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DETROIT—Sales of lithium ion batteries are expected to grow from $1.6 billion in 2012 to $22 billion by 2020, according to a report from Pike Research.

SIOUX CITY, IA—Sabre Industries celebrated completion of a $20 million assembly plant here, part of a multiphase expansion that is doubling the company’s workforce in the area. The manufacturer of large electrical and communication transmission equipment expects to add about 200 jobs.

WASHINGTON—Scientists at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory have developed an instrument that identifies silicon wafers that are too fragile to make it through the photovoltaic manufacturing process.

SAN DIEGO—Space Micro, a manufacturer of radiation-hardened electronic products for spacecraft and military applications, has expanded its assembly plant here, doubling the size of its clean room and environmental qualification testing space.

MERIDIAN, MS—A new video provides a behind-the-scenes look at how Crucial.com assembles, tests and packages solid-state drives.

A new technology from TE Connectivity could change how power and data are transferred in robots, conveyors and other manufacturing equipment.

Equip your dispensing system with the proper syringe or valve to ensure accurate, consistent and clog-free material placement.

When ILSCO Corp. first opened its doors in 1894 in Cincinnati, the company manufactured incandescent lights and stoves.

HUIZHOU, China—Assemblers are logging 12-hour days to churn out the latest handsets at Samsung Electronics’ factory here.

SAN DIEGO—Soitec has opened a $150 million assembly plant here to make concentrator photovoltaic modules.