MUNICH, Germany-Transportation and manufacturing automation company Siemens AG is acquiring product lifecycle management (PLM) software company UGS Corp. (Plano, TX) for $3.5 billion in an effort to boost its digital manufacturing product line and capabilities.
LIVERMORE, CA-Industrial robot manufacturer Adept Technology Inc. has secured contracts with four solar panel manufacturing companies as part of an ongoing push into the rapidly expanding international solar power market.
ANN ARBOR, MI-Motor vehicle parts suppliers, not the major manufacturing companies themselves, are now in many ways the true drivers of the automotive and truck manufacturing industry, according to a report from the Center for Automotive Research (CAR).
BELLEVUE, WA-Truck manufacturer PACCAR Inc. will build a new $400 million powertrain manufacturing and assembly facility in the Southeast United States, with plans for the plant to ramp up in 2009.
Los Angeles-Northrop Grumman Corp. has opened a new plant for system integration and manufacture of high-energy, solid-state laser systems for use in military vehicles.
BELLEVUE, WA-Truck manufacturer PACCAR Inc. is opening a new office in Shanghai, China, to focus on purchasing production parts for worldwide operations, as well as the sale of PACCAR powertrain components to customers in Asia.
SCHWALBACH, Germany-Siemens VDO Automotive Corp. is acquiring the electric drive company Ballard Power Systems Corp., a subsidiary of Ballard Power Systems Inc. (Burnaby, Canada).
ANN ARBOR, MI-The Robotic Industries Association (RIA) is now accepting nominations for the 2007 Engelberger Robotics Awards, to be presented in Rosemont, IL, during the 38th International Symposium on Robotics, part of the International Robots & Vision Show, June 12-14.
WESTLAKE, OH-Nordson Corp. is acquiring UK-based Dage Holdings Ltd. (Aylesbury, England), a manufacturer of test and inspection equipment used in the semiconductor and printed circuit board industries.
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