Advanced Manufacturing & Logistics

WHIN's Innovation as a Service program will take on 30 to 50 new projects thanks to the grant. ... Read More

The Vincennes University Center for Applied Robotics and Automation has deployed a fleet of collaborative robots into eight early college career centers around the state in hopes of introducing more Industry 4.0 technology to students.... Read More

A third-party logistics firm headquartered in Chattanooga, Tennessee plans to close its facility on the west side of Indianapolis. In a notice to the state, Kenco Logistic Services LLC said the closure will result in the layoffs of 110 employees.... Read More

Fort Wayne-based MetalX said Monday that it has selected a site in northwest Ohio for its previously announced $300 million aluminum recycling campus. The 190-acre site in Defiance, Ohio, will include an aluminum rolling slab manufacturing plant.... Read More

Solv Metals announced this week its acquisition of Wisconsin Metal Parts and Lean Manufacturing Products, both based in Waukesha, Wisconsin. Financial terms of the acquisitions were not immediately disclosed.... Read More

The BP Whiting Refinery in northwest Indiana is working to clean up a pair of leaks that led to the release of toxic chemicals. Our partners at The Times of Northwest Indiana report the leaks are being blamed on recent subzero temperatures.... Read More

The Saab Training and Education Pathways program allows eligible employees to earn 18 free college credits toward an advanced manufacturing certificate or an associate’s degree in Industrial Technology. ... Read More

Pitney Bowes Inc. plans to shut down its shipping facility in Greenwood as part of a consolidation of its e-commerce fulfillment operations, costing 100 employees their jobs, the Daily Journal reported. The closure is expected to take place March 8.... Read More

Saab has received a nearly $102 million award from Boeing to produce fuselage systems for the U.S. Air Force’s new advanced trainer aircraft at the Sweden-based company’s research and manufacturing facility at Purdue University’s Discovery Park District.... Read More

Three southwestern Indiana businesses rank among the state’s top ten “Best Places to Work in Manufacturing,” according to an Indiana Chamber of Commerce survey. Employer reports and comprehensive employee surveys determined which businesses were chosen. ... Read More

Government officials, university administrators, military officers and industry professionals celebrated Chicago-based NHanced Semiconductors' completion of the first phase of its WestGate One project. ... Read More

Michigan-based manufacturing company DexKo Global Inc. has acquired Cerka Industries Ltd., headquartered in Milton, Ontario. Financial details were not disclosed, but DexKo said the Canadian company will become part of its Elkhart-based subsidiary, Dexter.... Read More

A recently announced joint venture between Columbus-based Cummins Inc. and three other companies has selected Mississippi as the site of its $1.9 billion electric-vehicle battery plant.... Read More

Allison said it will assimilate new content with existing hardware to create a zero-mileage transmission. ... Read More

A manufacturer of electric golf carts and other low-speed vehicles has announced plans to set up shop at the River Ridge Commerce Center in Jeffersonville. Bintelli will invest more than $4 million in its assembly and distribution center and create 67 jobs.... Read More

Crane Army Ammunition Activity plans to invest nearly $100 million to replace its pyrotechnics production processes facility at Naval Support Activity Crane. The new operation aims to provide expanded production capacity and enhanced safety features.... Read More

Members of the United Auto Workers union have overwhelmingly ratified a new four-year employment contract with Indianapolis-based Allison Transmission Inc., the company and the union announced Wednesday.... Read More

The parent company of family-owned Weaver Popcorn has been acquired by a Florida-based private equity firm that plans to expand the popcorn maker’s capabilities. Whether any Indiana jobs will be affected is unclear. ... Read More

A utility trailer manufacturer in northeast Indiana has announced new leadership. Markle-based Novae said Tuesday that Manish Bhandari has taken over as CEO, succeeding co-founder Chris Storie, who will remain involved with the company on its board of directors.... Read More

The United Steelworkers union has filed grievances alleging Pittsburgh-based U.S. Steel violated its contract with the union when it entered into an agreement to be acquired by Nippon Steel Corp. last month.... Read More