HOUSTON—Local Motors, a motor-vehicle manufacturer, and SABIC, a chemical company, have completed a joint study on the feasibility of recycling scrap thermoplastic parts and shavings from the 3D printing process, rather than sending them to a landfill.

HUTCHINSON, KS—Superior Boiler, a manufacturer of industrial and commercial boilers and boiler room equipment, recently unveiled its third and newest manufacturing facility.

MEXICO CITY—Representatives from Mexico and Canada are seeking formal consultation with the United States over the interpretation of content rules for automobiles set out in the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), which took effect July 1, 2020.

CHARLOTTE, NC—Imperial Brown, a leading manufacturer of custom walk-in coolers and freezers, will open a manufacturing plant in Tucson, AZ, in 2023 at the city's Airport Distribution Center.

DETROIT—General Motors and Ford are again reducing production at their North American assembly plants due to a shortage of semiconductor chips.

SAVAGE, MN—Beckhoff Automation has opened a new office in the Denver area.

LOS ALAMITOS, CA—Epson Robots has signed Advanced Industrial Products (AIP), an award-winning factory automation and robotics supplier, as an official distributor Kentucky and West Virginia.

TELFORD, TN—A South Korean auto parts supplier will locate its first U.S. assembly plant here.

ARLINGTON, TX—Wallbox, a manufacturer of electric vehicle (EV) charging equipment, will build its first U.S. assembly plant here.