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Spectro Physics designed a system to test eight batteries at a time.

GAITHERSBURG, MD—The National Institute of Standards and Technology is investing $20 million to establish two centers to advance AI-based manufacturing.

THE NORTH POLE—Santa Claus is getting some next-generation power to propel his famous red sled, thanks to engineers at GE Aviation.

APPLETON, WI—Pierce Manufacturing Inc. plans to enlarge its assembly plant here.

LIBERTY, NC—Toyota Motor Corp. has ramped up production at its new lithium-ion battery plant here.

HANNOVER, Germany—New Holland has unveiled an autonomous tractor here that is designed to help orchard and vineyard owners address severe labor shortages.

GENEVA—Four U.S. metropolitan areas are among the world’s top 10 innovation clusters as ranked by the United Nation’s World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

WASHINGTON—Tesla Inc. has been issued a U.S. patent for a “system and method for assembling exterior vehicle parts to a vehicle assembly structure."

RALEIGH, NC—Hitachi Energy plans to invest more than $1 billion in the United States, including a new factory in South Boston, VA.

DEARBORN, MI—Ford engineers are using vision systems technology to address quality issues, according to a recent U.S. patent.