DUBLIN, VA—A black bear was safely removed from Volvo Trucks’ assembly plant here.

BEAVERCREEK, OH—GE Aviation has begun construction of a new assembly plant here that will make components for jet engines to power civil and military aircraft.

TROY TOWNSHIP, OH—Peloton will invest $400 million to build its first U.S. assembly plant here to speed up production and delivery of its exercise bikes and treadmills.

OSAKA, Japan—Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd., Yanmar Power Technology Co. Ltd., and the Japan Engine Corp. have formed a consortium to pursue joint development of hydrogen fueled marine engines for ocean-going and coastal vessels.

IRVINE, CA—ICEYE, which manufactures radar imaging satellites, has opened a new facility here that will simultaneously build multiple spacecraft.

MCLEAN, VA—U.S. manufacturing technology orders totaled $437.9 million, an increase of 41.6 percent over March 2020, according to the latest U.S. Manufacturing Technology Orders report recently published by AMT–The Association For Manufacturing Technology.

ANDOVER, MA—Mercury Systems Inc., a manufacturer of electronics for the aerospace and defense industries, has selected FactoryLogix manufacturing execution software from Aegis to run its network of 16 factories worldwide.

PULLMAN, WA—Researchers and professors in the Washington State University School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering have developed a unique scaffold on their 3D printers that can be fine-tuned to grow natural replacement skin, cartilage or other tissue.

BRUSSELS—The European Union is advancing artificial intelligence regulations that could impact medical device and diagnostic companies around the world.

ST. PAUL, MN—Global medical device outsourcing provider Heraeus Medical Components has acquired Pulse Systems, which provides high-precision laser processing and manufacturing of Nitinol and other metal-based implants and delivery systems.