Viking Plastics has acquired Kentucky Manufacturing & Technology to expand into Southeast US and into new markets. Financial details about the transaction have not been disclosed. KMT is a manufacturer of high-precision, custom ...
Kohlberg & Company, a leading private equity firm specializing in middle-market investing, has announced that it has closed the acquisition of Pexco and successfully merged the business with PPC Industries, Inc. (“PPC”), a ...
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LED maker Lumileds of San Jose, CA, USA has launched the LUXEON CoB Core Range – High Density, a family of chip-on-board (CoBs) LEDs with double the luminous flux of the LUXEON CoB Core Range (Gen 3) devices. Focusing on the most ...
Rumours that Apple’s iPhone 8 might by delayed until next year have been challenged by a new report from China. It’s long been rumoured that Apple is going big this year; the 10th anniversary iPhone is tipped to pack all kinds ...
First we learned what it’d be called, now we know when it’ll arrive. After revealing the next OnePlus phone will be called the OnePlus 5, the flagship-killing firm has dropped a teaser, hinting it’ll be out this summer. ...
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Rudolph Technologies has secured multiple orders from two advanced packaging service suppliers for its Firefly inspection systems. The system helps manufacturers in identifying defects earlier in the process, improving reliability of ...
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South Korean automobile manufacturer Kia Motors is set to enter the Indian car market by investing $1.1bn to build its first factory in the country. The company signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the State Government of ...
LED chip, lamp and lighting fixture maker Cree Inc of Durham, NC, USA has announced the NX technology platform, which will power the next generation of its lighting-class LEDs. The NX technology platform enables the new Extreme Density ...
Semiconductor packaging solutions provider Kulicke & Soffa (K&S) has opened a new process and applications laboratory at its facility in the City of Eindhoven in the Netherlands. The 180m2 laboratory and adds to the company’s ...
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US automaker Ford Motor is investing $1.2bn in three manufacturing facilities in Michigan to prepare for production of the new Ranger and Bronco vehicles. Of the total amount, the automaker plans to invest $850m on Michigan assembly plant ...
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DS Smith has developed packaging system for Valeo, which allows to package the components in time and cost-efficiently. Optimal protection for overseas shipment of steering wheel switches – this solution is winner of the Deutscher ...
FCA US will invest over $1bn in its assembly facilities in Illinois and Ohio to retool them in order to increase production of its Jeep Cherokee and Wrangler. The Toledo Assembly Complex in Ohio will receive an investment of $700m, which ...
OFD Foods, a supplier of freeze-dried food for the US Military, will expand its operations in New York State with a new $25m manufacturing plant in Monroe County. The company has selected Henrietta in Monroe County to build a new ...
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Honda has invested about $150m to start US production of new 10-speed automatic transmission. Honda launched global production of a new, state-of-the-art 10-speed automatic transmission at Honda Precision Parts of Georgia, LLC (HPPG) in ...
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Daimler is planning to open a new facility in Russia for the production of Mercedes-Benz cars. At Esipovo Industrial Park, about 40 kilometers northwest of Moscow, a flexible production of SUVs and the E-Class Sedan will be established. ...
Tags: Daimler Plans, Passenger Car