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INDIANAPOLIS—Arcamed Inc., which makes trays for surgical instruments, is investing $1.4 million in new equipment for its assembly plant here and will add 71 jobs by 2016.

ANN ARBOR, MI—Humantech Inc. has added a new course, Managing an Ergonomics Process, to its seminar series in 2013. This one-day workshop will be held in Ann Arbor, MI, on April 25 and Sept. 19.

WASHINGTON—Medical device manufacturers scored a political victory when the Senate voted in a nonbinding resolution to repeal a new device tax.

America’s manufacturing sector gained 14,000 jobs in February, according to the latest data from the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Each year, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration logs some 100,000 reports of adverse events related to medical devices. More than a third of those are due to human error.

INDIANAPOLIS—Arcamed Inc. has leased a 15,000-square-foot building here to assemble titanium and stainless steel case-tray systems for surgical instruments. The company plans to hire 71 people and is investing $1.4 million in equipment to begin production.

NOBLESVILLE, IN—Nexxt Spine LLC, a manufacturer of spinal implants, is consolidating operations and moving its headquarters and assembly plant here. The company expects to add 44 jobs by 2018.

For example, according to the Precision Metalforming Association, 69 percent of U.S. metalworking companies have job openings. However, 91 percent of those companies are experiencing challenges finding qualified employees, and 42 percent describe that difficulty as “severe.”

WORCESTER, MA—Cogmedix, a contract manufacturer of medical devices, has added 8,500 square feet to its assembly plant here.

WESTBOROUGH, MA—Contract manufacturer Columbia Tech has opened a new assembly plant here.