON—Christie Digital Systems USA Inc. is using robots to automate assembly of its MicroTile LEDs at its new factory here. The robots have tripled output of the line.
TORRINGTON, CT—NASA has listed light-curable conformal coating 9771 from Dymax Corp. on its Materials and Processes Technical Information System (MAPTIS).
QUEBEC CITY—Responding to labor shortage and supply chain challenges, Robotiq has developed a new preconfigured system that enables manufacturers to automate loading and unloading of CNC machine tools with cobots.
GAINESVILLE, GA— Kubota Manufacturing of America Corp. plans to invest $140 million to build a new assembly plant here, adding 500 workers to the 3,000 it already employs in the region.
KOKOMO, IN—Stellantis and Samsung are investing $2.5 billion in a new lithium-ion battery assembly plant here. The factory will produce battery cells and modules to supply Stellantis’ North American assembly plants.
CRANBERRY Township, PA—A Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development grant is funding research to advance the scientific knowledge of laser plastic welding among American engineering students.
TAMIL NADU, India—Yanmar Engine Manufacturing India has installed a 1 megawatt peak solar photovoltaic generation system on the roof of its plant here to provide about 30 percent of the facility’s energy.