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CHESWICK, PA—A strike at Curtiss-Wright Corp.’s assembly plant here has concluded and IBEW union members are returning to work.

HERNDON, VA—Northrop Grumman Corp. has contracted with KUKA Systems to design an automated assembly line to make training jets for the U.S. Air Force.

One of the ironies of the economic recovery is that, despite an unemployment rate of 8.2 percent, U.S. manufacturers are struggling to find workers.

Optoelectronic systems are used in both commercial and military applications, where they are often mounted on aircraft, helicopters or missiles and transported at high elevations.

EVERETT, WA—Boeing has begun operating a temporary assembly line here to boost production of its 787 Dreamliner.

ROCKFORD, IL—Woodward Inc., a manufacturer of pumps, valves, actuators and other aerospace components, will invest more than $200 million to build a new assembly plant here, creating 660 jobs over the next five years.

PLATTSBURGH, NY—Bombardier Transportation will move forward with a $25 million expansion of its assembly plant here.

WICHITA, KS—Airbus plans to double the $12 billion it now spends with U.S. suppliers amid strong airplane sales, explaining that the company has a backlog that is “disturbingly healthy.”

DUNCAN, SC—Stäubli has developed a new robot that can quickly and accurately mill carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer and other composite materials.

CHICAGO—Boeing has received orders for 94 passenger jets worth $8.4 billion from two Asian airlines.