In this episode of Assembly Audible, we speak with Douglas Schuster, vice president and general manager for global systems at Johnson Controls International.

DAYTON, TN—STULZ Air Technology Systems Inc., a German manufacturer of HVAC equipment, will invest $2 million to build a new assembly plant here that could eventually employ 250 people.

INDIANAPOLIS—Two Indiana assembly plants that make products for the heating, ventilating and air conditioning industry are shifting their manufacturing operations to Mexico, which will cost about 2,100 workers their jobs, company officials announced Wednesday.

HOUSTON—Daikin Industries Ltd., a manufacturer of heating, ventilation and air-conditioning equipment, is planning to build a new $417 million assembly plant here.

TYLER, TX—Applications will be taken Monday, Dec. 15, for more than 200 seasonal jobs at the Trane Heating and Air Conditioning assembly plant here. The factory needs temporary employees for second shift assembly positions.

OWATONNA, MN—Daikin Applied Manufacturing has begun construction of a $9 million expansion project here, which is expected to create 40 new jobs. Daikin makes air conditioners.

OWATONNA, MN—Daikin Applied Americas Inc., a manufacturer of commercial HVAC equipment, is investing $9 million to expand its assembly plant here, creating 40 jobs.

BEAUMONT, TX—HVAC manufacturer Air Comfort Inc. intends to build a new 18,000-square-foot office and assembly plant here next to its existing facility.

FOREST CITY, NC—Team Air Inc., a manufacturer of commercial and  industrial HVAC equipment, is investing $4.2 million to build a new assembly plant here. The facility is expected to employ 70.