Samsung has announced plans to open a $380 million manufacturing facility in Newberry County, S.C. The plant, which will manufacture home appliances, will create 950 jobs in the next three years.

The facility is expected to be operational in early 2018.

Visano, Italy-based Faccin has sold two plate rolling machines to Sif Group, Roermond, Netherlands, a manufacturer of offshore monopiles for deep-water wind mills. The three-roll HAV variable-axis machines are designed to handle the material thicknesses, extra capacity, and high amount of conical...

Laboratory Testing Inc. (LTI), Hatfield, Pa., an independent materials testing, NDT, and metrology lab, has acquired Fracture Technology Associates (FTA) of Bethlehem, Pa. FTA is a commercial, independent testing laboratory that offers fracture mechanics testing services and tailored software...

Vanderlande, a provider of value-added logistic process automation, has opened a manufacturing and distribution center in Acworth, Ga. The plant produces baggage conveyor and sortation equipment, carousels, and automated passenger checkpoints for airports, as well as bulk conveyors and chutes for...

Fort Worth, Texas-based AZZ Inc., a provider of galvanizing services, welding systems, and specialty electrical equipment to the power generation, transmission, distribution, and industrial markets, has acquired the assets of Enhanced Powder Coating Ltd. (EPC), a Nadcap-certified provider of powder...

Sharonville, Ohio-based chemicals manufacturer DuBois Chemicals has acquired Blue Star Lubrication Technology, Schaumburg, Ill.

Blue Star offers industrial lubricants and metalworking fluids to the general manufacturing, steel, mining, and automotive industries.

Canton, Mich.-based Special Springs North America LLC, a subsidiary of Special Springs S.r.l., an Italy-based designer, manufacturer, and distributor of nitrogen gas and die spring products for metal stamping, has launched a new website at www.specialspringsna.com. The redesigned website features a...

Xometry, Gaithersburg, Md., has completed a $15 million round of fundraising, led by BMW i Ventures, GE Ventures, and Highland Capital Partners. The company will use the funding to continue development of its software platform for on-demand manufacturing services using 3-D printers and traditional...

Samsung has announced plans to open a $380 million home appliance manufacturing facility in South Carolina, creating 954 jobs by 2020.

The plant will produce home appliances including washing machines starting in early 2018.

Coatings provider Ferro Corp., Cleveland, has announced it is making investments in its Ferro Pigments business to increase capacity and optimize production of its Ultramarine pigments product lines. “This comprehensive program will be implemented globally over the next 18 months, with immediate...

The Timken Co., North Canton, Ohio, a provider of engineered bearings and mechanical power transmission products, has reached an agreement to acquire Groeneveld Group, a provider of automatic lubrication systems used in on- and off-highway applications. Groeneveld Group is based in Gorinchem,...