JJ Moore

LOUISVILLE, Ky. –GE Appliances is launching its first-ever in-house water filter manufacturing operation at Appliance Park.

TOKYO— Honda Motor Co. said it will discontinue production of its current fuel cell system before the end of 2026, ending output from its joint venture with General Motors as Honda shifts to fuel cell technologies developed independently in-house.

JASPER, Ind. — Kimball Electronics plans to open a new medical manufacturing facility in Indianapolis. The official ribbon-cutting ceremony will take place Friday, Feb. 6.

NORTH BARRINGTON, Ill.—Medical Murray and Merge have announced a strategic partnership aimed at improving how early medical device concepts move toward manufacturing, with a focus on bridging exploratory research and development and future regulated development.

GRECIA, Costa Rica— Trelleborg Medical Solutions has opened a 107,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Costa Rica’s Evolution Free Zone Industrial Park, expanding its global production footprint and adding centralized manufacturing capabilities for medical devices. 

SAN JOSÉ, Costa Rica— Costa Rica has become a major global center for medical device manufacturing, driven by sustained export growth, expanding production capacity and a deepening local supply chain, according to a new analysis of the sector.

SAN FRANCISCO—After more than a decade of testing inside federal agencies, a crowdsourced innovation model that has delivered faster and cheaper engineering solutions for NASA and other government organizations is now being opened to manufacturers.

Gaydon, UK —Luxury automotive manufacturer JLR has reengineered the instrument panel crosscar beam in an effort to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.

CHICAGO—Manufacturing workers report higher loyalty to their employers than other frontline workers but also signal challenges tied to workplace enjoyment, physical strain and confidence on the job, according to new research from JLL. 

MUNICH—The third generation of the BMW Group’s hydrogen drive system will be manufactured in Steyr starting in 2028; and the company’s competence centers in Munich and Steyr are already building the first prototypes.