New pneumatic pump and vacuum generator deliver quiet, efficient performance.
November 13, 2025
FORT WAYNE, IN—Automation component manufacturer PHD Inc. has expanded its air-on-demand line with two new products: the Series ERPP pneumatic pump and the Series ERVG vacuum generator.
SWEPSONVILLE, NC—
The upgrade will allow the plant to build key parts such as rear and front fenders, side covers, toolbox covers, and various small assembly items directly on site.
HENRIETTA, NY—
Trainees will learn surface-mount technology, printed circuit board design and assembly, and other core electronics-manufacturing competencies.
NORTH CHARLESTON, SC—
The project entails a $1 billion investment and will support 1,000 new jobs over the next five years to help the company reach its planned 2026 production rate of 10 Dreamliners per month.
SHREWSBURY, MA—Physik Instrumente (PI), a manufacturer of precision motion control and nanopositioning technology, has moved into a new, larger headquarters and manufacturing facility here.
EAST PROVIDENCE, RI—Igus, a manufacturer of plastic motion control products, has completed construction of a new 110,000-square-foot facility here to manufacture lead screws.
LONG BEACH, CA—Galorath Inc. has launched SEERai, a new agentic AI platform engineered to deliver secure, traceable and audit-ready cost, schedule and risk insights for manufacturing, aerospace, defense and IT programs. SEERai converts natural-language project data into structured outputs in a matter of hours.