NEW YORK—Shapeways has building a new 3D printing facility in Long Island City. The facility will employ some 50 people and have the capacity to print 3 million to five million unique products annually.
LAKESHORE, ON—Union workers at Integram Seating, which assembles the seats for Chrysler minivans, have voted in favor of going on strike, if necessary.
YANTAI, China—Contract manufacturer Foxconn has admitted that an in-house investigation discovered children as young as 14 years old working at its assembly plant here.
MAULDIN, SC—Siemens Industry Inc. will invest $2 million to open a new assembly plant here to produce gear motors. The facility will create 30 new jobs.
SAMLESBURY, UK—BAE Systems has switched on a new assembly line here that will be integral to the assembly of F-35 fighter jets. The line will boost production from one jet per week to one per day by 2016.
MITCHELL, SD—Firefighters were called to the Trail King assembly plant here after a small fire broke out in one of the factory’s dust-collecting units.
VALENCIA, CA—Aerospace Dynamics International Inc. is spending $80 million to build an assembly plant here to make parts for Airbus A350. The company will add 125 people to its payroll.
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