NEW YORK-Texas Instruments will double the capacity of a new factory it is building in Texas for analog chips. The facility will have the capacity for up to $2 billion worth of chips a year. MORE
EVANSVILLE, IN-Systems integrator Evana Automation has received three new contracts from a Tier 1 automotive supplier. Evana will build three stand-alone, semiautomatic workcells to produce brake assemblies. MORE
SEATTLE-Boeing is halting deliveries of all new 787 fuselage sections and wings to Everett for about five weeks to cope with supplier delays that have caused extra work to pile up at the final assembly plant. MORE
PARIS-Airbus experienced a brief labor shutdown Monday on its A330 and A340 assembly lines.The union involved told Airbus to expect staggered strikes later this week at the company’s A320 production line. MORE
ST. CATHARINES, ON-GM will invest more than $200 million in its engine plant here to make the next generation of V8 engines and install a flexible assembly line. MORE
CHATTANOOGA, TN-Four of Magna International’s operating units have been awarded new business from Volkswagen Group of America. Magna will supply body and structural components; window regulators and decklid latches; fascias, sealing systems, and pillar trim covers; and seats. MORE
BANNOCKBURN, IL-Shipments of Rigid PCBs were up 19.6 percent while bookings increased 38.4 percent in March 2010 from March 2009. Year to date, rigid PCB shipments were up 9.2 percent and bookings have grown 31.9 percent. MORE
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