GM Canada has announced a $13 million investment to redevelop the St. Catharines Powertrain plant in Ontario.
The St. Catharines plant is the largest engine and transmission plant in North America, and the conversion will enable the U.S. manufacturer to produce new variants of its 3.6-liter V6 engines.
U.S. agribusiness giant Cargill has released its development plans in the Latin American country for the next three years. The multinational is preparing to invest $7.2 billion (€6.4 billion) to purchase agricultural products and provide operational financing to Mexican farmers. The plan also calls for the expansion of the El Salto plant in the state of Jalisco. The company has been operating in…
Harmony Meats announced the opening of a new meat processing plant in Balzac, Alberta province, in fall 2015.
The plant will occupy a total area of 75 thousand square feet and employ about 300 workers, (125 immediately and the rest within 3 years) and will have a production capacity of 800 head of cattle per day once full production capacity is reached.
Much of the investment will go toward the…
Now available online the 3rd issue of TECHINITALY – Excellence In Italian Industry, the quarterly magazine on Italian industrial technology published by Confindustria ANIE- the Italian National Federation of Electrical and Electronic Enterprises. The issue focus on Expo Milano 215 world exposition and the technology on display there within. (https://issuu.com:443/energiamedia/docs/tech_in_italy_-…
Stratasys Direct Manufacturing, a subsidiary of 3D-printing technology leader Stratasys (Eden Prairie, MN) published a report on the impact of 3D printing on manufacturing. The document is based on a survey of 700 designers, engineers and executives who work for companies committed to advanced manufacturing (AM) technology. 40% of them are employed by companies with more than $50 million in…
An impressive installation covering 2,600 square meters will represent the comeback of SCM Group at the next Xylexpo, the biennial international exhibition of the wood and furniture industry, to be held at FieraMilano-Rho from Tuesday 24 to Saturday 28 May, 2016.
This long-awaited news will be one of the focal points of the event, celebrating its 25th edition in 2016.
“We were extremely…
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics - Census of Employment and Wages, out of 13,104 household furniture and cabinetry manufacturers in 2014, California topped the list with 1,428 shops, followed by Florida (1,073), New York (691), Texas (665), and North Carolina (643). Illinois (549), Ohio (499), Pennsylvania (471), Indiana (386), and Virginia (343). However, when it comes to number of…
Reshoring allows companies to take advantage of tax incentives, employ skilled workers and innovate while protecting their intellectual property. For some, the ability to operate facilities using inexpensive natural gas now makes U.S. locations far more cost-effective than ones abroad where electricity and coal are considerably more expensive. Eliminating import duties and reducing transportation…
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According to the latest "Manufacturers' Alliance for Productivity and Innovation" (MAPI) report, 2016 will see a significant acceleration of growth in US manufacturing sector. Last June 0MAPI published an update of its quarterly economic forecast, which shows that the US real GDP is expected to expand by 2.5% in 2015 and 4.0% in 2016. "A number of factors that have driven growth in the past year…