DIXON, CA—Henkel has achieved zero production waste to landfill status at its resin 3D printing facility here.

MONZA, Italy—Polyolefin manufacturer Borealis has announced that it is installing a solar photovoltaic rooftop array at its plant here to generate electricity for production purposes. Interestingly, the array's modules use Borealis' Quentys encapsulant film technology.

ANN ARBOR, MI—North American robot orders in the first quarter of 2021 were up 20 percent over the same period in 2020, according to industry statistics released by the Association for Advancing Automation.

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.

ST. PETERSBURG, FL—Jabil Inc. is developing a novel omnidirectional sensor for mobile robotic and industrial equipment.

OSHINO, Japan—FANUC Corp. has produced its 750,000th industrial robot, representing a record high point in the robotics industry.

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.