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TAOYUAN, Taiwan-The in-house automation group at medical device manufacturer SHL Group has designed a multistation automated assembly system to produce autoinjectors. The linear assembly line includes bowl feeders, automatic tray loading stackers, and pick-and-place robots. MORE

PEORIA, IL-Two Caterpillar assembly plants achieved zero waste to landfill status in 2010. MORE

AUSTIN, TX-Battery maker ActaCell Inc. got a $6.2 million grant from the U.S. Commerce Department. MORE

WINDSOR, ON-Samsung will build a wind-turbine manufacturing plant here next year. MORE

DETROIT-For the first time in 11 years, Michigan is expected to add more jobs than it loses in 2011. MORE

LINCOLN, AL-Problems with the machinery used to tighten spindle nuts on the front axles of Accord sedans and Pilot sport utility vehicles has prompted Honda Motor Co. to recall about 10,800 vehicles. MORE

NEW BREMEN, OH-Crown Equipment Corp. has received an award for Outstanding Achievement in Environmental Stewardship from the Ohio EPA. MORE

DALLAS-Green Automotive Co. Corp. and China-based Zotye may build an assembly plant for electric vehicles in the United States. MORE

MOBERLY, MO-A Danish company that produces fiberglass products for wind turbine manufacturers will build a $2 million manufacturing facility here. MORE

DAVIS, CA-Mori Seiki Co. Ltd., a Japanese machine tool maker, is building a $34 million assembly plant here that could create 150 jobs. MORE