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Amcor to expand healthcare packaging cleanrooms in Ireland

Through this investment, the Sligo site will feature Class 7 cleanroom manufacturing environments and state-of-the art thermoforming operations, fully certified to ISO 13485 standards and meeting the highest regulatory requirements.

Northvolt to Build €4 Billion Battery Gigafactory in Northern Germany

The Swedish electric vehicle battery manufacturer says it will construct a major new production facility in the city of Heide near Germany’s North Sea coastline.

CARsgen Therapeutics launches 37,000-ft cleanroom facility for clinical and early-stage commercial manufacturing

CARsgen Therapeutics 37,000-ft facility for clinical and early-stage commercial manufacturing was designed and built in just 12 months.

Intel Allocates $20 billion to Build Two New Advanced Chipmaking Factories in Ohio

Intel today announced plans for an initial investment of more than $20 billion in the construction of two new leading-edge chip factories in Ohio.

RESET® Spearheads New Airborne Particulate Monitoring Standard

RESET® Spearheads New Airborne Particulate Monitoring Standard

Working with an international team of experts from universities on the forefront of air quality monitoring research, RESET® will be releasing a new air quality standard aimed at providing a framework for qualifying airborne particulate sensors – specifically optical particle counters – used for indoor and outdoor air quality monitoring.

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Christeyns acquires majority stake in German Pliwa

Christeyns acquires majority stake in German Pliwa

Hygiene expert Christeyns expands its activities in the Life Science Division with the acquisition of Pliwa, German producer of disinfection products for hospitals and dental care. Although negotiated and signed before the corona crisis, the transaction – which was closed last Friday – will allow Christeyns to increase its production capacity of disinfectants for medical applications. As such the company hopes to provide even better support to the medical sector in these challenging times.

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Samuel Acquires 100% of Burloak Technologies

Samuel Acquires 100% of Burloak Technologies

Samuel, Son & Co., Limited, a leading metals distributor and industrial products manufacturer, today announced the acquisition of all remaining shares of Burloak Technologies, a leader in the additive manufacturing industry. Burloak works with the most innovative companies in the space, aerospace, automotive and industrial markets to rapidly transition their most challenging part designs to be additively manufactured at scale.

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Experience Mycronic comprehensive range of advanced electronics assembly technologies at APEX

Experience Mycronic comprehensive range of advanced electronics assembly technologies at APEX

Mycronic is leveraging its end-to-end expertise, software and solutions to unleash new levels in quality, flexibility and productivity throughout the factory. At IPC APEX EXPO in San Diego 4-6 February, Mycronic will show a wide array of state-of-the-art assembly technologies that will help improve quality, flexibility and productivity in electronics manufacturing, including new advances in machine-to-machine communication, machine learning, full SMT line capabilities and automated material handling systems.

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PCB Piezotronics Completes $1M Cleanroom

PCB Piezotronics Completes $1M Cleanroom

PCB Piezotronics, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of MTS Systems Corporation (NASDAQ: MTSC), announced the completion of new environmentally controlled clean rooms totaling 4,300 sq. ft. at their Walden Avenue headquarters. Earlier this year, the sensor manufacturer began assembly of all pressure and force products in this new state-of-the-art facility.

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