Manufacturing News

KARRATHA, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rio Tinto’s first Pilbara-made iron ore rail car has rolled off the production line in Karratha, as part of a A$150 million partnership with Australian rail industry supplier Gemco Rail to build 100 rail cars in Western Australia and to support local manufacturing. The first Karratha-made rail car follows the completion of 40 Western Australian-made iron ore rail cars under the partnership at Gemco Rail’s Perth facility earlier this year, with the remaining...

OYAMA, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Gigaphoton delivered its G300K excimer laser for advanced packaging to a Japanese company engaged in R&D; it will be showcased at SEMICON Japan 2025....

COLUMBUS, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Worthington Steel, Inc. (NYSE: WS) today issued the following statement: We confirm that we are in negotiations with Klöckner & Co SE about a potential voluntary public takeover offer of Klöckner & Co SE. No investment decision has been made now and the discussions may not result in a transaction. The Company does not intend to comment further. About Worthington Steel Worthington Steel (NYSE:WS) is a metals processor that partners with customers to deliv...

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cohu, Inc. (NASDAQ: COHU), a global supplier of equipment and services optimizing semiconductor manufacturing yield and productivity, today announced that management will participate in the 14th Annual NYC Summit Investor Conference, being held at Mastro’s New York on Tuesday, December 16, 2025. The presentation material utilized during the NYC Summit will be made accessible on the investor page of the company’s website at www.cohu.com. About The 14th Annual NYC Summ...

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--LibertyStream Infrastructure Partners Inc. (TSXV: LIB | OTCQB: VLTLF | FSE: I2D) (“LibertyStream” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce a non-brokered private placement offering (the “Offering”) of units of the Company (the “Units”) at a price of $0.65 per Unit, for aggregate proceeds of up to $10,000,000. Each Unit will be comprised of one common share of the Company (each, a “Common Share”) and one whole common share purchase warrant (each, a “Warrant”). Each Warra...

WINONA, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fastenal Company (Nasdaq: FAST) is proud to announce a new corporate partnership with the National FFA Organization, strengthening its long-standing support of agricultural education and youth development. FFA (short for Future Farmers of America) is a nonprofit dedicated to changing the lives of students and furthering their leadership, personal growth, and career success through agricultural education. "I'm extremely excited about expanding our relationship wit...

MUSCATINE, Iowa & GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--HNI Corporation and Steelcase Inc. Shareholders Approve Proposals in Connection with HNI’s Proposed Acquisition of Steelcase...

HIGH POINT, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Culp, Inc. (NYSE: CULP) today announced that it will provide an online, real-time webcast and rebroadcast of its second quarter fiscal 2026 conference call on Thursday, December 11, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. ET. During this call, Culp will review its financial and operating results for the second quarter ended November 2, 2025. A press release announcing these results will be issued after the close of market trading on Wednesday, December 10, 2025. The live webcast o...

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DIC Corporation will participate in CES 2026, one of the world’s leading technology trade shows and showcase prototypes of three innovative products....

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Board of Directors of Graco Inc. (NYSE:GGG) today authorized the following actions related to the Company’s common stock, of which there are approximately 165.1 million shares outstanding: Authorization of a new plan to purchase up to 15 million shares of the Company’s outstanding common stock over an indefinite period of time or until the authorization is terminated by the Board. These shares will be acquired primarily through open-market purchases and acceler...