NEW YORK—One fourth of the world’s manufacturers of retail goods say they’ll move production from China to the United States or to other low-cost labor centers, such as Viet Nam and Pakistan, according to a new survey.
LAFAYETTE, LA—Halliburton has opened a new, $65 million assembly plant here to make complex components for oil-field service operations. The plant will employ 160.
GREENVILLE, SC—Automotive parts and components manufacturer Drive Automotive Industries of America is planning to invest $50 to expand its assembly plant here. The expansion will create 60 new jobs.
DETROIT—Where once robots whirred and presses thumped, the sound of prayers will be heard when a shuttered American Axle assembly plant here is converted into a mosque.
DETROIT—Next to the wheel, it’s one automotive component that dates back to the horse-drawn carriage era, and it’s about to go the way of the buggy whip. The front bench seat, once a fixture among large American cars, will be headed for oblivion when the final 2013 Chevrolet Impala rolls off the assembly line in the coming months.
WASHINGTON—The American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act (HR 5865), which calls for the development of a national strategy to revitalize American manufacturing, has passed on a bipartisan vote in the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill is set to be voted on in the Senate later this year.
MINNEAPOLIS—Stratasys has launched its ninth annual Extreme Redesign 3D Printing Challenge. The contest invites middle-school, high-school and college students worldwide to submit inventive new product designs, redesigns of existing products, or original or redesigned works of art or architecture, for a chance to win scholarships.
BERLIN—Siemens has built the world’s largest rotor blades for wind turbines. With a length of 75 meters, the giant fiberglass will be installed on a wind turbine in Denmark.
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