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Siemens makes a complete private 5G solution available to industry

September 28, 2023

Via: Manufacturing Tomorrow

For the first time, the technology company Siemens is launching a private infrastructure developed in-house for the 5G mobile communications standard. The solution enables industrial companies to build their own local 5G networks that will provide optimal support for automation […]


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Pivot Bio Invests $20M With Expansion In Hazelwood, MO

September 28, 2023

Via: Business Facilities Magazine

A leading agriculture-technology company plans to invest more than $20 million to expand its operations in a St. Louis, Missouri suburb. Pivot Bio will establish a roughly 47,000-square-foot facility in Hazelwood, brining 41 new jobs to the area. The addition […]


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Pratt Industries To Invest $500M In Pennsylvania

September 28, 2023

Via: Business Facilities Magazine

Corrugated packaging company Pratt Industries will invest $500 million and create hundreds of jobs in Pennsylvania over the next 10 years. The announcement was made as Governor Josh Shapiro and Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) Secretary Rick Siger […]


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Nel Hydrogen Will Build $400M Gigafactory In Southeast Michigan

September 27, 2023

Via: Business Facilities Magazine

Oslo, Norway-based Nel Hydrogen will invest $400 million to build a new automated gigafactory in Plymouth Charter Township, Michigan. The facility will create 517 jobs to produce green hydrogen using electrolyzer technology. The company announced the project in May, at […]


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New Poll Finds Likely GOP Voters Really Want Action on Manufacturing (and They Support Tariffs, Too)

September 26, 2023

Via: Alliance for American Manufacturing

Let me start off with a disclaimer: The Alliance for American Manufacturing is a nonpartisan, nonprofit institution, and as such, we do not take sides in elections or endorse any specific candidates. But we do seek to inform candidates of […]


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Latitude Corp. Breaks Into South Carolina With $29M Investment

September 25, 2023

Via: Business Facilities Magazine

A Wisconsin-based precision metal manufacturing company is expanding its operations to South Carolina. The first South Carolina site for Latitude Corp. will be a $29 million investment in Clarendon County and is expected to bring 200 jobs to the area. […]


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Nvidia to be No.1 this year, says SI

September 22, 2023

Via: Electronics Weekly

Nvidia’s 2023 revenue will be almost double its 2022 revenue on the strength of its AI processors. Intel has been the top semiconductor company for most of the last twenty-one years – except for 2017, 2018 and 2021 when Samsung […]


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Minnesota To Gain At Least 100 Jobs With Zeus Manufacturing Facility

September 21, 2023

Via: Business Facilities Magazine

Astate-of-the-art manufacturing facility expected to create more than 100 jobs is now open in Minnesota. Zeus, a global leader in advanced polymer solutions, held a grand opening for the Arden Hills facility earlier this month. CathX Medical, which Zeus acquired […]


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China’s Shipbuilding Capacity is 232 Times Greater Than That of the United States

September 18, 2023

Via: Alliance for American Manufacturing

America’s remaining shipyards are floundering. China’s shipbuilding advantage puts them leagues ahead of the United States in a potential conflict. A leaked slide U.S. Navy briefing slide reveals that China’s shipbuilding capacity is 232 times greater than the United States. […]


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Spain Hosting Annual International 3D Metrology Conference

September 15, 2023

Via: Metrology and Quality News

The Basque Country, Spain is to become a meeting point for the international scientific-technological metrology elite thanks to the 3DMC Conference. Co-hosted by IDEKO and TEKNIKER technology centres, the event will be held at the Tekniker facilities in Eibar on […]


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German Students Set New World Record for Longest-Range EV

September 14, 2023

Via: Tech Times

A team of students from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) in Germany has achieved a remarkable milestone in the electric vehicle (EV) field. They have set a new world record for the longest-range electric car, covering an astounding 2,573 […]


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Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling Eyes $500M Expansion In California

September 12, 2023

Via: Business Facilities Magazine

Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling will invest $500 million to expand its facility in Rancho Cucamonga, California. The current site, in a city roughly 40 miles east of Los Angeles, will be demolished to construct a new, 620,000-square-foot building at the same […]


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Industrial copper and cobalt mining in DRC linked to human rights abuse

September 12, 2023

Via: Electronics Weekly

“The forced evictions taking place as companies seek to expand industrial-scale copper and cobalt mining, projects are wrecking lives and must stop now,” said Amnesty International secretary general Agnès Callamard. “Amnesty International recognises the vital function of rechargeable batteries in […]


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Intel and Tower ink foundry partnership

September 6, 2023

Via: Electronics Weekly

Intel will provide foundry services and 300mm manufacturing capacity and Tower will use Intel’s fab in New Mexico. Tower will invest up to $300 million to acquire and own equipment and other fixed assets to be installed in the New […]


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Daesol Ausys To Invest $72 Million In Georgia’s Harris County

September 5, 2023

Via: Business Facilities Magazine

An automotive company with roots in Korea will bring more than 140 new jobs to Harris County, Georgia, as part of a $72 million project. The Daesol Ausys Georgia manufacturing facility in West Point will produce luggage boards and luggage […]


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Chevron Buys Land for Possible New Facility Outside Houston

September 5, 2023

Via: Transport Topics

Chevron Corp. bought a plot of land the size of almost 60 football fields just outside of Houston in preparation for what could become a new research-and-development campus. The 77-acre plot is part of the Bridgeland residential and commercial development […]


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PepsiCo Beverages North America Expands Distribution Capacity In Idaho

August 31, 2023

Via: Business Facilities Magazine

PepsiCo Beverages North America (PBNA) hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony last week to open its new 109,000-square-foot distribution facility in Nampa, Idaho. With a longtime presence in the state, PBNA is furthering its investment in the Greater Boise community as it […]


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Missouri: At The Ready For Industry

August 30, 2023

Via: Business Facilities Magazine

As Missouri continues to attract investment from a diverse range of industries, economic developers and other stakeholders are working toward having sites ready for these new and expanding businesses. Since May 2022, the state has attracted projects totaling $2.3 billion […]


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Oklahoma Is Reaching New Heights

August 29, 2023

Via: Business Facilities Magazine

The Oklahoma business climate is vibrant with growth of traditional industries invigorated with other sectors in more nascent stages. Economic development projects announced in 2022 and led by the Oklahoma Department of Commerce are expected to bring more than 7,000 […]


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Ericsson and Huawei renew patent agreement

August 28, 2023

Via: Electronics Weekly

Huawei and Ericsson have renewed their patent cross-licensing agreement which was last renewed in 2016.. It allows each company to access each other’s standard essential patents set by 3GPP, ITU, IEEE, and IETF, covering 3G, 4G, and 5G. It involves […]