WAVERLY, IA—United Equipment Accessories (UEA), a manufacturer of slip rings, rotary unions and other motion control components, will deploy Microfactories from Bright Machines Inc. at its assembly plant here.
SPRINGFIELD, TN—Tier 1 automotive supplier Martinrea International Inc. is investing $40 million to expand its assembly plant here. The project is expected to create 97 new jobs.
FRANKFURT, Germany—Sales of industrial robots in China increased by 19 percent in 2020, according to preliminary data from the International Federation of Robotics (IFR).
SCOTTSDALE, AZ—The Sustainability Consortium recently reported that its THESIS assessments of product manufacturers show a 38 percent improvement since 2016, indicating that companies continued to pursue sustainability improvements during the 2020 global pandemic.
SPARTANBURG, SC—Defense contractor Oshkosh has won the $6 billion contract to build the U.S. Postal Service's upcoming Next Generation Delivery Vehicles here.
LONG BEACH, CA—Relativity Space, the first company to 3D print an entire rocket, recently announced that $650 million in new funding enables it to begin production on the Terran R, a fully reusable, entirely 3D-printed launch vehicle.
RALEIGH, NC—Schmalz Inc. has begun expanding its headquarters facility here, which includes more room for the assembly and testing of the company's robotic automation and material handling products.
CONCORD, NC—General Motors recently broke ground on its new Charlotte Technical Center, a 130,000-square-foot facility that will accelerate strategic knowledge transfer between the company's motorsports and production vehicle development.
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