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Infineon Technologies AG opened the Smart Power Fab in Dresden several months ahead of schedule. The new plant, with an investment of 5 billion euros, is the largest single investment in Infineon's history and one of the largest investment projects in Germany, creating 1,000 new jobs. The new fab doubles Infineon's manufacturing capacities at the Dresden site, thus creating the world's largest factory for intelligent power semiconductors and analog/mixed-signal technologies, the company said.

Construction workers continue designing a helipad for Marine One at the White House South Lawn, Wednesday, July 1, 2026, in Washington. WASHINGTON (AP) β€” President Donald Trump said Monday that he's building a granite helipad on the White House lawn, insisting that the landing area is needed to accommodate new, more powerful presidential choppers.

Questions about the updated robot safety standard ISO 10218 are becoming increasingly common in the robotics industry. In this insight, global market intelligence firm Interact Analysis explores the regulatory direction of the new standard, differences in manufacturer readiness and potential implications for the U.S. and European robotics markets.

YouTube channel Donut moved an entire custom WRX into a $300 shell to "prove that Subarus are Legos."

Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) said it will invest $3.6 billion to expand its San Antonio manufacturing campus with a second vehicle assembly line to support the Tacoma truck. The company said the expansion will create 2,000 new jobs and add 2.5 million square feet to Toyota Texas, doubling its size by 2030. TMNA will transition Tacoma production from Toyota Motor Manufacturing Baja California (TMMBC) to the expanded Toyota Texas plant over an approximate four-year period.

Manufacturers face a growing gap between the speed of market changes and their ability to respond. Managing volatile supply chains, shifting customer demands, and labor shortage challenges requires more than historical data. It requires foresight and anticipation.

The BMW Group said it has completed a $1.7 billion investment in its Spartanburg, South Carolina manufacturing facility. Together, Plant Spartanburg and Plant Woodruff form an integrated network supporting the future of BMW X model assembly and electrification in the United States. Established more than three decades ago, BMW Group Plant Spartanburg is the global center of competence for BMW X models.

Retailers across world are accelerating their move to connected2D barcodes and the window to get ahead of it is now. Markem-Imaje says the manufacturers treating this as a routine compliance update are about to miss the bigger story: the infrastructure behind the new code could be the most valuable operational upgrade on the table this year.

EMH, Engineered Material Handling, recently broke ground on a new 24,000-foot manufacturing expansion at their headquarters in Valley City, Ohio. The additional space and facility will increase the company’s manufacturing capacity and production speed, while enhancing manufacturing quality and efficiency.

Medline has announced a lease agreement for an existing 925,000-square-foot warehouse in Tracy, California, for immediate occupancy, as well as a 709,000-square-foot facility nearby in Stockton, California, for use in January 2027. These two facilities total more than 1.6 million square feet of new medical supplies distribution center space and more than supplant the 1 million-square-foot Tracy facility that was destroyed by fire on June 11.